State Savings Bank Building
| State Savings Bank building | |
|---|---|
Main façade on Martin Place | |
Location in Sydney central business district | |
| Former names |
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| Alternative names | Money Box building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Inter-War Beaux-Arts |
| Location | Sydney CBD, 48-50 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′03″S 151°12′37″E / 33.867547°S 151.210155°E |
| Groundbreaking | 13 March 1922 |
| Construction started | 1922 |
| Opened | 13 December 1928 |
| Renovated | September 2014 |
| Cost | £1,515,917 |
| Owner | Macquarie Bank |
| Height | |
| Height | 204 feet (62 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Floor area | 330,000 square feet (31,000 m2) |
| Grounds | 32,560 square feet (3,025 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Herbert E Ross & H Ruskin-Rowe |
| Architecture firm | Ross & Rowe |
| Main contractor | Concrete Constructions Ltd |
| Renovating team | |
| Architects | Paul van Ratingen and Matthew Morel, Johnson Pilton Walker |
| Renovating firm | BVN Architecture |
| Engineer | Arup Group |
| Structural engineer | Taylor Thomson Whitting |
| Quantity surveyor | MBM |
| Main contractor | Multiplex |
| Awards and prizes |
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| Official name | Commonwealth Bank; The Government Savings Bank of New South Wales; CBA Building |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 17 November 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1427 |
| Type | Bank |
| Category | Commercial |
| References | |
The State Savings Bank Building (also known as The Government Savings Bank of New South Wales building or Commonwealth Bank building) is a heritage-listed large bank building and commercial offices situated at 48–50 Martin Place, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Ross & Rowe Architects and Consulting Engineers and built between 1925 & 1928 by Concrete Constructions Ltd. The building is the "pink palace" version of the money box issued by Commonwealth Bank. After several decades of use by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, including as its headquarters from 1984, it was purchased by financial services company Macquarie Group in 2012, refurbished, and now serves as Macquarie's global headquarters as 50 Martin Place. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 17 November 2000.