• Title
  Culwulla Chambers, King & Castlereagh Streets, Sydney (for the trustees of the Late S. J. Marks) / plans of business premises by Spain, Cosh & Minnett, architects
• Creator
  Spain & Cosh
• Call number
  PXD 532/nos. 184-231
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1910-1929
• Type of material
  Architectural and Technical Drawings
• Reference code
  446982
• Issue Copy
  Partly Digitised : nos. 194-203, 209
  
• Physical Description
  62 drawings - ink on linen and coloured diazotypes, ink on paper, coloured dyeline
  
• Scope and Content
  
  Plan of Business Premises, King & Castlereagh Streets, for the trustees of the Late S.J. Marks (Cullwulla Chambers)
  f184: No. 1 Elevations to King & Castlereagh Sts.
  f185: No. 2 Ground floor & basement plans
  f186: No. 3 First & second floor plans
  f187: No. 4 Third & fourth floor plans
  f188: No. 5 Fifth & sixth floor plans
  f189: No. 6 Seventh & eighth floor plans
  f190: No. 7 Ninth & tenth floor plans
  f191: No. 8 Eleventh & flat roof & caretakers flat
  f192: No. 9 West elevation
  f193: No. 10 Sections
  f194: No. 1 Elevations
  f195: No. 2 Ground floor basement plans
  f196: No. 3 First & second floor plans
  f197: No. 4 Third & fourth floor plans
  f198: No. 5 Fifth & sixth floor plans
  f199: No. 6 Seventh & eighth floor plans
  f200: No. 7 Ninth & tenth floor plans
  f201: No. 8 Eleventh & flat roof & caretakers flat
  f202: No. 9 West elevation
  f203: No. 10 Sections
  f204: No. 11 Plan of girders etc. over basement & ground floors
  f205: No. 12 Plan of girders etc. over first & second floors
  f206: No. 13 Plan of girders etc. over third & fourth floors
  f207: No. 14 Plan of girders etc. over fifth & sixth floors
  f208: No. 15 Plan of girders over seventh & eighth floors
  f209: No. 16 Plan of girders etc. over ninth & tenth floors
  f210: No. 17 Plan of girders over eleventh floor & flat roof level
  ff211-227: Duplicate copies of Nos. 1-17
  
  
  Proposed alterations to Shop King Street (Cullwulla Chambers)
  f228: Plan & elevation
  
  Alterations to New Lavatories to King Street Shop (Cullwulla Chambers)
  f229: Plans, elevation & sections
  
  Proposed extension of room on flat room at Cullwulla Chambers
  f230: Plan, elevation, section
  
  Proposed alterations to entrance of Cullwulla Chambers, Castlereagh Street
  F231: Plans, elevations & sections
• Copying Conditions
  Research & study copies allowed
• Finding Aids
  Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
• General note
  
  Reaching 50 metres, Culwulla Chambers at King & Castlereagh Streets became Sydneys tallest building in 1912. It contained fourteen storeys and required special permission to build. Designed by Spain, Cosh and Minnett, it cost a record 100,000 pounds. The controversial building raised an outcry that Sydney would develop a New York style skyline. It was considered a fire hazard as fire ladders couldnt reach that height and citizens were worried about the prospect of darkened streets. A subsequent amendment to the building regulations prohibited the erection of buildings taller than 45 metres - a regulation which was in force until 1959 when the A.M.P. building was constructed at Circular Quay.
  Digital order no: Album ID : 823607
• Subject
  Architectural drawing--New South Wales--Sydney.
  Architectural design--Australia.
  Office buildings--New South Wales--Sydney.
  Office buildings--Designs and plans.
  
• Place
  Culwulla Chambers (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  
• Exhibited in
  
  The most useful Art: Architecture in Australia, 1788-1985 - State Library of New South Wales (6 August, 1985 - 2 March, 1986)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3434823

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