RESI Chambers: 345-349 Collins Street, MELBOURNE
| Building ProfileName : RESI Chambers Past Names : Former Mercantile Bank, Bank of MelbourneLocationAddress: 345-349 Collins Street City: MELBOURNE
Postcode: 3000
Construction DetailsBuilt: 1888 Original use: Office Current use: Office
number of floors : 5Built in the Victorian period in the Mannerist style
Notable featuresEccentric classical composition with diverse treatement of pediment features. This is one of the best examples of High Victorian freestyle Mannerist architecture in Australia. The uniquely elaborate dome and cupola feature and with twin square accompanying domes were removed in the 1930s. The original building followed strongly the baroque tradition. HistoryArchitect: Wight & Lucas
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