Collins House (Melbourne)

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Collins House
Collins House (Melbourne)
General information
StatusCompleted
Location466 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
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Coordinates 37°49′03″S144°57′31″E / 37.817555°S 144.958633°E / -37.817555; 144.958633
Construction started2016
Completed2019 [1]
Height
Roof190 m (620 ft)
Technical details
Floor count61
Floor area28,775 m² (GFA) [1]
Lifts/elevators4 [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 rooms298 [1]
Parking73 [1]
Website
www.collinshousemelbourne.com.au

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

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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]

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References

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