Elysium (also known as 54 Clarke) was a proposed residential skyscraper to be located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Despite receiving planning approval in 2013, the proposed skyscraper was scrapped in 2019.
| Elysium | |
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 An artist's impression of Elysium | |
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| Alternative names | |
| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Location | 54-56 Clarke Street, Melbourne, Australia  |
| Height | |
| Roof | 243.8 m (800 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 75 plus 12 underground[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | BKK Architects[1] |
| Developer | Matrix & Cube[1] |
| Structural engineer | MacLeod Consulting[1] |
| Services engineer | SPA Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd[1] |
| References | |
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The project was developed by the Melbourne-based Matrix & Cube group and designed by BKK Architects.[2] Rising to a height of 243.8 m (800 ft), Elysium would have contained up to 288 residential apartments, across 75 levels; this would have made it one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne.[1] Its design was notable for a slender appearance – with a width of 12 m (39 ft) at its narrowest – which had earned it a reputation for being one of the "skinniest skyscraper (proposals)" in Melbourne.[3]
First proposed in 2011, Elysium received approval twice in 2013 by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy; initially in February, 2013, which was later challenged through Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT),[4][5] and then subsequently in December, 2013.[6] In 2019, the proposed skyscraper was cancelled, with plans resubmitted for a high-rise residential building of 24 levels.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Elysium - The Skyscraper Center Archived 18 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020
- ^ Elysium - 54 Clarke Street, Southbank Archived 23 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 17 February 2015
- ^ Fedele, Angela. (3 January 2014). "Melbourne’s Skinniest Skyscraper Approved" Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Sourceable. Retrieved 17 February 2015
- ^ Dowling, Jason. (13 February 2013). "Doyle slams approval of mega-tower" Archived 8 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The Age. Retrieved 17 February 2015
- ^ Dow, Aisha. (10 September 2013). "Southbank megatower oppressive: council" Archived 30 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. The Age. Retrieved 17 February 2015
- ^ Trotman, Nicola. (19 December 2013). "Guy approves Melbourne's most 'skinny' tower for Southbank"[permanent dead link]. Property Observer. Retrieved 17 February 2015
- ^ Sadler, Denham (17 April 2019). "Controversial Southbank development years in the making changes tack". Commercial Real Estate. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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