Building Details - Architects of South Australia

Building Name	Bank of New South Wales
Client Name	Bank of New South Wales
Type	Commercial
Style	Modern
Street No.	2
Street Name	King William Street
Suburb	Adelaide
State	SA
Country	Australia
Year Designed	1937
Year Completed	1942
Extant	Y
Other Consultants	Philip R. Claridge and Associates in association with Louis Laybourne Smith Adelaide engineering firm Hurren, Langman and James Adams & Co. Ltd. (Mechanical Ventilation) Waygood-Otis (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. (Lifts) Messrs. Hansen and Yuncken Pty. Ltd.
Heritage Listing	Register of the National Estate
Links	http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?RNE14528
Comments	The Bank of NSW, designed by a young Jack McConnell for the practice and which stands on the corner North Terrace and King William Street, Adelaide, (1937-38) although not designed by Claridge is perhaps the practice’s first truly modern building. This building was built in association with Louis Laybourne Smith, who had been articled to Davies and Rutt alongside Claridge, to give advice on the structure. It has eight floors with the main entrance from King William Street. It is in the ‘inter-war stripped classical’ style (Apperly 1989) and is characterised by symmetrical massing reminiscent of classical proportioning systems.
Architect Name	Claridge, Philip Rupert