Cameron Offices, Belconnen
| Cameron Offices | |
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Cameron Offices, pictured in 2006.
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| Alternative names | Government Office Complex Belconnen |
| General information | |
| Status | partially demolished |
| Type | |
| Architectural style | Brutalist structuralism |
| Location | Belconnen |
| Town or city | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°14′31″S 149°4′11″E / 35.24194°S 149.06972°ECoordinates: 35°14′31″S 149°4′11″E / 35.24194°S 149.06972°E |
| Current tenants | Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and UniLodge |
| Construction started | 1970 |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Demolished | August 2007 |
| Cost | A$16 million |
| Client | National Capital Development Commission |
| Owner | Bovis Lend Lease (since 2000) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Precast and insitu concrete |
| Floor area | 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Andrews |
| Main contractor | T C Whittle Pty Ltd |
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| References | |
The Cameron Offices, a series of former government offices commissioned by the National Capital Development Commission and designed by John Andrews in the Brutalist structuralism style of architecture, were constructed between 1970 and 1976 and partially demolished during 2007–08; located in the Belconnen Town Centre, in the district of Belconnen, located in the Australian capital city of Canberra. During their thirty-year life cycle, the Cameron Offices primary occupant was the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Three wings (3, 4 and 5) and the pedestrian bridge, from the initial nine wings, remain. Wing 3 is currently occupied by the government agency responsible for superannuation administration, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. Wings 4 and 5 have been converted from government offices into student accommodation for the nearby University of Canberra.
The Cameron Office Complex is more than a building: it is "a varied streetscape of walks, gardens and pavilions. Its triumph lies in the interlocking unity of its concept and the diversity within it."
The Cameron Offices were the first major buildings to be built in Belconnen. They formed part of the original town plan, in which the aim was to provide a relatively compact pedestrian-oriented scheme on a north–south axis following the slope of the land from housing to the south through the office areas, transport interchange and shopping centre on to the man-made Lake Ginninderra, which was to have cultural buildings and housing along its shore.
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