LOCATION
Almondbury Road, Booragoon
Whadjuk Noongar Country
STATUS
Completed December 2023
PHOTOGRAPHY
Slavin Architects
CLIENT
City of Melville
STAKEHOLDERS
Melville Theatre Company
Built in the 1960s, Melville Civic Hall is a beautifully crafted community venue that has served the City of Melville and surrounding Perth suburbs for generations.
This theatre refurbishment was undertaken to provide a new home for the Melville Theatre Company and reinstate the hall as a flexible, high-performance venue.
A new retractable seating system, demountable forestage, and full perimeter curtains allow the space to shift seamlessly between performance, rehearsal, and community events.
The original curved timber wall linings were carefully restored, while a new ceiling – faithful to the building’s signature concentric form – was engineered to support integrated lighting and sound infrastructure.
With a converted green room, custom reception and storage furniture, and a new servery & commercial kitchen, the hall is now equipped to serve as a modern, adaptable performance space for a wide range of users.