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City Recital Hall:

Venue Reimagined

Archer Office is working with City of Sydney Council and the City Recital Hall on the first major capital works upgrades to the City Recital Hall since its opening.

PROJECT STORY

The City Recital Hall is a major concert hall located at Angel Place in Central Sydney. It is a highly regarded venue with excellent acoustics, considered to be the best  of its type in Australia, and the first purpose-built concert hall in Sydney since the Sydney Opera House. 

Works include upgrades to finishes and lighting throughout the Auditorium, Front-of-House, and Back-of-House spaces of the five-storey venue, replacement of Auditorium seating, recustruction of all bars, upgrades to bathrooms and dressing rooms, and replacement of all signage, wayfinding and displays, and new fixed and movable furniture throughout.

The project expands the functional capacity of the venue to enable the staging of events throughout various parts of the building. Adjustments to the auditorium include removable seats, new lighting and sound equipment to support the presentation of contemporary and amplified music.

Fire Underwriters Plan 1917-1939 showing the site of the City Recital Hall bounded by Ash St and Angel Place. A diagonal cut reflects the location of the Tank Stream, Sydney’s first water supply.

Project Details

Location:

Sydney CBD

Year:

2024

Status:

Under Construction

Client:

City of Sydney

Programme:

Capital Works Upgrades

Size:

1720m2 (GFA)

Visualisation:

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