A new home for contemporary music
Music Market
Overview
Music Market is the home for contemporary music in Australia to work. To stimulate the mixing of music and entrepreneurship, the hub combines Victoria’s peak music bodies, including Music Victoria, the Victorian Music Development Office and The Push, with co-working, educational and performance spaces.
Every space – song-writing cubicles, educational rooms, corridors, boardrooms and meeting nooks – is conceived as a performance space, allowing unexpected acts to erupt at any time. Operable walls and curtains throughout enhance this flexibility: for example, in the multipurpose room, a conference with breakout spaces can transform into a throbbing gig after-hours.
A key component of the project is the preservation of the Keith Haring Mural, which is located on the Johnston Street building’s eastern external wall. The arrangement of the multipurpose space behind this wall somewhat counter intuitively places the stage within the heritage protection zone: this directs the projection of music away from the mural. A lush green room also acts as a four-metre buffer from the direct movement of people who may be swaying to the beats behind.
There is a solidarity in Melbourne’s music scene that is reflected in the materialisation of Music Market along with subtle design strategies, which supports people to perform at their best.
Every space – song-writing cubicles, educational rooms, corridors, boardrooms and meeting nooks – is conceived as a performance space, allowing unexpected acts to erupt at any time.
A lush green room also acts as a four-metre buffer from the direct movement of people who may be swaying to the beats behind.
Every space – song-writing cubicles, educational rooms, corridors, boardrooms and meeting nooks – is conceived as a performance space, allowing unexpected acts to erupt at any time.
A lush green room also acts as a four-metre buffer from the direct movement of people who may be swaying to the beats behind.
