CTBUH Silver Member

PTW Architects

About

Member Since: 2017

Member Offices: Sydney

Website: http://www.ptw.com.au

PTW Architects (formerly Peddle Thorp & Walker) was established in Sydney by James Peddle in 1889. Peddle was notable in the domestic field, adapting the practice of architecture he learned in England and the USA to the Sydney climate and conditions.

PTW Architects’ architectural achievement has been recognized repeatedly throughout its history. In 1930, the firm won the inaugural Sulman Award (the highest honor awarded by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects) for Science House – Sydney. It won this award again in 1952 for the Royal Swedish Legation – Canberra. In the last 20 years, the firm has earned over 80 awards for various projects and innovative designs.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

See all status definitions
Height
1 Shenzhen Capital Plaza
261.3 m / 857  ft
2 One Sydney Harbour Tower 1
247 m / 810  ft
3 One Sydney Harbour Tower 2
230 m / 754  ft
4 12 Hassall Street
202 m / 663  ft
5 Destination Tower C, Macquarie Park
193 m / 633  ft
6 Suncorp Place
193 m / 633  ft
7 300 Church Street
190 m / 623  ft
8 142-154 Macquarie Street (Tower 1)
186 m / 610  ft
9 Shenzhen Development Bank
183.6 m / 602  ft
10 Vero Centre
170 m / 558  ft

Awards

Shenzhen Capital Plaza

Award of Excellence: Shenzhen Capital Plaza

Best Tall Building, by Height, 200-299 meters 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Simon Parsons

Simon Parsons

CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building Oceania Jury, 2025

Sydney

Associated companies

Peddle Thorp & Walker

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Shenzhen Capital Plaza

261 m / 857 ft
2 One Sydney Harbour Tower 1

247 m / 810 ft
3 One Sydney Harbour Tower 2

230 m / 754 ft
4 12 Hassall Street

202 m / 663 ft
5 Destination Tower C, Macquarie Park

193 m / 633 ft
6 Suncorp Place

193 m / 633 ft
7 300 Church Street

190 m / 623 ft
8 142-154 Macquarie Street (Tower 1)

186 m / 610 ft
9 Shenzhen Development Bank

184 m / 602 ft
10 Vero Centre

170 m / 558 ft
11 Hyatt Center Tower 1

170 m / 558 ft
12 1 O'Connell Street

166 m / 545 ft
13 Gateway Plaza

164 m / 538 ft
14 88 by JQZ Tower 1

157 m / 515 ft
15 Angel Place

152 m / 500 ft
16 Lumiere

152 m / 499 ft
17 Destination Tower A, Macquarie Park

152 m / 499 ft
18 Hyatt Center Tower 2

150 m / 492 ft
19 Colonial State Bank

148 m / 486 ft
20 Exchange Plaza

146 m / 479 ft
21 Indochina Plaza Hanoi Tower A

142 m / 466 ft
22 AMP Place

135 m / 443 ft
23 Met Centre

134 m / 440 ft
24 Trilogy Tower

129 m / 423 ft
25 Indochina Plaza Hanoi Tower B

124 m / 406 ft
26 One Central Park

117 m / 384 ft
27 Fraser Suites

115 m / 377 ft
28 33 Alfred Street

115 m / 377 ft
29 Boulevard

110 m / 361 ft
30 Meriton Suites Liverpool

107 m / 351 ft
31 Waterman’s Residences

104 m / 341 ft
32 Kokura Tower

102 m / 333 ft
33 88 by JQZ Tower 2

92 m / 301 ft
34 100 Pacific Highway

90 m / 295 ft
35 142 Macquarie Street Tower 3

88 m / 289 ft
36 499 Kent Street

85 m / 279 ft
37 Avenue

75 m

246 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,558 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
38 The Miller

74 m / 243 ft
39 Poly Horizon Tower A

72 m / 236 ft
40 Poly Horizon Tower B

71 m / 233 ft
41 DUO West

71 m / 232 ft
42 558 Pacific Highway

71 m / 231 ft
43 Blue at Lavender Bay

70 m / 230 ft
44 Prime (Tower 1)

70 m / 230 ft
44 Prime (Tower 2)

70 m / 230 ft
44 Prime (Tower 3)

70 m / 230 ft
47 AON Centre

67 m / 220 ft
48 DUO East

66 m / 216 ft
49 105 Phillip Street

65 m / 213 ft
50 Shore East

62 m / 203 ft
50 Shore West

62 m / 203 ft
52 Ivy Towers, St Margarets

58 m

190 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,558 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
53 Bennelong Apartments

45 m / 148 ft
54 West Lake Iconic Towers North

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54 West Lake Iconic Towers South

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CTBUH Initiatives Involving PTW Architects

CTBUH Australia Hosts Urban Regeneration Seminar

12 March 2015

More than 100 people attended the presentation on One Central Park, the first of CTBUH Australia's Urban Regeneration Breakfast Seminars.