Melbourne Central Tower

is a Premium Grade building located on Elizabeth Street in Melbourne. The complex includes a major retail precinct, 46 floors of commercial office space as well as carparking for 1,600 vehicles.
 

Overview

Floor to floor distance, 3,875mm.
Floor loading 4.0kPa, 5.0 kpa average & 10 kPa in designated compactus locations.

Core

Straight core perimeter walls with access/service doors.
Through core passages for direct access on lifts.
Lifts face each other in dedicated lobby. Consistent floor plate on all rises permits standardisation of office layout.
Tea room incorporated into core - can be converted to a communication/server room or storage. Dedicated goods lifts servicing all floors and basement areas.
Two dedicated risers are located in the north side of core.

Floor Layout

Straight perimeter walls.
Column free.
Core to wall North 11.5m / South 11.5 / East 10.2M / West 10.2M

Ceilings and Lighting

Ceiling height 2,900mm.
Tenant zone 250mm.
Two way exposed Grid with ceiling tiles of 600mm x 600mm.
Light intensity 450lux. Lights 2 x 36W PL. fluorescent units.
Low brightness diffusers.

Air conditioning

System type: central plant, variable air volume system with a CV skin system in the perimeter.
23 variable air volume zones per floor minimum.
Capacities: lighting 16W/m2, population density of one person/10m2.
Tenant equipment 35W/m2, population density of one person/10m2.
Condenser water 25W/m2.

Lift

The lift system combines optimum speed performance with extremely smooth acceleration and deceleration to provide passengers with a comfortable and efficient ride.
Number of lifts: 27 in all - including service to carpark. Two dedicated goods lift services the tower and carpark.
An average waiting time from the lobby level in peak periods is 12.5s.
Peak handling capacity: 13.0% @ 1 person 10m2 over a five-minute period.

Power

Rising mains to office floor distribution boards will be capable of handling 221VA/m2* Typical floor switchboard comprises 12 poles but 24 poles is possible. 100% circuit expansion is also possible.

Emergency Power

Standby diesel generators for 100% tenant load or 50% total building load.
Standby DG Power is provided to Fire & Lift Safety systems, Firemans lifts, 50% of lifts (In Blackout Mode and 100% in Brownout Mode) 50% chiller capacity, public stair lighting, 50% public lighting, Security System in addition standby power generator circuits are provided to each floor of 80 kw (Average). Power to tenanted area is provided on the basis of 5w/m2 of net lettable area. Load Shed contactors are provided on each Proprietor & Tenant Switchboards to control non-essential circuits. When required these contactors may open automatically to shed load.

Goods Delivery

Loading dock access for goods delivery via goods lift.
Serves all basement car park levels up to level 47.

CCTV, Access Control and Building Automation

CCTV and Access Control Systems was upgraded to the latest state-of-the-art technology, with the access control system using proximity cards. In addition the BAS is being upgraded.