Western Australian Police Service Complex

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

03048

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Location

2 Adelaide Tce East Perth

Location Details

City end of Causeway Comprises: 9 storey administrative building and attached 3 storey police station & lockup. EPRA

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1965 to 1975

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	09 Jan 2004
State Register	Registered	14 Feb 2003	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Completed\Draft	13 Mar 2001
Local Heritage Survey	Completed\Draft		Category 1	Category 1 Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	28 Mar 2023	Category 1	Category 1 Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	08 Jul 2002			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

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.

Physical Description

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.

History

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.

Integrity/Authenticity

High level of integrity.

High level of authenticity.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
SB Cann PWD	Architect	-	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Central Perth Heritage Inventory	MRA	March 2016

Other Keywords

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)

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Late 20th-Century International

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	CONCRETE	Pre-cast concrete panel
Wall	METAL	Steel
Wall	CONCRETE	Reinforced Concrete

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order

Creation Date

01 Jun 2001

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Approved

Last Update

07 Dec 2023

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