Gordon Stephenson House

Gordon Stephenson House is an office building within the one40william commercial development in Perth, Western Australia. The building was named in honour of Gordon Stephenson, an architect responsible for planning much of modern Perth's urban form through the 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region, Perth and Fremantle.[1][2] It currently houses the Departments of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Transport and Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety among others.

Gordon Stephenson House
one40william as seen from Central Park
Alternative namesOne40william Commercial Tower
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice/retail
Address140 William Street
Town or cityPerth
CountryAustralia
Coordinates31°57′7″S 115°51′29″E
Current tenantsGovernment of Western Australia
Construction started2007
Completed2010
CostA$216M
Height92 metres (302 ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firmHassell
Website
http://www.one40william.com.au

Architecture

The site is located over an underground platform of the Perth railway station known as Perth Underground. The building includes an entrance to the railway station.

The building has won a number of Western Australian design awards[3] and the 2012 International Architecture Award.[4]

Construction

Construction began in 2007 and was completed in mid-2010.[5] Construction on the building was delayed while the railway construction was completed.

References
  1. "Overview". one40william.com.au. cbus property. 3 October 2011.
  2. Boddy, Natasha (28 August 2011). "Office complex named". The West Australian. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. "Perth's one40william building wins WA Awards". Architecture and Design. Reed Business Information. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  4. "NInternational Architecture Awards 2012". The Chicago Athenaeum. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. "One40 William Street, Perth". Probuild. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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