CVU Silver Member

Bates Smart

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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	700 Collins Street North Tower	223 m / 732 ft
4	Solar	214.9 m / 705 ft
5	Halo	214 m / 702 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: Indi Sydney

Best Tall Building, by Region, Oceania 2025

CVU Leaders

Karen Wong

CVU Australia Chapter, 2014 – Present

Melbourne

Philip Vivian

CVU Australia Chapter, 2015 – Present

Sydney

Colby Wright

CVU City Committee, Sydney, 2018 – Present

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 m / 950 ft	86	Residential / Serviced Apartments
4	AMP Tower	Melbourne	-	275 m / 902 ft	62	Multiple
5	One Barangaroo	Sydney	2020	271 m / 890 ft	71	Residential / Hotel
6	Brisbane Skytower	Brisbane	2019	270 m / 885 ft	90	Residential
7	8 Parramatta Square	Parramatta	-	239 m / 783 ft	72	Residential / Serviced Apartments
8	Burramatta Place	Parramatta	-	234 m / 766 ft	57	Office
9	700 Collins Street North Tower	Melbourne	-	223 m / 732 ft	50	Residential / Hotel / Office
10	Solar	Melbourne	2026	215 m / 705 ft	55	Office
11	Halo	Sydney	2030	214 m / 702 ft	53	Office
12	Melbourne Central	Melbourne	1991	211 m / 692 ft	53	Office
13	Freshwater Place Residential Tower	Melbourne	2005	205 m / 673 ft	63	Residential
14	Home Southbank	Melbourne	2022	198 m / 650 ft	60	Residential
15	LK Tower	Melbourne	-	197 m / 646 ft	50	Residential / Retail
16	Queen Victoria Market Tower	Melbourne	-	196 m / 643 ft	N/A	Residential / Hotel
17	Collins House	Melbourne	2019	190 m / 623 ft	59	Residential
18	Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place	Melbourne	1980	188 m / 617 ft	50	Hotel / Office
19	ANZ Tower - Collins Place	Melbourne	1978	188 m / 617 ft	46	Office
20	Chapel Tower	Melbourne	2019	178 m / 584 ft	50	Residential
21	Victoria Cross Metro Station Tower	Sydney	2025	170 m / 558 ft	42	Office
22	Chifley South	Sydney	2027	168 m / 551 ft	40	Office
23	Victoria Cross Metro Station Tower	Sydney	-	167 m / 548 ft	40	Office
24	35 Spring Street	Melbourne	2017	164 m / 539 ft	44	Residential
25	52-60 Collins Street	Melbourne	-	163 m / 535 ft	40	Office
26	2 Southbank Boulevard	Melbourne	2005	161 m / 528 ft	40	Office
27	27-35 Garfield Terrace	Gold Coast	-	160 m / 525 ft	42	Residential / Hotel
28	1 Denison Street	Sydney	2020	159 m / 521 ft	39	Office
29	32 Flinders Street	Melbourne	2025	159 m / 520 ft	41	Office
30	555 Collins Street	Melbourne	-	152 m / 499 ft	46	Office
31	107 Mount Street	Sydney	-	148 m / 486 ft	37	Office
32	Indi Sydney	Sydney	2024	142 m / 465 ft	39	Residential
33	420 George Street	Sydney	2010	136 m / 447 ft	36	Office / Retail
34	140 George Street	Parramatta	-	136 m / 447 ft	32	Office
35	Darling Square North	Sydney	2019	135 m / 443 ft	41	Residential
36	105 Miller Street	Sydney	-	130 m / 427 ft	27	Office
37	17 Spring Street	Melbourne	2023	128 m / 420 ft	35	Residential
38	Boomerang Tower	Sydney	2019	126 m / 413 ft	39	Residential / Office
39	177 Pacific Highway	Sydney	2016	125 m / 410 ft	32	Office
40	One30 Hyde Park	Sydney	2019	123 m / 404 ft	38	Residential / Retail
41	181 William Street	Melbourne	2008	123 m / 404 ft	27	Office
42	Opal Tower	Sydney	2018	117 m / 384 ft	36	Residential
43	AMP Square	Melbourne	1969	113 m / 372 ft	28	Office
44	The Store East Tower	Newcastle	2026	107 m / 351 ft	30	Residential
45	One Australia Avenue	Sydney	2015	107 m / 351 ft	31	Residential
46	Concavo Tower Two	Melbourne	2015	104 m / 341 ft	31	Residential
47	Convesso Tower One	Melbourne	2012	104 m / 341 ft	30	Residential
48	161 Sussex Street Redevelopment	Sydney	2016	103 m / 338 ft	26	Office / Hotel / Exhibition
49	Twenty8 Freshwater Place	Melbourne	2008	103 m / 338 ft	25	Office
50	Hotel Lindrum	Melbourne	-	100 m / 328 ft	30	Hotel
51	The Store West Tower	Newcastle	2026	100 m / 328 ft	28	Residential
52	Crown Metropol	Melbourne	2010	99 m / 323 ft	28	Hotel
53	Ryde Garden Building B	Sydney	2018	92 m / 302 ft	27	Residential
54	Crown Promenade Hotel	Melbourne	2003	92 m / 302 ft	25	Hotel
55	No. 1 Collins Wharf	Melbourne	2018	90 m / 296 ft	29	Residential
56	IGLU Building	Melbourne	2018	90 m / 295 ft	25	Residential
56	The Melburnian West	Melbourne	2001	90 m / 295 ft	25	Residential
58	6-8 Claremont Street	Melbourne	-	89 m / 290 ft	27	Residential / Office
59	171 Collins Street	Melbourne	2013	86 m / 283 ft	20	Office
60	Australia Towers II	Sydney	2015	84 m / 277 ft	25	Residential
61	Orica House	Melbourne	1958	84 m / 275 ft	20	Office
62	Ryde Garden Building A	Sydney	2018	82 m / 269 ft	23	Residential
63	ATO Quattro Collins Square	Melbourne	2013	80 m / 262 ft	16	Office
64	Waterloo Metro Quarter South Tower	Sydney	2025	77 m / 253 ft	25	Residential
65	Sydney Water HQ	Parramatta	2009	76 m / 249 ft	17	Office
66	Iglu South Yarra	Melbourne	-	74 m / 244 ft	24	Residential
67	271 Spring Street	Melbourne	2019	73 m / 241 ft	17	Office
68	Iglu Brisbane City	Brisbane	2016	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
69	903-921 Bourke Street	Sydney	-	73 m / 240 ft	20	Residential
70	47 Wentworth Avenue	Sydney	2021	70 m / 230 ft	19	Hotel
71	55 Southbank	Melbourne	2020	70 m / 229 ft	19	Hotel / Office
72	6-12 O'Riordan Street	Sydney	-	69 m / 226 ft	16	Office
73	51 Flinders Lane	Melbourne	2025	66 m / 217 ft	15	Office
74	Site 18	Sydney	-	65 m / 213 ft	20	Residential
75	Iglu Redfern	Sydney	2021	63 m / 208 ft	18	Residential
76	Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street	Melbourne	2021	63 m / 206 ft	18	Hotel
77	Proximity (Building A)	Sydney	2000	61 m / 200 ft	20	Residential
78	596 St. Kilda Road	Melbourne	-	60 m / 197 ft	19	Residential
78	Opera	Melbourne	2018	60 m / 197 ft	19	Residential
80	IGLU Building	Sydney	2017	60 m / 197 ft	18	Residential
81	88 Alfred Street South	Sydney	2017	60 m / 197 ft	16	Residential
82	MLC Building	Sydney	1957	59 m / 194 ft	14	Office
83	The Quay Tower 1	Sydney	2014	57 m / 187 ft	16	Residential
83	The Quay Tower 2	Sydney	2014	57 m / 187 ft	16	Residential
85	Urbanest Haymarket	Sydney	2010	55 m / 180 ft	15	Residential
86	854 Hunter Street Office Building	Newcastle	2021	55 m / 179 ft	12	Office
87	Proximity (Building B)	Sydney	2000	50 m / 164 ft	15	Residential
88	The Eastbourne	Melbourne	2017	50 m / 164 ft	12	Residential
89	25 King	Brisbane	2018	47 m / 153 ft	10	Office
90	Ryde Garden Building C	Sydney	2018	45 m / 148 ft	13	Residential
91	Toorak Tower	Melbourne	2019	45 m / 147 ft	11	Residential
92	Box Hill Central Building 3	Melbourne	-	-	50	Residential
93	Box Hill Central Building 4	Melbourne	-	-	49	Residential
94	Box Hill Central Building 2	Melbourne	-	-	46	Residential
95	Tech Central	Sydney	-	-	41	Office
96	Box Hill Central Building 1	Melbourne	-	-	39	Residential
97	The Lyall	Perth	-	-	37	Residential
98	13 Spring Street	Melbourne	-	-	35	Residential
99	Box Hill Central Building 7	Melbourne	-	-	32	Residential
100	IGLU Russell Street	Melbourne	2023	-	28	Residential
101	Box Hill Central Building 5	Melbourne	-	-	27	Residential
102	540-550 Lonsdale Street	Melbourne	-	-	23	Office
103	407-409 King Street	Melbourne	-	-	20	Residential
103	Parkfront Tower	Sydney	-	-	20	Residential
105	Box Hill Central Building 6	Melbourne	-	-	19	Office
106	Macquarie Exchange	Sydney	-	-	17	Office

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