House - Australian Institute of Architects

EMAEric Martin and AssociatesRAIA RSTCA UIA Nominations2K02RAIA FormatDocumentation and Referencesbase of the buildng including a 40ft (12.19m)setback from its southern facade on AlbertStreet. Within this setback was a carpark anda flat-roofed canopy. At this stage the buildingappeared to be completely glazed on threesides, with the fourth being expressed as adetached lift tower on the east side. Thebuilding was to sit on pilotes and there was aroof terrace with an open roof structure.By May 1957 the prismatic slab block had beenshifted to front directly onto Albert Street. Itwas now 21 storeys, which included a roofstructure. The carpark remained in its originalposition but was now covered by the tower slababove. A major formal change was that the tall,thin east and west elevations were delineatedas solid elements. From the north attachedsunshades, a landscaped garden with abiomorphic sculpture located close to NicholsonStreet, and the lift and service tower weredelineated as a discrete tower block presenteda completely different and highly modulatedfacade. In July 1957 the east and west endwalls were delineated once again as glass, asthe precast panels were covered by the blueglazed skin. The ground floor was a carefullydesigned garden including sculpture and spacefor visitors cars. The building included a newcorporate foyer.Citation for ICI House on the Victorian HeritageRegister, VHR No H786.“ICI House Melbourne” in Architecture inAustralia, September 1959Goad, Philip Ed, Judging Architecure, RAIA,2003Taylor, Jennifer Tall Buildings AustralianBusiness Going Up: 1945-1970, Fine Art Mediain assoc with Architecture Media, Melbourne,2001MODULE 2 : BUILDING / SITE LOCALISATIONPostal Address: street, n°1-4 Nicholson Street and 510-532 Albert StreetPostal Address: town/suburbEAST MELBOURNEPostal Address: Postal code 3000Urban centre/cityMELBOURNECanton (Local Government area)Melbourne CityRegion (State)VictoriaCountryAustraliaRegional Context (ex:Port Philip Bay, Victoria, AustraliaMediterranean basin, etc…)ContinentAustraliaUrban context (ex: Port, newCapital city of Victoria, port.town, etc…)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T:\Communications Manager\UIA Heritage Register Citations\ICI_House.doc 4