Collins House is a residential skyscraper in Collins St Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
| Collins House | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | 466 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia  |
| Coordinates | 37°49′03″S 144°57′31″E / 37.817555°S 144.958633°E |
| Construction started | 2016 |
| Completed | 2019[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 61 |
| Floor area | 28,775 m2 (GFA)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 4[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Bates Smart[1] |
| Developer |
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| Main contractor | Hickory Group[1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 298[1] |
| Parking | 73[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
The project has been developed by both the Asian Pacific Group, Golden Age and designed by architectural firm Bates Smart.[1] Launched in 2013, the project received approval by the then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy in February 2014 as part of a "Super Tuesday", whereby five skyscrapers had been approved.[2][3] With a width of 11.8 metres (39 feet) at its narrowest,[4] Collins House has been designed as one of the world's slimmest skyscrapers and has been referred to as a "pencil skyscraper" or "pencil tower".[5][6] The development comprises approximately 300 residential apartments across 61 levels, and will reach a height of 190 metres (620 feet)[7] — thus becoming one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne.
Construction on Collins House commenced in February 2016, and it was completed in 2019.[8]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Collins House - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Fedele, Angela. (27 February 2014). "Super Tuesday: Matthew Guy Approves Five Melbourne Towers" Archived 25 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Sourceable. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Chua, Geraldine. (26 February 2014). "Super Tuesday: approval for 5 Melbourne towers fast-tracked". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Chang, Olivia. (17 February 2016). "This ultra-thin Melbourne skyscraper is part of an amazing global architecture trend". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Baljak, Mark. (12 September 2013). "The Pencil Skyscraper > 464 Collins Street in depth". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ (16 February 2016). "Melbourne’s new ‘pencil tower’ to be one of world’s skinniest skyscrapers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Collins House Melbourne – 466 Collins Street, Melbourne. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Cheng, Linda. (16 February 2016). "Melbourne’s next ‘pencil tower’". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 14 September 2016.