Event and Function Venues
fjcstudio designs event and function venues as cultural places: rooms that hold performance, celebration, exhibition and public life, and that carry the stories of their sites. Our venues range from a column-free function centre to a heritage machine hall, each flexible, technically resolved and specific to its place.
Much of this work gives new life to significant buildings. The Machine Hall at SubStation No. 164, with its 12-metre ceilings, gantry and original hydraulic lifts, now hosts fashion runways, dance performances, weddings and Vivid Sydney events. The Mint, for Sydney Living Museums, received the Sir John Sulman Medal and the Greenway Award for Conservation in 2005, and was named Best Specialty Venue at the Meetings & Events Australia awards.
At Barangaroo, The Cutaway creates a cultural venue within the cut sandstone of the former headland, shaped with First Nations collaborators. In Hobart, Lumina, for The Tasman at Parliament Square, is a column-free function centre in Tasmanian Plantation Oak, designed for up to 220 guests.
The Cutaway, Barangaroo
A cultural venue for performance and events, codesigned with Bangawarra and artist Jake Nash within the cut sandstone of the former headland.
Machine Hall
A heritage hall with 12-metre ceilings, gantry and original hydraulic lifts, now a venue for runways, performance and celebrations.
The Mint, Sydney Living Museums
Heritage conservation and a new head office for Sydney Living Museums, with spaces named Best Specialty Venue at the Meetings & Events Australia awards.
circlesix, Australia Square
Our own venue on Harry Seidler’s Level 6, moving from studio café to amphitheatre for up to 120 people.
Experience Matrix
| Project | Location | Heritage / Adaptive Reuse | New Build | Flexible Multi-Purpose Floor | Performance and Presentation | Banqueting and Functions | Exhibition | Public Program | First Nations Engagement | Integrated Hospitality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Cutaway | Barangaroo | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
 | Machine Hall | Sydney | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
 | The Mint | Sydney | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Lumina, The Tasman | Hobart | • | • | • | • | ||||||
 | circlesix, Australia Square | Sydney | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
 | The Concourse | Chatswood | • | • | • | • | |||||
 | Bunjil Place | Narre Warren | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
 | Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Ao Mārama | Auckland | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
 | The Garrison Church pavilion | Millers Point | • | • | • |
Awards
Our venue projects have been recognised by architecture, heritage and interior awards. Awards include:
| Project | Name | Year | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cutaway, Barangaroo | People’s Choice | 2026 | Australian Timber Design Awards |
| The Cutaway, Barangaroo | Fitout, Commercial and Public | 2026 | Australian Timber Design Awards |
| SubStation No. 164 (Machine Hall) | Award for Creative Adaptation, Heritage Architecture | 2023 | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
| SubStation No. 164 (Machine Hall) | Award for Commercial Architecture | 2023 | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
| Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Ao Mārama | INSIDE Public Buildings Award | 2022 | World Architecture Festival |
| Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Ao Mārama | Supreme Award | 2021 | Interior Awards |
| Bunjil Place | William Wardell Award for Public Architecture | 2018 | Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter) |
| The Concourse | Public Architecture Award | 2012 | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
| The Mint | Sir John Sulman Medal | 2005 | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
| The Mint | Greenway Award for Conservation | 2005 | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
For further information about our event and function venue capability, please enquire by email.
Related capabilities: performance spaces, galleries and hotels and hospitality.