| 1 William Street | |
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 1 William Street | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government office tower |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Brisbane CBD,Brisbane,Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′30″S153°01′33″E / 27.47512°S 153.0258°E /-27.47512; 153.0258 |
| Current tenants | Queensland Government[1] |
| Construction started | 4 March 2013 (2013-03-04) |
| Completed | October 2016 (2016-10)[2] |
| Cost | A$650 million[4] |
| Client | Cbus[5] |
| Owner |
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| Management | JLL[6] |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 259.8 m (852 ft)[3] |
| Top floor | 179.1 m (588 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 49[2] |
| Floor area | 76,022 m2 (818,290 sq ft)(lettable)[2]119,977 m2 (1,291,420 sq ft)(gross) |
| Lifts/elevators | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Woods Bagot[5] |
| Developer | Cbus[5] |
| Structural engineer | Hyder Consulting[5] |
| Services engineer | EMF Griffiths[5] |
| Main contractor | Brookfield Multiplex[5] |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 318 spaces[2] |
| Website | |
| 1williamstreet.com | |
1 William Street (colloquially known as theTower of Power)[7][8] is a skyscraper inWilliam Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At 259.8 metres (852 ft), it is thethird-tallest building in the city and12th-tallest building in Australia as of 2022.[9] Themodernist office building is located in theBrisbane CBD, and in close proximity to the neighbouringParliament House. The building was developed for theQueensland Government as part of its plan for a renewed Government Administrative Precinct and to meet accommodation demands. It was completed in October 2016 with over 5,000 government staff moving in over six weekends.[3][10]
The site was formerly bisected by Short Street and comprised a number of different allotments and uses. Buildings occupied the area as early as 1854 and it was used for a variety of functions including; manufacturing, warehousing, shipping, housing, and electricity generation.[11]
The Queensland Government began purchasing the properties in the 1960s as part of their Government Precinct development scheme and began demolishing the existing buildings, some dating to the 1850s. The demolition of the adjacentBellevue Hotel and construction of 80 George Street saw the spoil from there dumped on the 1 William Street site.
In 1974, the site was allocated for future government offices.[12]
1 William Street is a 6,778-square-metre (72,960 sq ft) site, owned by the Queensland Government, and from 1982 until 2013 it was used as a government car park. The site encompasses a whole city block betweenWilliam,Alice andMargaret streets andRiverside Expressway.[citation needed]
The site has archaeological potential of possible cultural heritage significance. Remnants of 1850s buildings are visible above the current ground level and it is likely that significant sub-surface fabric survives.[citation needed]
In August 2012, Expressions of Interest were called for from experienced organisations interested in bidding for the project. It was proposed that the site would be available to the successful party under a long-term lease arrangement and that the Queensland Government would take a long-term lease over approximately 75,000 m2 (810,000 sq ft) of the office space in the development.[13]
In September 2012, six developers were shortlisted to develop proposals for a new high-rise tower. The shortlisted companies wereCbus,Lendlease,Brookfield,Westfield,Leighton Properties andGrocon.[14][15]
In December 2012, Cbus was announced as the developer for 1 William Street.[16] The developer was granted a 99-year lease over the site and a guaranteed 15-year government lease for 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft) of office space.[17]
1 William Street has a gross floor area of 119,977 m2 (1,291,420 sq ft) and a net lettable area of 74,853 m2 (805,710 sq ft) of office space, excluding retail which covers 1,169 m2 (12,580 sq ft). The design includes 318 car bays.[18]
About 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft) has been allocated for government space, leaving around 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) to be subleased by the private sector.[18] It is intended to receive a 5-starNABERS office energy rating and a 3-star NABERS office water rating. The building is the first new commercial office building developed for government in the Brisbane CBD since the completion of the government office building at 33Charlotte Street in 2004.[19]
The theme and colour scheme for each floor has been dedicated to a Queensland icon or natural phenomenon.[20]
| Level | Themes |
|---|---|
| G to 2 | base palette (neutral cream, brown and grey tones) |
| 3 to 5 | Barramundi |
| 6 to 8 | Moreton Bay Fig |
| 9 to 11 | Saltwater Crocodile |
| 12 to 14 | Coloured Sands |
| 16 to 18 | Purple Fan Coral |
| 19 to 21 | Cassowary |
| 22 to 24 | Green Tree Frog |
| 25 to 27 | Pineapple |
| 28 to 30 | Orange Pore Fungi |
| 31 to 33 | Outback Sands |
| 34 to 36 | Sapphire |
| 37 to 39 | Sugar Cane |
| 40 to 41 | Water Dragon |
The construction, which was undertaken byMultiplex, commenced in early 2013 and was completed in 2016.[21] Thegroundbreaking of the site, attended byTreasurerTim Nicholls andDeputy PremierJeff Seeney, was held on 4 March 2013.[22]
From 1 October 2016, nine full departments and agencies, all state government ministers, most Directors-General and more than 5,000 public servants moved to 1 William Street.[23] Some sections from 11 other departments also shifted to 1 William Street, while other sections of these departments will move to other buildings in the inner-city. Three buildings were demolished: the Executive Building at 100George Street, the Executive Annex at 80 George Street and theNeville Bonner Building at 75 William Street.[citation needed]
The building houses between 5,000 and 6,000 public servants.[24] The entirety of the 1 William Street building is occupied by various departments in theQueensland Government:[25]
Media related to1 William Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons
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