Hub Parliament Station on Nicholson Street, East Melbourne Development, Australian Interior Architecture
Hub Parliament Station, East Melbourne
Nicholson Street Building in Victoria, Australia – design by Bates Smart Architects
16 July 2019
Hub Parliament Station on Nicholson Street, East Melbourne
Design: Bates Smart Architects
Orica House – formerly ICI House – was Australia?s first skyscraper.
Location: Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bates Smart completes new co-working workplace fit-out at Hub Parliament Station
Hub lobby:

photo © Anson Smart
Bates Smart has delivered a next-generation premium co-working space with the completion of Hub Parliament Station on Nicholson Street, East Melbourne. Spanning 2,775sqm, Bates Smart was engaged to design Hub Australia?s latest Melbourne venture, occupying the top three floors (levels 16 to 18) of the iconic ICI House, currently known as Orica House.
Originally designed by Bates Smart + McCutcheon in 1958, the new co-working space is embedded in the building that shares a 60-year-long history as Australia?s first skyscraper and redefined Melbourne?s skyline.
Bates Smart Director, Kellie Payne said “the new co-working space environment is designed to foster its community?s culture with a strong focus on hospitality while respecting the building?s historical significance.
?The original design of ICI House was the inspiration for Hub Parliament Station with its human-centric, forward-...