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 (9 August 2014). "'Ugly' car park in heritage legal fight". The Age. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. Dow, Aisha (2 May 2014). ""Ugly" car park is added to heritage register". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. "Total House". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council Victoria. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. "Total Theatre". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. "Two Major Melbourne Live Music Venues Join Forces, Announce Rebrand". tonedeaf.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

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