National Bank House is a commercial skyscraper located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, completed in 1978, designed by architects

Godfrey and Spowers Godfrey and Spowers, now Spowers, is an Australian architectural design firm established about 1901 century in Melbourne, specializing in commercial and institutional buildings since the 1920s. William Scott Purves Godfrey W.S.P Godfrey was born ...

. The

National Bank of Australia The National Bank of Australasia was a bank based in Melbourne. It was established in 1858, and in 1982 merged with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney to form National Australia Bank. History In 1858, Alexander Gibb, a Melbourne gentlema ...

, later the National Australia Bank, made it their headquarters on completion. Located near the crest of the western hill of

Bourke Street Bourke Street is one of the main streets in the Melbourne central business district and a core feature of the Hoddle Grid. It was traditionally the entertainment hub of inner-city Melbourne, and is now also a popular tourist destination and ...

, the skyscraper was built in the mid 1970s as a speculative office tower, which was fully occupied by the

as their headquarters. In 1982 they merged with

Commercial Banking Company of Sydney The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, also known as the CBC, or CBC Bank, was a bank based in Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1834, and in 1982 merged with the National Bank of Australasia to form National Australia Bank. Hi ...

to form the National Australia Bank, known as the NAB. In 2004, the NAB moved their global head offices to 700 - 800 Bourke Street, "National @ Docklands", both located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, but the bank still remains a full tenant of National Bank House. In 2009, the building was fully refurbished by then owner ISPT in order to increase energy efficiency to 5 stars,500 Bourke Street
''ISPT Properties''. Retrieved 7 December 2015 and the ground level was rebuilt with a new lobby, refurbished rear plaza cafes and street canopy designed by John Wardle architects. National Bank House reaches 161 metres in height, and comprises 40 storeys of offices. At the time of its completion in 1978, it was the third-tallest building in Melbourne; the commercial building is currently the 43rd tallest in the city.National Bank House - The Skyscraper Center
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The Skyscraper Center The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design. A non-profit organization based at the Monroe Building in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States ...

''. Retrieved 23 August 2019

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Skyscrapers in Melbourne 1978 establishments in Australia National Australia Bank Skyscraper office buildings in Australia Office buildings completed in 1978 Bourke Street Buildings and structures in Melbourne City Centre {{VictoriaAU-struct-stub

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