Bates Smart

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: Sydney

Within the Australian context, Bates Smart has an unparalleled level of knowledge and experience of a broad range of top flight large scale projects.

Their sophisticated experience equips its practice with the skills necessary to deliver an enduring level of excellence from conception to completion.

Bates Smart pays special attention to the environmental performance and long term durability of its buildings. They harness where possible the latest sustainable ideas and technologies in order to deliver the maximum possible environmentally sound outcomes for their clients.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	One Barangaroo	271.3 m / 890 ft
2	Brisbane Skytower	269.6 m / 885 ft
3	Burramatta Place	233.6 m / 766 ft
4	700 Collins Street North Tower	223 m / 732 ft
5	Solar	214.9 m / 705 ft
6	Melbourne Central	211 m / 692 ft
7	Freshwater Place Residential Tower	205 m / 673 ft
8	Home Southbank	198 m / 650 ft
9	Collins House	190 m / 623 ft
10	Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place	188 m / 617 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: 51 Flinders Lane

Future Project Award 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Philip Vivian

CTBUH City Committee, Sydney, 2015 – Present

Sydney

Colby Wright

CTBUH City Committee, Sydney, 2018 – Present

Karen Wong

CTBUH Awards Repositioning Jury, 2023

Melbourne

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Bates Smart & McCutcheon

Formerly Named

Bates Smart & McCutcheon

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Queensbridge Tower	Melbourne	-	308 m / 1,010 ft	84	Residential
2	555 Collins Street	Melbourne	-	298 m / 978 ft	91	Residential / Hotel / Office
3	8 Parramatta Square	Parramatta	-	289.5 m / 950 ft	86	Residential / Serviced Apartments
4	AMP Tower	Melbourne	-	275 m / 902 ft	62	Multiple
5	One Barangaroo	Sydney	2020	271.3 m / 890 ft	71	Residential / Hotel
6	Brisbane Skytower	Brisbane	2019	269.6 m / 885 ft	90	Residential
7	8 Parramatta Square	Parramatta	-	238.7 m / 783 ft	72	Residential / Serviced Apartments
8	Burramatta Place	Parramatta	-	233.6 m / 766 ft	57	Office
9	700 Collins Street North Tower	Melbourne	-	223 m / 732 ft	50	Residential / Hotel / Office
10	Solar	Melbourne	2026	214.9 m / 705 ft	55	Office
11	Melbourne Central	Melbourne	1991	211 m / 692 ft	53	Office
12	Freshwater Place Residential Tower	Melbourne	2005	205 m / 673 ft	63	Residential
13	Home Southbank	Melbourne	2022	198 m / 650 ft	60	Residential
14	LK Tower	Melbourne	-	197 m / 646 ft	50	Residential / Retail
15	Queen Victoria Market Tower	Melbourne	-	196 m / 643 ft	N/A	Residential / Hotel
16	Collins House	Melbourne	2019	190 m / 623 ft	59	Residential
17	Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place	Melbourne	1980	188 m / 617 ft	50	Hotel / Office
18	ANZ Tower - Collins Place	Melbourne	1978	188 m / 617 ft	46	Office
19	Toga Central	Sydney	-	186 m / 610 ft	45	Office
20	Chapel Tower	Melbourne	2019	178 m / 584 ft	50	Residential
21	Victoria Cross Metro Station Tower	Sydney	2024	170 m / 558 ft	42	Office
22	Victoria Cross Metro Station Tower	Sydney	-	167 m / 548 ft	40	Office
23	35 Spring Street	Melbourne	2017	164.4 m / 539 ft	44	Residential
24	52-60 Collins Street	Melbourne	-	163.1 m / 535 ft	40	Office
25	2 Southbank Boulevard	Melbourne	2005	160.8 m / 528 ft	40	Office
26	27-35 Garfield Terrace	Gold Coast	-	160 m / 525 ft	42	Residential / Hotel
27	1 Denison Street	Sydney	2020	158.7 m / 521 ft	39	Office
28	32 Flinders Street	Melbourne	2025	158.5 m / 520 ft	41	Office
29	555 Collins Street	Melbourne	-	152 m / 499 ft	46	Office
30	107 Mount Street	Sydney	-	148 m / 486 ft	37	Office
31	Indi on Pitt Street	Sydney	2023	141.5 m / 464 ft	42	Residential
32	140 George Street	Parramatta	-	138 m / 453 ft	33	Office
33	420 George Street	Sydney	2010	136.4 m / 447 ft	36	Office / Retail
34	Darling Square North	Sydney	2019	135 m / 443 ft	41	Residential
35	105 Miller Street	Sydney	-	130 m / 427 ft	27	Office
36	17 Spring Street	Melbourne	2023	128 m / 420 ft	35	Residential
37	Boomerang Tower	Sydney	2019	125.8 m / 413 ft	39	Residential / Office
38	177 Pacific Highway	Sydney	2016	125 m / 410 ft	32	Office
39	One30 Hyde Park	Sydney	2019	123 m / 404 ft	38	Residential / Retail
40	181 William Street	Melbourne	2008	123 m / 404 ft	27	Office
41	Opal Tower	Sydney	2018	117 m / 384 ft	36	Residential
42	AMP Square	Melbourne	1969	113.4 m / 372 ft	28	Office
43	854 Hunter Street East Tower	Newcastle	-	107 m / 351 ft	30	Residential
44	One Australia Avenue	Sydney	2015	106.9 m / 351 ft	31	Residential
45	Concavo Tower Two	Melbourne	2015	104 m / 341 ft	31	Residential
46	Convesso Tower One	Melbourne	2012	104 m / 341 ft	30	Residential
47	161 Sussex Street Redevelopment	Sydney	2016	103 m / 338 ft	26	Office / Hotel / Exhibition
48	Twenty8 Freshwater Place	Melbourne	2008	103 m / 338 ft	25	Office
49	Hotel Lindrum	Melbourne	-	100 m / 328 ft	30	Hotel
50	854 Hunter Street West Tower	Newcastle	-	100 m / 328 ft	28	Residential
51	Crown Metropol	Melbourne	2010	98.5 m / 323 ft	28	Hotel
52	Ryde Garden Building B	Sydney	2018	92 m / 302 ft	27	Residential
53	Crown Promenade Hotel	Melbourne	2003	92 m / 302 ft	25	Hotel
54	No. 1 Collins Wharf	Melbourne	2018	90.1 m / 296 ft	29	Residential
55	IGLU Building	Melbourne	2018	90 m / 295 ft	25	Residential
55	The Melburnian West	Melbourne	2001	90 m / 295 ft	25	Residential
57	6-8 Claremont Street	Melbourne	-	88.5 m / 290 ft	27	Residential / Office
58	171 Collins Street	Melbourne	2013	86.2 m / 283 ft	20	Office
59	Australia Towers II	Sydney	2015	84.4 m / 277 ft	25	Residential
60	Orica House	Melbourne	1958	83.8 m / 275 ft	20	Office
61	Ryde Garden Building A	Sydney	2018	82 m / 269 ft	23	Residential
62	ATO Quattro Collins Square	Melbourne	2013	80 m / 262 ft	16	Office
63	Waterloo Metro Quarter South Tower	Sydney	2023	77 m / 253 ft	25	Residential
64	Sydney Water HQ	Parramatta	2009	76 m / 249 ft	17	Office
65	Iglu South Yarra	Melbourne	-	74.4 m / 244 ft	24	Residential
66	271 Spring Street	Melbourne	2019	73.4 m / 241 ft	17	Office
67	Iglu Brisbane City	Brisbane	2016	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
68	903-921 Bourke Street	Sydney	-	73 m / 240 ft	20	Residential
69	47 Wentworth Avenue	Sydney	2021	70 m / 230 ft	19	Hotel
70	55 Southbank	Melbourne	2020	69.7 m / 229 ft	19	Hotel / Office
71	6-12 O'Riordan Street	Sydney	-	69 m / 226 ft	16	Office
72	51 Flinders Lane	Melbourne	2025	66.3 m / 217 ft	15	Office
73	Site 18	Sydney	-	65 m / 213 ft	20	Residential
74	Iglu Redfern	Sydney	2021	63.3 m / 208 ft	18	Residential
75	Proximity (Building A)	Sydney	2000	61 m / 200 ft	20	Residential
76	596 St. Kilda Road	Melbourne	-	60 m / 197 ft	19	Residential
76	Opera	Melbourne	2018	60 m / 197 ft	19	Residential
78	IGLU Building	Sydney	2017	60 m / 197 ft	18	Residential
79	88 Alfred Street South	Sydney	2017	60 m / 197 ft	16	Residential
80	MLC Building	Sydney	1957	59 m / 194 ft	14	Office
81	The Quay Tower 1	Sydney	2014	57 m / 187 ft	16	Residential
81	The Quay Tower 2	Sydney	2014	57 m / 187 ft	16	Residential
83	Urbanest Haymarket	Sydney	2010	55 m / 180 ft	15	Residential
84	854 Hunter Street Office Building	Newcastle	2021	54.7 m / 179 ft	12	Office
85	Proximity (Building B)	Sydney	2000	50 m / 164 ft	15	Residential
86	The Eastbourne	Melbourne	2017	50 m / 164 ft	12	Residential
87	25 King	Brisbane	2018	46.8 m / 153 ft	10	Office
88	Ryde Garden Building C	Sydney	2018	45 m / 148 ft	13	Residential
89	Toorak Tower	Melbourne	2019	44.7 m / 147 ft	11	Residential
90	The Lyall	Perth	-	-	37	Residential
91	13 Spring Street	Melbourne	-	-	35	Residential
92	IGLU Russell Street	Melbourne	2023	-	28	Residential
93	540-550 Lonsdale Street	Melbourne	-	-	23	Office
94	407-409 King Street	Melbourne	-	-	20	Residential
94	Parkfront Tower	Sydney	-	-	20	Residential
96	Macquarie Exchange	Sydney	-	-	17	Office

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Bates Smart

Member Focus: Bates Smart

17 April 2023

This week, as part of the CTBUH "Member Appreciation Month," we're featuring one of Australia’s oldest architectural firms and one of our most enduring partners: Bates Smart, a member since 1981, with offices in Sydney and Melbourne.

Design Excellence Competition: 10 Valentine Avenue

20 November 2019

Join the CTBUH Australia Chapter's Sydney Committee for the next episode of its Design Excellence series, featuring the competition design thinking for 10 Valentine Avenue.

Designing the Global City

08 May 2019

CTBUH Australia and the UNSW Built Environment present a lecture featuring Prof. Robert Freestone, who will speak on ‘Design excellence and the competition dividend in central Sydney.'

CTBUH Australia Hosts Commercial Timber: 25 King Street

26 July 2018

The CTBUH Australia Chapter investigated commercial timber projects through 25 King Street, which will be the world's tallest timber office building upon completion.

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 280 George Street

20 June 2018

The CTBUH Sydney Committee hosted the second installment of the 2018 Design Excellence Series, a discussion of the competition design thinking for 280 George Street.

Skyscraper Summit Warms Sydney Up for CTBUH 2017

18 August 2017

A joint venture between the Urban Taskforce and CTBUH delivered a successful “warm-up” event in advance of the CTBUH 2017 Conference in Australia on August 18, 2017.