Skyscraper at 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia
Bourke Place is a 224-metre (735 ft) skyscraper situated at 600 Bourke Street , Melbourne central business district , Victoria, Australia . As of 2024, it is the equal 18th tallest building in Melbourne and the 37th tallest building in Australia . It was completed in 1991.[ 1]
Designed by the architectural firm Godfrey & Spowers, it is a modernist building. It previously served as the headquarters for BHP , and the company's sign on the outside of the structure was the highest in the country. BHP has since moved to a new building across the city to 171 Collins Street .
The building's most obvious feature on the skyline is its sloped roof, which hides various communications equipment. The structure's facade is 170,000 square metres (1,800,000 sq ft) of laminated glass .
In 2019 the building's ground floor foyer has undergone refurbishment under the guidance of 3XN in collaboration with NH Architecture with construction work carried out by Probuild .
Bourke Place is home to numerous law firms, including King & Wood Mallesons , which occupies the top eleven floors,[ 2] Sparke Helmore Lawyers ,[ 3] Gadens ,[ 4] Lander & Rogers .[ 5] Berkshire Hathaway , Scottish Pacific and Interpro.
Skyscrapers in
Melbourne over 150 metres in height
Completed
Over 300 m 250–299 m 200–249 m
Queens Place North Tower (249 m, 2021) Victoria One (246 m, 2018 ) Premier Tower (249 m, 2021) Swanston Central (237 m, 2019) Melbourne Square Tower 1 (231 m, 2021) Vision Apartments (229 m, 2016) 568 Collins Street (224 m, 2015) Bourke Place (224 m, 1991) Light House Melbourne (218 m, 2017) Telstra Corporate Centre (218 m, 1992) 380 Melbourne (217 m, 2021) Melbourne Central (211 m, 1991) West Side Place Tower B (206 m, 2021) Freshwater Place North (205 m, 2005) Eq. Tower (203 m, 2017) 150–199 m
Empire Melbourne (198 m, 2017) Collins House (190 m, 2018) Abode318 (187 m, 2015) 80 Collins South (187 m, 2019) Sofitel Hotel (185 m, 1980)
ANZ Tower (185 m, 1978)
Nauru House (182 m, 1977) LK Tower (178 m, 2019) MY80 (173 m, 2014)
Melbourne Square Tower 2 (226 m, 2021) Victoria Police Centre Tower 2 (171 m, 2020) Upper West Side Tower 5 (170 m, 2016)
385 Bourke Street (169 m, 1983) Zen Apartments (168 m, 2012) Platinum Tower One (167 m, 2016) Avant (167 m, 2018) Australian Stock Exchange Building (167 m, 1991)
Southbank Place (166 m, 2018) Casselden Place (166 m, 1992)
35 Spring Street (166 m, 2017)
The Fifth (166 m, 2017) Ernst & Young Tower (165 m, 2005)
SX Stage 1 (163 m, 2005) Royal Domain Tower (162 m, 2005)
ANZ World Headquarters (162 m, 1993)
National Bank House (161 m, 1978) 2 Southbank Boulevard (161 m, 2005) Verve 501 (159 m, 2006)
477 Collins Street (158 m, 2019) Upper West Side Tower 2 (156 m, 2014)
Shadow Play (153 m, 2018) Southbank Central (153 m, 2017) Optus Centre (153 m, 1975) Crown Towers (152 m, 1997) 140 William Street (152 m, 2005) Urban Workshop Lonsdale (150 m, 2005)
Melbourne skyline in 2015
Approved
Over 250 m 200–249 m 150–199 m
Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion Building data source: Skyscraper Center
Melbourne skyline in 2015