BankWest Tower
The BankWest Tower is a 52-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1988, the building measures 214 meters (700 ft) to its roof and 247 meters (810 ft) to the tip of its communications antenna. It was the tallest building in Perth from its completion until 1992 when it was overtaken in height by Central Park. As of 2009, it remains the second-tallest building in the city. The concrete tower has a distinctive profile, with a triangular plan.
The site occupied by the tower was home to the Palace Hotel, and organized opposition was formed to try to save that building from demolition to make way for an office tower. The site was subsequently acquired by businessman Alan Bond and the tower was approved and constructed in a plan that would retain much of the Palace Hotel. The tower then remained the headquarters of Bond’s companies until their collapse. The tower has also been the headquarters of Western Australia’s state bank, BankWest (formerly known as the R&I Bank), since its completion.
The tower was designed by architects Cameron Chisolm & Nicol. The major parameter given to them in the planning of the building was that "all office areas should face the excellent views that exist of the Swan River". Working within this brief, they selected a triangular cross-section of the tower because it lent "itself to open plan office layouts" by allowing natural light to reach most parts of the working floors.
Other Information
- Location : Perth, Western Australia
- Coordinates : 31°57′16″S 115°51′25.5″E
- Status : Complete
- Constructed : 1981–1988
- Use : Office
- Height Antenna/Spire : 247 metres (810 ft)
- Roof : 214 metres (700 ft)
- Floor count : 52 (plus 3 below ground)
- Floor area : 39,500 square metres (425,000 sq ft)
- Elevator count : 15
- Cost : A$120 million
- Architect : Cameron Chisolm & Nicol
- Contractor : Multiplex
- Developer : Austmark International and R&I Bank
- Owner : Brookfield Mutliplex (50%), Stockland (50%)
Links
- Emporis listing for the tower
- SkyscraperPage for the tower
- 3D model of the tower
- Webcam taken from the Bankwest Tower
- BankWest Tower photographs
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