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{{Short description|Skyscraper at 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox building
| name               = Bourke Place
| status = Complete
| image              = Bourke Place 2008.jpg
| image_size         = 240px
| location           = [[Bourke Street]], [[Melbourne central business district|Melbourne CBD]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|48|57.37|S|144|57|21.56|E|region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Australia Melbourne
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = Location in Greater Metropolitan Melbourne
| map_size = 280 
| map_dot_label = 
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| start_date         = 1990 
| completion_date    = 1991
| architect          = [[Godfrey & Spowers]]
| owner              = [[AMP Capital]]
| floor_count        = 51
| building_type      = Office
| antenna_spire      = {{convert|254|m}}
| roof               = {{convert|224|m}}
| services_engineer  = [[Norman Disney & Young]]
}}

'''Bourke Place''' is a {{convert|224|m|ft|0|adj=on}} [[skyscraper]] situated at 600 [[Bourke Street]], [[Melbourne central business district]], [[Victoria, Australia]]. As of 2024, it is the equal [[List of tallest buildings in Melbourne|18th tallest building in Melbourne]] and the [[List of tallest buildings in Australia|37th tallest building in Australia]]. It was completed in 1991.<ref name="ctbuh">[https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bourke-place/1201 600 Bourke Street - The Skyscraper Center]. ''[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]]''. Retrieved 22 February 2024</ref>

Designed by the architectural firm Godfrey & Spowers, it is a modernist building. It previously served as the headquarters for [[BHP]], and the company's sign on the outside of the structure was the highest in the country. BHP has since moved to a new building across the city to 171 [[Collins Street, Melbourne|Collins Street]].

The building's most obvious feature on the [[skyline]] is its sloped roof, which hides various communications equipment. The structure's facade is {{convert|170000|m2}} of [[Architectural glass#Laminated glass|laminated glass]].

In 2019 the building's ground floor foyer has undergone refurbishment under the guidance of [[3XN]] in collaboration with NH Architecture with construction work carried out by [[Probuild]].

Bourke Place is home to numerous law firms, including [[King & Wood Mallesons]], HFW, [[Sparke Helmore Lawyers]],<ref>Sparke Helmore (2016). [http://www.sparke.com.au/contact-us/ Contact Us]. Retrieved 4 July 2016.</ref> [[Gadens]],<ref>Gadens Lawyers Melbourne (2011). [http://www.gadensmelbourne.com.au/contact-us.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153358/http://www.gadensmelbourne.com.au/contact-us.html |date=4 October 2011 }}. Retrieved 11 October 2011.</ref> and [[Lander & Rogers]].<ref>Lander & Rogers (2011). [http://www.landers.com.au/ContactUs.aspx Contact Us]. Retrieved 11 October 2011.</ref> Other tenants include [[Zurich Insurance Group]], M&K Lawyers, [[Berkshire Hathaway]], Scottish Pacific and Interpro.

==See also==
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* [[Australian landmarks]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Melbourne]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Australia]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930041734/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=108487 Emporis Buildings: Bourke Place]}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102255/http://www.bourkeplace.com.au/jd/jadehttp.dll?EbdMulti_www_01=&H01=5006&H04=50000&_session=11416cc2a8c4d434&_jadeReferenceClass=EbdHtmlClassMaster001&_jadeReferenceDocument=EbdHtmlClassMaster001 Official Website: Bourke Place]

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[[Category:Brookfield Properties buildings]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1991]]
[[Category:Bourke Street]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the Melbourne central business district]]
[[Category:Modernist architecture in Australia]]