Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
2 Adelaide Tce East Perth
City end of Causeway Comprises: 9 storey administrative building and attached 3 storey police station & lockup. EPRA
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1965 to 1975
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 09 Jan 2004 | |
| State Register | Registered | 14 Feb 2003 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 13 Mar 2001 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 1 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 1 | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 08 Jul 2002 | ||
The place is a prominent landmark, by virtue of the distinctive concave form of the tall headquarters building, which marks the eastern gateway to the city of Perth. The place is a good example of an office building constructed in the Late-Twentieth Century International style still extant within Perth. The increasing use of curvilinear forms was characteristic of this style and the concave form of the headquarters building is the dominant aesthetic. The place is rare as it includes the only multi-storey office building of curvilinear form, designed in the 1960s, extant within Western Australia. The place is also rare as an intact multi-storey office building in the International style dating from the period. The place demonstrates the principal characteristics of office buildings dating from the 1960s, such as the external expression of the concrete structure and the integration of passive sun-control devices in the design of the façade. The place is associated with the Police Commissioners and other officers who have worked from it since its construction, and the Walsh Pitman Memorial is associated with the many fallen police officers that it commemorates. The place, designed by the Architectural Division of the Public Works Department of Western Australia, is the first purpose-built consolidated Western Australian Police Service headquarters in Western Australia, incorporating all the major branches and sections of the Western Australian Police Department. The covered carpark structure, stores building and garage are of little significance.
A Nine storey basic office building with a concave façade. The building terminates the northern vista of the causeway approach to the city. It is very much a mainstream building design.
The Police Headquarters were completed in 1975 to PWD design. The building allowed the Police Department to consolidate its operations and the relocation allowed the Art Gallery to take over the old accommodation in James Street and Roe Street.
High level of integrity. High level of authenticity.
Good
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB Cann PWD | Architect | - | - |
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Perth Heritage Inventory | MRA | March 2016 |
Normalisation effective from 6 May 2022 upon the gazettal of City Planning Scheme No. 2 Amendment No. 46 and Local Planning Scheme No. 26 (Normalised Redevelopment Areas) Amendment No. 4 (refer to Council Ordinary Meeting held on 31 August 2021)
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Police Station or Quarters |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Police Station or Quarters |
| Style |
|---|
| Late 20th-Century International |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | CONCRETE | Pre-cast concrete panel |
| Wall | METAL | Steel |
| Wall | CONCRETE | Reinforced Concrete |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Law & order |
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