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National Australia Bank: 800 Bourke Street, Victoria Harbour. Docklands
One of the first commercial buildings completed in the Docklands precinct, construction of the headquarters for the National Australia Bank commenced in 2002 and the new building was opened in October 2004.1 The complex was widely attributed to popularising the “campus style” office building in Australia that became common in Docklands and other new developments. Designed by Bligh Voller Nield, it became a new global headquarters for the Australian Big Four bank in 2009. The building was a leader in sustainable architecture at the time, making the most of its north facing aspect with a four star energy rating, becoming the first awarded by the Green Building Council of Aurstralia.2
Posted in City of Melbourne, Docklands 3008, Mid-rise (5-13 storeys) | 
Tags: 19 storey, 2000s, 2004, 21st century, 4 star green rating, bank, bligh voller nield, bourke street docklands, bvn, campus style, docklands, james grose, modern, modern architecture, nab, national australia bank, office building | 
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Trenerry On Studley Park: 436 Johnson Street, Abbotsford
Trenerry on Studley Park 436 Johnson Street, Abbotsford. View looking north east from Johnston Street
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Trenerry on Studley Park was completed on March 20, 2009.1
It is a seven storey modernist curtain wall building.
Designed by PDS Group and developed by Investa at a project cost of $25 million, it achieved a 4 star green rating 2.
Visually it has a similar size and design to Bates Smart’s Media House headquarters of The Age on Collins Street.
Advanced Technologies Centre (ATC). Swinburne University. 427-451 Burwood Road, Hawthorn
Advanced Technologies Centre (ATC). Swinburne University viewed from across Burwood road looking north west
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The Advanced Technologies Centre was completed in early 2011 and was developed at a cost of $140 million.1
The building’s most interesting feature is its giant “spotted” concrete facade of its twin 10 storey towers which are dotted with portholes laid out in a geometrical pattern like an old fashioned dot matrix printer and its dominating three storey transparent glass street level podium which stands begging for attention in largely Victorian era streetscape.
40-48 Provost Street, North Melbourne
40-48 Provost Street, North Melbourne 3051
This colourful row of five triple storey townhouses was completed in 2010 and built by developers IGR Property Group Pty Ltd.
The first planning applications were made in 2008 to the City of Melbourne which received 11 objections from neighbours in the low scale street.1
AMP Square: 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne
AMP Square's main tower at 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne viewed from the corner of Bourke and William streets
This 26 storey 113 metre building was completed in 1969. Constructed on part of the site of John Sanderson & Co. woolbroking premises, St. James Building, 111 William Street, a large five storey second empire building which spanned an entire city block.
Posted in City of Melbourne, Melbourne 3000, Skyscraper (13+ storeys) | Tags: 1960s, 1969, 20th century, 26 storey, amp, bates smart, bates smart mccutcheon, bourke street melbourne, cor-ten, eero saarinen, john sanderson, modern architecture, office building, public art, sculpture, skidmore owings & merrill, william street melbourne | No Comments »
