P&O Building (Perth)
Heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The former P&O Building is a heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
Malaysian Airlines Building
| P&O Building | |
|---|---|
| |
 Interactive map of the P&O Building area | |
| Alternative names | Orient Lines Building Malaysian Airlines Building |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Inter-war functionalist |
| Location | 56-60 William Street, Perth, Australia |
| Coordinates | 31.95387°S 115.85706°E |
| Current tenants | Malaysian Airlines |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Inaugurated | 16 September 1930 |
| Renovated | 1991 |
| Cost | £A 41,073 (equivalent to A$3.8M in 2022) |
| Client | Orient Steam Navigation Company |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Waldie Forbes |
| Architecture firm | Hobbs, Smith & Forbes |
| Main contractor | E. Allwood |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 22 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 4587 |
Site history
The site of the building formerly housed three separate shops at 56, 58 and 60 William Street. It was built to house the Orient Steam Navigation Company, one of the two major passenger and cruise liner companies serving Australia between late 1800s and 1970s.[2] It was officially opened by William Campion, the Governor of Western Australia, on 16 September 1930.[3][4]
Architecture
It is a seven-storey steel framed office building, clad in Donnybrook stone and rendered brick. It was designed in the Inter-war Functionalist style by Waldie Forbes of the Hobbs Smith & Forbes architecture firm, at a cost of £A 41,073,[2] equivalent to A$3.8 million in 2022.