Abe Watson · Melbourne, Australia

Venues & Cultural Infrastructure

Connecting the space with the work it needs to support.

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The work

Connecting the space with the work it needs to support.

A starting point

A new venue, refurbishment or existing space that needs to work better for its users and operators.

I bring the needs of users and operators into venue planning, development and refurbishment. The work connects how a space is designed, how it functions and how it will operate—from technical infrastructure to opening-day readiness—alongside architects, engineers and other project specialists.

What this can include

  • Venue planning, functionality and user requirements
  • Input into new developments and refurbishments
  • Technical infrastructure and operational requirements
  • Coordination between users, operators and design teams
  • Commissioning support and operational readiness

Based in Melbourne, I work with individuals, organisations and project teams. We can focus on a specific part of your project or connect several services around what the work needs.

Selected experience

The work in practice.

Selected projects showing how this work takes shape in practice.

Ulumbarra Theatre

Technical and operational commissioning, operating practices and opening-year delivery for a new theatre in Bendigo.

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Connected services

Often part of the same conversation.

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What are you working towards?

Tell me about the project, where things stand and the kind of support you’re looking for. We can work through where I can help.

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