Total House
Total House is a commercial building on Russell Street in Melbourne, Australia. It contains seven levels of car parking above which sit four levels of offices, and a basement.[1]
Built in 1965, is one of the earliest examples of Brutalist architecture in Victoria.[2]
It was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register in 2014.[3]
The basement originally contained the glamorous Lido theatre restaurant and nightclub. In the mid-1970s it operated as the 600-seat Total Theatre, housing theatre productions including the Australian premiere of Guys and Dolls and the controversial revue Let My People Come.[4][5] Today it is a major live-music venue named 170 Russell, previously named Billboard, with a 900-person capacity.[6]
References
- ^ Lillebuen, Steve (9 August 2014). "'Ugly' car park in heritage legal fight". The Age. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Dow, Aisha (2 May 2014). ""Ugly" car park is added to heritage register". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Total House". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council Victoria. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Total Theatre". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "SHOW BUSINESS A developer who wants to be his own client", The Bulletin, 96 (4922), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 7 September 1974, ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-1624380534, retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove
- ^ "Two Major Melbourne Live Music Venues Join Forces, Announce Rebrand". tonedeaf.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.