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Council House 2 (also known as CH 2), is an office building located at 240 Little Collins Street in the Melbourne central business district, Australia.It is used by the City of Melbourne council, and in April 2005, became the first purpose-built office building in Australia to achieve a maximum Six Green Star rating, certified by the Green Building Council of Australia.
In 1928 the City of Melbourne purchased the building, renaming it Town Hall Chambers, using it for offices, and adding a floor. In the 1960s the council earmarked the site for open space, and in 1968 it was demolished by Whelan the Wrecker, [3] however the site remained a carpark for decades until being rebuilt as a plaza with small cafe in the ...
City Square, Melbourne; Collins House (Melbourne) Collins Place; Collins Street Baptist Church; Comedy Theatre, Melbourne; Coop's Shot Tower; Council House 2; CRA ...
Urban growth in the early 20th century was putting pressure on infrastructure in Melbourne including increased land use conflicts. A town planning conference was convened by the Melbourne City Council on 1 October 1920, recognising the need for the 'regulation of development on modern scientific lines'. The Local Government Act in 1921 allowed ...
This organ is of great significance as it is the largest and most comprehensive pipe organ in Australia (measuring by number of voices/stops, the Sydney Opera House organ has more pipes thanks to its entirely "straight" design; there is no borrowing or duplexing at all whereas the Melbourne Town Hall organ makes extensive use of borrowing in ...
The city flag of Melbourne. The Melbourne City coat of arms Melbourne Town Hall on Swanston Street built 1870–1887. The City of Melbourne is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. In 2021, the city has an area of 37.7 square kilometres (14.6 sq mi) and had a population of 149,615. [3]
In 1985 the city centre of Melbourne was in need of revitalisation, with retail trading and cultural activities lagging behind its counterparts elsewhere in Australia and in Europe. Adams helped to write, and to put in place, the first comprehensive urban design strategy for the City, based on the idea of creating a vibrant and well-populated ...
The skyline of Melbourne in January 2024, as viewed from the Shrine of Remembrance. Melbourne is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings. [1] Of those completed and or topped-out, 77 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least 150 metres (490 ft); more than any other city in Australia.