Grosvenor Place is a commercial office tower in George Street, Sydney, Australia, which was designed by renowned architect Harry Seidler. The building provides office space on the south-eastern edge of the city centre suburb of The Rocks, adjacent to the northern limits of Sydney's CBD; it is 180 metres tall and contains 44 floors. Current tenants include Sonic Healthcare, Colliers and Lendi. Grosvenor Place is owned by Blackstone Property and Arcadia.
The building occupies an entire block in Sydney's city centre suburb of the Rocks, bounded by George Street, Essex Street and Grosvenor Street (after which the building is named). As well as the modernist office tower facing George Street, the complex includes the Johnsons Building and Royal Naval House – two low-set heritage buildings in Grosvenor Street. There is a diagonal path for pedestrians, which runs between the heritage buildings and the main tower.[1][2]
Grosvenor Place was instigated by Bob Hammond who stipulated that the building must generate long term value.[6] This mandate was realised through the design of a large, open floor design; incorporating column-free floor plates, each floor spanning 2,000 square metres (22,000 square feet).[1] This allows tenants to occupy complete levels and provides an uninterrupted space that can be custom designed by tenants.[7]
Structurally the building consists of a concrete core with steel beams and prefabricated granitefacades.[5] Each floor contains 2,000m2 (22,000sqft) of space, providing a total floor area of 90,000m2 (970,000sqft).[1][5]
Grosvenor Place's lobby contains Pillars & Cones, an artwork by American minimalist, Frank Stella.[2][8][9] The building also houses a five-level basement carpark,[10] al-fresco and internal restaurants and bars.[11][12]
↑Seidler, Harry. Grosvenor Place: 1991 Sir John Sulman Award presentation. New South Wales chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. ... The person who was responsible for the main decision making was, was Bob Hammond. It's his foresight and decision making that, uh, created the building. He was a client that wanted a building to serve an income—a permanent income on its investment—for an indefinite period. He wanted that building to last and remain valid physically—and I added, aesthetically—well into the next century.
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