Architecturally designed by the multi-award-winning Bates Smart, 435 Bourke Street will set a new benchmark for sustainable office development and design, being one of the first office towers in the world to feature a ‘solar skin’ façade.

BG&E was engaged from the early concept to the completion of the project. We were closely involved with design specification, due diligence, proof of concept, and pretender prototyping of the solar skin to facilitate procurement of one of the largest BIFV installations in the world.

435 Bourke Street is one of the first all-electric A-grade commercial towers in Melbourne. The project had some very challenging sustainability targets, with 6 Star Green Star and NABERS, as well as a Platinum WELL certified rating. Part of the certification process required a 30 percent reduction of body embodied carbon emissions.

In line with Cbus Property’s commitment to Net Zero Carbon, which has been fast-tracked to 2022, 435 Bourke Street is designed to achieve Net Zero Carbon in operation. Up to 20 percent of its fully electric base building electricity requirements will be generated on-site by its solar skin design. The balance of the building will be powered by offsite renewable electricity.