Hansen Yuncken is a national Australian construction company, founded in 1918. The company claims to have completed over 4500 projects, and has managed the construction of several Australian landmark buildings including Myer Emporium in Melbourne, the new terminal at Adelaide Airport and the Bicentennial Conservatory in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Since 2006, the company has specialised in sustainable architecture

Sustainable architecture

Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world...

, completing Council House 2

Council House 2

Council House 2 , is an office building located at 240 Little Collins Street in the CBD, in Melbourne, Australia. It is occupied by the City of Melbourne council, and in April, 2005, became the first purpose-built office building in Australia to achieve a maximum Six Green Star rating, certified by...

 in Melbourne, the world's first 6 star green building

Green building

Green building refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition...

, K2 apartments, public housing

Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...

 in Windsor, Victoria

Windsor, Victoria

Windsor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Windsor had a population of 6394....

 and SA Water's headquarters in Adelaide.

The company is engaged in the delivery of PPP projects across Australia, including NSW Schools I PPP, SA Police and Courts, Orange Hospital, Monash University

Monash University

Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....

 School of Pharmacy PPP and NSW Schools II PPP and SA Super Schools.

In August 2010, Hansen Yuncken was named Australia’s Private Business of the Year in BRW Magazine (Business Review Weekly

Business Review Weekly

BRW is an Australian weekly business magazine published by the Fairfax Media group. It regularly compiles lists which rank corporations and individuals according to various criteria, similar to Fortune magazine in the United States.BRW provides news and commentary on the economy, business and...

), for companies with more than $100 million turnover. The company also ranked 27 on BRW’s 2010 list of Top 500 private companies in Australia.

History

Hansen Yuncken was founded in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Australia in 1918 by Otto Yuncken and Lauritz Hansen.

In 1925, the company opened a regional branch in Shepparton, Victoria. In 2006 it opened an office in Albury/Wodonga to service regional Victoria and Southern New South Wales. In 1937, Hansen Yuncken expanded into Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

, Tasmania, then in 1939 an office in Adelaide, South Australia.

The late 1960s saw the opening of its Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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 office. A permanent presence was maintained until 2000, at which time it was decided to target only the larger projects in the region. The company also operated an office in Queensland in the early 80s; in 2007 started in Cairns and in 2009 opened an office in Townsville.

In 1989, the company commenced operations in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, initially in joint venture, but now operating in its own right. In 2006 Hansen and Yuncken opened an office in Newcastle to to serve the Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley

The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...

 region.

Major projects

Hansen and Yuncken has completed numerous landmark buildings across Australia. Some of the more notable being:

• Adelaide: Adelaide Airport, Adelaide Casino, Telstra House, Bicentennial Conservatory within Adelaide Botanic Garden
  Adelaide Botanic Garden
  The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands. It encompasses a fenced garden on North Terrace and behind it the Botanic Park...
  
  , University of SA - City West Campus, Commonwealth Law Courts, SA Water Building,
• Melbourne: National Bank Collins Street, Port Authority Building, Myer Buildings Bourke Street, St Patrick’s Cathedral Spires, Regent Theatre, Melbourne
  Regent Theatre, Melbourne
  The Regent Theatre is a 2162 seat theatre in Melbourne, Australia. It is listed by the National Trust of Australia and is on the Victorian Heritage Register.-History:...
  
   Restoration, Waterfront City Docklands,
• New South Wales: Ansett Terminal, Ultimo TAFE, Concord Hospital, Orange Hospital, Wolgan Valley Resort, Port Macquarie Arts Centre
• Queensland: Cairns Airport,
• Tasmania: Museum of Old & New Art (MONA)
  Museum of Old and New Art
  The Museum of Old and New Art is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in Australia. The museum presents antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection...
  
  .

External links

• Hansen Yuncken website
• BRW Private Business of 2010
• Hansen Yuncken follows the work north
• Hansen Yuncken completes $50 million upgrade
• Hansen family building plans for next 100 years
• Council House 2, Green Building
• Council House 2, Melbourne
• Professional Excellence in Building Award, Council House 2
• Council House 2, Australia's Greenest Office Building