A Grand Dame Revisited

Housed in an old theatre in the leafy suburb of Armadale in Melbourne, the space is vast, really vast, at 1400 square metres with ceiling heights of up to six metres. Additionally, the upper floor ceiling is arched with impressive Heritage detailing, most of which has been covered for decades. First opened in 1912, the theatre has been through a number of iterations, including cinema, vaudeville playhouse, toy factory, auction house and once even an indoor ski school complete with ski slope, which is possibly when the ceiling was hidden.

Greg Natale’s task was to humanise the space, and create scale and backdrop to the furnishings, while delivering an accord with the James Said brand. Heritage concerns were also