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 and in the mid-1970s operated as the Total Theatre, housing theatre productions including the Australian premiere of Guys and Dolls and the controversial revue Let My People Come.[4] Today it is a major live-music venue named 170 Russell, previously named Billboard, with a 900-person capacity.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lillebuen, Steve (2014-08-09). "'Ugly' car park in heritage legal fight". The Age. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ↑ Dow, Aisha (2014-05-02). ""Ugly" car park is added to heritage register". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Total House". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council Victoria. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Total Theatre". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Two Major Melbourne Live Music Venues Join Forces, Announce Rebrand". tonedeaf.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

Coordinates: 37°48′43″S 144°58′06″E / 37.8120°S 144.9682°E / -37.8120; 144.9682

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