Zaha Hadid Architects has released new images and an animation of the firm’s “Stacked Vase” tower in Melbourne’s Central Business District to coincide with the building receiving approval from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, the City of Melbourne and the Office of Victorian Government Architect. The 54-story (178m) mixed-use skyscraper will be Zaha Hadid’s only tower in Melbourne, and upon completion will become an new emblem of “the most livable city in the world.”
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Partnering with local firm Plus Architecture, the tower will contain 70,000 square meters (750,000 square feet) of office, retail, residential and public space, including 420 apartments. The tower’s stacked-vase form takes inspiration from its mixed-use program, and will be supported by an “elegant colonnade of sculptural, curved columns” that “embody and emulate the finest examples of historic architecture” in the area.
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To provide easy access to all, the tower will connect into the city’s transportation system via a pedestrian link to the Southern Cross railway station and the tram network, while a new plaza and public terraces will invite in residents and visitors alike. The building will also provide 350 bicycle parking spaces as well as bays for electric vehicles and shared car programs.
Thanks to a finned façade system that reduces direct solar gain, 600 Collins Street is projected to use 50 percent less energy than a conventional mixed-use tower. A high performance glazing system, high efficiency central cooling, high efficiency lighting and greywater reuse systems will also contribute to the reduced energy and resource consumption.
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“This is an inspired project that will enrich the city, creating a new public plaza and amenities as well as improve connectivity for all pedestrians,” said a spokeswoman for Landream, the project’s developers. “We are proud to be delivering Zaha Hadid’s design for Melbourne and will continue to work closely with her team to make it a reality.”
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- Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects
- Location: 600 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
- Architecture: Zaha Hadid Architects
- Design: Zaha Hadid & Patrik Schumacher
- Zha Director: Gianluca Racana
- Zha Project Director: Michele Pasca di Magliano
- Zha Project Architect: Juan Camilo Mogollon
- Zha Project Team: Johannes Elias, Hee Seung Lee, Cristina Capanna, Sam Mcheileh, Luca Ruggeri, Nhan Vo, Michael Rogers, Gaganjit Singh, Julia Hyoun Hee Na, Massimo Napoleoni, Ashwanth Govindaraji, Maria Tsironi, Kostantinos Psomas, Marius Cernica, Veronica Erspamer, Cyril Manyara, Megan Burke, Ahmed Hassan, Effie Kuan
- Local Architect: PLUS Architecture
- Structural Engineering: Robert Bird Group
- Building Services Engineering And Sustainability: ADP Consulting
- Planning Consultant: URBIS
- Quantity Surveyor: WT Parternship
- Facade Consultant: AURECON
- Landscape Designer: OCULUS
- Wind Engineering: MEL Consultants
- Traffic Engineer: RATIO
- Building Surveyor: PLP
- Fire Engineer: OMNII
- Waste Management: Leigh Design
- Pedestrian Modelling: ARUP
- Acoustics: Acoustic Logic
- Land Surveyor: Bosco Jonson
- Visualizations: VA
- Area: 70000.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Zaha Hadid Architects
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