Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
22 Delhi St West Perth
Cnr Campbell St
CBH Building, AFG Building
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1968
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 05 Aug 2009 | |
| State Register | Registered | 13 Oct 2019 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 01 Nov 1993 | ||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Survey of 20th Ctry Architecture | Completed | 01 Mar 1988 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 2 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 1 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 1 | ||
The place is an excellent example of a strongly modelled purpose-built office building designed in the Late Twentieth-Century International style, the exterior envelope treatment being rare in Western Australia, and displays the influence of Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer. The place is connected with the history of grain production in Western Australia, as it was purpose-built for and occupied by Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd from 1968 to 2003.The place was designed by prominent architectural firm, Summerhayes and Associates. The place is a rare example of highly regarded Late Twentieth-Century International style building in Western Australia.
The site comprises two buildings, the laboratory building located on the eastern part of the site and the office building to the west. The laboratory is constructed of concrete structural frame with aluminium and glass infill panels. The building has a mansard roof to the street elevation concealing a sawtooth section of roof to the main structure behind. The office building is concrete frame with roof to ceiling glass panels and pre-cast concrete panels fixed externally providing shade. The building comprises six floors of office accommodation with parking at ground level. The building has been altered and has lost its original distinctive external colour scheme featuring vivid blue letters CBH are fixed to the eastern elevation at roof height.
The Co-operative Bulk Handling Building was opened in October 1968 by John Saddler JP Chairman of the Co-operative Bulk Handling Superannuation Holdings Pty Ltd and the Chairman of Directors of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. The building was designed by Architects Summerhayes and Associates and built by Concrete Construction WA Pty Ltd. The building was associated with the handling of agriculture produce for export and sale.
High integrity. Medium level of integrity.
Very Good
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Construction WA Pty Ltd; Summerhayes & Associates | Architect | - | - |
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demolition licence for redevelopment 2004/8000/DEML TN for laboratory site only | |||
| 1.109 | COP Heritage Place File | ||
| Building Plaque |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11716 | Let our Co-operative spirit stand: A centenary history of resilience and adaptation in the Co-operative Federation of Western Australia 1919 - 2019 | Book | 2019 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Style |
|---|
| Late 20th-Century International |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | CONCRETE | Reinforced Concrete |
| Wall | CONCRETE | Pre-cast concrete panel |
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