Elysium (also known as 54 Clarke) was a proposed residential skyscraper to be located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Despite receiving planning approval in 2013, the proposed skyscraper was scrapped in 2019.
The project was developed by the Melbourne-based Matrix & Cube group and designed by BKK Architects.Elysium - 54 Clarke Street, Southbank . UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 17 February 2015 Rising to a height of , Elysium would have contained up to 288 residential apartments, across 75 levels; this would have made it one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne.Elysium - The Skyscraper Center . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020 Its design was notable for a slender appearance – with a width of at its narrowest – which had earned it a reputation for being one of the "skinniest skyscraper (proposals)" in Melbourne.Fedele, Angela. (3 January 2014). "Melbourne’s Skinniest Skyscraper Approved" . Sourceable. Retrieved 17 February 2015
First proposed in 2011, Elysium received approval twice in 2013 by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy; initially in February 2013, which was later challenged through Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT),Dowling, Jason. (13 February 2013). "Doyle slams approval of mega-tower" . The Age. Retrieved 17 February 2015Dow, Aisha. (10 September 2013). "Southbank megatower oppressive: council" . The Age. Retrieved 17 February 2015 and then subsequently in December 2013.Trotman, Nicola. (19 December 2013). "Guy approves Melbourne's most 'skinny' tower for Southbank". Property Observer. Retrieved 17 February 2015 In 2019, the proposed skyscraper was cancelled, with plans resubmitted for a high-rise residential building of 24 levels.
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