#CBD | Project | City Square | Office]

[Dilaz89]

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www.citysquare.com.au

Technical Data
Heights: 209m- main roof, 213m- plantroom, 244m- cage structure
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
Anchor Tennant: BHP (75%)


DETAILS:

It is proposed to undertake a major development project on the "City Square" site that incorporates the following key elements:-

• Refurbishment of Heritage Buildings:-
The proposal includes the refurbishment and re-use of the Newspaper House building (including the Print Hall), the WA Trustee building, the Royal Insurance building and the Perth Technical College. These vacant heritage buildings will be restored and reconnected to St Georges Terrace with new retail, restaurant, office and commercial uses. Public connections between and through the historic buildings will connect St Georges Terrace to the new public plaza to the south of the heritage buildings. New, contemporary southern facades and internal alterations are proposed.

• Development of a 46 level office tower:-
A 46 level office building (excluding plant and basement levels) will be constructed at the centre of the site. The proposed office tower is formed by a low level 'infrastructure zone' (a five level podium element) with 39 floors of offices above. The applicant has indicated that the building will have a minimum 5 star Greenstar and a 5 star ABGR rating.
The 'infrastructure zone' has been designed to meet the specifications of the tower's main tenant, BMP. These levels contain the BMP lobby and asset display zones at first floor level, meeting and communication hubs, staff amenity areas, cafe and outdoor rooftop gardens. The 'infrastructure zone' has been scaled to assist in creating a human scaled street along the south side of the St Georges Terrace heritage buildings. The BMP infrastructure zones will operate on a 24 hour cycle in line with BMP global business and will ensure a high level of passive surveillance along the public plaza between the tower and the heritage buildings.
The entire ground level of the tower is accessible to the public during business hours, containing the public lobbies and retail space, with cafe style tenancies on the north side and an indoor/outdoor eatery on the south side. This eatery will feature covered seating zones to provide the opportunity to eat outdoors when climatic conditions allow. Appropriate canopy structures complement the scale of the infrastructure zone and ensure that wind will not adversely affect the ground level.
The narrow east west elevations of the tower building are defined by a diagonal steel bracing system which 'locks' the tower into the site at ground level and terminates the tower at its apex containing illuminated signage. A spire is attached to the steel frame. The BMP office levels will have additional internal stairs to enabling a greater level of communication and interaction.

• Low-rise podium buildings:-
Four (4), two and three storey podium buildings, will be located to the west and south of the office tower. These buildings will be used for retail, commercial, dining and entertainment purposes and will include a food court, childcare facility at the pedestrian plaza level and a gymnasium at the upper level of the podium buildings.

• Public plazas and pedestrian links:-
The proposed public plazas and pedestrian links through the site provide over 5,000m2 of new integrated civic space. The plaza areas consist of a range of linked urban spaces that will be framed by retail, restaurants, cafes and bars. The public plaza and links will feature public art, lighting and a range of soft and hard landscaped spaces.

• Basement Levels:-
The 141 St Georges Terrace (Lot 11), 125-137 St Georges Terrace (Lot 13) and 18 Mounts Bay Road (Lot 12) Special Control Area share a five-level basement car park. The car park is accessed from Mounts Bay Road and the Mutliplex development on Lot 13 will accommodate 330 tenant bays. Level B2 will include 233 secure bicycle bays accessed via a dedicated bicycle lane and will accommodated lockers, change room and shower facilities. Refer to Item 4 for the proposed development at 18 Mounts Bay Road (Lots 12 and 13)."


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Fly through: http://www.citysquare.com.au/fly-through.php

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Refurbishments:
How the old buildings looked in their glory days;




How the buildings look like before refurbishment;
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[b]CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS- One year chronology
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April 2009



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June 2009
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October 2009

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November 2009



December (xmas shutdown) 2009



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[dallastexjr]

Ahhh, the world feels right again with you as mod, dilaz

[GOR@N]

was sooo thinking the same thing while in the raine square thread.

[metro_minotaur]

Will be great to watch this building rise up into the Perth Skyline this year.

[Macorules94]

Yay new thread

[wexford]

Peeking out from behind Central Park (seen from Wellington St)



From William St



And from the Terrace, nothing much new to see.

[fastrak44]

The terrace view will be better once the cladding has caught up. Good photo's btw

[Skyline Art]

Originally Posted by wexford

From William St

Thanks for the pics Wexford
Now is it just me seeing this or the number in the core only 21 (incl what's behind the C2), but in R. Braddish's diagram it is up to 22 (inclusive of the core box cover).... BTW is Cul the same guy?

i.e.

Originally Posted by Dilaz89

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[Dilaz89]

26 core rises to go (ex plant)

[BartBart]

And 2 more levels for the west core and it will reduce in size.

[BartBart]

Yeah - the cores are at Lvl 21.

[jarkti]

From C Restraunt last night

[wexford]

Geez Jarkti, did you go there for dinner or just to take photos

Some great new perspectives on those and the other threads!

[jarkti]

Originally Posted by wexford

Geez Jarkti, did you go there for dinner or just to take photos

Some great new perspectives on those and the other threads!

Both
only reason I realy went was because of the view, haha
the foods good aswell (Y)

[jacoboy7]

Very Nice pictures

[Tri-City Guy]

For me this is the most exciting Australian skyscraper under construction at present.

No doubt its opening is 2011/12 but I hope its up pretty high by the end of November 2010 when I'm visiting Perth on my round-the-world. Look forward to the trip as WA is the one state I have yet to visit.

[hack404]

So the core is past the halfway point?

[BartBart]

Both cores at level 21. Post 1 states it is a 46 level building. So, in short - No.

[dallastexjr]

Originally Posted by Tri-City Guy

For me this is the most exciting Australian skyscraper under construction at present.

No doubt its opening is 2011/12 but I hope its up pretty high by the end of November 2010 when I'm visiting Perth on my round-the-world. Look forward to the trip as WA is the one state I have yet to visit.

When you're here let us know on SSC, and one or more of us will be happy to take you round the city.

[Dilaz89]

Should be pretty close to topping out by then. It's already noticeable from pretty much everwhere.