MELBOURNE | ANZ World Headquarters | 55m | 11 fl | Pro

[gappa]

When completed this will be the largest office building in the southern hemisphere. Construction started this year and is due for completion in 2009.

Points to note are: 55m or 11flrs high, 120 000 sqm of floor space and a six star environmental rating.

Renders thanks to uewepuep:
http://www.melbournephotos.net.au/misc/new%20anz.jpg
http://www.melbournephotos.net.au/misc/new%20anz2.jpg
and AUboy (large building at back):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/auboy/ANZ4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/auboy/ANZ3.jpg

Location and footprint thanks to ArchiBomber:
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/9937/anzsitewu3mr2.jpg

And most recent construction photos thanks to ArchiBomber:
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/544/pic0084vn0.jpg
and Mandelbrot:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6569/pics018yk9.jpg

[gappa]

Ozscrapers thread for this sucker is: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=326816

[cristobal_underscore]

nice, but meh

[Dean]

you're not quite right gappa... ANZ's share is about 87,000 sqm but the building itself is about 120,000 sqm in total let space making it the largest by quite a margin.

[gappa]

Thanks Dean, changed as much as I could.

[Austraarabian]

i like it. Much better than the Sydney Commonwealth Bank HQ in Homebush.

[A r c h i]

Worth mentioning also is that it'll have solar panels and wind turbines. Piling works should be completed in July according to Lend Lease. Architects are Hassell and Bovis Lend Lease Design. The entire project is due for completion in the 2nd half of 2009.

[oz.fil]

wow, im surprised i havnt seen the construction site yet! the renders look awesome!

[Stefan88]

Who will occupy the tower that there currently in?

[ZZ-II]

nice project, saw it for the first time now.

[gappa]

Who will occupy the tower that there currently in?

They'll stay in residence of their iconic HQ store on the corner of Collins and Queen St's. Most of the people moving to the new building will be from the rest of their offices, currently scattered across the city.

[atom]

Suit for Dockland :cheers:

[AM Putra]

One side is facing street, while the other side is facing river. Pretty effort.

[johnsonooi]

how about the current HQ at Queen St?

[gappa]

^^

They'll stay in residence of their iconic HQ store on the corner of Collins and Queen St's. Most of the people moving to the new building will be from the rest of their offices, currently scattered across the city.

[kurakura]

can melbourne support this thing?

[samsonyuen]

Nice, but it's a bit short, no?

[Drunkill]

It's 11 stories or 55m tall. They probably would not be allowed to go much taller with such a long building, as new developments are not allowed to overshadow the river too much. If it were a thin scraper it could be taller I guess, with a special permit. Anyway it's designed to their needs, so they don't need to go taller I guess.

[Gaeus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/auboy/ANZ4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/auboy/ANZ3.jpg



^^
Just a question. What is the name of that urban development? It seems like its such a huge development comparable only to Dubai. I like the design of the blue building at center of the waterfront.

[city_thing]

^^ It's Melbourne's old docklands that are being redeveloped.

Basically just known as 'Docklands'

If you go to Ozscrapers, then Victoria, you can see the Melbourne forum with all the information about other towers/developments in the area.

[gERoNimO88]

I like it, looks pretty.

[Bronteboy]

Nice, but it's a bit short, no?

The point about height samsonyuen is not only ANZ's river location and shadowing, but it's the biggest example here of the trend towards "green" environment friendly campus-style office buildings, and this one will set new standards of amenity for office workers inside - big green open spaces and common areas inside etc.

Apparently some studies have shown that productivity rises quite a lot in these conditions too.

[Bronteboy]

can melbourne support this thing?

?? What a peculiar question.

[Lord_Bertrum]

Australia operates within a market economy, developments like this will not go ahead unless there is demand, or at the least if a developer believes that there is demand. So in short yes, Melbourne can support this.

[Drunkill]

^^
Just a question. What is the name of that urban development? It seems like its such a huge development comparable only to Dubai. I like the design of the blue building at center of the waterfront.
Here's the website for the whole area, it's subdivided into smaller plots that developers have bought up, then they start trying to sell their land to clients to build stuff on.

http://www.docklands.com/docklands/neighbourhoods/menu/index.shtml
An overview of the sectors in the total project.

[A r c h i]

The Docklands website is so out of date. Also this is now under construction so title needs to be changed.

[kurakura]

will it get filled?

[gappa]

will it get filled?

Yes.

[AM Putra]

Yes.

What filled?

[gappa]

What filled?

Sorry but I don't understand the question. Do you mean 'what will fill it'? If that's the case then the answer is all the ANZ personal coming from other locations across the city. ANZ will fill out at least two thirds of the building and the rest shouldn't be very difficult to fill in the current office space climate, not to mention future ANZ expansion.

Cheers :cheers:

[Alibaba]

^^ correct.. otherwise the project wont go ahead to start with !

unusual question wasnt it?

[gappa]

Latest construction courtesy of:

Some pics of one of the cranes going up on the ANZ site, also can see construction commencing for Harbour Esplande in the foreground

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1562/img1788ga4.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7193/img1786xk2.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4603/img1792fr8.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6173/img1790tj0.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9951/img1789tr1.jpg

[gappa]

Nice looking model courtesy of:

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9016/anzwd6.jpg

[gappa]

From our most prolific construction site updater:

Second crane is going up:

http://ozfrog.thehoddlegrid.net/construction/ANZ20070804.jpg

Rumour has it that there may be as many as five cranes on this fella.

[Muse]

Some fact about this building:

Architect: Lend Lease Design and Hassell.

Developer: Lend Lease Corporation

Total cost as of 2007: AUD$628 million / USD$528,148,476 / €386,920,772

Total size of site: 15,000 sqm / 161.5 sqft

Net lettable size: 87,000 sqm / 936.5 sqft

Staff: 5,500 when completed in the second half of 2009

There will be 3,436 sqm / 32.2 sqft of retail and amenities & 10 office floors, ranging in size from 3,500 sqm / 32.3 sqft – 9,800 sqm / 96.9 sqft

Emporis page @ ANZ @ Victoria Harbour, Docklands (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=anz-melbourne-australia)

...

[Muse]

Official construction thread in the State of Victoria in the OZSraper's sub-forum:

PROJECT: ANZ's new home (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=326816)

Enlarged...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/ANZVicHarbourDockMelbRenderA.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/ANZVicHarbourDockMelbRenderB.jpg

[`dlskt]

Zzzzzz

[A r c h i]

That's the old masterplan ARM did. It will look completely different to that.

[Drunkill]

From our Ozscrapers member, OzFrog: :banana:

Today. Looks like the core is on its way up, and third crane is also going up:

http://ozfrog.thehoddlegrid.net/construction/ANZ20070814.jpg

[Sukkiri]

The Melbourne Docklands Development is probably one of the best urban redevelopment schemes I have ever seen, you certainly beat us in Sydney when it comes to urban regeneration. The new ANZ World HQ looks nice although I would have preferred a high rise in the city center, still it is a good development for Melbourne.

[gappa]

Latest construction thanks to:

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9313/pic0027he9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/135/pic0029pt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Muse]

Crane City

http://silvermb.thehoddlegrid.net/anz200709.jpg

[gappa]

Latest construction thanks to:

Today from Rialto:

http://ozfrog.thehoddlegrid.net/construction/ANZ20071115.jpg

Looks like the riverfront extension is gaining momentum!

[gappa]

Latest construction care of:

A few shots I took during my stay in Melbourne

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5417/dscf1174dm6.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9612/dscf2426fq1.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7684/dscf2423rz3.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1660/pc123035py4.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4209/pc123037bj3.jpg

And a bigger render from:

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2812/anz833cxd1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[gappa]

Courtesy of:

ANZ HQ

http://ozfrog.thehoddlegrid.net/construction/ANZ20080119.jpg

[Edward]

Thanks Gap!
Nice thread.

[gappa]

Looks like they're re-grassing the little hill. 27/02:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/2294997119_5a6f943e09_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2295790716_4a188b1e21_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2294996895_b705bd9432_o.jpg

[gappa]

Thanks to:

facade, the size/bulk of this building is incredible

http://silvermb.thehoddlegrid.net/anz20080529.jpg

And:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/kichigai111/P5290589.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/kichigai111/P5290595.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/kichigai111/P5290594.jpg