Port Phillip City Council in Melbourne is considering a proposal for the establishment of a live music venue on a triangle site in St Kilda next to the Palais Theatre.
An indicative site layout has been drawn up, providing a picture of how the venue and carpark could look. The indicative design depicts a venue that is mostly standing and has a series of elevated terraces, balconies and rooftops, with a performance space that could be adapted and adjusted to suit a crowd of 5,000 or small crowds, as well as industry training events and functions.
Mayor Heather Cunsolo said the St Kilda Triangle site is a prime position for a purpose-built indoor live performance venue.
“We’ve spoken to music industry experts from venues and promoters to performers to gauge the feasibility of this creative concept and they say it would help address a critical shortage of medium-large live music spaces. We now need to hear what our community thinks before deciding whether to progress this plan for the Triangle to play an even bigger role in St Kilda’s live music scene,” Cunsolo said.
“This concept is also about providing beautiful, well-designed outdoor space for locals and visitors which complements the much-loved ‘slopes’ and provides a pedestrian connection to the foreshore.”
The St Kilda Triangle is well-serviced by public transport and the site layout includes about 240 parking spaces in a semi-basement and adjacent site, as well as an existing 1,600 paid parking site within a 500-metre radius.
In 2016, the council endorsed a masterplan by ARM Architecture that would have seen a third gallery for the National Gallery of Victoria or a large cultural facility on the site of the St Kilda Triangle.
The council says its latest proposal “reflects the spirit and intention of the 2016 Masterplan for the site and is aligned with the Triangle’s history as the past home of the Palais de Danse dance hall, Palace Nightclub and other entertainment venues.”
The proposal will be discussed at the Port Phillip Council meeting on Wednesday, 6 September, whereupon council may elect to release the concept into the community for consultation. Progressing the project from idea to implementation would rely heavily on collaboration with the Victorian government.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
