8 Nov 2019
đŽ not a fan; but if youâre going to cantilever, at least do it a long way up and make it look like a hanging part of the building, not a whole building leaning out. That angling inward bit is unfortunate, and wasnât meant to be there, it was just going hang, got changed after the permit as far Iâm aware. âšď¸ Plus the hanging bit is closer to Exhibition Street I now realise ! This tower built 6m away from the ex #NauruHouse, now to be known as #80CollinsStreet North, the new one South, by @woodsbagot 
This part of the #80CollinsStreet development is I think not bad, constructing a frontage of what looks like individual buildings, and will be I think individual three storey luxury shops; one will be the entry to the office tower, the pink one is the old #LeLouvre (which Iâve heard is going to lose the very interesting possibly 1850s rear wing due to âstructural issuesâ). Theyâre actually keeping the âgapâ formed by the demolition of #OggsChemist in c1972, I know lots of people like that gap and the rough wall but Iâd prefer more buildings…..just realised that this streetscape was originally a row of 1855 terraces that Le Louvre was end of.
August 2025
I quite like the way the street frontage of 80 Collins Street has been designed like a row of buildings, fitting in with the historic buildings of the streetscape. One of them is actually the entrance to the office tower. What I donât like of course is that the tower then looms out and leans over the whole lot, darkening the street. Also that the gap next to the ex-Le Louvre was kept as a gap when it was only created in the 70s by demolishing Oggs chemist – but we love our lanes ! Also Le Louvre is now just a front wall, interiors and side wall all lost due to instability/lack of interior controls. Grr Poor ex-Rolex once a Drs surgery is now quite overshadowed too.
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