Design
140 St Georges Terrace features a service core design, with the concrete core containing the lifts and two stairwells. The perimeter of the square cross-section tower features load-bearing columns, allowing the office floors to remain mostly column-free. The building has one service lift and twelve passenger lifts: six for the low-rise portion of the building (floors 1-14) and six for the high-rise (floors 15-28). The low-rise and high-rise portions of the building are clearly visible on the exterior of the building, as they are separated by a plant level.
The base of the tower is located 15 metres (49 ft) above sea level, and the roof of the building rises 131 metres (430 ft) above the street below. The building has 28 office levels, in addition to the ground floor, basement levels and plant room. According to Emporis, the 29th (top) floor was once an observation level which closed following the construction of the taller BankWest and Central Park towers around it. The floor-to-floor height in the tower is 3,660 mm (144 in), and the ceiling height is 2,740 mm (108 in). The building has 29,800 m2 (321,000 sq ft) of net lettable area, and has an underground car park with 260 spaces.
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