Myer Melbourne, Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (Spring 2006)

Digital Innovations Preservation, Victoria

Following the recommendation of the Myer buildings for inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register, negotiations took place between Myer managemnent and Heritage Victoria over the extent of the registration. A number of components of the site (small shops, a lane and a bridge over Little Bourke St) have been exempted. ADS is delighted that this truly iconic set of buildings …

Myer Melbourne, Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (April 2006)

Digital Innovations Preservation, Victoria

After an extended review by Heritage Victoria, the Myer’s city emporium complex is to be recommended for inclusion on the Victorian Register of Historic Buildings. In 2005, ADS nominated the Bourke St and Lonsdale St facades and the Myer Mural Hall on level 6 in Bourke St. However, Heritage Victoria’s listing goes further than our nomination had sought and covers …

Myer Melbourne, Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (Summer 2006)

Digital Innovations Preservation, Victoria

Last year ADS nominated parts of the iconic Myer department store for inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register. The nomination covers two street facades (Bourke St and Lonsdale St), together with the Myer Mural Hall on the 6th Floor. Whilst the application is being assessed, the Coles Myer Group invited expressions of interest from prospective purchasers of the building, with …

Myer Melbourne, Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (Autumn 2005)

Digital Innovations Preservation, Victoria

ADS recently submitted a nomination to Heritage Victoria for the listing of the facades of the Myer buildings (Bourke St and Lonsdale St) and the Myer Mural Hall, 6th Floor, Bourke St. The submission was supported by the National Trust. Both buildings were designed by prominent architects, HB and FW Tompkins, and the Mural Hall (6th Floor, Bourke St) features …