MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
architecture   interior design
Swanston Street, Melbourne
client  City of Melbourne
Melbourne's Town Hall, once Council-run, is now managed
by a commercial operator and has to succeed in a competitive market. Our work on the interior was therefore driven by both conservation and practical operational considerations.
We restored the main hall and its nationally significant
concert organ, provided new foyers and a bar, replanned some areas to make the most of the spaces facing Swanston and Collins Streets, improved internal circulation, upgraded building services and improved the public function rooms so they can cater for a wide range of uses, from exhibitions to receptions.
Back-of-house, we designed new commercial kitchens, dressing
rooms and toilets. In the hall, stage equipment and lighting has been upgraded and a hydraulic hoist installed.
One of Melbourne's most important
heritage buildings now has a major venue.
constructed   1867-72
victorian heritage register   H 0001
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT   Joseph Reed, Reed Henderson & Smart
fire works   Stephenson & Meldrum, 1925-27
photo Martin Saunders
SELECTED REPORTS HELD
full list : see reports index ›
Melbourne Town Hall Investigation of the Decoration (Auditorium)
Allom Lovell & Associates
September 1993 : paint scheme report
Melbourne Town Hall Organ: conservation analysis
and assessment of future works
Allom Lovell & Associates
July 1991 : conservation analysis
Melbourne Town Hall Overview and Master Plan
Allom Lovell & Associates
1990 : master plan
Melbourne Town Hall and Administration Building Vol 2
Allom Lovell & Associates
1983 : conservation management plan
Melbourne Town Hall and Administration Building Vol 1
Allom Lovell & Associates
1983 : conservation management plan
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Richmond Town Hall
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