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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
EMAEric Martin and AssociatesRAIA RSTCA UIA Nominations2K02RAIA FormatMODULE 3 : AUTHORSProject Design:Name, first name, (dates), job,country of originSir Walter Osborn McCutcheon (1899-1983)was the team and design leader of the team inBates Smart and McCutcheon. BornMelbourne, Australia 1899. McCutcheon haddesigned AMP House, Collins Street in 1929-31, Buckley and Nunn Store, Bourke Street in1933, ICI’s research laboratories in Deer Parkin 1956, Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne1952 and MLC buildings in many cities in the1950s.Information on the author / theteamThe team was a group of architects andstructural engineers from within BSM. Twoother of BSM’s five partners were directlyinvolved. H Selwyn Bates dealt with client andadministrative matters. Douglas Gardiner,architect and technician was the detail anddocumentation partner.See alsohttp://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P003760b.htmhttp://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003760Engineering:Name, first name, (dates), job,country of originEngineering associate in BSM was Harvey HBrown a structural engineer who was theengineering contributor to the cumulativetechnical success of the office’s high riseconstruction techniques after his appointmentas associate partner in 1951Mechanical consultantsW E Bassett and AssociatesElectrical consultantsJulius Poole and GibsonConstruction:Name, first name, (dates), job,country of originGarden DesignName, first name, (dates), job,country of originE A Watts Pty LtdThe garden, its water feature and fountain, all ofwhich remain intact, were the result of acollaboration between the architects, landscapearchitect John Stevens and sculptor GeraldLewers, whose fountain sculpture is an intrinsicfeature of the garden.Information on the author / theteam______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T:\Communications Manager\UIA Heritage Register Citations\ICI_House.doc 5
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