No height stats yet folks so stay tuned except to say this will be Perth's new tallest to spire, outreaching the current tallest, Central Park, which stands at 249m.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/crave1980/bhphq.jpg

BHP BILLITON SELECTS MULTIPLEX’S SITE FOR PERTH OFFICE
Multiplex Media Release

Multiplex Group has been advised by BHP Billiton that it has selected 125 St Georges Terrace as the preferred site to locate all of its operating divisions in Western Australia.

It is anticipated that, subject to documentation, this will lead to a commitment of some 40,000 square metres within the proposed development.

It is intended that Petroleum, Iron Ore, Stainless Steel Materials, Nickel West, Exploration and other corporate functions will co-locate in a single building to be developed and constructed by Multiplex at 125 St Georges Terrace.

Multiplex and Griffin, who jointly own the site, have agreed terms to develop their respective portions of the site. Multiplex has proposed a tower of some 65,000 square metres which would be anchored by BHP Billiton’s commitment and this will be submitted for Development Approval imminently.

Subject to Development Approval and documentation, it is expected that construction will commence in early 2008 with occupation expected before the end of 2011.


BHP TO FILL NEW SKYSCRAPER ON INFAMOUS TERRACE BLACK HOLE
Mark Drummond, The West Australian

It has been the most controversial black hole in Perth’s city centre for almost two decades but it is finally about to be filled.

Having been ambitiously earmarked for a string of development proposals over the years ranging from a casino, convention centre, a five-star Hilton hotel and even a 10-screen cinema complex, the vacant Westralia Square site off St Georges Terrace is about to give rise to one of Perth’s biggest office towers.

The world’s biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, yesterday selected the site as its new WA home.

The decision means the property, which the late Kerry Packer wrote off as one of his worst investment decisions, will next year be developed into a 64,000sqm office tower, potentially worth about $500 million.

Only the Central Park tower (66,000sqm) will have more lettable space than BHP’s new head office, the construction of which will also pave the way for the dilapidated heritage buildings at 125 St Georges Terrace, including the original Newspaper House, to finally be restored.

Though neither BHP nor Multiplex would comment, The West Australian understands the mining giant will commit to fill about two-thirds of the tower by moving its staff from several other Perth buildings.

It is understood Premier Alan Carpenter was told of the deal yesterday before an announcement today.

BHP’s decision comes three years after oil and gas giant Woodside anchored a new $250 million office tower farther west along St Georges Terrace. It also enhances the State’s reputation as an international resources hub.

It also comes about nine months after BankWest underwrote another new office tower in redeveloped Raine Square shopping centre after agreeing to lease 42,500sqm of office space.

The design for the new tower is being kept confidential but is understood to be nothing like the plans unveiled by the property’s joint owners, Multiplex and Ric Stowe’s Griffin Group, about two years ago. Those plans were likened to a “boring glass box” by Perth City Council.

The vacant Westralia Square site has long been considered such a blight on the CBD landscape that it was voted the city’s ugliest feature in a 2005 survey of the State’s leading planning, design and infrastructure experts.

While the start of construction next year on the BHP tower will bring new life to the weeded urban wasteland, it will also end one of the most controversial chapters in Perth’s corporate history which has its genesis in the infamous WA Inc days of the 1980s.

Colourful Perth entrepreneur Warren Anderson and his then partner Mr Packer bought what was then known as the Perth Technical College site in 1988 for about $270 million from two State Government instrumentalities, the SGIC and the Government Employees Superannuation Board.

While one office building was ultimately built on the site, their broader development plans for the site collapsed amid a series of complex transactions with the State government which were later scrutinised in detail by the WA Inc royal commission.

When the project soured, it prompted Mr Packer to famously declare: “All West Australians are crooks.”

Mr Packer’s patience ran out in 2003 when, frustrated at not getting a development to stack up on the Perth CBD site in 15 years of trying, he sold his Westralia Square investment for a knock-down price of $19 million, crystallising a book loss some estimate at more than $200 million.

Like Mr Packer and Mr Anderson before them, the new owners fell out. Multiplex and Griffin have agreed to carve up the Westralia Square property, with Griffin taking a smaller area fronting Mounts Bay Road and Multiplex keeping the area fronting St Georges Terrace, where the BHP tower will be built.

Ironically, that split is being finalised just as the BHP deal has been secured.

The Westralia Square deal continues to have its sequel in the courts, with Mr Anderson appealing against the loss last year of his long-running $50 million claim against the WA Government.

Mr Anderson claims he was induced to invest the money by the Dowding government to help prop up merchant bank Rothwells as part of the Westralia Square deal.

Wow. That looks nice.

Sure, we don't know the exact height, but we know the minimum so I can edit the thread title. :)

Excellent! Cheers Foxy!

Here's a quick knock-up done by Scraperfan. It's nothing to use as a difinitive source, but he did a bloody brilliant job considering he has absolutely no training in the field of photoshop.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9470/bhphq2pq6.jpg

(The picture also contrains the three Capital Square towers at the very left of the page, construction of which will start soon, you can also see the southern line construction site towards the bottom of the photo))

Wow. That looks nice.

Sure, we don't know the exact height, but we know the minimum so I can edit the thread title. :)Not sure who the architect is, but whose work do you think it looks very much like? ;)

Hmm... Richard Rogers. ;)

Hmm... Richard Rogers. ;)So as soon as I saw it, yeah! I saw your name in an imaginary bubble over my head. lol

...

It looks too massive IMO.
Let's wait for more renders.

It looks too massive IMO.

That's also my opinion. Other than that its a nice design.

Looks great! It will really look good in the skyline, congrats Perth!
And I like the massiveness of it

Very nice..I'm impressed.

WOW! Finally another big one for Perth :banana:

Great tower. I like the visible sturcture! :okay:

im suprised cameron chisholm nicol (spelling i assume is wrong) have not designed more high rise in Perth, the Bankwest tower was the first iconic building in the city.

Looking good, looks about just as big (slimmer, but taller) then the HQ in Melbourne, looks like i need to visit perth sometime in the future :p

The architects BTW are Hassell and Fitzpatrick.

There were a few cars and a crane on site today...

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A good looking complex.

A little something knocked-up by Archibomber on the Oz forum:

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we have actual heights from the developers
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9241/bhpheightsvd6.jpg
247m is what us perth forumers have it as, with 282m to the top of the antenna

our thread is here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=323992&page=43).

Great. :) I've updated the thread title.

see this project for the first time now, think it will fit very good in the skyline.

Fans of density and height won't agree, but I've always considered Perth's skyline the most attractive in Australia. Beautiful angular designs and spires.

those heights are RL's. just confirmed from architects. they always talk in RL;s. thats whats important when designing skyscrapers.
so subract 12.4m from them.
roof-192m
plant=203.6m
roof feature=234.4m
spire=269.5m

I highly dislike the 'stick' on top, it doesn't even flow, Sears towers antenna flows more than this.

^^
I agree, but at least the rest of the tower is pretty sweet.

BHP moves to send Melbourne jobs west
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/bhp-moves-to-send-melbourne-jobs-west/2007/10/24/1192941152941.html
Barry Fitzgerald
October 25, 2007

MELBOURNE'S claim to be the head office heartland of miners that matter is again under siege.

Leading the assault this time is BHP Billiton, the group behind the last Melbourne head office death with its $9.2 billion takeover of Southbank-based WMC Resources in 2005.

Rumours have been rife in recent weeks among BHP's 600 head office staff in Lonsdale Street that the new managing director, Marius Kloppers, is intent on breaking the group's 122-year Melbourne link by shifting the group's head office to Perth as part of his drive to give the group's mining operations more close-up support.

While BHP said yesterday that its head office would remain in Melbourne, changes are under way that are expected to result in an unspecified number of roles being shifted to Perth.

It is in Perth that BHP is consolidating its iron ore, petroleum and nickel offices into one mega-office, to be built at Westralia Square by 2011. The three money-spinning West Australian businesses are the subject of massive expansion efforts.

And as this week's September-quarter production report from BHP indicated, the WA operations are groaning beneath constant calls for more production to meet the insatiable demand from China.

Mr Kloppers has said previously that BHP needs to move quickly to take full advantage of the booming demand for commodities, saying the deployment of more resources where they are needed would give more focus to BHP's response.

As a result, BHP argues that shifting some roles to Perth is not about reducing staff numbers or relocating the head office.

The Federal Government made BHP's 2001 merger with Anglo-South African miner Billiton conditional on the group maintaining its head office in Australia, not in Melbourne as is commonly believed.

Rio Tinto has its head office in London after the RTZ/CRA merger but its corporate centre for Australia remains in CRA's old stomping ground of Melbourne. But numbers there have dwindled to about 250 staff involved in centralised functions. It, too, has pushed head office functions out to the business units in the mining states of WA and Queensland.

Meanwhile, there was a lacklustre response in yesterday's market to BHP's production report, released on Tuesday. BHP shares closed 20¢ weaker at $45.80. ABN Amro said the group's production effort was slightly below its expectations.

"The report highlighted the difficulties in achieving higher tonnages, while capex increases in the petroleum projects were higher than we forecast," it said. ABN Amro cut its 2008 profit estimate by 5.5 per cent. JPMorgan also trimmed its profit estimate, but by a lesser 2.8 per cent.

The reporter owns BHP shares.

I've allways considered Perth the "Denver" of Australia, or the mining center of the country. It sure sounds like this tower will be built, and i hope it starts soon, a 50 story, 1 million sq. ft. tower would be a great signiture on the skyline for Perth.!!

So, I'm not entirely clear. Will this be a new tallest for Perth ?

So, I'm not entirely clear. Will this be a new tallest for Perth ?

it will be tallest to the tip of the spire but not to top of the roof, but yes it will be the tallest in perth.

this proposed building reminds me so much of the Transbay Terminal Tower proposal (1 of 3 competition) in San Francisco...

looking foward to this getting off the ground, think word is it'll start early 08'

Good news! I quite like this one. There isn't an Aussie skyscraper I dislike really :)

it will be tallest to the tip of the spire but not to top of the roof, but yes it will be the tallest in perth.

Thanks, but isn't it taller than the current tallest in a roof-to-roof comparison ?

It is shorter to the top of the plant rooms than Central Park (the silver building behind), but the roof features will make it appear taller.

It is shorter to the top of the plant rooms than Central Park (the silver building behind), but the roof features will make it appear taller.

Gotcha.

thanks to sam_sum:banana::banana:

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it'll be huge from across the river, nice building, i like it.

wow this is a stunner for perth ,god it rocks.

it is an awesome building! bye bye Central Park view from south Perth :p

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great stuff Sam_Sum:banana::banana::banana:

news today, more space is needed which could mean an extra 6 floors pushing the spire close to the 300m mark..

So this means that it's to be 56 floors above ground...?

perth is my all time best aussie city but me not been there yet so thanks for all the pics of perth the name perth where does it come from?

How many times have they changed the height of this building. Jeez! This is going to be like that tower in vegas that wont get built until 2050.

perth is my all time best aussie city but me not been there yet so thanks for all the pics of perth the name perth where does it come from?

Perth, Western Australia is named after Perth, Scotland.

Nice building

How many times have they changed the height of this building. Jeez! This is going to be like that tower in vegas that wont get built until 2050.

well its starting earlyish next year..

forward works has begun...

Beautiful city! I think this project some much needed density to the inner city.

great tower and finally perth has another highrise to add to its skyline which really hasn't seen much change since early 90s maybe one day with economy booming from mining could see some supertalls

Oh god i missed out on thsi one and yes it looks very impressive and that new 1 that looks like aurora i sydney is also going to change the skyline.

You can see it in the background here of the new foreshore plans..

http://www.perthwaterfront.com.au/images/media/img06.jpg

The one to the left of screen

are you serious with the render of perth foreshore plans now i am very impressed with that design it would change the image of perth forever

Are those plans going to built?
Spectacular... :drool:

The government is going to work very hard to build on this vision. The infrastructure has been fully paid for and I think its meant to start this yeaR. First land release isn't until 2013 though (or something like that), then teh buildings are built to a strict design guideline.

^^ hopefully yes, they will look like the pics above

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=582156

The DA has now been submitted and is recommended for approval.:dance2:

http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/documentdb/648.pdf

:hi:

this got approved tonight and as such we should have a couple of new pictures, but construction should start in a matter of weeks.

fantastic news that it got approved i'd love to visit perth once this tower along with foreshore plans are develop it'll look so modern

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Technical Data
Heights: 190m- top floor, 204m- roof/plant, 234m- cage structure, 270m- spire
Floors: 46 excluding plant
Size: 71,000sqm
Length: 71m
Width: 35m
Elevators: 28
Project Cost: $500m AUD

Companies involved
Developers: Mutiplex Developments
Architects: Hassell, Fitzpatrick+partners
Contractor: Multiplex Constructions

here is the latest construction update

This afternoon:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9055/citysquare2808086on0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Northern crane base being prepped on the left.

Updates


Some photos taken while I was out for a ride earlier. This is from my phone - didn't have my camera with me but I figured we'd not seen the northern crane base and raft yet, so here 'tis...

What's missing is a photo of the guy in the ute doing some circle work at the bottom of the ramp :lol:

http://student.biz.uwa.edu.au/ssc/07-09-08_1217.jpg

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And here's a view/angle we may never see again:

http://student.biz.uwa.edu.au/ssc/07-09-08_1223.jpg

thanks to Vibes for the photos, we have our first crane on the site for BHP Tower, exciting times ahead. there will be a second one within weeks and then the third crane and the replacement for the second crane next year.

The east crane is completely up, just needs to be commissioned on Monday.

I'm not sure if you guys are interested in this kind of thing, but here is some photos from the weekend showing the steps of erecting the tower crane:

The first step is to erect the mast:
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Next the slew ring and machine deck is lifted up:
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Then the cab and winches:
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Finally, the jib (50m long in this case) is built on the ground and lifted into position, before being rigged up to the motors:
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Fairly jargony I know, but I hope the pics are self explanitory. FYI this crane can lift 8t at full extension.

This is now my favourite tower under construction anywhere in Aus. This thing friggin rocks. I love this render from the previous page.

http://www.perthwaterfront.com.au/images/media/img06.jpg

So this tower is now U/C or PRE?

So this tower is now U/C or PRE?

it is under-construction, as the latest photos show...

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from wednesday morning, there was 120 cement trucks for this...

Some photos from the big pour on Wednesday:

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http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6298/dsc0679yx4.jpg

Work on the core will commence next week.

the latest

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Pic's by jarkti on ozscrapers from thursday!

the core developing nicely, with the northern crane being removed so a new Potain 615 can be installed in place which can lift up the heavy steel beams

Latest Update


And a nice view of the progress below.

http://student.biz.uwa.edu.au/ssc/IMG_1933.jpg

Now I've popped around to Mounts Bay Road where a nice lady named Carolyn working at the gate didn't yell at me when I stood there to take these pictures. She was entralled as I was I suspect :)

http://student.biz.uwa.edu.au/ssc/IMG_1939.jpg

Progress is moving steadily, that's nice to hear. At least BHP is not pulling the plug on this one all of a sudden, yet.

Newest Renders

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nice project, nice renders and nice update!!

anyway, there is a white building in this pic (http://i39.tinypic.com/2yoofwp.jpg) that they should destroy...

^^ it is getting a refurbishment... and will be getting used as part of a new restaurant/cafe/retail strip in the podium for the tower.

it´s not that big.

from 10 this morning...

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5939/p1030286copycg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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the biggy on the left
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Cant wait to see this completed and be able finally see a new high-rise building in our CBD :D

the latest

Was also in Perth for the Oil & Gas show .. went past at lunchtime yesterday it was all guns blazing ..

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So glad this big one has gotten off the ground .. WA deserves something to show for the boom ..

it´s not that big.

It's big enough in Australia.

Considering that this is going to be the tallest office tower in Australia and one of the Top 5 tallest towers in Australia, I'd say that this is pretty big.

Note to self: Don't feed the trolls.

BHP Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=785430)

It's been a while since I posted anything so I thought it was time for an update. These photos were taken today from the top of the Royal Insurance building (one of the heritage buildings being refurbed):

East jump system ready for pour:
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West jump system setup underway:
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Foundation & access ramp now complete:
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Rigging of next lift of mega columns:
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Podium level reached:
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I think it will imbalance the skyline.......too wide, too boxy. From Kings Park it will look like a giant cigarette packet, no, I don't like it. Perths skyline is outstanding, every building looks so balanced and placed. From Kings Park it's undoubtedly THE best skyline I've ever seen........................................Miss you Perth...................XXXX

this is a really big core


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a bit has been happening. 1/2 core rise and all those beams and pre-fab concrete gone in.

BHP (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=785430)
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BHP (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=785430&page=13)

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nice design almost at a 100%, but i dont like too much a non-habitable structure in that way at its top part...

the latest from BHP (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=785430&page=13)

Schnappo

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Great to see Perth growing.

GOGO Austie.

3/5/2009

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i think bhp tower is the best and its time that perth got a new skyscraper.

The design isnt very original but Perth will be a beautiful city with or without the building.

Pace is picking up

Looks nice.

From Dilaz89 in ozscrapers guys!

2.5 down, 44.5 to go-

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You can also check out the thread in the WA section here! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=785430&page=36) :)

BHP Tower
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the core is in the bottom right of the pic
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oh snap, beaten by SD by about 2 hours to show the latest core rise in the wa forum :(

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs116.snc1/5158_114969542512_506202512_2493347_578349_n.jpg

anyway from the reverse angle and also now appearing from kings park and south perth :banana:

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both of these are from today

didnt see the glass when i was there

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4450/sdc13887q.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/sdc13887q.jpg/)

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3118/sdc13884.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/sdc13884.jpg/)

http://i30.tinypic.com/2qxqr6o.jpg

Realy wish the mesh wasnt there!
http://i26.tinypic.com/b80fo2.jpg

GLASS!!
http://i25.tinypic.com/25uleua.jpg

Megacolum being installed
http://i32.tinypic.com/11t53x5.jpg

nice,, with a old church before it!

nice to see it go up!

A very fast and very nice tower !!! :banana: :banana: :banana:


:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/689/p1040439copy.jpg

i am struggleling to make this fit into the one frame
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8171/p1040440copy.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4065/p1040441copy.jpg

From Docker, 10/8/09

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/556/p1040555copy.jpg

Been a while since this bad boy has been updated!

Here are some photo's posted by jarkti in the WAforum BHP thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=900486&page=46)!

up up and awayyyyy
http://i33.tinypic.com/aln3vb.jpg

that church is going to look so small haha
http://i37.tinypic.com/2jg2krc.jpg

ello glass :D
http://i34.tinypic.com/30m715c.jpg

theres actually a fair bit
http://i34.tinypic.com/28usbkg.jpg

seee
http://i35.tinypic.com/14cqz60.jpg

yeah (Y)
http://i37.tinypic.com/70979g.jpg

I always take a picture from here
http://i37.tinypic.com/qz0h0p.jpg

it going to look so so tall from here when done
http://i37.tinypic.com/29xj1wl.jpg

popping up over the treess
http://i35.tinypic.com/1q1gdk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2f03wgl.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/14siu9.jpg

there doing something here
http://i33.tinypic.com/kcywow.jpg

to me its 16 in the core...?
http://i35.tinypic.com/nb3uap.jpg

focused on the trees (N)
http://i33.tinypic.com/2l8yedh.jpg

West face
http://i37.tinypic.com/x28kqr.jpg

this column looks realy skinny..unless its not a column?
http://i33.tinypic.com/25ggr3c.jpg

from central park steps
http://i34.tinypic.com/bgd4c6.jpg

from king street
http://i33.tinypic.com/ou6pg8.jpg

Hope you enjoyed my circle around BHP..again :)

great addition to perths skyline ^^

The title of the thread should be changed, the spire has been removed.
it is now 235meters to the top of the cage.


Broken Hill Proprietary Billiton

Grow you bitch grow!
http://i33.tinypic.com/2jetmrc.jpg

I love the glass on this :D
http://i38.tinypic.com/2e4l1z7.jpg

Im going to need a wide angle very soo
http://i36.tinypic.com/og9ugz.jpg

Still wondering what the cladding onto the concrete will be like
http://i37.tinypic.com/14wvsdk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/ifzsow.jpg

this is what theyll use to put the cladding up on the core, looks pretty much like a window washing thingy
http://i34.tinypic.com/dxmxqq.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2mczncz.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/2h3pfo9.jpg

trees are getting in the wayyyy
http://i38.tinypic.com/rw6zk7.jpg

More mega columns waiting to go up
http://i36.tinypic.com/2rxz2iv.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/10eogfm.jpg

Central Park and C2 are going to look hot like this when complete
http://i34.tinypic.com/28njp5.jpg

16 and a half in the east core and 16 in the west, or is it 17 in the east core and 16 and a half in the west?
http://i38.tinypic.com/2me8fhk.jpg

you can see the new mega column being put in
http://i34.tinypic.com/33at4ow.jpg

new K bracets being put up
http://i36.tinypic.com/2w57k7q.jpg

30 weeks worth of my timelapse...

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hey everyone, i noticed its been a while since culwulla has made a construction update drawing here for bhp tower in perth so i decided to make one myself, it is to the scale of 1:850 the same as the new paper models i am making. this drawing is based on one the culwulla did on the 11th november but i will update whenever it is needed.

11/11/09 construction update
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5822/bhptowerperthupdate1111.png

so that i can update the drawing i need to know the following, i will try to find out for myself but i need someone to verify. each time a new drawing is wanted please post the update information and i will fix it asap.

need someone to verify the following

does the glass cladding begin on the fourth level above street level?

what floor number is it up to?

what height/level has the core reached


thankyou, i hope to start work on other drawing very soon, hope you like them
:)

I Apologise to the people with slow internet :)
http://i46.tinypic.com/2w2jxi8.jpg
There starting to do the rest of the carpark now :)
http://i46.tinypic.com/2sa01eu.jpg
mmm, new cladding, looks great in my opinion
http://i50.tinypic.com/ek29g0.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/e8tsgl.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2dlkpp5.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/156sep1.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/213m0bb.jpg
I wanna know what these are for, the things coming of the beams that is..
http://i50.tinypic.com/b9h9u1.jpg
glassss
http://i49.tinypic.com/1zir1u.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/15rjwcj.jpg
Mega-column cladding brackets :)
http://i48.tinypic.com/e8a1dw.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/1zg9pbk.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/egraec.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/zjax38.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/141l55.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/6r6ov4.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2v10r5i.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/v4ysl0.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/sopn5v.jpg
Give it a year :)
http://i48.tinypic.com/hu4wtu.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2d1ptsw.jpg

heres an updated drawing, i hope its correct. anything missing?

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5822/bhptowerperthupdate1111.png

East core Lvl 21, west core Lvl 20.

Here is the WA section BHP Building thread - if you were interested:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=900486&page=65

I had to get used to it, now I actually like the design :)

hey
is this better for the glass. i think its in the right place now, has there been much work today or not yet?
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5822/bhptowerperthupdate1111.png

All my life I have just seen the BankWest tower and the Central Park tower in the distance... That's about to change!

:) It sure is...cant wait :P

have to change the thread title to 244m. its aint got no spire.

when was it made officil cul? its a shame there'll be no spire sorry i haven't posted the fixed up drawing yet been very busy and imageshack isn't working properly

hey everyone. heres an updated drawing because i had the cores at the wrong height. i will update the glass and other things that have gone up over the last day or 2

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5658/bhptowerperthupdate1812.png

hey everyone

i believe there is only a bhp tower, perth thread in the following locations

skyscrapercity>world development forums>skyscrapers

SkyscraperCity > Continental Forums > OZScrapers > Skyscrapers & local issues > Projects, Construction, Skyscrapers & Statistics > Western Australia

SkyscraperCity > Continental Forums > OZScrapers > Urban Spaces > Skyscraper News & Discussion > Proposals & UC- 200m+ skyscrapers

am i forgeting any bhp threads?

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/488/bhptowerperthupdate2312.png

hello everyone.
after jarkti pointed out to me the (obvious to perth people) about me confusing the bankwest tower and the central park tower and confusing their heights i remade the diagram with both central park and bankwest at their right heights.

please note i am open to diagram requests. if you want me to create a diagram for a under construction or proposed or completed pm with the building name and details and i will start it asap


http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/488/bhptowerperthupdate2312.png

nice tower

hey everyone, sorry for all the problems with the last few diagrams. i have fixed all the problems you have told me about, thankyou for letting me know about the problems
i have fixed the height central park tower diagram and the heights on bhp

one questions, if the heights i had were wrong on bhp does that mean that i need to move the 100m and 200m mark down 2.7m?

here you go

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/488/bhptowerperthupdate2312.png

BHP pics (today)

From the north in Northbridge - Alluvion is also in the right of the pic with Clough signage. (part of) Central Park on left of pic.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3779/bhpalluvion1.jpg


Showing glass and cladding of the basement and lower floors. (north side)
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3163/bhp1z.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8261/bhp2.jpg


West side showing glass, k-beam pre-cladding.
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3148/bhp3.jpg


South side
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3455/bhp4.jpg


South side again
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1888/bhp5.jpg


North side with one of the heritage buildings (Perth Technical School) being refurbished in the foreground
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/7059/bhp6.jpg


North side - peaking out behind Central Park
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9711/bhp7.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/akg40o.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2443bxv.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zh36rm.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/qnliqb.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2i7btc4.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/r0o7td.jpg

New Glass :D
http://i46.tinypic.com/i1z2qb.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2na0in7.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2ni4s4x.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/mbqrdc.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/f9ibuw.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/n5hu6d.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/20mvcn.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/kevps0.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/dh47dk.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/9iwtwi.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2s85pcg.jpg

It's beginning to pull itself into the skyline, even though many may consider this just another "box" this will be an awsome tower for the Perth skyline esp. when the floors are fully lite at night.

It's beginning to pull itself into the skyline, even though many may consider this just another "box" this will be an awsome tower for the Perth skyline esp. when the floors are fully lite at night.

It isn't much of an addition to the skyline. It basically blocks out the building behind it, and it just looks really fat.
Good for Perth.

whens the height of this one going to be changed to 244m? mods?

whens the height of this one going to be changed to 244m? mods?

I asked it be changed to
#UC | CITY SQUARE (BHP Tower) [244m| Office]

But the guy said they dont do "OZscrapers thread title style"

So I asked it be changed to
PERTH | BHP Billiton Tower - City Square | 244m | 46 fl | U/C

:)

It isn't much of an addition to the skyline. It basically blocks out the building behind it, and it just looks really fat.
Good for Perth.

Oh well if it blocks Central Park out, Its a city, buildings get blocked :)
Plus there are heaps of angles where you'll get all three tall buildings.

Perth's always had quite graceful skyscrapers - until now, and its smack in the middle of the city, front and centre. Who on earth approved it. I guess it's the boom mentality.

Well, let's see once it is finished. True - it looks very solid, but let's wait. Besides, there will be other buildings around so it will not be the only one.

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/39/dsc0037gc.jpg
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2710/dsc0042go.jpg
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7458/dsc0068zr.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5220/dsc0071f.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/443/dsc0072ut.jpg
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5145/dsc0073la.jpg
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/9673/dsc0078c.jpg
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/379/dsc0079g.jpg
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5287/dsc0083n.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/4990/dsc0097qa.jpg
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2027/dsc0119h.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7272/dsc0155jv.jpg
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6653/dsc0158cj.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5740/dsc0159h.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4732/dsc0160v.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7166/dsc0184nn.jpg

A few pics from different angles.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4932/bhp1.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9711/bhp7.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1272/bhp2x.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3148/bhp3.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7606/bhp4b.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1888/bhp5.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7059/bhp6.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8389/bhp8.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6344/bhp9.jpg

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From a few days ago - thanks to Jarkti.

:)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2803/dsc0003gm.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/491/dsc0035sf.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4228/dsc0045kl.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1252/dsc0047a.jpg
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7498/dsc0048hc.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2442/dsc0051d.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2274/dsc0052pm.jpg
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8885/dsc0053u.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/670/dsc0054hf.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2631/dsc0058op.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2392/dsc0060sm.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1598/dsc0062tc.jpg
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2642/dsc0064mb.jpg
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7188/dsc0065w.jpg
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3929/dsc0066o.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9393/dsc0072a.jpg
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/79/dsc0073v.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/707/dsc0075tk.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7932/dsc0078an.jpg
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/1152/dsc0050cp.jpg

cheers for thge pics there

Again thanks to Jarkti's photo tour.

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http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/255/dsc0060a.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3112/dsc0062m.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2854/dsc0063yw.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2144/dsc0064zh.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9754/dsc0065xu.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6804/dsc0066d.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/319/dsc0067k.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6118/dsc0068rp.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6054/dsc0069x.jpg

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5868/dsc0070wp.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9519/dsc0071q.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6003/dsc0072cb.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/816/dsc0073j.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/73/dsc0074uo.jpg

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6484/dsc0075v.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5153/dsc0076db.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7889/dsc0080rf.jpg

1/May/2010
Light wasn't the greatest...

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5948/dscf0015mh.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5631/dscf0017q.jpg


3/May/2010
East core up this morning.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4932/bhp1.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3148/bhp3.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9074/bhp2n.jpg


3/May/2010
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3332/p1060714copy.jpg

4/May/2010
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1930/bhp.jpg

Taken yesterday, jutting up from Barrack Street between AMP building and Central Park.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8610/bhpjuttingupfrombarrack.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/i/bhpjuttingupfrombarrack.jpg/)

These were yesterday too (from Kings Park)

...
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2586/bhpq.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8261/bhp2.jpg

Today.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4932/bhp1.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8261/bhp2.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3148/bhp3.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9381/bhp4d.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1888/bhp5.jpg

Today - from various view points.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8392/bhp0002.jpg
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http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8444/bhp0003.jpg
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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3143/bhp0004.jpg
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http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4195/bhp0005.jpg
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http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3227/bhp0006.jpg
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http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4525/bhp0007.jpg
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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4818/bhp0008.jpg
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http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/7573/bhp0009.jpg
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http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/644/bhp0010.jpg
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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3725/bhp0011.jpg
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http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/3742/bhp0012.jpg
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http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2900/bhp0013.jpg
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http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/1150/bhp0014.jpg
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http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/4643/bhp0015.jpg
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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/623/bhp0016.jpg
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http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3373/bhp0018.jpg
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http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9899/bhp0019.jpg
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http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/931/bhp0020.jpg
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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8265/bhp0021.jpg
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i love the exoskeleton on the sides, i just wish it continued along the entire building's facade

nice tower.

http://a.imageshack.us/img690/4932/bhp1.jpg
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http://a.imageshack.us/img831/3148/bhp3.jpg
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This is an impressive project guys! Congrats to Perth! BHP recently became known to us in Saskatchewan, Canada, when they made an offer to buy out our PotashCorp of Saskatchewan (PCS) (http://www.potashcorp.com/) based in our (other) fair city of Saskatoon and made known their indications to make Saskatoon the BHP headquarters for potash production in Canada (Local newspaper article link (http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Billiton+touts+city/3420814/story.html)).

Right now, in the Saskatoon forum of SkyscraperPage (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=90212&page=444), they're all drooling over your tower project, and wish BHP could come into the city already and build even half of this fabulous building in Saskatoon! :)

cool building! :)

A few pics from today...

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4932/bhp1.jpg
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http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8261/bhp2.jpg
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http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3455/bhp4.jpg
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http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1619/bhptopcore.jpg
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Today...

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excellent addition to the skyline

...and isn't it about time!
When I first came to Perth as a kid more than 20 years ago I went to an open day at Murdoch University. They had a model of the Perth skyline in a wind tunnel and there was already a 60 floor building planned for this site then. All we've had to look at since has been a big hole in the ground.

Heritage buildings (some of)
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From the north
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From the west
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From the south
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Update

QV1 is feeling left out too heh.

and just need to do this....

these awesome photos were taken by hit_it


http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1207/img2723a.jpg
By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

Driving past about an hour ago...
(It's a little nude without the core box)

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From Sunday...

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Thought I needed a bit of a New Year's midday 34°C walk...

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I'd absolutely love to visit this city. It's SOOO far away from Adelaide. Plus, it's on the shores of the Indian Ocean... I don't know... it's just... different. Not many world-class cities over-looking the Indian Ocean. Other than Mumbai, I can't think of any other.

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DSCF0540 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5418169110/) by clavain1, on Flickr

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DSCF0546 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5418169116/) by clavain1, on Flickr

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DSCF0547 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5418169118/) by clavain1, on Flickr

Great shots, man... another lovely sunny day in WA, eh? Ha.

Ever been to the City of Toronto and amazed yourself at our remarkable skyline, RallyOz19?

Today around lunchtime...

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2820/bhp110211.jpg
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I'd absolutely love to visit this city. It's SOOO far away from Adelaide. Plus, it's on the shores of the Indian Ocean... I don't know... it's just... different. Not many world-class cities over-looking the Indian Ocean. Other than Mumbai, I can't think of any other.

Sorry just had to correct this. Mumbai is on the Arabian Sea not the Indian Ocean. In fact Perth's the only major city facing the Indian.

ooh, almost forgot! Good one Perth!

^^ Um - I think you will find it is on the Indian Ocean. Seas are often part of the ocean. Just like Tasman and Coral Seas are part of the Pacific Ocean.

And there's Durban too, although not very skyline-tastic...

JUST taken:

Level 43
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View from Level 43
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^^Durban has a sizable skyline spread across the entire inner city and beach area. Yes not all gleaming glass, but its there and over a much bigger area than Perths... this however is a nice simple looking tower

Lunchtime today.

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VIEW FROM 43:

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View from 43 b (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60194191@N08/5490579095/) by perthite1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/60194191@N08/), on Flickr

PIC OF 43:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5490578793_59b02a672d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60194191@N08/5490578793/)
Level 43 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60194191@N08/5490578793/) by perthite1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/60194191@N08/), on Flickr

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does it have similar floorplates to Deutsche Bank Place?

Wow! Awesome!

I missed the south side in the last photo set so...

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Does anyone know if it's going to top out before CHOGM?

This is a great project. Congratulations Perth!!

^^ Um - I think you will find it is on the Indian Ocean. Seas are often part of the ocean. Just like Tasman and Coral Seas are part of the Pacific Ocean.

exactly. the magnificent skylines of the arab peninsula (united arab emirates, qatar, bahrain, etc) are also in the indian ocean area (http://greatpowerpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/indianoceanarea.jpg).

when i started from page 1 i thought its just a proposal, and here it is almost done, lol. congrats perth!

... and isn't the part of Perth that holds the skyline (the Perth part of Perth ;) overlooking a bay instead of the ocean? Been there and I think the ocean was like 15/20 min by train or something.

this is looking fantastic, great addition to our skyline

By jarkti

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^^Durban has a sizable skyline spread across the entire inner city and beach area. Yes not all gleaming glass, but its there and over a much bigger area than Perths... this however is a nice simple looking tower

I've heard Durban is a nice place, and similar climate to Perth. I think your CBD is directly facing the ocean? Whereas Perth on is further along the river.

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DSCF1270 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5642544397/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

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DSCF1265 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5643110792/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

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DSCF1263 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5643110116/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5642540519_e02452de55_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5642540519/)
DSCF1259 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5642540519/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

April 10

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DSCF1027 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5602416789/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

March 18

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DSCF0941 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/5534949474/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

... and isn't the part of Perth that holds the skyline (the Perth part of Perth ;) overlooking a bay instead of the ocean? Been there and I think the ocean was like 15/20 min by train or something.

Yeah, that's right (an estuary to be exact). I think the statement was related to the urban area being on the coast though, not implying that that the skyline actually overlooked the ocean.

have you seen this new multistory building in herdsman?http://dan1231.edublogs.org/files/2011/04/IMG_0224-27ycmgm.JPG

Have been reading for a while now :)

Go the most amazing shots from the top of the site yesterday in the smog.
Uploading now...

http://photobucket.com/perthite1

Hi perthite1, welcome to the forums.

Your photos are pretty cool. You can post them directly to the forum if you'd like to do so. Here is how it works: You right click the image, go to properties and copy the image URL. All you have to do now is paste the URL between , and there you go :) I think Photobucket provides you with a direct sharing option, which means that you can copy the forum code below the image, and just have to paste it in your reply over here :) Good luck.

i was looking back through this thread and still love these pics taken by hit_it :D


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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

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By johnsbe (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/johnsbe) at 2010-12-06

A much needed addition to the Perth skyline!!!

Some pics from http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=83276386#post83276386

Sourced from BartBart

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Nice and solid!!

Just like to post more pics as this building is nearly done..well exterior wise :)

Thanks to RallyOz19


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C2, 4 Sep 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6111983775/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

So going thru this thread i realised that there were some good photos missing.

Photo's of the SW mega column install from earlier today:

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http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2621/img1919zb.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3842/img1920d.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/6005282496_0f96a37dc4_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/6005284720_891ff69934_b.jpg


http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1451/startrails.jpg

wow amazing

gosh what a monster, the photo posted by ipaddicted is really nice though!

From Sunday

South side
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/2231/bhp110911south1.jpg
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North side
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very futuristic indeed.

Is a really nice building :cheers:

Pics taken September 28th.

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6192208467_2ede982d97_b.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4126/mg5424rez.jpg
Perth City Twilight. NOT to be copied off Skyscrapercity.

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Perth City Twilight. NOT to be copied off Skyscrapercity.

Am I the only one who dislikes the building?

IMO it looks nice when viewed from the side, but it is way too wide when viewed from the Swan River.

^^ Yeah it is wide from that angle, but you will get used to it, I did haha.

And eventually with higher and taller building density I believe it will fit in perfectly.

I don't like it much either, too wide. They should have made them twin towers instead connected by a skybridge.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6300302161_a9152511c9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6300302161/)
C2, 31 Oct 11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6300302161/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6300812092_26c8307622_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6300812092/)
C2, 31 Oct 11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6300812092/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6300822894_39c3ff6085_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6300822894/)
C2 and Central Park, 31 Oct 11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58343451@N03/6300822894/) by clavain1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58343451@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6290528653_3c3b1b9011_b.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1034639&page=136

bit boring and ungly :(

I love it! The glass and the exoskeleton are awesome. One of the best buildings in the city.

I can understand why some don't like it so much. On the other hand, the glass is beautiful and it does add some much needed bulk to Perth's skyline, I reckon

Very strong!!
Muscular.

Loving that pano!

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj8s28dC01qbjfayo1_500.jpg

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj8bs1unq1qbjfayo1_500.jpg

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj8bfKvNw1qbjfayo1_500.jpg


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=86226187

The tower has Topped Out

Hey all, not sure if these have been posted previously..

Makes my knees week just looking at them.

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii540/frak86/PictureA023.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii540/frak86/PictureA025.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii540/frak86/PictureA029.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii540/frak86/PictureA033.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii540/frak86/PictureA034.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii540/frak86/PictureA035.jpg

:)

Very nice!

looks great !

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