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Federation Square

2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

14°C · 11.0h daylight · 7 km/h wind

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Federation Square

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · City-level coordinates only

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Federation Square

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Climate: 14°C · 11.0h daylight · 7 km/h wind

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Federation SquareFederation Square

2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Arne JacobsenArne Jacobsen

1927-1971 · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20021927-1971
PlaceMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaRepresentative site: Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
Climate14°C · 11.0h daylight · 7 km/h wind10°C · 14.4h daylight · 9 km/h wind · via Rothenborg House
FocusCivic complex12 works in corpus
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  • Arne Jacobsen
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Notable works

  • Rothenborg House
  • Bellavista housing estate
  • Bellevue Teatret
  • Skovshoved Petrol Station
Typologies
  • civic building
  • public square
  • cultural building
  • house
  • housing
  • performance venue
  • theatre
  • office
  • civic building
  • city hall
  • building
Materials
  • zinc
  • glass
  • sandstone
  • concrete
  • brick
  • steel
  • glass
Carbon signals

Glass, Stone, and Zinc look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Glass
  • Stone
  • Zinc

Concrete, Steel, and Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Brick
Lower-carbon levers
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible4 of 4 recorded works are publicly accessible
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