Deutsche Bank Place

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Deutsche Bank Place, east side

Deutsche Bank Place, south side

Deutsche Bank Place is a skyscraper in Sydney Australia. It is located at 126 Phillip Street (corner of Hunter Street) in the north-eastern end of the central business district, across the road from Chifley Tower. The building is 240 m (787 ft) tall with the twin spires reaching 268 meters. Construction began in 2002 and was completed in 2005. The buildings architect is Norman Foster of Foster and Partners. Deutsche Bank is the primary tenant occupying 40% of the building and owning the naming rights.

The building has 39 floors and was planned to be much larger, however it would have blocked sunlight reaching the building on its east including the State Library and Parliament. The setback roof or step design allows sunlight to reach the south-eastern side of the building. The spires appear oversize for the building; this was caused by the height being reduced, the spires being proportionate to a taller building. The building has hollow core that provides air and light throughout the building; this core rises from a large foyer area that cover the whole area of the ground floor. The foyer is named 'the assembly'.

This building is the second-tallest building in the world with less than 40 floors. Al Faisaliyah Center (Riyadh) is taller. The net lettable area is 42,965m², with space for only 78 cars. Construction costs totaled AU$450 million dollars. Bovis Lend Lease was the project manager and design and construction manager. The building is of the late-modernist or modern school of design and is made primarily of concrete, glass and steel.