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St Kilda Triangle

Year Designed: 2005
Client: Citta
Location: St Kilda, Vic

After an international tender process, the Babcock & Brown / Citta proposal, designed by ARM with assistance from Lyons and Grant Amon Architects, was announced as the successful bidder for the redevelopment of the St Kilda Triangle Site. The new Triangle, including the Palais Theatre, will be transformed into a dynamic entertainment precinct that will open in late 2010.

The St Kilda Triangle will be a pleasure garden by the sea featuring a great mix of entertainment, culture and new public event spaces. The landscape design by Taylor Cullity Lethlean integrates the existing park elements of palms and lawn.

At the heart of the Triangle is a $20m refurbishment for the once grand heritage-listed Palais Theatre, enabling rock’n’roll, film and a great variety of other productions. The refurbishment will meet exacting standards set by Heritage Victoria, while improving access, toilet facilities and air conditioning. The back stage facilities will be fully upgraded and a recording studio is also being added.

The Triangle creates some great new event spaces for the enjoyment of all. New grassy slopes will cover much of the Triangle at the Upper Esplanade level, offering many places to enjoy the bay vistas with a picnic or book. Below the slopes is a new public square, sheltered from the sea breezes, where people can gather . The Upper Esplanade is linked to the beach by the Catani Steps, a wide flowing staircase that doubles as a big event amphitheatre.

Other features of the plans include:

· A new Linden art gallery

· A number of music venues, including a jazz club, band room and dance club

· A six screen cinema

· A boutique hotel with about 70 rooms, covered with a vertical garden designed by celebrated French botanist Patrick Blanc

· A wide range of restaurants, ranging from casual to fine dining

· Parking for 1150 cars underground

· 181 retail and hospitality tenancies

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