Skyscraper at 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia
Bourke Place is a 224-metre (735 ft) skyscraper situated at 600 Bourke Street , Melbourne central business district , Victoria , Australia. It is the equal 11th tallest building in Melbourne and the 25th tallest building in Australia . It was completed in 1991.
Designed by the architectural firm Godfrey & Spowers, it is a modernist building. It previously served as the headquarters for BHP , and the company's sign on the outside of the structure was the highest in the country. BHP has since moved to a new building across the city to 171 Collins Street .
The building's most obvious feature on the skyline is its sloped roof, which hides various communications equipment. The structure's facade is 170,000 square metres (1,800,000 sq ft) of laminated glass .
In 2019 the building's ground floor foyer has undergone refurbishment under the guidance of 3XN in collaboration with NH Architecture with construction work carried out by Probuild.
Bourke Place is home to numerous law firms, including King & Wood Mallesons , which occupies the top eleven floors,[1] Sparke Helmore Lawyers ,[2] Gadens ,[3] and .[4] Other tenants include M&K Lawyers, Berkshire Hathaway , Scottish Pacific and Interpro.
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Skyscrapers in
Melbourne over 150 metres in height
Completed
Over 300 m 250–299 m 200–249 m
Victoria One (247 m, 2018 )
Swanston Central (237 m, 2019)
Vision Apartments (229 m, 2016)
568 Collins Street (224 m, 2015)
Bourke Place (224 m, 1991)
Light House Melbourne (218 m, 2017)
Telstra Corporate Centre (218 m, 1992)
Melbourne Central (211 m, 1991)
Freshwater Place North (205 m, 2005)
Eq. Tower (203 m, 2017)
150–199 m
Empire Melbourne (198 m, 2017)
Collins House (190 m, 2018)
Abode318 (187 m, 2015)
(187 m, 2019)
Sofitel Hotel (185 m, 1980)
ANZ Tower (185 m, 1978)
Nauru House (182 m, 1977)
(178 m, 2019)
MY80 (173 m, 2014)
(171 m, 2020)
Upper West Side Tower 5 (170 m, 2016)
385 Bourke Street (169 m, 1983)
(168 m, 2012)
(167 m, 2016)
(167 m, 2018)
Australian Stock Exchange Building (167 m, 1991)
(166 m, 2018)
Casselden Place (166 m, 1992)
35 Spring Street (166 m, 2017)
(166 m, 2017)
Ernst & Young Tower (165 m, 2005)
SX Stage 1 (163 m, 2005)
Royal Domain Tower (162 m, 2005)
ANZ World Headquarters (162 m, 1993)
National Bank House (161 m, 1978)
(161 m, 2005)
Verve 501 (159 m, 2006)
(158 m, 2019)
Upper West Side Tower 2 (156 m, 2014)
(153 m, 2018)
(153 m, 2017)
Optus Centre (153 m, 1975)
Crown Towers (152 m, 1997)
140 William Street (152 m, 2005)
Urban Workshop Lonsdale (150 m, 2005)
Melbourne skyline in 2015
Under construction
Over 250 m 200–249 m 150–199 m
Approved
Over 250 m
Green Spine Tower 1 (366 m, TBA )
25–35 Power Street (280 m, TBA )
Green Spine Tower 2 (252 m, TBA )
200–249 m 150–199 m
Proposed
Full list of proposed projects
Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
Building data source: Skyscraper Center