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Northbridge Piazza
As part of ongoing enhancements to Northbridge, the City of Perth has completed a new public space on the corner of Lake and James Street – The Northbridge Piazza. This landmark site in the heart of Northbridge was officially opened on 29 October 2009. It is to be a major commercial, cultural and creative hub acting as a destination for families and passers by as well as a venue for large scale cultural events.
The Piazza is framed by the new multi-purpose Community Building, a versatile stage, an outdoor LED screen and an illuminated 8 metre high feature ‘Green Wall’. The space has been flexibly designed to encourage community use for performances, exhibitions, festivals, sporting events and other cultural activities. Perth’s first permanent LED screen is a major attraction, operating 24 hours a day and showcasing a variety of features such as films, creative presentations, sport and music.
One of the unique features of the Piazza is the distinctive Kimberly Stone paving, which stretches across the road and connects with adjacent al fresco dining areas that spill into the space, adding on-going life and vitality. With trees supplying shade and atmosphere, the curved steps and low walls of the Piazza provide informal seating which is ideal for everyday use. The many ‘pods’ distributed throughout the space not only offer seating, but also become a night-time feature when they are illuminated an effervescent blue after dark.
The Northbridge Piazza is now open to the general public.
Hire of the Public Space in the Northbridge Piazza
The public open space in the Piazza will be available for use by organisations wishing to bring cultural and creative performances to the precinct.
The public and retailers will get to see the impact the space has when it is used for both the Northbridge Piazza Launch and the Northbridge Festival.
Following on from the Northbridge Festival, the Piazza outdoor space will be available for hire for suitable events.
Event Guidelines for the space can be downloaded here.
- Any event organisers interested in using the Piazza space to hold an event are encouraged to contact the City of Petrh via email or by phone (08) 9461 3370
- Any film-makers interested in becoming involved with the Screen are encouraged to contact the City of Perth via email or by phone on (08) 9461 3213
