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Grand Hyatt. 123 Collins Street, Melbourne

The Grand Hyatt is a 547 room, 5 star hotel on Collins Street. With a curtain wall of golden tinted glass shaped in a giant L-shaped curve, it has an imposing, if now built out, presence on the “Paris End” of Collins. Faceted vertical bays of glass break up the main exposed concrete mass and add to a shimmering effect.

ANZ Centre: 833 Collins Street, Docklands

ANZ’s headquarters at Docklands was opened on November 6, 2009 by Victorian premier John Brumby1.  It was completed at a cost of $377 million AUD and built and designed by Lend Lease in association with Hassell architects.2

30 Collins Street, Melbourne

30 Collins Street, Melbourne

This distinctive office tower with its saw toothed gold tinted curtain wall facade was erected in 1975 in reinforced concrete and is 15 storeys tall.

The architect was J. Dale Fisher and the developer was Dominion Properties.1

Prior to its construction, the site was occupied by a row of three triple storey terrace houses attached to and at a similar height to the adjacent Melbourne Club building which were remodeled as Pastern House before being sold in September 1955 and earmarked for redevelopment.2

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