Location: 1 Nicholson St, East Melbourne
Opened: 1958
Orica House, originally called the ICI Building, was the tallest building in Australia when it was built in 1958. Although it lost that title 3 years later when the Australia Square tower was built in Sydney, it remains an iconic part of Melbourne.
Prior to the the development of ICI House, Melbourne had a 12 story height limit for buildings. The relaxation of these laws lead to 22 towers being developed in the late 1950's, radically transforming the centre of Melbourne and beginning the development of the city we have today.
The building is still office space, now occupied by Orica Energy.
Related:
Royal Exhibition Building
No comments:
Post a Comment