101 Collins Street is a 260 m (850 ft) skyscraper located in Collins Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The 57-storey building designed by Denton Corker Marshall was completed in March 1991. Towards the end of project, with a change of developer, the foyer space was designed by John Burgee, noted as a pioneer of postmodern architecture.[1]
| 101 Collins St | |
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in Melbourne from March 1991 to August 1991[I] | |
| Preceded by | Rialto Towers |
| Surpassed by | 120 Collins Street |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Collins Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°48′54″S 144°58′14.8″E / 37.81500°S 144.970778°E |
| Completed | March 1991 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Roof | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 57 |
| Floor area | 82,800 m2 (890,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Denton Corker Marshall |
| Website | |
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It overtook Rialto Towers and became the tallest building in Melbourne and Australia until August 1991, when 120 Collins Street was completed. As of 2022, the tower is the sixth-tallest building in Melbourne and the 11th-tallest building in Australia when measured up to the tallest architectural point, which is the 60 m (200 ft)-tall spire.[2]
The tower contains 83,000 m2 (890,000 sq ft) of rentable space. The floor-to-ceiling height is unusually large for a skyscraper at 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in). The 30 m (98 ft) lifts can reach speeds of 7 m/s (23 ft/s). There are 414 underground car park spaces. The building contains double glazed windows with surface coated tempered glass to increase thermal efficiency.
A large part of the site for 101 was created by demolishing the 26 floor CRA Building, the tallest in the city in the mid 1960s.[3] It the first skyscraper to be demolished in the city.[4]
The owners of 101 Collins have implemented a strategy of buying adjacent properties to safeguard the building's views, particularly towards the south. As a result, Flinders Lane has experienced an emergence of new restaurants and bars in older buildings.[5]
101 Collins Street lends its name to a Yarra Trams stop that is served by routes 11, 12, 48 and 109.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "101 Collins Street: About" Archived 5 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 101collins.com.au. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ SkyscraperPage.com's entry
- ^ Emporis.com - Building ID 108454[usurped]
- ^ Annear, Robyn (26 March 2014). A City Lost and Found: Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne. Black Inc. ISBN 978-1-922231-41-3.
- ^ Simon Johanson; Nicole Lindsay (1 October 2019). "'Tower of power' splashes out to protect tenants' views". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Departures from 7-Exhibition St/Collins St (Melbourne City)". Citymapper. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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