Bourke Place

Bourke Place
Bourke Place
	Location within Melbourne
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, Victoria
Coordinates	37°48′57.37″S 144°57′21.56″E / 37.8159361°S 144.9559889°E
Construction started	1990
Completed	1991
Owner	AMP Capital
Height
Antenna spire	254 metres (833 ft)
Roof	224 metres (735 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	51
Design and construction
Architect	Godfrey & Spowers
Services engineer	Norman Disney & Young

Bourke Place is a 224-metre (735 ft) skyscraper situated at 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. As of 2026, it is the equal 18th tallest building in Melbourne and the 40th 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 underwent 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 Dentons, King & Wood Mallesons, Barry Nilsson, HFW, Sparke Helmore Lawyers,^[2] Gadens,^[3] and Lander & Rogers.^[4] Other tenants include Zurich Insurance Group, M&K Lawyers, Berkshire Hathaway, Scottish Pacific and Interpro.

References

↑ 600 Bourke Street - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 February 2024
↑ Sparke Helmore (2016). Contact Us. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ Gadens Lawyers Melbourne (2011). Contact Us Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
↑ Lander & Rogers (2011). Contact Us. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

External links

List of tallest buildings in Australia

Next Shortest

Rialto Towers
251 m (823 ft)

Next Tallest

101 Collins Street
260 m (850 ft)

Heights are to highest architectural element.

List of tallest buildings in Melbourne