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## Tour
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### Title
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You found the loose triangle
Did you know
Fed Square’s architecture is based on fractals: infinitely repeating patterns that you find in nature and mathematics?
You can find triangles within triangles within triangles at Fed Square, all in different configurations, using the three signature building materials of zinc, sandstone and glass.
Learn more about our distinctive architecture and design in this Mini Documentary.
Congratulations!
You found the loose triangle
Did you know
Fed Square’s architecture is based on fractals: infinitely repeating patterns that you find in nature and mathematics?
You can find triangles within triangles within triangles at Fed Square, all in different configurations, using the three signature building materials of zinc, sandstone and glass.
Learn more about our distinctive architecture and design in this Mini Documentary.
Think outside the box
Did you know that Fed Square has a dark and morbid past?
Once upon a time, this site upon which you virtually walk was Melbourne City’s first Morgue.
In the late 19th century, many thousands visited to see if they could identify a mysterious, unknown young woman – it was quite a story at the time.
Look for a curious object near Fed Square’s most prominent corner to help solve the mystery before Fifi pinches it for herself for her collection of Melbourne historical keepsakes!
Think outside the box
Did you know that Fed Square has a dark and morbid past?
Once upon a time, this site upon which you virtually walk was Melbourne City’s first Morgue.
In the late 19th century, many thousands visited to see if they could identify a mysterious, unknown young woman – it was quite a story at the time.
Look for a curious object near Fed Square’s most prominent corner to help solve the mystery before Fifi pinches it for herself for her collection of Melbourne historical keepsakes!
Congratulations!
You found the box trunk
Did you know
In 1898, the body of a young girl who had been murdered washed up on the banks of the Yarra, in Richmond.
Her body was inside a boot box: an oblong box usually used to transport luggage, so named because it would fit in a carriage’s boot.
The body lay unclaimed and unidentified, and many thousands of people visited the city’s first morgue (right where you’re virtually standing!) for a glimpse of the girl.
Learn more about this gruesome mystery, the ‘Body in the Boot Box scandal’, below.
Congratulations!
You found the box trunk
Did you know
In 1898, the body of a young girl who had been murdered washed up on the banks of the Yarra, in Richmond.
Her body was inside a boot box: an oblong box usually used to transport luggage, so named because it would fit in a carriage’s boot.
The body lay unclaimed and unidentified, and many thousands of people visited the city’s first morgue (right where you’re virtually standing!) for a glimpse of the girl.
Learn more about this gruesome mystery, the ‘Body in the Boot Box scandal’, below.
Congratulations!
You found the Djembe Drum
Did you know
We have many different cultural festivals at Fed Square throughout the year?
This includes the annual Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival, the African Music and Cultural Festival, Diwali Festival and NAIDOC Week.
The month of November each year is Multicultural Month, where many performers from different cultural traditions perform on this stage, including Melbourne Djembe: the home for West African drumming and dance classes in Melbourne.
Congratulations!
You found the Djembe Drum
Did you know
We have many different cultural festivals at Fed Square throughout the year?
This includes the annual Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival, the African Music and Cultural Festival, Diwali Festival and NAIDOC Week.
The month of November each year is Multicultural Month, where many performers from different cultural traditions perform on this stage, including Melbourne Djembe: the home for West African drumming and dance classes in Melbourne.
Congratulations!
You found the musical instrument
Did you know
Fed Square welcomes applications from buskers to perform at the Square.
We love live music, so if you’re a musician interested in playing (when we’re all back!), or know someone who is, check out our application form online.
Don’t forget, you will need a City of Melbourne busking permit to apply.
Congratulations!
You found the musical instrument
Did you know
Fed Square welcomes applications from buskers to perform at the Square.
We love live music, so if you’re a musician interested in playing (when we’re all back!), or know someone who is, check out our application form online.
Don’t forget, you will need a City of Melbourne busking permit to apply.
A horn in my sight!
Do you hear the sound of music playing?
Fred loves a tune, and probably stopped mid-heist for some music and entertainment! Nearby, between two buildings, you will find a spot where buskers often play for people sitting on the steps.
Quick! The last player left something behind here … you’d better find it for her before Fred grabs it!
A horn in my sight!
Do you hear the sound of music playing?
Fred loves a tune, and probably stopped mid-heist for some music and entertainment! Nearby, between two buildings, you will find a spot where buskers often play for people sitting on the steps.
Quick! The last player left something behind here … you’d better find it for her before Fred grabs it!
A beat ahead!
Ba-boom! Listen to the Djembe!
Look for the big stage.
It’s not far!
You might find a special instrument left behind by a performing group.
Fred fancies himself a music man and wants it for himself!
A beat ahead!
Ba-boom! Listen to the Djembe!
Look for the big stage.
It’s not far!
You might find a special instrument left behind by a performing group.
Fred fancies himself a music man and wants it for himself!
Car chase
Vroom, vroom!
Fred and Fifi are trying to make a getaway! Stop them before they escape!
Take their wheels – they don’t have licenses.
They’re seagulls, after all!
Car chase
Vroom, vroom!
Fred and Fifi are trying to make a getaway! Stop them before they escape!
Take their wheels – they don’t have licenses.
They’re seagulls, after all!
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Congratulations
You have found the Golden Ticket
Congratulations
You have found the Golden Ticket
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
You'll need to navigate around the site works, past a convenience store, down a temporary ramp. Phew! Lots of works going on! Here you'll find some stairs to your right. Up those stairs, you'll find the Square, but don't go too far up or you'll miss the treasure!
Hint
You'll need to navigate around the site works, past a convenience store, down a temporary ramp. Phew! Lots of works going on! Here you'll find some stairs to your right. Up those stairs, you'll find the Square, but don't go too far up or you'll miss the treasure!
Hint
You'll find this treasure on the way to the river that flows past Fed Square. Look around as you go near the building.
Hint
You'll find this treasure on the way to the river that flows past Fed Square. Look around as you go near the building.
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
You'll find this treasure in the building named after the river that flows past Fed Square. Look for the red, yellow and black sign.
Hint
You'll find this treasure in the building named after the river that flows past Fed Square. Look for the red, yellow and black sign.
Hint
Right opposite Flinders Street Station, one of Melbourne's major train stations, you'll find the corner where the morgue once stood. You might need to look back towards the Square to find what you seek.
Hint
Right opposite Flinders Street Station, one of Melbourne's major train stations, you'll find the corner where the morgue once stood. You might need to look back towards the Square to find what you seek.
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
What you seek will only appear from a particular perspective … try stepping back, then look up!
Hint
What you seek will only appear from a particular perspective … try stepping back, then look up!
Hint
You might need to get really close to the action to find what you're looking for. You're looking for the museum of screen culture … that's ACMI! Don't forget there are two entrances. You've seen one already.
Hint
You might need to get really close to the action to find what you're looking for. You're looking for the museum of screen culture … that's ACMI! Don't forget there are two entrances. You've seen one already.
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
You'll need to find a way to cross the road, where you can see the train tracks. Then turn around to have a look at what's on at the NGV. Luckily the clever engineering is protecting the artworks from damage!
Hint
You'll need to find a way to cross the road, where you can see the train tracks. Then turn around to have a look at what's on at the NGV. Luckily the clever engineering is protecting the artworks from damage!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
Fred and Fifi don't want to be caught, so they've found the quietest part of the car park … head for the roof!
Hint
Fred and Fifi don't want to be caught, so they've found the quietest part of the car park … head for the roof!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
Step back slightly, but look for the store nearby … we're still in the Atrium!
Hint
Step back slightly, but look for the store nearby … we're still in the Atrium!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
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For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
Mama says: 'Head up the stairs!
Hint
Mama says: 'Head up the stairs!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
We hope you don't get stage fright! You might need to get right up on stage to find this item.
Hint
We hope you don't get stage fright! You might need to get right up on stage to find this item.
Hint
Find the building with words and plants all over it. Search amongst the barrels that are telling you something.
Hint
Find the building with words and plants all over it. Search amongst the barrels that are telling you something.
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
Need a lead? Check the map in the sidebar.
Head down some steps and keep searching, past the playground …
Hint
Need a lead? Check the map in the sidebar
Head down some steps and keep searching, past the playground …
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
Find the Atrium. You can't miss the wooden slats on the floor, but you might need to change your perspective a few times to find the treasure. See the map in the side bar, if you are lost!
Hint
Find the Atrium. You can't miss the wooden slats on the floor, but you might need to change your perspective a few times to find the treasure. See the map in the side bar, if you are lost!
Lock 'em up!
Well done! You’ve found 14 of the stolen items.
But now, it seems we’ve lost our padlock.
Oh dear. We need to lock up these naughty seagulls so they don't get up to any more mischief.
Look for the place – once of ill-repute and sordid history – now one of the most picturesque places at Fed Square.
Stop for a drink and to admire the peaceful view of the Birrarung … and then let’s find this lock!
Lock 'em up!
Well done! You’ve found 14 of the stolen items.
But now, it seems we’ve lost our padlock.
Oh dear. We need to lock up these naughty seagulls so they don't get up to any more mischief.
Look for the place – once of ill-repute and sordid history – now one of the most picturesque places at Fed Square.
Stop for a drink and to admire the peaceful view of the Birrarung … and then let’s find this lock!
Congratulations!
You’ve found the Claudia Moondoonuthi Skateboard!
Did you know
This skateboard deck has been designed exclusively by the NGV design store in collaboration with Claudia Moodoonuthi.
Claudia Moodoonuthi’s work draws from a rich lineage of Kaiadilt women including her grandmother May Moodoonuthi, Sally Gabori and Netta Loogatha.
Like them, Claudia’s paintings reflects her deep connection to Country, with her bold and colourful works in dialogue with the language, history and family of the Kaiadilt people of Bentinck Island.
Claudia’s style is bright, youthful and intimate. She uses her art to reflect her experiences living on Country, and shares stories of times spent with her family hunting and gathering food in the bush.
You can see Claudia Moodoonuthi’s work 360 flip on country 2014 in the NGV exhibition We Change the World, until 27 March 2022 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Free entry.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the Claudia Moondoonuthi Skateboard!
Did you know
This skateboard deck has been designed exclusively by the NGV design store in collaboration with Claudia Moodoonuthi.
Claudia Moodoonuthi’s work draws from a rich lineage of Kaiadilt women including her grandmother May Moodoonuthi, Sally Gabori and Netta Loogatha.
Like them, Claudia’s paintings reflects her deep connection to Country, with her bold and colourful works in dialogue with the language, history and family of the Kaiadilt people of Bentinck Island.
Claudia’s style is bright, youthful and intimate. She uses her art to reflect her experiences living on Country, and shares stories of times spent with her family hunting and gathering food in the bush.
You can see Claudia Moodoonuthi’s work 360 flip on country 2014 in the NGV exhibition We Change the World, until 27 March 2022 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Free entry.
Congratulations!
You’ve collected the clapper from ACMI!
Did you know
ACMI is Australia’s museum of screen culture.
Celebrating all things screen: film, television and games, ACMI features a vibrant calendar of exhibitions, screenings, commissions, festivals, and industry and education programs where you can explore the stories, technologies and artists that create our shared screen culture.
Inside, you’ll also find the permanent free exhibition The Story of the Moving Image, where you can find all about the history of film, TV and games.
Learn about how generations of visual storytellers have harnessed emerging technologies, from the first optical illusions through to the development of film and digital technologies, to tell their stories.
Congratulations!
You’ve collected the clapper from ACMI!
Did you know
ACMI is Australia’s museum of screen culture.
Celebrating all things screen: film, television and games, ACMI features a vibrant calendar of exhibitions, screenings, commissions, festivals, and industry and education programs where you can explore the stories, technologies and artists that create our shared screen culture.
Inside, you’ll also find the permanent free exhibition The Story of the Moving Image, where you can find all about the history of film, TV and games.
Learn about how generations of visual storytellers have harnessed emerging technologies, from the first optical illusions through to the development of film and digital technologies, to tell their stories.
Lights, camera, action!
Fred and Fifi have always wanted to be on the silver screen!
Fred has always fancied himself a bit of a triple threat, like Astaire, and Fifi models herself after her namesake, Fifi D’Orsay.
They’re practising their lines nearby … be quick and you might catch them in the act!
Lights, camera, action!
Fred and Fifi have always wanted to be on the silver screen!
Fred has always fancied himself a bit of a triple threat, like Astaire, and Fifi models herself after her namesake, Fifi D’Orsay.
They’re practising their lines nearby … be quick and you might catch them in the act!
Congratulations!
You’ve found the car!
Did you know
The top of the Fed Square car park (Skyline Terrace) is also a hirable event space.
During winter, Skyline Terrace is transformed into the stunning Winter Village, with ice-skating, toasty igloos and winter-themed drinks and eats.
And for coming into the city, you can’t go past the Fed Square car park for ease, value for money and accessibility.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the car!
Did you know
The top of the Fed Square car park (Skyline Terrace) is also a hirable event space.
During winter, Skyline Terrace is transformed into the stunning Winter Village, with ice-skating, toasty igloos and winter-themed drinks and eats.
And for coming into the city, you can’t go past the Fed Square car park for ease, value for money and accessibility.
Springing into action
Did you know that Fed Square lies on a trampoline?
Well, not exactly, but kind of!
Look to where you can still see the trains that pass under the Square, and there you might find evidence of our very clever engineering.
Fred and Fifi are looking to bounce, so you'll need to stop them!
Springing into action
Did you know that Fed Square lies on a trampoline?
Well, not exactly, but kind of!
Look to where you can still see the trains that pass under the Square, and there you might find evidence of our very clever engineering.
Fred and Fifi are looking to bounce, so you'll need to stop them!
Congratulations!
You’ve found all 15 items and secured Fred and Fifi, our feathered felons, in the vault!
They won't be up to any more bad birdie behavior anytime soon.
You are the new hero of Fed Square and we will carve your name on our victory board!
Congratulations!
You’ve found all 15 items and secured Fred and Fifi, our feathered felons, in the vault!
They won't be up to any more bad birdie behavior anytime soon.
You are the new hero of Fed Square and we will carve your name on our victory board!
Congratulations!
You’ve found the padlock!
Did you know
The Princes Walk Vaults you see before you have a long and varied history.
Constructed originally in 1889 and 1890, and built originally for trade along the river, the vaults fell into disrepair before they were restored as part of Fed Square.
Find out more in our Mini Documentary.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the padlock!
Did you know
The Princes Walk Vaults you see before you have a long and varied history.
Constructed originally in 1889 and 1890, and built originally for trade along the river, the vaults fell into disrepair before they were restored as part of Fed Square.
Find out more in our Mini Documentary.
A disappearing act
Well done, you’ve foiled the getaway!
But now they’re trying a more mystical escape route … Roll up, roll up!
This place, hidden nearby, often is the temporary home for a carnival of sorts, a wooden tent, where miracles and magic happen … a perfect escape plan for a mischievous pair of seagulls!
If you need a hint, look at the map – once, there were horses.
A disappearing act
Well done, you’ve foiled the getaway!
But now they’re trying a more mystical escape route … Roll up, roll up!
This place, hidden nearby, often is the temporary home for a carnival of sorts, a wooden tent, where miracles and magic happen … a perfect escape plan for a mischievous pair of seagulls!
If you need a hint, look at the map – once, there were horses.
Congratulations!
You've stopped Fifi in her tracks and kept Fed Square intact!
Did you know
Fed Square is surfaced in cobblestones of sandstone imported from the Kimberley region of north-west Australia.
There are a total of 469,000 cobblestones, all chosen for their ochre colour, to represent the Australian outback.
Interspersed among the cobblestones is ‘Nearamnew’, an artwork by artist, writer and scholar Paul Carter in collaboration with LAB architecture Studio.
Utilising a variety of different coloured stones, Nearamnew acknowledges the past cultural histories of the site through a work with literal and metaphorical layers of meaning.
The title of the work was generated by combining different words to create a name that indicates a shared history.
Find out more about Nearamnew, and other public art projects at Fed Square, here.
Congratulations!
You've stopped Fifi in her tracks and kept Fed Square intact!
Did you know
Fed Square is surfaced in cobblestones of sandstone imported from the Kimberley region of north-west Australia.
There are a total of 469,000 cobblestones, all chosen for their ochre colour, to represent the Australian outback.
Interspersed among the cobblestones is ‘Nearamnew’, an artwork by artist, writer and scholar Paul Carter in collaboration with LAB architecture Studio.
Utilising a variety of different coloured stones, Nearamnew acknowledges the past cultural histories of the site through a work with literal and metaphorical layers of meaning.
The title of the work was generated by combining different words to create a name that indicates a shared history.
Find out more about Nearamnew, and other public art projects at Fed Square, here.
Hot on the tail
Great work! Fred and Fifi are all a-flutter as your hot pursuit of them has them sweating – they're looking to cool off nearby.
Find our soaring house of glass opposite a famous street art-filled lane.
Feel that breeze, coming from the wooden slats in the floor?
The air that passes through here has had a long journey, helping to keep us warm in winter and cool in summer.
It’s really a-MAZE-ing technology, although ancient!
Hot on the tail
Great work! Fred and Fifi are all a-flutter as your hot pursuit of them has them sweating – they're looking to cool off nearby.
Find our soaring house of glass opposite a famous street art-filled lane.
Feel that breeze, coming from the wooden slats in the floor?
The air that passes through here has had a long journey, helping to keep us warm in winter and cool in summer.
It’s really a-MAZE-ing technology, although ancient!
Two birds, one stone
Fifi fancies herself a bit of an archeologist and wants a special souvenir from Fed Square!
She’s brought a chisel and we think we can hear her in the Main Square tap, tap, tapping away.
Stop her before she gets away with it!
Two birds, one stone
Fifi fancies herself a bit of an archeologist and wants a special souvenir from Fed Square!
She’s brought a chisel and we think we can hear her in the Main Square tap, tap, tapping away.
Stop her before she gets away with it!
Home sweet home
Fred and Fifi are looking for a new house!
They wanted a futuristic one, with a view of the Birrarung.
Although they are birdie burglars, Fred and Fifi both care about the environment, and they hear this house is very sustainable.
Fifi is also quite a mycophile and is particularly interested in a special growing wall you will find here.
Home sweet home
Fred and Fifi are looking for a new house!
They wanted a futuristic one, with a view of the Birrarung.
Although they are birdie burglars, Fred and Fifi both care about the environment, and they hear this house is very sustainable.
Fifi is also quite a mycophile and is particularly interested in a special growing wall you will find here.
Skating on thin ice
Oh dear – while cooling herself in the Atrium, Fifi has spotted something colourful nearby!
She thinks it might also be a perfect getaway plan, too.
Skating on thin ice
Oh dear – while cooling herself in the Atrium, Fifi has spotted something colourful nearby!
She thinks it might also be a perfect getaway plan, too.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the Spiegeltent!
Did you know
The Paddock is often the location for the travelling historic wooden Spiegeltent: a fabulous venue for circus and cabaret during one of Melbourne’s many arts and cultural festivals.
Sometimes people find it hard to find The Paddock, so now that you’re here: you can lock the knowledge away for a future day – when you come to see some cabaret!
Congratulations!
You’ve found the Spiegeltent!
Did you know
The Paddock is often the location for the travelling historic wooden Spiegeltent: a fabulous venue for circus and cabaret during one of Melbourne’s many arts and cultural festivals.
Sometimes people find it hard to find The Paddock, so now that you’re here: you can lock the knowledge away for a future day – when you come to see some cabaret!
Congratulations!
You’ve collected the labyrinth!
Did you know
Right under your (virtual) feet is an underground maze that took inspiration from natural building techniques dating back to the Romans.
The maze, or ‘labyrinth’, takes cool air from the Yarra’s morning mists and expels warm air collected during the heat of the day to regulate the temperature.
From this passive aircon system, to saving water and using solar power, our sustainability initiatives all culminate in Fed Square being a carbon neutral precinct!
Find out more in our Mini Documentary.
Congratulations!
You’ve collected the labyrinth!
Did you know
Right under your (virtual) feet is an underground maze that took inspiration from natural building techniques dating back to the Romans.
The maze, or ‘labyrinth’, takes cool air from the Yarra’s morning mists and expels warm air collected during the heat of the day to regulate the temperature.
From this passive aircon system, to saving water and using solar power, our sustainability initiatives all culminate in Fed Square being a carbon neutral precinct!
Find out more in our Mini Documentary.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the mushrooms!
Did you know
This house in front of you, futurefoodsystem, is a living, breathing, eco-house.
The brainchild of Joost Bakker, this house is a closed-loop system, living only on the energy and nutrients the house produces.
Apart from housing a wall of mushrooms (the mush-room!), you’ll find inside:
• an aquaponics system with mussels, yabbies and fish
• lots of fruit and veggies and other plants growing, and
• a tub of crickets!
Two award-winning chefs – Jo Barrett and Matt Stone – live in the house and cook delicious food only made from what the house produces (yes, even the crickets!).
You can find out more about futurefoodsystem by Joost below, where you can also go on a Virtual Tour of the building.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the mushrooms!
Did you know
This house in front of you, futurefoodsystem, is a living, breathing, eco-house.
The brainchild of Joost Bakker, this house is a closed-loop system, living only on the energy and nutrients the house produces.
Apart from housing a wall of mushrooms (the mush-room!), you’ll find inside:
• an aquaponics system with mussels, yabbies and fish
• lots of fruit and veggies and other plants growing, and
• a tub of crickets!
Two award-winning chefs – Jo Barrett and Matt Stone – live in the house and cook delicious food only made from what the house produces (yes, even the crickets!).
You can find out more about futurefoodsystem by Joost below, where you can also go on a Virtual Tour of the building.
Congratulations!
You caught Fifi in the act of downing her Green Ant cocktail from Big Esso by Mabu Mabu and Fred was just about to polish off a whole Grazing Box of goodies.
Cheeky birdies! But – oh no – they’ve dropped their spoils, but flown off again!
Did you know
Big Esso by Mabu Mabu’s Snack Bar is open Thursday Saturday 12pm-6pm.
Featuring Indigenous ingredients and flavours served up by Torres Strait Island-born chef Nornie Bero, make sure you pop by for a top feed if they’re in your radius.
Or you can also check out their Heat and Eat packs available for delivery within 15km.
Congratulations!
You caught Fifi in the act of downing her Green Ant cocktail from Big Esso by Mabu Mabu and Fred was just about to polish off a whole Grazing Box of goodies.
Cheeky birdies! But – oh no – they’ve dropped their spoils, but flown off again!
Did you know
Big Esso by Mabu Mabu’s Snack Bar is open Thursday Saturday 12pm-6pm.
Featuring Indigenous ingredients and flavours served up by Torres Strait Island-born chef Nornie Bero, make sure you pop by for a top feed if they’re in your radius.
Or you can also check out their Heat and Eat packs available for delivery within 15km.
Congratulations!
You’ve saved the Koorie Heritage Trust tote bag from Fred’s clutches!
Did you know
The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) works to promote, support and celebrate the unique heritage and culture of the Aboriginal people of South Eastern Australia.
Located in the Yarra Building at Fed Square, KHT features an annual program of exhibitions and a retail shop dedicated exclusively to showcasing the uniqueness of Victorian Aboriginal art and design.
The KHT tote bag you rescued from Fred features a manna gum flower design. The manna gum is a species of gum tree endemic to South-Eastern Australia, which is used in Welcome to Country ceremonies.
Find out more about the Koorie Heritage Trust below.
Congratulations!
You’ve saved the Koorie Heritage Trust tote bag from Fred’s clutches!
Did you know
The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) works to promote, support and celebrate the unique heritage and culture of the Aboriginal people of South Eastern Australia.
Located in the Yarra Building at Fed Square, KHT features an annual program of exhibitions and a retail shop dedicated exclusively to showcasing the uniqueness of Victorian Aboriginal art and design.
The KHT tote bag you rescued from Fred features a manna gum flower design. The manna gum is a species of gum tree endemic to South-Eastern Australia, which is used in Welcome to Country ceremonies.
Find out more about the Koorie Heritage Trust below.
Bags it!
Fred and Fifi weren’t very far into the air before Fred spotted an amazing item in a very special store nearby.
It’s located in a place where artwork is exhibited from local Koorie artists and which sells special Victorian Aboriginal products and designs … not far!
Bags it!
Fred and Fifi weren’t very far into the air before Fred spotted an amazing item in a very special store nearby.
It’s located in a place where artwork is exhibited from local Koorie artists and which sells special Victorian Aboriginal products and designs … not far!
Congratulations!
You’ve found the mini trampoline!
Did you know
Fed Square was engineered to be able to absorb a city’s worth of rumbling vibrations, protecting precious works of art and historic artifacts at our cultural institutions from being affected by movement?
It’s so effective that it’s easy to forget that Melbourne’s biggest train nexus is right underneath Fed Square – find out more in our Mini Documentary series.
Congratulations!
You’ve found the mini trampoline!
Did you know
Fed Square was engineered to be able to absorb a city’s worth of rumbling vibrations, protecting precious works of art and historic artifacts at our cultural institutions from being affected by movement?
It’s so effective that it’s easy to forget that Melbourne’s biggest train nexus is right underneath Fed Square – find out more in our Mini Documentary series.
A seagull’s gotta eat!
Did you hear someone’s tummy grumbling?
I guess villains need to eat too! We thought we heard Fred and Fifi making their way for a quick snack en route to their next heist location.
It’s not too far … head west up River Terrace and we think you’ll startle them enough that they drop their food!
A seagull’s gotta eat!
Did you hear someone’s tummy grumbling?
I guess villains need to eat too! We thought we heard Fred and Fifi making their way for a quick snack en route to their next heist location.
It’s not too far … head west up River Terrace and we think you’ll startle them enough that they drop their food!
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Welcome to The Great Fed Square Heist, featuring Fred and Fifi
We need your help!
Fred and Fifi the Fed Square seagulls have pulled off a dastardly heist.
They have pinched 15 of our most important treasures from the Square – and we really need them back.
You’re hot on their tail, and you’ll have to keep up the pace to pressure them to drop their loot.
Follow the clues and navigate through the Square to find all 15 treasures.
For your help in bringing these avian accomplices in crime to justice, you’ll go into the draw to win a special Fed Square Treasure Hunt prize.
There is also a hidden golden ticket somewhere in the square … it’s VERY hard to find, but if you can manage that too, you’ll go into the draw for our weekly Golden Ticket prize!
Check the sidebar for the weekly Golden Ticket clue and for a link to the map if you get stuck.
But be quick! You’ve only got 60 minutes, and you’ll have to be the speediest of the speedy to make your mark on our leaderboard!
Good luck!
Welcome to The Great Fed Square Heist, featuring Fred and Fifi
We need your help!
Fred and Fifi the Fed Square seagulls have pulled off a dastardly heist.
They have pinched 15 of our most important treasures from the Square – and we really need them back.
You’re hot on their tail, and you’ll have to keep up the pace to pressure them to drop their loot.
Follow the clues and navigate through the Square to find all 15 treasures.
For your help in bringing these avian accomplices in crime to justice, you’ll go into the draw to win a special Fed Square Treasure Hunt prize.
There is also a hidden golden ticket somewhere in the square … it’s VERY hard to find, but if you can manage that too, you’ll go into the draw for our weekly Golden Ticket prize!
Check the sidebar for the weekly Golden Ticket clue and for a link to the map if you get stuck.
But be quick! You’ve only got 60 minutes, and you’ll have to be the speediest of the speedy to make your mark on our leaderboard!
Good luck!
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For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
For another hint, click the seagull prints below. But beware, Fred and Fifi will take away one of your points!
Hint
It’s made of bluestone, close to the river!
Hint
It’s made of bluestone, close to the river!
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A pointy problem
Take a look ahead of you – to your right you can see the Alfred Deakin building.
Examine our distinctive architecture.
What shape do you see most frequently?
Look carefully, one might be loose!
A pointy problem
Take a look ahead of you – to your right you can see the Alfred Deakin building.
Examine our distinctive architecture.
What shape do you see most frequently?
Look carefully, one might be loose!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Main Square plaza.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Atrium.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Atrium.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Russell St Extension and the potential future of ‘Fed Square East’.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Russell St Extension and the potential future of ‘Fed Square East’.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Russell St Extension and the potential future of ‘Fed Square East’.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the North Trench – below where you are standing!
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Russell St Extension and the potential future of ‘Fed Square East’.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Russell St Extension and the potential future of ‘Fed Square East’.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Russell St Extension and the potential future of ‘Fed Square East’.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the history of Fed Square.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Professor Donald Bates is, with Peter Davidson, the architect responsible for Fed Square. He is the Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement) for the Melbourne School of Design. He is a Founder and Director of LAB Architecture Studio.
Bates graduated with a B.Arch from University of Houston, and has an M.Arch from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Upon graduation, he was invited to teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He founded and directed LoPSiA in France from 1990-94.
In 1994, Prof Bates and Peter Davidson founded LAB Architecture Studio, and in 1997, LAB won the competition for Federation Square. LAB has designed a range of large-scale commercial, cultural, civic and residential projects, numerous master plans, with built works in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and has received numerous awards for these projects.
Prof Bates has lectured at more than 240 schools of architecture, and has been published extensively in journals and magazines. He is a member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Chair of the University of Melbourne Design Advisory and Review Group, the Metro Rail Arts Advisory Panel, and has been a jury member or chair of more than 25 international architectural design competitions.
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
Mama's Gozleme serves authentic Turkish flatbreads made fresh.
Gozleme is a traditional Turkish flatbread and popular street food in Turkey. Enjoy the light and crispy pastries prepared and cooked on-site with a range of tasty fillings!
Explore yoga flow as a daily practice while using different variations and props to enhance your experience in this 30 minutes session.
This is suitable for all levels from Beginners to Intermediate.
The Koorie Heritage Trust’s Aboriginal Walking tour is lead by experienced Koorie guides where you will learn how the land on which Melbourne is located has changed over time and about the significance of the Birrarung Wilam to the local Kulin peoples.
You will gain a deeper and more meaningful understanding of this incredible location; an important gathering place for the Kulin Nation and one of Melbourne’s most popular meeting hubs.
Fire, light and the Australian outback are evoked in Red Centre by Konstantin Dimopoulos. Red Centre was commissioned for Fed Square and is a permanent sculpture here on River Terrace. It provides a visual link between the top of River Terrace and the creative spaces of Birrarung Marr and ArtPlay.
“Fire is an essential part of this landscape. It both destroys and regenerates. It gives life and takes it. It symbolises beginnings and endings. Fire as a means of warmth, a means to cook food, of bringing a community together – a meeting place such as represented by Federation Square.” – Konstantin Dimopoulos
The area has its origins in the realignment of Yarra Bank Road (later Batman Avenue) as a component of the construction of Princes Bridge in 1889 -90.
This produced the bluestone (external) and clay brick (internal) construction of the underlying Princes Walk Vaults and subsequently the area underwent repeated change overtime to accommodate changing patterns of vehicle and tram use, and other functions.
The original LAB winning competition designs for Fed Square included the South Atrium as an open-ended thoroughfare to the river, integrating the River Terrace into the overall design system, and extending Fedn Square to the south-east to create an interface with the Birrarung Marr parklands. However, this area was largely excluded from the eventual design due to cost pressures.
Summer in Melbourne is not complete without the Australian Open in January.
At this time of year the Square is packed full of people enjoying live music, kids’ activities, pop-up bars, food, drink and more – and, of course, front-row seats to watch all the action on Melbourne’s biggest screen!
Melbourne Men’s Shed, located on Level 1 of the Car Park below this point, came into being from a community desire to have a space for men to meet in the city. The shed provides a range of activities for both working and retired men, from cards and digital photography to woodwork and metalwork as well as opportunities to become involved in volunteer work, a walking group and social activities.
Melbourne Men’s Shed is an inclusive space with the capacity to offer programs for disabled men, female members, artists, students and guests.
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Atrium.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Each December, in partnership with City of Melbourne, we host Christmas Square.
Visit Santa’s House to take part in fun daily activities and gaze in wonder at the giant tree at Melbourne’s official Christmas destination.
Enjoy the spectacular sound and light show each night – every night of the Christmas Festival, Melbourne’s incredible 16-metre high LED Christmas tree comes to life.
Marvell at the six-metre-high bauble, glittering during the day and twinkling at night. Visitors have always been able to walk in, take a selfie and celebrate the joy of Christmas at Fed Square.
There’s music performances, a nativity scene, augmented reality experiences, silent disco, outdoor cinema, Christmas markets and much more!
A Guided Meditation using Visualisation techniques to focus the mind on imagery and sounds of nature.
This session is suitable to all levels.
A significant moment in Australian history came in February of 2008 as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations. This speech was broadcast on our big screen as thousands of people gathered to witness this momentous occasion.
Work has been underway for quite some time to build an entrance to Town Hall Station which is set for completion in 2025.
The entrance will improve access to this important civic space as well as Southbank, the Arts Centre, St Paul’s Cathedral and other culturally significant landmarks.
Located between Fed Square and the Swanston St tram stops, directly opposite Victoria’s busiest and most populated train station and soon to be immediately adjacent to Fed Square’s own Town Hall Station, the Swanston St Forecourt is a hub of ceaseless public activity.
Schoolchildren gather nearly every day on the nearby steps as part of Victoria’s various city excursion programs and tens of thousands of commuters pass by it daily. The value of its foot traffic and eyeballing is nearly inestimable and it firmly occupies a chief spot as one of Fed Square’s most desirable venues.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, is a guided meditation practice which allows the body to deeply relax as you're lying down comfortably, tuning into the systematic guidance of different areas of your body. You'll sleep soundly after this nourishing 20 minutes session.
This photo, taken in November 2003 shows thousands of people gathering to watch Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final against England - lets not talk about who won that infamous match in extra time - instead, appreciate just how far today's Digital Facade has come from its humble beginnings here.
This photo, taken from October 2012 at the Protect the Kimberley Concert, showcases what the big screen looked like before it became the Digital Facade that it is today and just after it's first facelift.
Energise with Vinyasa Flow practice as discover fun ways to develop strength and flexibility, exploring yoga postures that challenge your balance. You will learn some simple arm balances and be shown options to build up to these more challenging poses during the session. Have fun and don't be afraid to fall!
Although Fed Square's history is short having opened in 2002, the history of its location is far, far longer. It is the site upon which the Kulin confederacy of Aboriginal peoples – the Wathaurung, the Bunurong and the Woiworung peoples – dwelled and gathered for over 40,000 years. The Woiworung group in particular comprised a number of clans, including the Wurundjeri, who laid claim to the area drained by the Yarra River and its tributaries. Even in the initial years after European settlement, Aboriginal clans still camped at their traditional locations on both sides of the Yarra River, near the modern-day MCG and Government House.
In front of you is the Yarra Building, which is home to the Koorie Heritage Trust. The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) provides a unique range of programs and services to promote, support and celebrate the Aboriginal culture of South-Eastern Australia and we are so proud and fortunate to have KHT as part of Fed Square.
Xavier Csar, CEO of Fed Square sat down for a friendly discussion with Tom Mosby, CEO of the Koorie Heritage Trust recently and we were lucky enough to capture their convo. They chatted Black Lives Matter, NAIDOC Week, the Indigenous history of the Fed Square site and the big plans the Trust have for the coming years.
Energise with Vinyasa Flow practice as discover fun ways to develop strength and flexibility, exploring yoga postures that challenge your balance. You will learn some simple arm balances and be shown options to build up to these more challenging poses during the session. Have fun and don't be afraid to fall!
Energise with Vinyasa Flow practice as discover fun ways to develop strength and flexibility, exploring yoga postures that challenge your balance. You will learn some simple arm balances and be shown options to build up to these more challenging poses during the session. Have fun and don't be afraid to fall!
Energise with Vinyasa Flow practice as discover fun ways to develop strength and flexibility, exploring yoga postures that challenge your balance. You will learn some simple arm balances and be shown options to build up to these more challenging poses during the session. Have fun and don't be afraid to fall!
Energise with Vinyasa Flow practice as discover fun ways to develop strength and flexibility, exploring yoga postures that challenge your balance. You will learn some simple arm balances and be shown options to build up to these more challenging poses during the session. Have fun and don't be afraid to fall!
Xavier Csar, CEO of Fed Square sat down for a friendly discussion with Tom Mosby, CEO of the Koorie Heritage Trust recently and we were lucky enough to capture their convo. They chatted Black Lives Matter, NAIDOC Week, the Indigenous history of the Fed Square site and the big plans the Trust have for the coming years.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
When the Square is back to normal, tours depart daily, Monday – Saturday at 11am from this spot when the large yellow flag is flying. No need to book, just turn up on time.
On the tour you will learn about the site’s history, unique architecture and the engineering marvels that make Fed Square one of the city’s great icons - all of which are included on this virtual tour also!
The original architects concept for this north western corner for Federation Square involved two similar buildings, the 'shards'.
However from the time the winning design was announced, debate raged both for and against the most western shard proposed for the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets as this would obstruct the existing vista of St Paul's Cathedral from Princes Bridge.
In September 1999, the Bracks government came to power and commissioned a review which recommended the removal of the three-story western shard to minimise the obstruction.
Davidson and Bates criticised any removal of the shards arguing that such intervention would compromise their design integrity.
In the end, the western shard was replaced by a lower structure that became the entrance to the Melbourne Visitor Centre, until 2018, when it was dismantled to make way for the Metro Tunnel construction that can be seen here today.
February 14, 2003, more than 100,000 people - believed to be Melbourne's largest peace rally - marched through the city ending at Fed Square to protest against a then impending war on Iraq.
This space has a rich history of being both the first Melbourne City Morgue and a Fish Market in the mid to late nineteenth century. The morgue moved to a more permanent home in 1888, just outside the city on the Yarra Bank Road (now Batman Avenue) where it remained until the 1950s while the Fish Market moved to new premises at the south-east corner of Spencer and Flinders streets in 1892.
See the city from above at Transit Rooftop Bar, with sweeping views up and down the Yarra River, across the CBD and south to the Arts and Sports Precinct. With heated outdoor terraces, unparalleled views and exquisite food from Taxi Kitchen, Transit is the ideal venue to while away a crisp night or linger and enjoy wonderful hospitality, live music and contemporary cocktails.
On offer are incredible cocktails, Australian boutique beers, and wines and an amazing food menu all prepared & cooked by the masterful chefs at Taxi Kitchen. Easy walking distance from the Arts Centre, the Forum, ACMI and Melbourne Park, Melburnians naturally gravitate to Transit after an evening at the theatre or movies.
See the city from above at Transit Rooftop Bar, with sweeping views up and down the Yarra River, across the CBD and south to the Arts and Sports Precinct. With heated outdoor terraces, unparalleled views and exquisite food from Taxi Kitchen, Transit is the ideal venue to while away a crisp night or linger and enjoy wonderful hospitality, live music and contemporary cocktails.
On offer are incredible cocktails, Australian boutique beers, and wines and an amazing food menu all prepared & cooked by the masterful chefs at Taxi Kitchen. Easy walking distance from the Arts Centre, the Forum, ACMI and Melbourne Park, Melburnians naturally gravitate to Transit after an evening at the theatre or movies.
A real flashback to 1967, where the twin towers of the Princes Gate development - known as the Gas and Fuel Towers and by future Melbournians as an eyesore and visual blight - severed the link between Flinders Street and the Yarra River. They were demolished in 1996-7 to make way for the Fed Square we know and love today.
See the city from above at Transit Rooftop Bar, with sweeping views up and down the Yarra River, across the CBD and south to the Arts and Sports Precinct. With heated outdoor terraces, unparalleled views and exquisite food from Taxi Kitchen, Transit is the ideal venue to while away a crisp night or linger and enjoy wonderful hospitality, live music and contemporary cocktails.
On offer are incredible cocktails, Australian boutique beers, and wines and an amazing food menu all prepared & cooked by the masterful chefs at Taxi Kitchen. Easy walking distance from the Arts Centre, the Forum, ACMI and Melbourne Park, Melburnians naturally gravitate to Transit after an evening at the theatre or movies.
• Flat surface of bluestone concrete pavers
• Accessible public toilets in St Paul’s Court
• Onsite catering providers
• Power available throughout the area
• Hardstand for broadcast vehicles or cars
• Banner flagpoles available upon application
• Marquee hire and staging available through preferred supplier Premium Event Solutions
• Audiovisual support available through preferred supplier Creative Vision Audio
Fed Square architect Peter Davidson (b.1955) co-founded and directed LAB architecture studio with Donald Bates in 1994.
Davidson graduated in 1980 from the NSW Institute of Technology in Sydney (now UTS), after which he moved to London and ran his own practice while simultaneously teaching at various institutions. Davidson has taught and lectured extensively, including at the AA, London; Bartlett School of Architecture, London; as Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney; and as Visiting Professor at Cooper Union, New York and MIT, Boston. In 1994 Davidson co-founded LAB architecture studio and won the competition to design Federation Square in 1997, at which time he moved from London to Melbourne, which has been his home for the last 23 years.
After suffering a major stroke in 2010, which resulted in the loss of most of his language, Davidson stopped practicing as an architect and devoted himself full-time to his artistic practice. Over the last ten years, Davidson has taken his relentless desire to explore the architectural line to a different dimension of artistic expression. Davidson’s drawings are meticulous and intricate; tracing a multitude of patterns and forms through the strict constraint of black lines on paper. Alongside black and white line drawings, Davidson also creates abstract and pattern-based watercolours, and exhibits regularly.
Pixar Putt was a pop-up mini-golf course on River Terrace in 2019.
Inspired by the beloved stories, characters and icons from some of Disney-Pixar’s most iconic films including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Inside Out and Coco, Pixar Putt is anticipated to take guests to infinity… and beyond!
Federation Wharf and the Princes Walk Vaults connect the Main Square with the Yarra River and Melbourne's parklands. Built in 1890 and five metres deep, the barrel-vaulted, bluestone cells were used for a range of purposes, including refreshment rooms, boat sheds and hobby shops. By the 1990's however, they were boarded up and in desperate need of restoration.
Re-development of the site began in 2003 with the main priority to preserve the heritage of the buildings. The refurbishment revitalised the precinct, creating space for Riverland Bar and Cafe, bike hire and boating operators.
The project was completed in 2007 and received the Melbourne Prize and Planning Minister's Heritage Award at the 2008 Royal Australian Institute of Architecture Awards.
Exercise your mind, body and soul with Master Han Jin Song.
You will feel refreshed, rejuvenated and energized with Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art that helps promote health and relaxation.
• Gravel surface
• 3-phase and single-phase power available
• Water access point
• Network access points available
• Sound limit of 72 dBa
• Marquee hire and staging available through preferred supplier Premium Event Solutions
• Audiovisual support available through preferred supplier Creative Vision Audio
Fed Square’s Digital Facade – AKA our beloved Big Screen – lights up the square 24/7.
The $5.4 million Digital Facade was launched in August 2018 and is made up of over 850 LED panels and 4 million pixels, creating a state-of-the-art public screen for Fed Square.
The Digital Facade plays specially curated artistic content, live news and TV streams, sporting and cultural events and much more. The screen breathes life into Fed Square, and is home to the Formula 1, AFL, NBL, Cricket, Tennis and a hundred other sports and cultural phenomena dear to Melburnian hearts.
Square side of these - no weight issues, river side, extremely limited kPa rating.
Fed Square is centrally located within Melbourne's CBD - this image shows it's incredible location, directly across the road from Flinders Street Station, with the Yarra River to the south, and within walking distance of major Melbourne attractions including Arts Centre Melbourne, NGV, Botanical Gardens, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bourke St Mall, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Eureka Tower.
Versatile space with no weight restrictions. Often used as a food/bar area for cultural festivals.
• Large outdoor area with a flat bluestone surface
• Power available throughout the area
• Water and waste access point
• Onsite catering
• Accessible public toilets in St Paul’s Court
• Marquee hire and staging available through preferred supplier Premium Event Solutions
• Audiovisual support available through preferred supplier Creative Vision Audio
This iconic venue is situated on the banks of the Yarra in the historic Federation Wharf vaults. Open year-round, the outdoor venue is the ideal spot for beers and bites while soaking up the summer sun or basking under heaters and warming up with one of the winter cocktails in the cooler months.
Riverland provides a relaxed, warm atmosphere where people can enjoy the company of friends or grab a quick drink and BBQ sausage before the game.
Enjoy our Masterclass of their much-loved Boozy Milo Cocktail; a wintery Melbourne fixture and one of our personal Fed Favourites!
In October of 2011, thousands of people converged on Fed Square to get a glimpse of her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, in her last ever visit to Australia.
Pilgrim engages an authentic community through its boutique range of Australian wines and spirits and an intuitive approach to salt and fat ‘drinking food’.
Situated right here on the water’s edge, Pilgrim is the ultimate place to relax in comfort.
Stay fit, enjoy the outdoors and do your bit for the environment with Rentabike. Rentabike has all the bikes, maps and advice you need to explore Melbourne with the whole family, with cruisers and tandems, tag-alongs, baby seats and children’s bikes.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
Although Fed Square's history is short having opened in 2002, the history of its location is far, far longer. It is the site upon which the Kulin confederacy of Aboriginal peoples – the Wathaurung, the Bunurong and the Woiworung peoples – dwelled and gathered for over 40,000 years. The Woiworung group in particular comprised a number of clans, including the Wurundjeri, who laid claim to the area drained by the Yarra River and its tributaries. Even in the initial years after European settlement, Aboriginal clans still camped at their traditional locations on both sides of the Yarra River, near the modern-day MCG and Government House.
In front of you is the Yarra Building, which is home to the Koorie Heritage Trust. The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) provides a unique range of programs and services to promote, support and celebrate the Aboriginal culture of South-Eastern Australia and we are so proud and fortunate to have KHT as part of Fed Square.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
River Terrace is the walkway from Princes Bridge to Birrarung Marr, between Fed Square and the water. Flanked on all sides by icons of Melburnian architecture and some of the most tranquil, warm and enjoyable views in the city, River Terrace is highly sought after as a venue for its high natural foot traffic, beautiful surroundings and status as a prime gateway to and from the CBD.
Because of this, it’s a regular site for markets, festivals, event launches and sporting activities seeking to take advantage of its steady pedestrian flow and a shape that lends itself to long rows of marquees and stalls.
The River Terrace is a regular site for markets, festivals, event launches and sporting activities seeking to take advantage of its steady pedestrian flow and a shape that lends itself to long rows of marquees and stalls.
Tanderrum is a ceremony bringing together the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung, Boon Wurrung, Taungurung, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung language groups of the Eastern Kulin Nation—a ceremony of celebration that reaches across Aboriginal time.
This sacred ceremony had been hidden since European invasion, until the Eastern Kulin brought Tanderrum back to central Melbourne to open Melbourne Festival. Since then, this cross-cultural moment has become an essential and living element of the Festival and a Welcome to Country for local and international artists and audiences.
Melbourne is sacred to the Traditional Custodians. Through this event we ensure that Aboriginal culture remains present and relevant to our city today. Tanderrum is your invitation to share this sacred place.
On May 19, 2002, Fed Square was featured on the front page of The Age newspaper to commemorate the work undertaken in building this amazing space.
1232 people from 220 companies posed exactly where you are now, in the Main Square, as they were honored for the colossal effort in bringing this mammoth project to life.
Cafe, Bar and Restaurant is pretty much built into the foundations of Fed Square: they've been here since Fed Square’s very opening day, way back in 2002. It’s arguably the best spot in the city for a catchup and a coffee – overlooking the famous St. Paul’s Steps, and underneath the iconic orange umbrellas, Melburnians flock here like seagulls for Time Out’s famous all-day dining.
If you want Japanese cuisine at Fed Square, you know where to go.
The menu at Chocolate Buddha includes Ramen, Donburi and Izakaya style sharing dishes and a great selection of Japanese beer, wine and sake.
The beautifully renovated, contemporary and warm restaurant includes a sushi train and an express delivery train to bring hot food ordered via a tablet, and with its beautiful interior and wonderful views, Chocolate Buddha is perfect for any occasion.
Immerse yourself in Fed Square’s own “Little Italy”
Licensed restaurant and bar, Il Pom Italian, brings an authentic Italian experience to Melbourne’s CBD with home-style cooking; delicious pasta, traditional and gourmet pizzas, risottos and zuppas.
Ideal for lattes, lunch, pre-theatre dinner and drinks or supper and grappa afterwards, Il Pom Italian restaurant caters to all whims, from an easily curable caffeine craving to an appetite nothing but four courses inspired by nonna will abate.
Great seafood really is one of life’s true pleasures. So enjoy this little peek behind the kitchen doors at how they make their irresistible Linguini Frutti di Mare – grab a pan and follow along at home!
Australia’s first retail robotic ice-cream store!
An exciting new addition to Melbourne’s food scene has arrived with the nation’s first-ever robotic retail store, Niska!
Niska, an Australian start-up company pioneering retail robotics, has brought retail robotics to Australia for the first time with its revolutionary ice-cream store. Niska offers a unique experience with Australian-made gourmet and artisan ice-cream served a team of robot attendants!
Experience world-class robotics and enjoy delectable ice-cream in a safe, exciting, interactive and fun environment. Visitors will also have the chance to take selfies with Pepper, Niska’s social humanoid robot, and their delectable ice cream, and make use of the many photo spaces within the store.
Niska is a must-do experience for anyone living in or visiting Melbourne!
See the city from above at Transit Rooftop Bar, with sweeping views up and down the Yarra River, across the CBD and south to the Arts and Sports Precinct. With heated outdoor terraces, unparalleled views and exquisite food from Taxi Kitchen, Transit is the ideal venue to while away a crisp night or linger and enjoy wonderful hospitality, live music and contemporary cocktails.
On offer are incredible cocktails, Australian boutique beers, and wines and an amazing food menu all prepared & cooked by the masterful chefs at Taxi Kitchen. Easy walking distance from the Arts Centre, the Forum, ACMI and Melbourne Park, Melburnians naturally gravitate to Transit after an evening at the theatre or movies.
Catch classics of Australian cinema, explore special exhibitions or create your own short film. ACMI brings the world of the moving image to life with hands-on workshops, live panel forums, exhibitions and screenings.
The first centre of its kind in the world, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) celebrates, explores and promotes the cultural and creative richness of the moving image in all its forms – film, television and digital culture.
Since opening the doors in 2002, ACMI has welcomed over 14.7 million visitors and established a reputation as one of the world’s leading moving image centres.
Currently closed for renovation, ACMI are looking at redeveloping and reimagining their spaces, to create a more open and welcoming environment, enhance their learning spaces and showcase new innovations in moving image technology.
On the run? This 24-hour convenience store offers a wide range of beverages, confectionery, hot food, snacks, magazines, newspapers, Myki passes and more!
Taxi Kitchen showcases Melbourne’s stellar skyline with its 180 degree view of the CBD, Yarra River and the Arts Precinct.
With a focus on sustainable, locally sourced produce, Executive Chef Tony Twitchett delivers contemporary Australian cuisine with a hint of Asian influence. Created with the highest quality produce and complemented by our Victorian-only wine list, our team of professionals deliver a relaxed and quality experience without the pretence.
More than a cornerstone of Fed Square (literally; they're on the corner, badum-tish) watch Tony cook up a storm in a special 25-minute masterclass, showing us all in perfect detail, from end to end, how to make the city’s greatest dumplings!
https://fedsquare.com/venues/taxi-kitchen
Outstanding opportunity to promote your event/brand, with daily/weekly/monthly campaigns available.
To distinguish it from the city's existing pavement, The Square is surfaced in cobblestones of variegated coloured Kimberley sandstone.
There are a total of 469,000 cobblestones and the ochre colours of the cobblestones reflect the Australian outback amidst this urban landscape.
Interspersed amongst the cobblestones are nine ground figures and vision texts created by Paul Carter, in collaboration with Lab architecture studio, which tell the site's history through the cultural encounters that have marked it as a site and a poetic vision for its future. This artwork is titled 'Nearamnew'.
Nestled amongst award-winning architecture and the backdrop of St Paul’s Cathedral and overlooking the Main Square, Flinders Street Station, Southbank, the Eureka building and the CBD itself, the Western Terrace has some of the most gorgeous views in Melbourne and as such is a perfect venue for anything that would benefit from a picturesque backdrop, such as a media release, presentation or community gathering.
Opposite the glorious St. Paul’s Cathedral and right next door to the densest foot traffic in all of Fed Square, the Flinders St Amphitheatre is a marvel of ingenious sound design. Inspired by the amphitheatres of Rome and Greece, sound is captured and amplified within the amphitheatre, and yet blocked as if by magic from Flinders St next door.
The result is a venue that enjoys both the benefits of public access and high foot traffic and the boons of smaller, more private seating for up to 300 people, with access into the Main Square to boot. It’s perfect for public performances, artistic installations, leisure and health activities, promotional events and more!
Impressive, versatile space with unrivalled views of the Melbourne, Skyline Terrace is the perfect melding of public-transport accessibility and a space that is at once hidden and private yet boldly welcoming.
This impressive, versatile event space has been transformed into pop-up restaurants, drive-in cinema, pop up concert, community gardens, sports courts and far more delightful experiences over the years, and continues to be highly popular for its immediate proximity to Flinders Street Station, Flinders Street trams, Birrarung Marr and the Fed Square car park.
Host to a range of celebrations throughout the years, including the Global Formula 1 Launch, various sporting premierships and musical performances, overlooking the Square with a 10k capacity.
With unrivalled location, and a capacity of 10,000 people, the Main Square is a traditional meeting point for Melbourne, and offers the perfect location for your next public event.
Loading area which can hold heavier vehicles than the rest of the Square.
Nearamnew is an artwork designed for the plaza of Fed Square. Found on the surface of the plaza, the artwork consists of three parts: a whorl pattern, nine ground figures and nine vision texts, each engraved into a ground figure. Nearamnew's design relates to the global, regional and local levels in a federally organised society.
The ground figures are concrete poems inscribed in the sandstone tiles, each describing a dimension of the federated story of the place as written by artist, Paul Carter. The Kimberley sandstone tiles were inscribed by stonemasons McMurtrie & Sons in Orange, New South Wales, and sandblasted into the dimension stone using rubber membranes cut from digital prints.
Nearamnew is the signature commission to have emerged from the Public Art Programme associated with Fed Square.
Large venue space overlooking the Yarra and gardens beyond. Available for pop-up activations or a longer term lease.
Private Greenroom with changing facilities available.
On this site, the former Melbourne Visitor Centre was dismantled to make way for the Metro Tunnel works. Enjoy this timelapse of this process and check out other timelapses here, including the construction of the acoustic shed, built to reduce noise, dust and light from 24/7 excavation and tunnelling. 8 flag poles available for hire in a central and high-foot trafficked location.
The Winter Village is a euro-style winter wonderland pop-up.
It is equipped with an ice skating rink, a cozy igloo village, a larger-than-life mega igloo where it snows on the hour, a Graze kitchen and a Sip bar.
There was specialty winter-themed food and beverage menus, pop-up bars, after-dark activations with local Melbourne DJs, competitions and private igloo experiences galore!
Park with ease and convenience at the best-value parking in Melbourne.
The Fed Square Car Park currently has the highest possible rating (5 stars) in the Melbourne Car Park Accreditation Scheme. This city-wide scheme is based on an independent review of safety, security and customer service, and we're proud to have earned our top-tier reviews.
For price, location, security and cleanliness the Fed Square Car Park is simply second to none. For cheap parking in Melbourne, look no further than parking at Federation Square.
Fed Square’s multi-level car park is accessible via Russell Street or Batman Ave (Exhibition Street extension – City Link).
To mark the start of the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, Fed Square played host to the inaugural season launch event ahead of the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix.
Hosted by Formula 1, Fed Square will came alive with the free Formula 1 extravaganza as all 20 drivers and all 10 Team Principals – along with legends of the sport – participated in a live stage show, bringing the heroes of Formula 1 to the public for the first time in the sport’s history!
Wondered how this incredible site came to be Fed Square? Well in 1996, the Victorian Government held an international design competition to redevelop the precinct as the city’s new (and direly needed) civic space.
The project had to include both cultural and commercial spaces and an open amphitheatre capable of holding up to 15,000 people. It also had to be built above the city’s major transport hub – Jolimont Railway Yards, at the time an ugly crevasse cut like an open-air mine into what was otherwise the perfect position for a city square.
Lab architecture studio, headed by Peter Davidson and Donald Bates, produced one of the shortlisted plans and, in order to proceed further with the competition, formed a partnership with one of Melbourne’s most preeminent architecture firms: Bates Smart.
Construction began in 1998 and was opened on October 26, 2002. Since then, we have seen over 100 million visitors and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World.
The Little Food Festival was a jam-packed two days of immersive, vibrant celebration, as we explored the food we eat, where it comes from, and what this means for our health.
Using art and play, The Little Food Festival offered a simple and fun opportunity for little ones to consider complex food topics such as health and sustainability. Grounded in playful education, with kid-friendly, bite-sized learning sessions designed by lecturers and pre-service teachers from the Faculty of Education and lecturers and design students from MADA at Monash University as well as other terrific contributors from the community.
We wanted to put the fun back into food, and grow a future generation that understands the power of the plate. The Little Food Festival provided an opportunity for children and their families to recognise food as more than just fuel, so that they can play an active role in developing strong and healthy communities!
Flashback to when this space was a pop-up basketball court for 3x3 Hustle!
Pop Up Patch was a community gardening paradise. Over 140 veggie crates were installed on the site which were rented by Pop Up Patch members – residents, restaurants, and businesses – who tended to the gardens and enjoyed the enviable benefits (including 360° views of Melbourne’s iconic skyline!)
Pop Up Patch was also an education center, hosting a range of food, gardening and kids’ workshops that catered for all skill sets. These included Edible Gardening for Beginners, Scarecrow Making and Pickling Workshops.
It was a place for community and learning – for people to gather, grow, share and celebrate the joy of food.
Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast!
When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama.
Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes.
Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.
The Wonderland Spiegeltent, a beautiful 19th-century Belgian travelling circus tent, rolled into Melbourne in 2019! Complete with a world-class line-up and over 120 performances of adult and family shows along with the ever-nostalgic Ferris wheel and aviator swing ride, food trucks and Coopers garden bar!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent Festival coincided with the Melbourne Fringe Festival with the Spiegeltent serving as a central live entertainment hub for guests!
A blank canvas in the heart of the city, The Paddock is perfect for events such as music festivals or requiring significant infrastructure.
Conveniently located and with immediate access to Birrarung Marr and the sports precinct, The Paddock has become a favourite for medium-large events requiring ticketed or controlled entry and a private location with easy transport links.
Transport Bar is Melbourne’s boutique bar that has it all!
Take yourself to Melbourne’s iconic destination for fast sports, live tunes and good times with a bit of something for everyone; groups, suits, sports fanatics, travel addicts.
The public bar is a relaxed, friendly place where everyone is welcome. Marked by a striking T that’s visible from a distance, this bar’s presence ensures your friends will never get lost.
Catch us for an after work drink or a larger get together for a celebration. Wherever you’re looking to go, Transport will get you there.
Under us right now lies 'the deck', one of the largest expanses of railway decking ever built in Australia. It took twelve months to complete, with structural work only possible during breaks in the train timetable in the early hours of the morning. The deck is supported by over 3,000 tonnes of steel beams, 1.4 kilometres of concrete ‘crash walls’ and over 4,000 vibration-absorbing springs and rubber padding panels.
It is designed to support some of the most sensitive uses imaginable – galleries, cinemas, and radio and television studios – and does so while flawlessly absorbing a city’s worth of noise and vibrations. It is one of the country’s most ambitious and perfectly executed feats of engineering.
Last Summer Fed Square turned into a beach with our Fed Beach activation. A vibrant, seaside resort with deckchairs and cabanas, free sliders and ice creams, live music, an open-air cinema screening cult summer films and a sandy beach!
This huge, custom-built S.T.A.T.I.O.N. could be found at The Paddock in 2018.
Upon entry, you became a training agent where you delved into the science, history, engineering, genetics and technology behind these amazing superheroes.
You could also explore an extensive range of Avengers operational equipment such as Captain America’s uniform and shield, Iron Man’s MK 45 suit and The Hulkbuster suit, or try your strength on Thor’s mighty hammer!
Diwali is one of our favourite events of the year!
We love enjoying the traditional and contemporary cultural feast of India through the soul stirring music, the theatre and drama of Indian cinema, breathtaking dance performances, craft and yoga/ meditation workshops, henna painting, bustling bazaar and authentic Indian street food!
Fed Square’s Digital Facade – AKA our beloved Big Screen – lights up the square 24/7.
The $5.4 million Digital Facade was launched in August 2018 and is made up of over 850 LED panels and 4 million pixels, creating a state-of-the-art public screen for Fed Square.
The Digital Facade plays specially curated artistic content, live news and TV streams, sporting and cultural events and much more. The screen breathes life into Fed Square, and is home to the Formula 1, AFL, NBL, Cricket, Tennis and a hundred other sports and cultural phenomena dear to Melburnian hearts.
Fed Square is centrally located within Melbourne's CBD - this image shows it's incredible location, directly across the road from Flinders Street Station, with the Yarra River to the south, and within walking distance of major Melbourne attractions including Arts Centre Melbourne, NGV, Botanical Gardens, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bourke St Mall, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Eureka Tower.
Located between Fed Square and the Swanston St tram stops, directly opposite Victoria’s busiest and most populated train station and soon to be immediately adjacent to Fed Square’s own Town Hall Station, the Swanston St Forecourt is a hub of ceaseless public activity.
Schoolchildren gather nearly every day on the nearby steps as part of Victoria’s various city excursion programs and tens of thousands of commuters pass by it daily. The value of its foot traffic and eyeballing is nearly inestimable and it firmly occupies a chief spot as one of Fed Square’s most desirable venues.
Fed Square is centrally located within Melbourne's CBD - this image shows it's incredible location, directly across the road from Flinders Street Station, with the Yarra River to the south, and within walking distance of major Melbourne attractions including Arts Centre Melbourne, NGV, Botanical Gardens, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bourke St Mall, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Eureka Tower.
The Little Food Festival was a jam-packed two days of immersive, vibrant celebration, as we explored the food we eat, where it comes from, and what this means for our health.
Using art and play, The Little Food Festival offered a simple and fun opportunity for little ones to consider complex food topics such as health and sustainability. Grounded in playful education, with kid-friendly, bite-sized learning sessions designed by lecturers and pre-service teachers from the Faculty of Education and lecturers and design students from MADA at Monash University as well as other terrific contributors from the community.
We wanted to put the fun back into food, and grow a future generation that understands the power of the plate. The Little Food Festival provided an opportunity for children and their families to recognise food as more than just fuel, so that they can play an active role in developing strong and healthy communities!
Last Summer Fed Square turned into a beach with our Fed Beach activation. A vibrant, seaside resort with deckchairs and cabanas, free sliders and ice creams, live music, an open-air cinema screening cult summer films and a sandy beach!
Located between Fed Square and the Swanston St tram stops, directly opposite Victoria’s busiest and most populated train station and soon to be immediately adjacent to Fed Square’s own Town Hall Station, the Swanston St Forecourt is a hub of ceaseless public activity.
Schoolchildren gather nearly every day on the nearby steps as part of Victoria’s various city excursion programs and tens of thousands of commuters pass by it daily. The value of its foot traffic and eyeballing is nearly inestimable and it firmly occupies a chief spot as one of Fed Square’s most desirable venues.
Fed Square’s Digital Facade – AKA our beloved Big Screen – lights up the square 24/7.
The $5.4 million Digital Facade was launched in August 2018 and is made up of over 850 LED panels and 4 million pixels, creating a state-of-the-art public screen for Fed Square.
The Digital Facade plays specially curated artistic content, live news and TV streams, sporting and cultural events and much more. The screen breathes life into Fed Square, and is home to the Formula 1, AFL, NBL, Cricket, Tennis and a hundred other sports and cultural phenomena dear to Melburnian hearts.
Fed Square’s Digital Facade – AKA our beloved Big Screen – lights up the square 24/7.
The $5.4 million Digital Facade was launched in August 2018 and is made up of over 850 LED panels and 4 million pixels, creating a state-of-the-art public screen for Fed Square.
The Digital Facade plays specially curated artistic content, live news and TV streams, sporting and cultural events and much more. The screen breathes life into Fed Square, and is home to the Formula 1, AFL, NBL, Cricket, Tennis and a hundred other sports and cultural phenomena dear to Melburnian hearts.
Located between Fed Square and the Swanston St tram stops, directly opposite Victoria’s busiest and most populated train station and soon to be immediately adjacent to Fed Square’s own Town Hall Station, the Swanston St Forecourt is a hub of ceaseless public activity.
Schoolchildren gather nearly every day on the nearby steps as part of Victoria’s various city excursion programs and tens of thousands of commuters pass by it daily. The value of its foot traffic and eyeballing is nearly inestimable and it firmly occupies a chief spot as one of Fed Square’s most desirable venues.
Mama's Gozleme serves authentic Turkish flatbreads made fresh.
Gozleme is a traditional Turkish flatbread and popular street food in Turkey. Enjoy the light and crispy pastries prepared and cooked on-site with a range of tasty fillings!
Mama's Gozleme serves authentic Turkish flatbreads made fresh.
Gozleme is a traditional Turkish flatbread and popular street food in Turkey. Enjoy the light and crispy pastries prepared and cooked on-site with a range of tasty fillings!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Main Square plaza.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Mama's Gozleme serves authentic Turkish flatbreads made fresh.
Gozleme is a traditional Turkish flatbread and popular street food in Turkey. Enjoy the light and crispy pastries prepared and cooked on-site with a range of tasty fillings!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Main Square plaza.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Mama's Gozleme serves authentic Turkish flatbreads made fresh.
Gozleme is a traditional Turkish flatbread and popular street food in Turkey. Enjoy the light and crispy pastries prepared and cooked on-site with a range of tasty fillings!
Each December, in partnership with City of Melbourne, we host Christmas Square.
Visit Santa’s House to take part in fun daily activities and gaze in wonder at the giant tree at Melbourne’s official Christmas destination.
Enjoy the spectacular sound and light show each night – every night of the Christmas Festival, Melbourne’s incredible 16-metre high LED Christmas tree comes to life.
Marvell at the six-metre-high bauble, glittering during the day and twinkling at night. Visitors have always been able to walk in, take a selfie and celebrate the joy of Christmas at Fed Square.
There’s music performances, a nativity scene, augmented reality experiences, silent disco, outdoor cinema, Christmas markets and much more!
Each December, in partnership with City of Melbourne, we host Christmas Square.
Visit Santa’s House to take part in fun daily activities and gaze in wonder at the giant tree at Melbourne’s official Christmas destination.
Enjoy the spectacular sound and light show each night – every night of the Christmas Festival, Melbourne’s incredible 16-metre high LED Christmas tree comes to life.
Marvell at the six-metre-high bauble, glittering during the day and twinkling at night. Visitors have always been able to walk in, take a selfie and celebrate the joy of Christmas at Fed Square.
There’s music performances, a nativity scene, augmented reality experiences, silent disco, outdoor cinema, Christmas markets and much more!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Main Square plaza.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Opposite the glorious St. Paul’s Cathedral and right next door to the densest foot traffic in all of Fed Square, the Flinders St Amphitheatre is a marvel of ingenious sound design. Inspired by the amphitheatres of Rome and Greece, sound is captured and amplified within the amphitheatre, and yet blocked as if by magic from Flinders St next door.
The result is a venue that enjoys both the benefits of public access and high foot traffic and the boons of smaller, more private seating for up to 300 people, with access into the Main Square to boot. It’s perfect for public performances, artistic installations, leisure and health activities, promotional events and more!
Cafe, Bar and Restaurant is pretty much built into the foundations of Fed Square: they've been here since Fed Square’s very opening day, way back in 2002. It’s arguably the best spot in the city for a catchup and a coffee – overlooking the famous St. Paul’s Steps, and underneath the iconic orange umbrellas, Melburnians flock here like seagulls for Time Out’s famous all-day dining.
Impressive, versatile space with unrivalled views of the Melbourne, Skyline Terrace is the perfect melding of public-transport accessibility and a space that is at once hidden and private yet boldly welcoming.
This impressive, versatile event space has been transformed into pop-up restaurants, drive-in cinema, pop up concert, community gardens, sports courts and far more delightful experiences over the years, and continues to be highly popular for its immediate proximity to Flinders Street Station, Flinders Street trams, Birrarung Marr and the Fed Square car park.
Impressive, versatile space with unrivalled views of the Melbourne, Skyline Terrace is the perfect melding of public-transport accessibility and a space that is at once hidden and private yet boldly welcoming.
This impressive, versatile event space has been transformed into pop-up restaurants, drive-in cinema, pop up concert, community gardens, sports courts and far more delightful experiences over the years, and continues to be highly popular for its immediate proximity to Flinders Street Station, Flinders Street trams, Birrarung Marr and the Fed Square car park.
The Winter Village is a euro-style winter wonderland pop-up.
It is equipped with an ice skating rink, a cozy igloo village, a larger-than-life mega igloo where it snows on the hour, a Graze kitchen and a Sip bar.
There was specialty winter-themed food and beverage menus, pop-up bars, after-dark activations with local Melbourne DJs, competitions and private igloo experiences galore!
Cafe, Bar and Restaurant is pretty much built into the foundations of Fed Square: they've been here since Fed Square’s very opening day, way back in 2002. It’s arguably the best spot in the city for a catchup and a coffee – overlooking the famous St. Paul’s Steps, and underneath the iconic orange umbrellas, Melburnians flock here like seagulls for Time Out’s famous all-day dining.
Flashback to when this space was a pop-up basketball court for 3x3 Hustle!
Australia’s first retail robotic ice-cream store!
An exciting new addition to Melbourne’s food scene has arrived with the nation’s first-ever robotic retail store, Niska!
Niska, an Australian start-up company pioneering retail robotics, has brought retail robotics to Australia for the first time with its revolutionary ice-cream store. Niska offers a unique experience with Australian-made gourmet and artisan ice-cream served a team of robot attendants!
Experience world-class robotics and enjoy delectable ice-cream in a safe, exciting, interactive and fun environment. Visitors will also have the chance to take selfies with Pepper, Niska’s social humanoid robot, and their delectable ice cream, and make use of the many photo spaces within the store.
Niska is a must-do experience for anyone living in or visiting Melbourne!
On the run? This 24-hour convenience store offers a wide range of beverages, confectionery, hot food, snacks, magazines, newspapers, Myki passes and more!
Work has been underway for quite some time to build an entrance to Town Hall Station which is set for completion in 2025.
The entrance will improve access to this important civic space as well as Southbank, the Arts Centre, St Paul’s Cathedral and other culturally significant landmarks.
Work has been underway for quite some time to build an entrance to Town Hall Station which is set for completion in 2025.
The entrance will improve access to this important civic space as well as Southbank, the Arts Centre, St Paul’s Cathedral and other culturally significant landmarks.
Opposite the glorious St. Paul’s Cathedral and right next door to the densest foot traffic in all of Fed Square, the Flinders St Amphitheatre is a marvel of ingenious sound design. Inspired by the amphitheatres of Rome and Greece, sound is captured and amplified within the amphitheatre, and yet blocked as if by magic from Flinders St next door.
The result is a venue that enjoys both the benefits of public access and high foot traffic and the boons of smaller, more private seating for up to 300 people, with access into the Main Square to boot. It’s perfect for public performances, artistic installations, leisure and health activities, promotional events and more!
Summer in Melbourne is not complete without the Australian Open in January.
At this time of year the Square is packed full of people enjoying live music, kids’ activities, pop-up bars, food, drink and more – and, of course, front-row seats to watch all the action on Melbourne’s biggest screen!
If you want Japanese cuisine at Fed Square, you know where to go.
The menu at Chocolate Buddha includes Ramen, Donburi and Izakaya style sharing dishes and a great selection of Japanese beer, wine and sake.
The beautifully renovated, contemporary and warm restaurant includes a sushi train and an express delivery train to bring hot food ordered via a tablet, and with its beautiful interior and wonderful views, Chocolate Buddha is perfect for any occasion.
On this site, the former Melbourne Visitor Centre was dismantled to make way for the Metro Tunnel works. Enjoy this timelapse of this process and check out other timelapses here, including the construction of the acoustic shed, built to reduce noise, dust and light from 24/7 excavation and tunnelling. On this site, the former Melbourne Visitor Centre was dismantled to make way for the Metro Tunnel works. Enjoy this timelapse of this process and check out other timelapses here, including the construction of the acoustic shed, built to reduce noise, dust and light from 24/7 excavation and tunnelling. Summer in Melbourne is not complete without the Australian Open in January.
At this time of year the Square is packed full of people enjoying live music, kids’ activities, pop-up bars, food, drink and more – and, of course, front-row seats to watch all the action on Melbourne’s biggest screen!
Catch classics of Australian cinema, explore special exhibitions or create your own short film. ACMI brings the world of the moving image to life with hands-on workshops, live panel forums, exhibitions and screenings.
The first centre of its kind in the world, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) celebrates, explores and promotes the cultural and creative richness of the moving image in all its forms – film, television and digital culture.
Since opening the doors in 2002, ACMI has welcomed over 14.7 million visitors and established a reputation as one of the world’s leading moving image centres.
Currently closed for renovation, ACMI are looking at redeveloping and reimagining their spaces, to create a more open and welcoming environment, enhance their learning spaces and showcase new innovations in moving image technology.
Catch classics of Australian cinema, explore special exhibitions or create your own short film. ACMI brings the world of the moving image to life with hands-on workshops, live panel forums, exhibitions and screenings.
The first centre of its kind in the world, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) celebrates, explores and promotes the cultural and creative richness of the moving image in all its forms – film, television and digital culture.
Since opening the doors in 2002, ACMI has welcomed over 14.7 million visitors and established a reputation as one of the world’s leading moving image centres.
Currently closed for renovation, ACMI are looking at redeveloping and reimagining their spaces, to create a more open and welcoming environment, enhance their learning spaces and showcase new innovations in moving image technology.
Last Summer Fed Square turned into a beach with our Fed Beach activation. A vibrant, seaside resort with deckchairs and cabanas, free sliders and ice creams, live music, an open-air cinema screening cult summer films and a sandy beach!
In October of 2011, thousands of people converged on Fed Square to get a glimpse of her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, in her last ever visit to Australia.
A significant moment in Australian history came in February of 2008 as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations. This speech was broadcast on our big screen as thousands of people gathered to witness this momentous occasion.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
Diwali is one of our favourite events of the year!
We love enjoying the traditional and contemporary cultural feast of India through the soul stirring music, the theatre and drama of Indian cinema, breathtaking dance performances, craft and yoga/ meditation workshops, henna painting, bustling bazaar and authentic Indian street food!
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast!
When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama.
Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes.
Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast!
When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama.
Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes.
Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.
Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast!
When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama.
Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes.
Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
Immerse yourself in Fed Square’s own “Little Italy”
Licensed restaurant and bar, Il Pom Italian, brings an authentic Italian experience to Melbourne’s CBD with home-style cooking; delicious pasta, traditional and gourmet pizzas, risottos and zuppas.
Ideal for lattes, lunch, pre-theatre dinner and drinks or supper and grappa afterwards, Il Pom Italian restaurant caters to all whims, from an easily curable caffeine craving to an appetite nothing but four courses inspired by nonna will abate.
Great seafood really is one of life’s true pleasures. So enjoy this little peek behind the kitchen doors at how they make their irresistible Linguini Frutti di Mare – grab a pan and follow along at home!
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
The brief the architects followed for Fed Square demanded a mix of artistic and commercial use around the central Square. The Crossbar is part of commercial element of Fed Square.
The Crossbar is set at an angle to both the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the atrium, slicing or 'crossing' through them, as it were.
The Crossbar is not clad in the fractal facade that distinguishes other buildings in Fed Square, instead it is covered with dark perforated aluminium. This cladding echoes the outside of Transport, facing it on the western side of the square, where the same material is used, albeit in a different way.
Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast!
When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama.
Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes.
Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.
Immerse yourself in Fed Square’s own “Little Italy”
Licensed restaurant and bar, Il Pom Italian, brings an authentic Italian experience to Melbourne’s CBD with home-style cooking; delicious pasta, traditional and gourmet pizzas, risottos and zuppas.
Ideal for lattes, lunch, pre-theatre dinner and drinks or supper and grappa afterwards, Il Pom Italian restaurant caters to all whims, from an easily curable caffeine craving to an appetite nothing but four courses inspired by nonna will abate.
Great seafood really is one of life’s true pleasures. So enjoy this little peek behind the kitchen doors at how they make their irresistible Linguini Frutti di Mare – grab a pan and follow along at home!
Immerse yourself in Fed Square’s own “Little Italy”
Licensed restaurant and bar, Il Pom Italian, brings an authentic Italian experience to Melbourne’s CBD with home-style cooking; delicious pasta, traditional and gourmet pizzas, risottos and zuppas.
Ideal for lattes, lunch, pre-theatre dinner and drinks or supper and grappa afterwards, Il Pom Italian restaurant caters to all whims, from an easily curable caffeine craving to an appetite nothing but four courses inspired by nonna will abate.
Great seafood really is one of life’s true pleasures. So enjoy this little peek behind the kitchen doors at how they make their irresistible Linguini Frutti di Mare – grab a pan and follow along at home!
Mama’s kitchen is cooking up a Middle Eastern feast!
When it comes to her recipes, she kicks it old school. Every one of Mama’s dishes reflects the culinary traditions of her mama, and her mama’s mama.
Designed to share family style, her menu is bursting with authentic levant flavours, her methods passed down through generations and perfected over lifetimes.
Mama’s place is warm and inviting – a comfortable, modern space that instantly makes guests feel at home.
Exercise your mind, body and soul with Master Han Jin Song.
You will feel refreshed, rejuvenated and energized with Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art that helps promote health and relaxation.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
Professor Donald Bates is, with Peter Davidson, the architect responsible for Fed Square. He is the Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement) for the Melbourne School of Design. He is a Founder and Director of LAB Architecture Studio.
Bates graduated with a B.Arch from University of Houston, and has an M.Arch from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Upon graduation, he was invited to teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He founded and directed LoPSiA in France from 1990-94.
In 1994, Prof Bates and Peter Davidson founded LAB Architecture Studio, and in 1997, LAB won the competition for Federation Square. LAB has designed a range of large-scale commercial, cultural, civic and residential projects, numerous master plans, with built works in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and has received numerous awards for these projects.
Prof Bates has lectured at more than 240 schools of architecture, and has been published extensively in journals and magazines. He is a member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Chair of the University of Melbourne Design Advisory and Review Group, the Metro Rail Arts Advisory Panel, and has been a jury member or chair of more than 25 international architectural design competitions.
Professor Donald Bates is, with Peter Davidson, the architect responsible for Fed Square. He is the Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement) for the Melbourne School of Design. He is a Founder and Director of LAB Architecture Studio.
Bates graduated with a B.Arch from University of Houston, and has an M.Arch from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Upon graduation, he was invited to teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He founded and directed LoPSiA in France from 1990-94.
In 1994, Prof Bates and Peter Davidson founded LAB Architecture Studio, and in 1997, LAB won the competition for Federation Square. LAB has designed a range of large-scale commercial, cultural, civic and residential projects, numerous master plans, with built works in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and has received numerous awards for these projects.
Prof Bates has lectured at more than 240 schools of architecture, and has been published extensively in journals and magazines. He is a member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Chair of the University of Melbourne Design Advisory and Review Group, the Metro Rail Arts Advisory Panel, and has been a jury member or chair of more than 25 international architectural design competitions.
Professor Donald Bates is, with Peter Davidson, the architect responsible for Fed Square. He is the Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement) for the Melbourne School of Design. He is a Founder and Director of LAB Architecture Studio.
Bates graduated with a B.Arch from University of Houston, and has an M.Arch from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Upon graduation, he was invited to teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He founded and directed LoPSiA in France from 1990-94.
In 1994, Prof Bates and Peter Davidson founded LAB Architecture Studio, and in 1997, LAB won the competition for Federation Square. LAB has designed a range of large-scale commercial, cultural, civic and residential projects, numerous master plans, with built works in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and has received numerous awards for these projects.
Prof Bates has lectured at more than 240 schools of architecture, and has been published extensively in journals and magazines. He is a member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Chair of the University of Melbourne Design Advisory and Review Group, the Metro Rail Arts Advisory Panel, and has been a jury member or chair of more than 25 international architectural design competitions.
Fed Square architect Peter Davidson (b.1955) co-founded and directed LAB architecture studio with Donald Bates in 1994.
Davidson graduated in 1980 from the NSW Institute of Technology in Sydney (now UTS), after which he moved to London and ran his own practice while simultaneously teaching at various institutions. Davidson has taught and lectured extensively, including at the AA, London; Bartlett School of Architecture, London; as Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney; and as Visiting Professor at Cooper Union, New York and MIT, Boston. In 1994 Davidson co-founded LAB architecture studio and won the competition to design Federation Square in 1997, at which time he moved from London to Melbourne, which has been his home for the last 23 years.
After suffering a major stroke in 2010, which resulted in the loss of most of his language, Davidson stopped practicing as an architect and devoted himself full-time to his artistic practice. Over the last ten years, Davidson has taken his relentless desire to explore the architectural line to a different dimension of artistic expression. Davidson’s drawings are meticulous and intricate; tracing a multitude of patterns and forms through the strict constraint of black lines on paper. Alongside black and white line drawings, Davidson also creates abstract and pattern-based watercolours, and exhibits regularly.
Professor Donald Bates is, with Peter Davidson, the architect responsible for Fed Square. He is the Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement) for the Melbourne School of Design. He is a Founder and Director of LAB Architecture Studio.
Bates graduated with a B.Arch from University of Houston, and has an M.Arch from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Upon graduation, he was invited to teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He founded and directed LoPSiA in France from 1990-94.
In 1994, Prof Bates and Peter Davidson founded LAB Architecture Studio, and in 1997, LAB won the competition for Federation Square. LAB has designed a range of large-scale commercial, cultural, civic and residential projects, numerous master plans, with built works in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and has received numerous awards for these projects.
Prof Bates has lectured at more than 240 schools of architecture, and has been published extensively in journals and magazines. He is a member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Chair of the University of Melbourne Design Advisory and Review Group, the Metro Rail Arts Advisory Panel, and has been a jury member or chair of more than 25 international architectural design competitions.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
Fed Square architect Peter Davidson (b.1955) co-founded and directed LAB architecture studio with Donald Bates in 1994.
Davidson graduated in 1980 from the NSW Institute of Technology in Sydney (now UTS), after which he moved to London and ran his own practice while simultaneously teaching at various institutions. Davidson has taught and lectured extensively, including at the AA, London; Bartlett School of Architecture, London; as Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney; and as Visiting Professor at Cooper Union, New York and MIT, Boston. In 1994 Davidson co-founded LAB architecture studio and won the competition to design Federation Square in 1997, at which time he moved from London to Melbourne, which has been his home for the last 23 years.
After suffering a major stroke in 2010, which resulted in the loss of most of his language, Davidson stopped practicing as an architect and devoted himself full-time to his artistic practice. Over the last ten years, Davidson has taken his relentless desire to explore the architectural line to a different dimension of artistic expression. Davidson’s drawings are meticulous and intricate; tracing a multitude of patterns and forms through the strict constraint of black lines on paper. Alongside black and white line drawings, Davidson also creates abstract and pattern-based watercolours, and exhibits regularly.
Fed Square architect Peter Davidson (b.1955) co-founded and directed LAB architecture studio with Donald Bates in 1994.
Davidson graduated in 1980 from the NSW Institute of Technology in Sydney (now UTS), after which he moved to London and ran his own practice while simultaneously teaching at various institutions. Davidson has taught and lectured extensively, including at the AA, London; Bartlett School of Architecture, London; as Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney; and as Visiting Professor at Cooper Union, New York and MIT, Boston. In 1994 Davidson co-founded LAB architecture studio and won the competition to design Federation Square in 1997, at which time he moved from London to Melbourne, which has been his home for the last 23 years.
After suffering a major stroke in 2010, which resulted in the loss of most of his language, Davidson stopped practicing as an architect and devoted himself full-time to his artistic practice. Over the last ten years, Davidson has taken his relentless desire to explore the architectural line to a different dimension of artistic expression. Davidson’s drawings are meticulous and intricate; tracing a multitude of patterns and forms through the strict constraint of black lines on paper. Alongside black and white line drawings, Davidson also creates abstract and pattern-based watercolours, and exhibits regularly.
Fed Square architect Peter Davidson (b.1955) co-founded and directed LAB architecture studio with Donald Bates in 1994.
Davidson graduated in 1980 from the NSW Institute of Technology in Sydney (now UTS), after which he moved to London and ran his own practice while simultaneously teaching at various institutions. Davidson has taught and lectured extensively, including at the AA, London; Bartlett School of Architecture, London; as Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney; and as Visiting Professor at Cooper Union, New York and MIT, Boston. In 1994 Davidson co-founded LAB architecture studio and won the competition to design Federation Square in 1997, at which time he moved from London to Melbourne, which has been his home for the last 23 years.
After suffering a major stroke in 2010, which resulted in the loss of most of his language, Davidson stopped practicing as an architect and devoted himself full-time to his artistic practice. Over the last ten years, Davidson has taken his relentless desire to explore the architectural line to a different dimension of artistic expression. Davidson’s drawings are meticulous and intricate; tracing a multitude of patterns and forms through the strict constraint of black lines on paper. Alongside black and white line drawings, Davidson also creates abstract and pattern-based watercolours, and exhibits regularly.
Fed Square architect Peter Davidson (b.1955) co-founded and directed LAB architecture studio with Donald Bates in 1994.
Davidson graduated in 1980 from the NSW Institute of Technology in Sydney (now UTS), after which he moved to London and ran his own practice while simultaneously teaching at various institutions. Davidson has taught and lectured extensively, including at the AA, London; Bartlett School of Architecture, London; as Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney; and as Visiting Professor at Cooper Union, New York and MIT, Boston. In 1994 Davidson co-founded LAB architecture studio and won the competition to design Federation Square in 1997, at which time he moved from London to Melbourne, which has been his home for the last 23 years.
After suffering a major stroke in 2010, which resulted in the loss of most of his language, Davidson stopped practicing as an architect and devoted himself full-time to his artistic practice. Over the last ten years, Davidson has taken his relentless desire to explore the architectural line to a different dimension of artistic expression. Davidson’s drawings are meticulous and intricate; tracing a multitude of patterns and forms through the strict constraint of black lines on paper. Alongside black and white line drawings, Davidson also creates abstract and pattern-based watercolours, and exhibits regularly.
Professor Donald Bates is, with Peter Davidson, the architect responsible for Fed Square. He is the Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement) for the Melbourne School of Design. He is a Founder and Director of LAB Architecture Studio.
Bates graduated with a B.Arch from University of Houston, and has an M.Arch from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Upon graduation, he was invited to teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He founded and directed LoPSiA in France from 1990-94.
In 1994, Prof Bates and Peter Davidson founded LAB Architecture Studio, and in 1997, LAB won the competition for Federation Square. LAB has designed a range of large-scale commercial, cultural, civic and residential projects, numerous master plans, with built works in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and has received numerous awards for these projects.
Prof Bates has lectured at more than 240 schools of architecture, and has been published extensively in journals and magazines. He is a member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Chair of the University of Melbourne Design Advisory and Review Group, the Metro Rail Arts Advisory Panel, and has been a jury member or chair of more than 25 international architectural design competitions.
Exercise your mind, body and soul with Master Han Jin Song.
You will feel refreshed, rejuvenated and energized with Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art that helps promote health and relaxation.
Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, is a guided meditation practice which allows the body to deeply relax as you're lying down comfortably, tuning into the systematic guidance of different areas of your body. You'll sleep soundly after this nourishing 20 minutes session.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, is a guided meditation practice which allows the body to deeply relax as you're lying down comfortably, tuning into the systematic guidance of different areas of your body. You'll sleep soundly after this nourishing 20 minutes session.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
The pinwheel grid facade system is a defining component of Fed Square’s architectural expression.
The system is based on the ‘Conway Tessellation’ - a single triangular element that can be applied in an infinite number of compositional sequences. This reflects architects Peter Davidson and Don Bates' interest in mathematical theories as a way of producing different forms of spatial ordering.
The system is made up of four principle materials in triangular panels creating larger areas of abstract patterning: sandstone, solid zinc sheet, aluminium mesh and transparent and translucent glazing. Select areas are also left open, revealing the underlying primary building skin.
This system is applied to Alfred Deakin building here, along with NGVA and the Yarra Building. Each building’s facade is developed on a unique pattern, including providing light access and space for services between the internal and external skins.
To mark the start of the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, Fed Square played host to the inaugural season launch event ahead of the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix.
Hosted by Formula 1, Fed Square will came alive with the free Formula 1 extravaganza as all 20 drivers and all 10 Team Principals – along with legends of the sport – participated in a live stage show, bringing the heroes of Formula 1 to the public for the first time in the sport’s history!
Transport Bar is Melbourne’s boutique bar that has it all!
Take yourself to Melbourne’s iconic destination for fast sports, live tunes and good times with a bit of something for everyone; groups, suits, sports fanatics, travel addicts.
The public bar is a relaxed, friendly place where everyone is welcome. Marked by a striking T that’s visible from a distance, this bar’s presence ensures your friends will never get lost.
Catch us for an after work drink or a larger get together for a celebration. Wherever you’re looking to go, Transport will get you there.
Taxi Kitchen showcases Melbourne’s stellar skyline with its 180 degree view of the CBD, Yarra River and the Arts Precinct.
With a focus on sustainable, locally sourced produce, Executive Chef Tony Twitchett delivers contemporary Australian cuisine with a hint of Asian influence. Created with the highest quality produce and complemented by our Victorian-only wine list, our team of professionals deliver a relaxed and quality experience without the pretence.
More than a cornerstone of Fed Square (literally; they're on the corner, badum-tish) watch Tony cook up a storm in a special 25-minute masterclass, showing us all in perfect detail, from end to end, how to make the city’s greatest dumplings!
https://fedsquare.com/venues/taxi-kitchen
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On May 19, 2002, Fed Square was featured on the front page of The Age newspaper to commemorate the work undertaken in building this amazing space.
1232 people from 220 companies posed exactly where you are now, in the Main Square, as they were honored for the colossal effort in bringing this mammoth project to life.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Fractal Facade
Fed Square’s distinctive look is inspired by fractals: complex patterns that are identical both on a smaller scale and when viewed as a whole.
Three cladding materials – sandstone, zinc and glass – all form triangular pinwheel grids. This modular system uses five single triangles (all of the same size and proportion) to make up a larger triangular ‘panel’. Following the same geometric logic, five panels are joined together to create a larger triangular ‘mega panel’, which is then mounted onto the structural frame to form the visible façade.
In this way the exterior design of Fed Sq. is unified regardless of the distance from which it is viewed, bridging the gap between its being a piece of architectural art and a utilitarian space designed to be used and experienced from the inside.
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Tanderrum is a ceremony bringing together the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung, Boon Wurrung, Taungurung, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung language groups of the Eastern Kulin Nation—a ceremony of celebration that reaches across Aboriginal time.
This sacred ceremony had been hidden since European invasion, until the Eastern Kulin brought Tanderrum back to central Melbourne to open Melbourne Festival. Since then, this cross-cultural moment has become an essential and living element of the Festival and a Welcome to Country for local and international artists and audiences.
Melbourne is sacred to the Traditional Custodians. Through this event we ensure that Aboriginal culture remains present and relevant to our city today. Tanderrum is your invitation to share this sacred place.
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
Hear from Colin, our Facilities Manager and your personal Tour Guide, about the Alfred Deakin Building.
Look out for these blue tags located all around the site, as they are short audio tours for you to enjoy!
The Alfred Deakin Building features two distinct buildings joined by a glazed central arcade. The building is home to Australia's multicultural television and radio broadcaster, SBS, and the world leading Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Nearamnew is an artwork designed for the plaza of Fed Square. Found on the surface of the plaza, the artwork consists of three parts: a whorl pattern, nine ground figures and nine vision texts, each engraved into a ground figure. Nearamnew's design relates to the global, regional and local levels in a federally organised society.
The ground figures are concrete poems inscribed in the sandstone tiles, each describing a dimension of the federated story of the place as written by artist, Paul Carter. The Kimberley sandstone tiles were inscribed by stonemasons McMurtrie & Sons in Orange, New South Wales, and sandblasted into the dimension stone using rubber membranes cut from digital prints.
Nearamnew is the signature commission to have emerged from the Public Art Programme associated with Fed Square.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
On 20 December 2017, the State Government and Apple announced plans to construct an Apple store at Fed Square.
This building here, The Yarra Building, would be demolished for a purpose-built flagship technology store.
The Apple proposal triggered an impassioned city-wide debate about the future of Fed Square and a public campaign called ‘Our City, Our Square’ was launched. Around 100,000 people signed petitions against the proposal, and approximately 10,000 people wrote letters and submissions.
The Victorian National Trust nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 July 2018.
In September 2019, Fed Square was included in the Victorian Heritage Register - becoming one of the first places completed in the 21st century to be managed under a statutory heritage regime.
This was in recognition of its value – as a monument to Federation, as an example of design excellence and for its value to the community.
This photo, taken in November 2003 shows thousands of people gathering to watch Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final against England - lets not talk about who won that infamous match in extra time - instead, appreciate just how far today's Digital Facade has come from its humble beginnings here.
This photo, taken in November 2003 shows thousands of people gathering to watch Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final against England - lets not talk about who won that infamous match in extra time - instead, appreciate just how far today's Digital Facade has come from its humble beginnings here.
This photo, taken in November 2003 shows thousands of people gathering to watch Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final against England - lets not talk about who won that infamous match in extra time - instead, appreciate just how far today's Digital Facade has come from its humble beginnings here.
This photo, taken from October 2012 at the Protect the Kimberley Concert, showcases what the big screen looked like before it became the Digital Facade that it is today and just after it's first facelift.
This photo, taken from October 2012 at the Protect the Kimberley Concert, showcases what the big screen looked like before it became the Digital Facade that it is today and just after it's first facelift.
This photo, taken from October 2012 at the Protect the Kimberley Concert, showcases what the big screen looked like before it became the Digital Facade that it is today and just after it's first facelift.
To distinguish it from the city's existing pavement, The Square is surfaced in cobblestones of variegated coloured Kimberley sandstone.
There are a total of 469,000 cobblestones and the ochre colours of the cobblestones reflect the Australian outback amidst this urban landscape.
Interspersed amongst the cobblestones are nine ground figures and vision texts created by Paul Carter, in collaboration with Lab architecture studio, which tell the site's history through the cultural encounters that have marked it as a site and a poetic vision for its future. This artwork is titled 'Nearamnew'.
Nearamnew is an artwork designed for the plaza of Fed Square. Found on the surface of the plaza, the artwork consists of three parts: a whorl pattern, nine ground figures and nine vision texts, each engraved into a ground figure. Nearamnew's design relates to the global, regional and local levels in a federally organised society.
The ground figures are concrete poems inscribed in the sandstone tiles, each describing a dimension of the federated story of the place as written by artist, Paul Carter. The Kimberley sandstone tiles were inscribed by stonemasons McMurtrie & Sons in Orange, New South Wales, and sandblasted into the dimension stone using rubber membranes cut from digital prints.
Nearamnew is the signature commission to have emerged from the Public Art Programme associated with Fed Square.
To distinguish it from the city's existing pavement, The Square is surfaced in cobblestones of variegated coloured Kimberley sandstone.
There are a total of 469,000 cobblestones and the ochre colours of the cobblestones reflect the Australian outback amidst this urban landscape.
Interspersed amongst the cobblestones are nine ground figures and vision texts created by Paul Carter, in collaboration with Lab architecture studio, which tell the site's history through the cultural encounters that have marked it as a site and a poetic vision for its future. This artwork is titled 'Nearamnew'.
Under us right now lies 'the deck', one of the largest expanses of railway decking ever built in Australia. It took twelve months to complete, with structural work only possible during breaks in the train timetable in the early hours of the morning. The deck is supported by over 3,000 tonnes of steel beams, 1.4 kilometres of concrete ‘crash walls’ and over 4,000 vibration-absorbing springs and rubber padding panels.
It is designed to support some of the most sensitive uses imaginable – galleries, cinemas, and radio and television studios – and does so while flawlessly absorbing a city’s worth of noise and vibrations. It is one of the country’s most ambitious and perfectly executed feats of engineering.
Under us right now lies 'the deck', one of the largest expanses of railway decking ever built in Australia. It took twelve months to complete, with structural work only possible during breaks in the train timetable in the early hours of the morning. The deck is supported by over 3,000 tonnes of steel beams, 1.4 kilometres of concrete ‘crash walls’ and over 4,000 vibration-absorbing springs and rubber padding panels.
It is designed to support some of the most sensitive uses imaginable – galleries, cinemas, and radio and television studios – and does so while flawlessly absorbing a city’s worth of noise and vibrations. It is one of the country’s most ambitious and perfectly executed feats of engineering.
Nearamnew is an artwork designed for the plaza of Fed Square. Found on the surface of the plaza, the artwork consists of three parts: a whorl pattern, nine ground figures and nine vision texts, each engraved into a ground figure. Nearamnew's design relates to the global, regional and local levels in a federally organised society.
The ground figures are concrete poems inscribed in the sandstone tiles, each describing a dimension of the federated story of the place as written by artist, Paul Carter. The Kimberley sandstone tiles were inscribed by stonemasons McMurtrie & Sons in Orange, New South Wales, and sandblasted into the dimension stone using rubber membranes cut from digital prints.
Nearamnew is the signature commission to have emerged from the Public Art Programme associated with Fed Square.
A significant moment in Australian history came in February of 2008 as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations. This speech was broadcast on our big screen as thousands of people gathered to witness this momentous occasion.
A significant moment in Australian history came in February of 2008 as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations. This speech was broadcast on our big screen as thousands of people gathered to witness this momentous occasion.
February 14, 2003, more than 100,000 people - believed to be Melbourne's largest peace rally - marched through the city ending at Fed Square to protest against a then impending war on Iraq.
A significant moment in Australian history came in February of 2008 as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations. This speech was broadcast on our big screen as thousands of people gathered to witness this momentous occasion.
When the Square is back to normal, tours depart daily, Monday – Saturday at 11am from this spot when the large yellow flag is flying. No need to book, just turn up on time.
On the tour you will learn about the site’s history, unique architecture and the engineering marvels that make Fed Square one of the city’s great icons - all of which are included on this virtual tour also!
February 14, 2003, more than 100,000 people - believed to be Melbourne's largest peace rally - marched through the city ending at Fed Square to protest against a then impending war on Iraq.
Wondered how this incredible site came to be Fed Square? Well in 1996, the Victorian Government held an international design competition to redevelop the precinct as the city’s new (and direly needed) civic space.
The project had to include both cultural and commercial spaces and an open amphitheatre capable of holding up to 15,000 people. It also had to be built above the city’s major transport hub – Jolimont Railway Yards, at the time an ugly crevasse cut like an open-air mine into what was otherwise the perfect position for a city square.
Lab architecture studio, headed by Peter Davidson and Donald Bates, produced one of the shortlisted plans and, in order to proceed further with the competition, formed a partnership with one of Melbourne’s most preeminent architecture firms: Bates Smart.
Construction began in 1998 and was opened on October 26, 2002. Since then, we have seen over 100 million visitors and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World.
A significant moment in Australian history came in February of 2008 as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations. This speech was broadcast on our big screen as thousands of people gathered to witness this momentous occasion.
A real flashback to 1967, where the twin towers of the Princes Gate development - known as the Gas and Fuel Towers and by future Melbournians as an eyesore and visual blight - severed the link between Flinders Street and the Yarra River. They were demolished in 1996-7 to make way for the Fed Square we know and love today.
This space has a rich history of being both the first Melbourne City Morgue and a Fish Market in the mid to late nineteenth century. The morgue moved to a more permanent home in 1888, just outside the city on the Yarra Bank Road (now Batman Avenue) where it remained until the 1950s while the Fish Market moved to new premises at the south-east corner of Spencer and Flinders streets in 1892.
Federation Wharf and the Princes Walk Vaults connect the Main Square with the Yarra River and Melbourne's parklands. Built in 1890 and five metres deep, the barrel-vaulted, bluestone cells were used for a range of purposes, including refreshment rooms, boat sheds and hobby shops. By the 1990's however, they were boarded up and in desperate need of restoration.
Re-development of the site began in 2003 with the main priority to preserve the heritage of the buildings. The refurbishment revitalised the precinct, creating space for Riverland Bar and Cafe, bike hire and boating operators.
The project was completed in 2007 and received the Melbourne Prize and Planning Minister's Heritage Award at the 2008 Royal Australian Institute of Architecture Awards.
Fire, light and the Australian outback are evoked in Red Centre by Konstantin Dimopoulos. Red Centre was commissioned for Fed Square and is a permanent sculpture here on River Terrace. It provides a visual link between the top of River Terrace and the creative spaces of Birrarung Marr and ArtPlay.
“Fire is an essential part of this landscape. It both destroys and regenerates. It gives life and takes it. It symbolises beginnings and endings. Fire as a means of warmth, a means to cook food, of bringing a community together – a meeting place such as represented by Federation Square.” – Konstantin Dimopoulos
Fire, light and the Australian outback are evoked in Red Centre by Konstantin Dimopoulos. Red Centre was commissioned for Fed Square and is a permanent sculpture here on River Terrace. It provides a visual link between the top of River Terrace and the creative spaces of Birrarung Marr and ArtPlay.
“Fire is an essential part of this landscape. It both destroys and regenerates. It gives life and takes it. It symbolises beginnings and endings. Fire as a means of warmth, a means to cook food, of bringing a community together – a meeting place such as represented by Federation Square.” – Konstantin Dimopoulos
Fire, light and the Australian outback are evoked in Red Centre by Konstantin Dimopoulos. Red Centre was commissioned for Fed Square and is a permanent sculpture here on River Terrace. It provides a visual link between the top of River Terrace and the creative spaces of Birrarung Marr and ArtPlay.
“Fire is an essential part of this landscape. It both destroys and regenerates. It gives life and takes it. It symbolises beginnings and endings. Fire as a means of warmth, a means to cook food, of bringing a community together – a meeting place such as represented by Federation Square.” – Konstantin Dimopoulos
Pixar Putt was a pop-up mini-golf course on River Terrace in 2019.
Inspired by the beloved stories, characters and icons from some of Disney-Pixar’s most iconic films including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Inside Out and Coco, Pixar Putt is anticipated to take guests to infinity… and beyond!
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
The Koorie Heritage Trust’s Aboriginal Walking tour is lead by experienced Koorie guides where you will learn how the land on which Melbourne is located has changed over time and about the significance of the Birrarung Wilam to the local Kulin peoples.
You will gain a deeper and more meaningful understanding of this incredible location; an important gathering place for the Kulin Nation and one of Melbourne’s most popular meeting hubs.
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
The area has its origins in the realignment of Yarra Bank Road (later Batman Avenue) as a component of the construction of Princes Bridge in 1889 -90.
This produced the bluestone (external) and clay brick (internal) construction of the underlying Princes Walk Vaults and subsequently the area underwent repeated change overtime to accommodate changing patterns of vehicle and tram use, and other functions.
The original LAB winning competition designs for Fed Square included the South Atrium as an open-ended thoroughfare to the river, integrating the River Terrace into the overall design system, and extending Fedn Square to the south-east to create an interface with the Birrarung Marr parklands. However, this area was largely excluded from the eventual design due to cost pressures.
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
Whether you need a large event space or a cosy intimate venue ZINC at Fed Square is the most lavish and sumptuous private option available. Comprising one large space or two smaller studios ZINC is ideal for weddings social occasions and all corporate events from gala dinners and product launches to lunches seminars and cocktail parties.
The area has its origins in the realignment of Yarra Bank Road (later Batman Avenue) as a component of the construction of Princes Bridge in 1889 -90.
This produced the bluestone (external) and clay brick (internal) construction of the underlying Princes Walk Vaults and subsequently the area underwent repeated change overtime to accommodate changing patterns of vehicle and tram use, and other functions.
The original LAB winning competition designs for Fed Square included the South Atrium as an open-ended thoroughfare to the river, integrating the River Terrace into the overall design system, and extending Fedn Square to the south-east to create an interface with the Birrarung Marr parklands. However, this area was largely excluded from the eventual design due to cost pressures.
The Koorie Heritage Trust’s Aboriginal Walking tour is lead by experienced Koorie guides where you will learn how the land on which Melbourne is located has changed over time and about the significance of the Birrarung Wilam to the local Kulin peoples.
You will gain a deeper and more meaningful understanding of this incredible location; an important gathering place for the Kulin Nation and one of Melbourne’s most popular meeting hubs.
A blank canvas in the heart of the city, The Paddock is perfect for events such as music festivals or requiring significant infrastructure.
Conveniently located and with immediate access to Birrarung Marr and the sports precinct, The Paddock has become a favourite for medium-large events requiring ticketed or controlled entry and a private location with easy transport links.
This huge, custom-built S.T.A.T.I.O.N. could be found at The Paddock in 2018.
Upon entry, you became a training agent where you delved into the science, history, engineering, genetics and technology behind these amazing superheroes.
You could also explore an extensive range of Avengers operational equipment such as Captain America’s uniform and shield, Iron Man’s MK 45 suit and The Hulkbuster suit, or try your strength on Thor’s mighty hammer!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent, a beautiful 19th-century Belgian travelling circus tent, rolled into Melbourne in 2019! Complete with a world-class line-up and over 120 performances of adult and family shows along with the ever-nostalgic Ferris wheel and aviator swing ride, food trucks and Coopers garden bar!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent Festival coincided with the Melbourne Fringe Festival with the Spiegeltent serving as a central live entertainment hub for guests!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent, a beautiful 19th-century Belgian travelling circus tent, rolled into Melbourne in 2019! Complete with a world-class line-up and over 120 performances of adult and family shows along with the ever-nostalgic Ferris wheel and aviator swing ride, food trucks and Coopers garden bar!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent Festival coincided with the Melbourne Fringe Festival with the Spiegeltent serving as a central live entertainment hub for guests!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent, a beautiful 19th-century Belgian travelling circus tent, rolled into Melbourne in 2019! Complete with a world-class line-up and over 120 performances of adult and family shows along with the ever-nostalgic Ferris wheel and aviator swing ride, food trucks and Coopers garden bar!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent Festival coincided with the Melbourne Fringe Festival with the Spiegeltent serving as a central live entertainment hub for guests!
This huge, custom-built S.T.A.T.I.O.N. could be found at The Paddock in 2018.
Upon entry, you became a training agent where you delved into the science, history, engineering, genetics and technology behind these amazing superheroes.
You could also explore an extensive range of Avengers operational equipment such as Captain America’s uniform and shield, Iron Man’s MK 45 suit and The Hulkbuster suit, or try your strength on Thor’s mighty hammer!
Australia’s first retail robotic ice-cream store!
An exciting new addition to Melbourne’s food scene has arrived with the nation’s first-ever robotic retail store, Niska!
Niska, an Australian start-up company pioneering retail robotics, has brought retail robotics to Australia for the first time with its revolutionary ice-cream store. Niska offers a unique experience with Australian-made gourmet and artisan ice-cream served a team of robot attendants!
Experience world-class robotics and enjoy delectable ice-cream in a safe, exciting, interactive and fun environment. Visitors will also have the chance to take selfies with Pepper, Niska’s social humanoid robot, and their delectable ice cream, and make use of the many photo spaces within the store.
Niska is a must-do experience for anyone living in or visiting Melbourne!
Pop Up Patch was a community gardening paradise. Over 140 veggie crates were installed on the site which were rented by Pop Up Patch members – residents, restaurants, and businesses – who tended to the gardens and enjoyed the enviable benefits (including 360° views of Melbourne’s iconic skyline!)
Pop Up Patch was also an education center, hosting a range of food, gardening and kids’ workshops that catered for all skill sets. These included Edible Gardening for Beginners, Scarecrow Making and Pickling Workshops.
It was a place for community and learning – for people to gather, grow, share and celebrate the joy of food.
Impressive, versatile space with unrivalled views of the Melbourne, Skyline Terrace is the perfect melding of public-transport accessibility and a space that is at once hidden and private yet boldly welcoming.
This impressive, versatile event space has been transformed into pop-up restaurants, drive-in cinema, pop up concert, community gardens, sports courts and far more delightful experiences over the years, and continues to be highly popular for its immediate proximity to Flinders Street Station, Flinders Street trams, Birrarung Marr and the Fed Square car park.
Opposite the glorious St. Paul’s Cathedral and right next door to the densest foot traffic in all of Fed Square, the Flinders St Amphitheatre is a marvel of ingenious sound design. Inspired by the amphitheatres of Rome and Greece, sound is captured and amplified within the amphitheatre, and yet blocked as if by magic from Flinders St next door.
The result is a venue that enjoys both the benefits of public access and high foot traffic and the boons of smaller, more private seating for up to 300 people, with access into the Main Square to boot. It’s perfect for public performances, artistic installations, leisure and health activities, promotional events and more!
Melbourne Men’s Shed, located on Level 1 of the Car Park below this point, came into being from a community desire to have a space for men to meet in the city. The shed provides a range of activities for both working and retired men, from cards and digital photography to woodwork and metalwork as well as opportunities to become involved in volunteer work, a walking group and social activities.
Melbourne Men’s Shed is an inclusive space with the capacity to offer programs for disabled men, female members, artists, students and guests.
Melbourne Men’s Shed, located on Level 1 of the Car Park below this point, came into being from a community desire to have a space for men to meet in the city. The shed provides a range of activities for both working and retired men, from cards and digital photography to woodwork and metalwork as well as opportunities to become involved in volunteer work, a walking group and social activities.
Melbourne Men’s Shed is an inclusive space with the capacity to offer programs for disabled men, female members, artists, students and guests.
Cafe, Bar and Restaurant is pretty much built into the foundations of Fed Square: they've been here since Fed Square’s very opening day, way back in 2002. It’s arguably the best spot in the city for a catchup and a coffee – overlooking the famous St. Paul’s Steps, and underneath the iconic orange umbrellas, Melburnians flock here like seagulls for Time Out’s famous all-day dining.
Flashback to when this space was a pop-up basketball court for 3x3 Hustle!
If you want Japanese cuisine at Fed Square, you know where to go.
The menu at Chocolate Buddha includes Ramen, Donburi and Izakaya style sharing dishes and a great selection of Japanese beer, wine and sake.
The beautifully renovated, contemporary and warm restaurant includes a sushi train and an express delivery train to bring hot food ordered via a tablet, and with its beautiful interior and wonderful views, Chocolate Buddha is perfect for any occasion.
If you want Japanese cuisine at Fed Square, you know where to go.
The menu at Chocolate Buddha includes Ramen, Donburi and Izakaya style sharing dishes and a great selection of Japanese beer, wine and sake.
The beautifully renovated, contemporary and warm restaurant includes a sushi train and an express delivery train to bring hot food ordered via a tablet, and with its beautiful interior and wonderful views, Chocolate Buddha is perfect for any occasion.
Park with ease and convenience at the best-value parking in Melbourne.
The Fed Square Car Park currently has the highest possible rating (5 stars) in the Melbourne Car Park Accreditation Scheme. This city-wide scheme is based on an independent review of safety, security and customer service, and we're proud to have earned our top-tier reviews.
For price, location, security and cleanliness the Fed Square Car Park is simply second to none. For cheap parking in Melbourne, look no further than parking at Federation Square.
Fed Square’s multi-level car park is accessible via Russell Street or Batman Ave (Exhibition Street extension – City Link).
Opposite the glorious St. Paul’s Cathedral and right next door to the densest foot traffic in all of Fed Square, the Flinders St Amphitheatre is a marvel of ingenious sound design. Inspired by the amphitheatres of Rome and Greece, sound is captured and amplified within the amphitheatre, and yet blocked as if by magic from Flinders St next door.
The result is a venue that enjoys both the benefits of public access and high foot traffic and the boons of smaller, more private seating for up to 300 people, with access into the Main Square to boot. It’s perfect for public performances, artistic installations, leisure and health activities, promotional events and more!
Pop Up Patch was a community gardening paradise. Over 140 veggie crates were installed on the site which were rented by Pop Up Patch members – residents, restaurants, and businesses – who tended to the gardens and enjoyed the enviable benefits (including 360° views of Melbourne’s iconic skyline!)
Pop Up Patch was also an education center, hosting a range of food, gardening and kids’ workshops that catered for all skill sets. These included Edible Gardening for Beginners, Scarecrow Making and Pickling Workshops.
It was a place for community and learning – for people to gather, grow, share and celebrate the joy of food.
Pop Up Patch was a community gardening paradise. Over 140 veggie crates were installed on the site which were rented by Pop Up Patch members – residents, restaurants, and businesses – who tended to the gardens and enjoyed the enviable benefits (including 360° views of Melbourne’s iconic skyline!)
Pop Up Patch was also an education center, hosting a range of food, gardening and kids’ workshops that catered for all skill sets. These included Edible Gardening for Beginners, Scarecrow Making and Pickling Workshops.
It was a place for community and learning – for people to gather, grow, share and celebrate the joy of food.
Australia’s first retail robotic ice-cream store!
An exciting new addition to Melbourne’s food scene has arrived with the nation’s first-ever robotic retail store, Niska!
Niska, an Australian start-up company pioneering retail robotics, has brought retail robotics to Australia for the first time with its revolutionary ice-cream store. Niska offers a unique experience with Australian-made gourmet and artisan ice-cream served a team of robot attendants!
Experience world-class robotics and enjoy delectable ice-cream in a safe, exciting, interactive and fun environment. Visitors will also have the chance to take selfies with Pepper, Niska’s social humanoid robot, and their delectable ice cream, and make use of the many photo spaces within the store.
Niska is a must-do experience for anyone living in or visiting Melbourne!
Opposite the glorious St. Paul’s Cathedral and right next door to the densest foot traffic in all of Fed Square, the Flinders St Amphitheatre is a marvel of ingenious sound design. Inspired by the amphitheatres of Rome and Greece, sound is captured and amplified within the amphitheatre, and yet blocked as if by magic from Flinders St next door.
The result is a venue that enjoys both the benefits of public access and high foot traffic and the boons of smaller, more private seating for up to 300 people, with access into the Main Square to boot. It’s perfect for public performances, artistic installations, leisure and health activities, promotional events and more!
This huge, custom-built S.T.A.T.I.O.N. could be found at The Paddock in 2018.
Upon entry, you became a training agent where you delved into the science, history, engineering, genetics and technology behind these amazing superheroes.
You could also explore an extensive range of Avengers operational equipment such as Captain America’s uniform and shield, Iron Man’s MK 45 suit and The Hulkbuster suit, or try your strength on Thor’s mighty hammer!
Stay fit, enjoy the outdoors and do your bit for the environment with Rentabike. Rentabike has all the bikes, maps and advice you need to explore Melbourne with the whole family, with cruisers and tandems, tag-alongs, baby seats and children’s bikes.
This iconic venue is situated on the banks of the Yarra in the historic Federation Wharf vaults. Open year-round, the outdoor venue is the ideal spot for beers and bites while soaking up the summer sun or basking under heaters and warming up with one of the winter cocktails in the cooler months.
Riverland provides a relaxed, warm atmosphere where people can enjoy the company of friends or grab a quick drink and BBQ sausage before the game.
Enjoy our Masterclass of their much-loved Boozy Milo Cocktail; a wintery Melbourne fixture and one of our personal Fed Favourites!
This iconic venue is situated on the banks of the Yarra in the historic Federation Wharf vaults. Open year-round, the outdoor venue is the ideal spot for beers and bites while soaking up the summer sun or basking under heaters and warming up with one of the winter cocktails in the cooler months.
Riverland provides a relaxed, warm atmosphere where people can enjoy the company of friends or grab a quick drink and BBQ sausage before the game.
Enjoy our Masterclass of their much-loved Boozy Milo Cocktail; a wintery Melbourne fixture and one of our personal Fed Favourites!
This iconic venue is situated on the banks of the Yarra in the historic Federation Wharf vaults. Open year-round, the outdoor venue is the ideal spot for beers and bites while soaking up the summer sun or basking under heaters and warming up with one of the winter cocktails in the cooler months.
Riverland provides a relaxed, warm atmosphere where people can enjoy the company of friends or grab a quick drink and BBQ sausage before the game.
Enjoy our Masterclass of their much-loved Boozy Milo Cocktail; a wintery Melbourne fixture and one of our personal Fed Favourites!
Stay fit, enjoy the outdoors and do your bit for the environment with Rentabike. Rentabike has all the bikes, maps and advice you need to explore Melbourne with the whole family, with cruisers and tandems, tag-alongs, baby seats and children’s bikes.
Pilgrim engages an authentic community through its boutique range of Australian wines and spirits and an intuitive approach to salt and fat ‘drinking food’.
Situated right here on the water’s edge, Pilgrim is the ultimate place to relax in comfort.