Redevelopment
Hamer Hall is to undergo a $128.5 million redevelopment which will make the facility even more accessible, providing a better experience for audiences, and ensuring that it can continue to attract and present a wide range of top international and local performers.
The project will help Victoria maintain its competitive advantage well into the future by providing a cultural precinct where all Victorians and visitors can experience the best arts and cultural activities from Australia and around the world.
The redevelopment of Hamer Hall will provide a better experience for audiences and performers alike through improved acoustics, better box office facilities, staging systems and technology, and new auditorium seating for patrons to enjoy a greater range of performances.
The renovation will create a new outward facing venue that aims to enhance the unique heritage character of the building, making it more accessible and inviting to the public.
Planned improvements include:
- new and expanded foyer spaces,
- new connections with the city, St Kilda Road and the river, with new stairs, improved disability access, escalators and lifts,
- improved acoustics, new auditorium seating and cutting edge staging systems and technology,
- innovative approaches to sustainability including power generation and waste and water management.
The $128.5 million redevelopment is first stage of the Southbank Cultural Precinct redevelopment which aims to deliver an increased cultural presence for the state by enhancing public connectivity and accessibility, linking Victoria's major arts venues and companies via a new urban space, and providing exceptional public amenity for the community and burgeoning residential population of Southbank and the CBD.
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