Location: Corner of Albert and Turbot St (In Suncorp Metway Plaza)
Size: 141m RL, 121m From St
Floors: 40 + Plant Room


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Also note in the pics, it says that the orinigal Suncorp tower will be being redevoleped.

Ill post more in asec, but right now my computer is being the biggest piece of shit. i HAVE to restart

This site is currently occupied by the Suncorp Theatre and Public Car park.


(PS The 'Metway' part of the brand name was dumped over 2 years ago)

Quite nice, but not as tall as I was expecting/hoping. 141.1m to top of plant (RL), that makes it just under 120m in actual height.

Looks good. They need to remove the old eyesore beside it (by explosive demolition of course), just keep the clock and place it on the new tower.

^ Yes that clock is certainly handy at times!! :D

Its a bit of a waste of space for only a 120 metre building. A 180 metre would of looked nice there especially with that elevation.

Dont forget theyre Still re-developing the old building. The taller tower could be there?

that bloody clock is soooooooooooo bright at night... i dont envy the people who move into the upper levels facing the clock when this is built.

Looks like a good 3d model of the city there, with Riparian on it too.

Do we know who the architects are? It looks very Cottee Parker, Very Aurora!!

it actually is Cottee Parker lol. nice guess

From that 3rd render it would seem that the people living on the South facing side of the tower will have a pretty nice and uninterupted view, can almost see to the Gardens - I suppose that will change when VISION comes along though.

^160 Ann St kills off the Southerly views from the first 20 or so floors.

Although an alright design, 120m just seems so underwhelming considering how many 150m+ towers are U/C or proposed at the moment.

Wow - will it ever end.

jt

Yeah, the backend of 160 ann street is certainly not going to be the most spectacular view of brisbane... Does anyone know why that stupid building doesn't have windows on the sides?!?! There are heritage buildings on either side, it's not going to get built out, what do they do - big concrete wall....

that bloody clock is soooooooooooo bright at night... i dont envy the people who move into the upper levels facing the clock when this is built.
Lol. Oh well, they will never forget what time it is! :D

Is it just me or does this look like the Tank St proposal?

i think its just u

edit - whoops, accidently double posted :sleepy:

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I think this building will emphasis the fact that the mincom building was such a lost opportunity for a standout tall building in the centre of brisbane. even tho mincom is a nice building, it belongs along coronation drive, not in the only skyscraper sancuary in brisbane. :(

look on the bright side. At least they didnt build a 30 story tower there.

With only 7 stories its easily demolished for a larger building.

Watch 7 news tonight - there was a gas leak in Suncorp Plaza earlier today.

^^

i actually didnt watch it. What happened?

I want to hear news on suncorp plaza being destroyed and a 200m building being erected in its place. :P :D

Well the press release was there was a gas leak. We were told it was ant poison as there was ants on level 2. In the end it sounded like they were saying it was all made up...

Yeah, the backend of 160 ann street is certainly not going to be the most spectacular view of brisbane... Does anyone know why that stupid building doesn't have windows on the sides?!?! There are heritage buildings on either side, it's not going to get built out, what do they do - big concrete wall....

I just started work on the 16th floor of 160 Ann. The gorgeous view to the North from my work area is about to be wiped out :(

Hopefully this tower doesn't get started for a couple years.

At least the view to the South will always be spectacular.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/danubiis/suncorpresi1.jpg

didnt someone post in the news thread that the site directly beside this one is getting a 15 story office block ?

dunno, but apart from being a carpark, it says on the signs on the building that its the suncorp theatre/convention centre or something... i thought its a rather bizaar building

yes the site is a theatre.

The glassed section in the pic on the above post is the theatre. The section on the right is the annexe to the actual tower. Levels 6 down take up the extra floor space.

:bash: REJECTED!!!!!

The council has rejected the scaled down 40 storey proposal for this site because it will cast shadow over King George Square in Winter when warmth is needed most. The tower would cast the public square with 90% shadow in winter and the civic cabinet found that unacceptable.

Read todays City News article page 12

Yet they are likely to approve Vision??

You could spin the argument around and say that it would provide ample shade in Summer, when the sun is simply annoying!

*grin*

Prime Site in Courier Mail last Friday reports that Amalgamated Property Group has gained approval for a 34 storey residential tower on this site (28s tower/6s podium). Looks like a compete redesign - BCC are now happy with issues regarding shading of King George Sqaure. I'm guessing the partial floor plates on upper floors (as well as reduced height) might be to reduce shadow on KGS.

Have a look at the DA at> http://www.ourbrisbane.com/public/DAServlet/902210
Total height isn't given but I scaled it at 102m. "Typical RL's" are ground 18.2m, top of top floor 116.1m = 98m ground to top of top floor + scaled 3.8m roof feature = 101.8 = 102m. Short for a 34s but most floor-to-floors are only 2.8m

Renders:
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Thanks Oriolus :okay:

The previous Cottee Parker design on the left; 40 levels + plant @ RL141m, 120m above ground. Newer design on right...

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By the looks of it theyve tried to make up for hte lost height by making it fatter

great. i counted 35 floors above Rl18m (1 level below tubot st)
cant really count rooftop as a level. silly when they do that.
ill add to emporis
thanks orilious

heres the front elevation.cottee parker like greens

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Hate to say it cos Im a fan of Cottee Parker designs usually, but this one is so boring Im about to fall asleep. The roof treatment is OK but a bit more colour would have been nice. I preferred the first design.

I agree. I think that this tower is ordinary. Very average design.

Also notice the flanges on the back, a la Aurora. And the trademark Cottee Parker subliminal religious symbology :D

What a shame, good location for something taller, but I guess the shadowing over King George Square was a big issue with the council.

Paint the edges of the floor plates bright orange and eggplant, alternating the colours with the different floor plan configurations and clad the central two fin walls in some sought of metal silver finish and I would be happier. Or coat the central two fin walls in Copper and paint the floorplate edges egplant and bright pistachio green!!!

I agree. I think that this tower is ordinary. Very average design.

its better than riparian :bleh:

This looks like a piece of shit. Very disappointing, especially in this area.

Yeah, it's pretty plain.

I'd much prefer something shorter and more spectacular for the intersection it's on rather than a watered down piece of shit.

Its like a clone of Aurora.
Then its like it had an anville dropped on it dis-shaping and shortening it.
Then someone fired a barrage of 10000000 bullets into it.

that is this tower.

(It has so much resemblance to Aurora, but its obviously different and worse)

I dont HATE it per-say. But the other design was better. Orange!!!

You locals are a load of knockers. Sure it's shorter that we'd like, but we know why. It isn't a box and it won't date as quickly as many Melbourne buildings. The corny colour strips on version 1 are gone (another thing that dates quickly). Now we've got another smaller-floor-plate top (a Brisbane archetype?) and an irregular floor plan. The render from Edward st (oriolus top/Muse) shows it is something special. But then I love Riparian and can't see any resemblance to Aurora.

yeah it looks like aurora with the top chopped off..

I don't mind it really. Its fat and adds density too. Could be a precursor to more talls on that side of the city, which would be great

It looks as though the current carpark is to be demolished for this as well as the old Suncorp Theatre.

hey at least this building is taller than the Suncorp Tower. I know suncorp is clearly visible from all views of town so this will add something to the skyline. its not all that bad

^ no its not that bad, just that some people on here a quite picky with there scrapers...

Afterall, this is a high rise forum :)

i prefer long and thin then short and fat any day... i also prefer taller buildings

oh well - boo hoo hoo

is anyone going to miss the building that this apartment complex is going to destroy....the suncorp building is an icon!

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It isn't replacing the suncorp building: just the theatre and carpark, neither of which are exactly icons (thought the theatre was alright when it was used, but that was quite awhile ago...)

And on that note I look forward to the day they demolish the Suncorp building.
They have to soon, its plagues with Asbestos, is it not?

And on that note I look forward to the day they demolish the Suncorp building.
They have to soon, its plagues with Asbestos, is it not?

Most floors had Asbestos removed, except for most of the lower floors.
Lower floors cannot hang up Christmas decorations due to strict conditions imposed. The good thing about us staff leaving this building is the ridiculous queues to get into the building. Every last inch in the building has a desk.

So will Suncorp keep any staff in the tower once they move to Bris Square?

So will Suncorp keep any staff in the tower once they move to Bris Square?


The short answer is No.

The building was sold so all staff will relocate. Brisbane Square is already too small to accomodate all Sun staff into the Brisbane Square, so other sites in the city are under review. These may be existing buildings or quote 'another site'.

Demolish the Suncorp building already! I don't know about asbestos but it's just dam ugly

Demolish the Suncorp building already! I don't know about asbestos but it's just dam ugly


You don't have to work in it. :P

Demolish the Suncorp building already! I don't know about asbestos but it's just dam ugly

I hope the turn it into a Hotel, its such a good position for one.

Has the tower been sold for land or for ownership!

if there were to pull it dow it would be easy coz it has a steel structure. it would be like a mechno set. Personally, i dont think you can knock down Brisbane's first true skyscraper.

Has this been canned? Wouldn't be too much of a loss if it was.

^ i wouldnt care if it was. that site is better suited to office due to the traffic noise of the city's 2 busiest streets and the brightness of the suncorp clock.

Has this been canned?Well, as it turns out, yes!

that site is better suited to officeHow'd you be! - office tower has now been proposed for this site - see thread here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351784)

Off to the archive :runaway: