Grosvenor Place
Grosvenor Place is a skyscraper at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. The modern style building occupies an entire block in Sydney’s financial district between The Rocks and the Sydney central business district. The complex includes the Johnsons Building and Royal Navy House, two low-set buildings with a diagonal path for pedestrians between them and the main structure, which is 180 m tall and contains 44 floors. The form of the skysraper features two crescents with an elliptical central core. The positioning and orientation of Grosvenor Place’s two quadrants was chosen to maximise views down George Street towards the Sydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
The premium grade office tower was designed by Harry Seidler and Associates. In 1989, Grosvenor Place won the RAIA Lustig & Moar National Prize. It also won the 1991 Sulman Award, the fifth design by Seidler and his third office tower to win this award.
Grosvenor Place was instigated by Bob Hammond who stipulated that the building must generate long term value. This mandate was realized through the design of a large, open floor design that allowed whole organizations to occupy complete levels. Internal columns were excluded to provide an uninterrupted space that can be custom designed by tenants.
Other Information
- Location : Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia
- Status : Completed
- Opening : 1988
- Use : office
- Height Roof : 180 m
- Floor count : 44
- Floor area : 90 000 m2
- Elevator count : 7
- Cost : $350 million
- Architect : Harry Seidler and Associates
- Structural Engineer : Ove Arup & Partners
- Owner : Superannuation Fund Investment Trust
Links
- Grosvenor Place Official website
- Grosvenor Place, Sydney Emporis.com
- Sydney Architecture Images – Grosvenor Place
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