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Nauru House: 80 Collins Street,

Building Profile

Name : Nauru House

Location

Address: 80 Collins Street
City:

Nauru House is a landmark

Construction Details

Built: 1972 - 1977
Original purpose (when built) : Office

Height
(to roof) : 190
(to pinnacle) : 190
number of floors : 52

Built in the Seventies period in the Modern style

Notable features

When this 49 storey building was completed in the 1970s, it became the tallest building in Melbourne. It is octagonal, similar in appearance to the MLC Centre of Sydney, with large vertical concrete columns. Faceted octagonal modern building, originally of concrete form, but facade recently remodelled after concrete degradation and disintegration.

History

Architect: Perrott Lyon Timlock and Kesa

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