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                    Council House 2

                    View of wooden-shuttered facade of CH2
                    Council House 2 (CH2) was built by Hansen Yuncken and was Australia's first building to be awarded a six star green star design rating. Since its completion in 2006, CH2 has changed the landscape of its local area and inspired developers and designers across Australia and the world.

                    CH2 is located at 240 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. The building has generated substantial interest, with many people keen to see for themselves how its features appear and work.

                    Given that CH2 is now a fully-functioning workplace, it is not always possible for members of the public to see the inside of the building first-hand. However, you can view the virtual tour with Project Director, Professor Robert Adams, and an image gallery, below.

                    You can also watch the Council House 2 animation which provides an overview of the design and key sustainable systems in the building.

                    • Conserving energy and water

                      CH2 has been designed to reflect the planet’s ecology, a complex system of inter-related components. Find out how the building was designed to work as an ecosystem.
                    • About Council House 2

                      In 2004, the City of Melbourne was faced with an accommodation dilemma. Staff were housed in dated office buildings which, although centrally located to the town hall, were nearing the end of their lifespan.
                    • Internal environment

                      A key focus of CH2's design is the indoor environment quality. In CH2, the air intake is 100 per cent filtered outside air, instead of being recycled such as in the traditional air-handling systems in most office buildings.
                    • Artworks

                      Art is integrated into the fabric of CH2, complementing and extending the building beyond its engineering and architectural aspirations.
                    • Design process

                      Central to the creation of CH2 was a collaborative design process that explored and challenged every aspect of a contemporary office design.
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                    Council House 2 - A video tour
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                    Council House 2 - animation
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                    CH2 image gallery

                    Elevated view of the building showing its timber facade and yellow turbines on the roofView of the building, looking up at the timber facadeView from close to the building, looking up at the opened timber shuttersClose up of a shower towerElevated view of the building showing a row of shower towers on its facadeView of the building's rooftop showing large yellow turbines, tables and chairs, open areas with plants and a metal pergola-like structureView of the building's rooftop showing the large yellow turbines, tables and chairs, plants and sculptures underneath the pergola structureThe building's lift has glass walls with a view through the  timber shuttersNarrow shelving, windows and large plants lining a corridorUndulating ceiling panels over an open office spaceTwo workers seated at their desks in an office space.The office space is open plan with many indoor plants among the desks, and lime-green dividers separating the cubiclesA wider view of the office space showing cubicles spread out on the floor, large plants used for separation and a corridor alongside lined with narrow shelvesA meeting room with frosted glass doors and a row of tall plants just outsidePeople seated in the meeting room, looking through the glass doors which are transparent with a printed pattern. The room includes six chairs around the table, plants and a large window.Two people using the breakout space. The space has large padded red armchairs around a small table, and is next to a large window
                    © Copyright City of Melbourne 2010. The images in this image gallery are copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce material from this gallery in unaltered form only for your personal, non-commercial use. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved.
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