As a grand civic monument built in 1879, the South Melbourne Town Hall has served a wide range of purposes over the years: from an orphanage to a courthouse and holding cells, a library to a fire station, and a maternal healthcare centre to an internationally acclaimed music school.
ANAM’s proposal honours and amplifies the building’s rich and multi-faceted history. Significant community and First Nations stories will be told through design, artefact displays, commissioned artworks, and historically informed textures, imagery, and colours.
“It will be great to see ANAM return to its historic home at the grand South Melbourne Town Hall which, in its renovated form, will be a centre for the training of musicians and the performances of beautiful and creative music that will add greatly to the cultural life of our society.”
— Charles Goode AC
Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design was appointed in August 2023 and have, in conjunction with their team of expert consultants, developed detailed plans approved by Heritage Victoria to save and transform the South Melbourne Town Hall.
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Their refurbishment project, will deliver state-of-the-art facilities and spaces, including:
These spaces will be available for hire, with generous discounts for community members. |
The design plan is future-focused, implementing best practice standards for sustainability and resilience against future climate risks, including:
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“It brings me great joy to see how Peter Elliott’s fantastic design will nurture and inspire ANAM’s musicians for generations to come.”
— Janet Holmes à Court, AC
Patron of ANAM
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