Positioned between the bustling Southern Cross Station and Etihad Stadium in Melbourne’s Docklands, 700 Bourke Street is home to 6,000 NAB employees.

At over 65,000 m², the development consists of a new 14 storey premium grade office with retail, beverage and food tenancies.

The building was purposefully designed to be recognised as a ‘world leader’ in green building design and construction by achieving a 6 Star Green Star rating for Design and a 6 Star Green Star rating for As Built. As the sustainability consultant for 700 Bourke Street, NDY implemented a range of sustainability initiatives including conducting air conditioning options, extensive daylight modelling, energy modelling, facade reviews, lighting studies and water consumption analysis.

Features and Innovations:

  • Australia’s largest passive chilled beam installation
  • Sophisticated lighting control system with premium efficiency lighting solution
  • Maximum use of natural lighting through optimised facades
  • Water conservation with the use of the black water treatment plant and stormwater reuse, as well as water efficient fittings and fixtures
  • Provision for smaller sized car spaces and motorcycles, encouraging use of lower carbon emission vehicles
  • 700 m² roof top garden for NAB use
  • Very low energy building incorporating solar controlled facade design, heat recovery, passive cooling and heating and solar hot water trigeneration plant
  • A holistic fire safety solution developed by the NDY fire engineering team
  • The world’s largest single lift group comprising 14 lifts controlled by a global destination control system servicing all office floors from elevated lobbies.

Project Details

Market Sector:
Offices

Client: Cbus Property / NAB

Architect: Woods Bagot

Contractor: Multiplex

Value: $220 m

Completion: 2013