333 Collins Street l MELBOURNE l 129m l 33fl

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333 Collins Street
Melbourne, Australia

HEIGHT: 129m
FLOORS: 33 floors
COMPLETION: 1991
ARCHITECT: Robert Peck von Hartel Trethowan

Built in the Nineties period in the Post-Modern style

Notable architectural features :
333 Collins Street is possibly the most ambitious of all post-modern projects from the 90s office boom.

The building is the latest reuse of a bank which dates back to 1891. The CBA building was significantly modified in the 1930s with a modern chicagoesque facade. The 333 Collins Street project maintains the original banking chamber dome of the CBA, via a complex feat of engineering. On top of this the building adds a mass of granite and glass in a step back form. The tower culminates in a copper dome reminiscent of Flinder Street station, making an impression on the skyline. The effect of cascading masses gives a picturesque sillhoutte to the building.

The Collins Street facade was again remodelled to a semblance of the original Victorian classical building, and a podiums which are sympathetic to neighbouring buildings. This gives the post-modern ability to be read as either a collection of buildings or the one. The new podium has a smaller version of the main dome, and elaborate ornamentation, with granite stonework and large brass lanterns. Internal corridors are also elaborately vaulted, with renaissance classical inspiration.

An impressive post-modern skyscraper which spares no expense in recreating the grandeur of Victorian Melbourne, whilst achieving a timelessness all of its own.

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Interesting to note this was rated Australia's best in the -original- rate our talls by Kay.

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[SUNNI]

9, abit fat, but other than that its a true aussie classic:D

[AG]

Nice classic style building. Don't mind the fact that it's wide, just think it could be taller.

8/10

[RafflesCity]

7/10

It definitely looks interesting, but I'm not crazy about it.

[Sunflower]

It's not terrible but I don't really like it.

5.5/10

[SteelCity32]

Outsides not a big deal, inside is pretty cool.

6/10

[DrumCorpsAlum]

7.5/10. Rather stumpy, but I do like the interior dome. One thing it is is unique, which is cool.

[Caledon1981]

i dunno . . this one needs to decide on a decade that it is from . .5/10

[TYW]

8/10

nice building, but too fat

[tayser]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/510/98333collins0904031.jpg

http://www.profitool.com/ptweb/images/photo1b.jpg

[Muse]

A mid-riser that is just beautiful in real life, both the exterior and the interior.

9 from moi!

[weirdo]

massive. doesnt look too good till i took a second look. i'm starting to like it. 7.5/10

[BGT]

6.5/10

[The Messiah]

I think it looks good for it's height and it's wideness.This one has style.8.0/10

[freson]

0/10
i hope some day (soon) they demolish that ugly building... they were in the ninety's to built a sh*t like this!

[Wu-Gambino]

2/10

[Fabio]

8/10

because of the last pics

[james2390]

i think the facade rocks, but the top is dumb and they could have done something better than a green dome. 5/10

[SeeMacau]

Interesting design .. i always walk pass this building after work .. :D

8.5/10

[Icanseeformiles]

more height would have made this a truely outstanding addition to the skyline.
If it had been higher than the horrible Optus House next to it the building could have been world class.
7 out of 10

[DamienK]

6.5/10

[renell]

6/10 you don't see much of the green dome in the shown photos, but yes it doesn't seem to blend in with the postmodern part and the base

[therock]

7,5/10

[Pas]

8/10 I like the dome. But it get obscured by the buildings around it, would be nice in another location where there's not so many high concentration of buildings.

[Malt]

I dont think much of it...

After seeing the podium in the pic it raised my opinion of it though..

7/10

[Monkey]

Most of those pics are crap ... can't you post any better ones?!

THIS (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/510/98333collins0904031.jpg) is the only decent pic, and I'll give 8.5 based on that one.

[AtlanticaC5]

7.5/10 Very bulky, it doesn't soar

[DRAKKO]

6/10

[ncik]

One of my fav. scraper in Melbourne
9.

[zulu69]

Yeah this one is one of my fav buildings in all of Oz. Its a really nice building and looks great in real life. Very distinct, love the style only if it was a tad taller (not too tall for that bulk tho)..9/10

[DarkFenX]

7.5/10

[Þróndeimr]

7.5/10

[El_Greco]

9/10

[forvine]

7/10

[Sinjin P.]

8/10

[Yardmaster]

i think the facade rocks, but the top is dumb and they could have done something better than a green dome. 5/10

That's copper, baby. It's a metal, which oxidizes. I gave the building ten out of ten. But then at least ten years ago, I went in and looked at the interior.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Daily/333collins_0076.jpg

[virarch]

3/10

[ZZ-II]

really nice 8/10

[marpa]

8/10

[KiBeN]

7/10

[gutooo]

7/10

[Liwwadden]

Nice one, but more height would be better. Still 7.5/10

[clarky]

7/10

[Dreamlıneя]

8/10

[SactoSpam]

5/10

[Skyman]

7/10

[Shumway]

7/10

[MasonicStage™]

8/10

[Astralis]

6/10

[W!CKED]

7/10

[Rutger1991]

7.5/10 :cheers:

[stasiua]

7/10