Walker Corporation’s $300 million Tower Two at the Collins Square development in Melbourne’s CBD has been completed.
The 38-storey office tower connects to the 25-storey Tower One, which was completed in 2013, via an integrated podium three levels above ground. Tower Two will comprise various office spaces.
The development is environmentally sustainable, having received a 5 Star Green Star Design rating, and is targeting an As Built v3 Rating, as well as a NABERS Energy 5 Star rating.
“We are delighted to have delivered the second stage of Collins Square. This project responds to the demand for brand new premium-grade commercial space in Melbourne CBD and its design continues the laneway character of the surrounding streetscapes,” says Graham Cottam, Victorian managing director at Brookfield Multiplex, the development’s contractor.
Construction saw 39,500 cubic metres of concrete poured, as well as 3800 tonnes of reinforcement and 518 tonnes of post-tensioned concrete. The curtain wall design façade was constructed using 38,000 square metres of high-performance low-e glass.
Brookfield Multiplex is also currently constructing Tower Four of the Collins Square development. Tower Four will be a $180 million, 21-storey mixed-use tower comprising large open floor plates, an internal atrium housing the largest internal green wall in the southern hemisphere, and a six-level car park. Tower Four is scheduled for completion in August 2016.
Collins Square is a $2.5 billion development consisting of five inter-connected commercial office towers providing a combined total of 185,000 square metres net lettable area over a whole city block. It is expected to be completed in mid-2018.
