Gordon Stephenson House, Government office building in Perth, Australia
The Gordon Stephenson House is a modern office building in Perth located on William Street that houses several government departments. It provides direct access to the railway station and combines office space with smaller retail areas.
The building opened in 2010 as the result of a major development project that began several years earlier. Its construction followed the completion of the underground railway station and was part of Perth's modernized infrastructure.
The name honours Gordon Stephenson, the architect behind the 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region, Perth and Fremantle, which guided much of modern Perth's urban form. The building also keeps four heritage structures within the development: the Wellington Building, the Globe Hotel, Baird's Building and the façade of Mitchell's Building.
The building stands over the underground platforms of Perth railway station and contains a direct entrance to the station, so trains are reached from inside the development. It is an office complex for government departments and other tenants rather than a visitor attraction, so plan on seeing it from William Street and the station concourse.
Notably, the building integrated historic structures such as the Wellington Building and the Globe Hotel into its modern design. These older constructions were preserved and form an interesting contrast with the contemporary elements surrounding them.
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