Author Topic: 120 Collins Street Melbourne, Australia (Read 1314 times)

khurram · « **on:** November 28, 2010, 05:48:04 AM »

120 Collins Street
Melbourne, Australia

HEIGHT: 264m/866 feet
FLOORS: 52 floors
COMPLETION: 1991
ARCHITECT: Hassel Architects

Like the nearby 101 Collins, 120 Collins pays respect to almost every element of the 20s New York skyscraper vernacular, with set-backs and a central mast, combined in a stunningly modern building. The addition of aesthetically placed twin satellite dishes further alludes to the futuristic neo-gothic. 120 Collins also features exposed air conditioning vents and other structural details, a mixture of square and corbusian window motifs and the use of support floors as expressions to break the height into 3 distinct sections, creating an effect reminiscent of the neo-gothic Woolworth tower in sillhoute. The effect is further enhanced when the building is floodlit at night. The metallic surface of the tower alludes to the Art-Deco Chrysler in New York.

The podium base and its granite mass makes full attempts to be sympathetic to the sensitive urban environment of Collins Street, despite the sheer mass of the building.

khurram · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2010, 05:48:29 AM »

khurram · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2010, 05:48:38 AM »

jackhudson · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:02:14 PM »

120 Collins is one of the well-famed buildings in Melbourne that posses a Premium Grade Rating. Office accommodation is provided across fifty levels, numerous of which offer panoramic views of superior Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay.
The building was designed & Planned to a high level of measurement by architects. Accordingly, its floor-plates are stretchy and efficient with services including access flooring up to the mid-rise, Goods Lift, loading bay, widespread security including CCTV, condenser water loop, back-up generators and secure basement parking for some 300 cars.

sophie20 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2011, 09:25:29 PM »

120 Collins Street is a postmodern style building.

balivillas · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2011, 08:12:59 PM »

I think that view is also available via Google Street View. A 3D like navigation in Melbourne.

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