25–35 Power Street (also referred to as 38 Freshwater Place) is an approved mixed–use skyscraper in the
Southbank precinct of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Victoria, Australia.
Designed by
Docklands–based
Metier 3 and developed by
M&L Hospitality, the project was proposed in 2014, for a 280.3-metre (920 ft) tall
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'' Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat''. Retrieved 9 June 2015 71–storey residential and hotel skyscraper. The residential component of the building would comprise 496 apartment dwellings, whilst the hotel section would include 390 hotel suites.
[(1 July 2014]
Ministerial Planning Referral
''Report to the Future Melbourne (Planning) Committee''. Retrieved 9 June 2015 The overall exterior design of the building was inspired by a
Ball gown
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"with flowering curves."
[Masanauskas, John. (16 April 2015)]
"Ball gown-inspired $400m super tower proposed for Southbank gets green light"
''Herald Sun
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''. Retrieved 9 June 2015[Baljak, Mark. (30 January 2014)]
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''UrbanMelbourne.info''. Retrieved 9 June 2015
The development received approval in April 2015, by Planning Minister
Richard Wynne
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. If constructed, the A$400 million skyscraper would become the
third-tallest building in Melbourne, behind the nearby
Eureka Tower and recently completed
Australia 108.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings. Of those completed and or topped-out, 73 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least ; m ...
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CTBUH Skyscraper Center
Skyscrapers in Melbourne
Residential skyscrapers in Australia
Apartment buildings in Melbourne
Proposed skyscrapers in Australia
Southbank, Victoria
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