Collins House (Melbourne)

Collins House
General information
Status	Completed
Location	466 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Coordinates	37°49′03″S 144°57′31″E
Construction started	2016
Completed	2019[1]
Height
Roof	190 m (620 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	61
Floor area	28,775 m^2 (GFA)[1]
Lifts/elevators	4[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Bates Smart[1]
Developer	Asian Pacific Group[1] Golden Age
Main contractor	Hickory Group[1]
Other information
Number of rooms	298[1]
Parking	73[1]
Website
www.collinshousemelbourne.com.au

Collins House is a residential skyscraper in Collins St Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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

• List of tallest buildings in Melbourne

References

1. Collins House - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
2. 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.
3. Chua, Geraldine. (26 February 2014). "Super Tuesday: approval for 5 Melbourne towers fast-tracked". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
4. 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.
5. Baljak, Mark. (12 September 2013). "The Pencil Skyscraper > 464 Collins Street in depth". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
6. (16 February 2016). "Melbourne’s new ‘pencil tower’ to be one of world’s skinniest skyscrapers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
7. Collins House Melbourne – 466 Collins Street, Melbourne. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
8. Cheng, Linda. (16 February 2016). "Melbourne’s next ‘pencil tower’". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links

• Official website