The Concourse, Chatswood
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The Concourse is a cultural centre in the North Shore suburb of Chatswood, which is a 20-minute journey from the Sydney Central Business District. In 2007, the City of Willoughby commissioned new designs to replace the old Chatswood Civic Centre.
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The Concourse, Chatswood | |
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General information | |
Address | 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 33°47′44″S 151°11′00″E |
Opened | 2011-09-10 |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | Concert Hall 1000
Theatre 500 Civic Pavilion 500 |
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The Concourse |
The first Willoughby Town Hall was built on the site in 1903. The hall doubled as the Council Chambers and the site was shared with the Council Pound, the School of Arts, and the Ku-ring-gai Masonic Lodge. A three-story administration building was also built on the site in 1967 (with a fourth floor added in 1980).
In 1972, the original Town Hall was demolished and replaced by a new Civic Centre, comprising the Town Hall which seated 850 people, and the smaller Bailey Hall, which seated 350. This building played an essential part in Willoughby City's community and culture for many years.
The new cultural complex was designed by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp[1] architects. Following demolition of the old buildings, construction began on The Concourse in July 2008 at a cost of approximately $162 million[2] and was complete in July 2011. The complex was officially opened on 17 September 2011 by the Governor of NSW, Marie Bashir.[3]
In addition to a 5,000 m2 library, The Concourse at Chatswood features a large public open space, a 500-seat theatre, rehearsal spaces, a 1,000-seat concert hall, cafés, retail and commercial outlets, a boutique hotel, and a multi-purpose exhibition hall. The Concourse also includes car parking over two basement levels and a 5,000 m3 stormwater detention tank as part of an integrated water management system.[4] Within the ground floor of The Concourse is The Art Space, which is a gallery and a community space that features weekly art exhibitions from local artists and art collectives. It measures 92 m2, and is equipped with professional track lighting and hanging systems.
For the Chatswood Library, where reading light for eyes of all ages was a central issue, lighting specialists Klik Systems were enlisted to design & construct energy-efficient beam luminaires. The Chatswood library occupies 5,000 m2 on the lower ground level, entered via the main podium.