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Warehouse Space at Bighouse Arts

Photo / Film Studio in an Event Venue
·
Private space
9-11 Hocking Street, Melbourne, 3058 –
Northern Suburbs, Melbourne
Up to 150
seats
Up to 150
standing
Venue doesn’t offer catering
External catering allowed

About this space

Our warehouse space can be hired for film and photography shoots, exhibitions, workshops and more!

Bighouse Arts’ warehouse space is a huge, light filled industrial beauty, measuring in at 19m x 16m. Featuring three walls of painted white brick, and one wall of 6m drop black wool theatre curtains, the space is versatile for different set-ups. There are x2 bathrooms, a small kitchenette, roller door access, drive in vehicle access, 15 amp power, 3 phase power, Bluetooth Speaker, Clothing rack, makeup area, courtyard, onsite parking and much more.

Available for hire -
Paper rolls
Smoke machine
Hazer
Godox Studio Flash Lighting Kit
Aperture continuous lighting kit
C Stands
Polyboards
PA
Vintage Couches

For events, please see our EVENT SPACE LISTING

Prices

Sunday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $150 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $150 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Monday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Tuesday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Wednesday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Thursday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Friday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $150 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $150 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Saturday
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $150 hire fee per hour
Per hour
6:00 am – 11:00 pm
from $150 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm. All prices include GST.
Best price guarantee
Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 150
  • Dining
    up to 150
  • Theatre
    up to 150
  • Cabaret
    up to 150

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering available
Complimentary water Complimentary refreshments (such as water, tea, or coffee) for guests at no extra cost
Complimentary tea and coffee
External catering allowed Bring your own food or hire a caterer of your choice
Unavailable: Buyout fee for external catering
Unavailable: Kitchen facilities available for guests
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
BYO alcohol allowed A fee is charged if you bring your own alcohol
Corkage fee for BYO alcohol

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Photo equipment Camera and photography equipment available on site
  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Lighting equipment Professional lighting equipment for photography and filming
  • Backdrops Photography backdrops available
  • Storage space Place where clients can store items during their event
  • Soundproof Soundproofed room for noise control
  • Free parking is available on-site (20 spaces)
  • Free on-street parking
  • Clothing rack
  • Paper roll brackets
  • Bluetooth sound system
  • Loading dock
  • Tables
  • Chairs
  • Bar Staff
  • Paper rolls
  • Photography Lights
  • Event Photographer
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • Space has noise restriction after 23:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Unavailable: Accessible toilets
  • Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
  • Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • Wedding licence available Venue is licensed to host wedding ceremonies and receptions

Host rules

BYO alcohol allowed, but must be served by our staff

Outside catering is allowed

Smoking outdoors only

Event curfew 11pm

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day with Grace Period

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Reviews and ratings

(38 reviews and ratings - )

Verified reviews come from Tagvenue users. All reviews are checked by our team to uphold our trust and safety standards.

CR
Cait R.
Verified review
Photo Studio · 7 guests · May 2025

Our experience at Big house Arts was great - Eileen was so helpful in the lead up and James was great on the day. Thanks team!

N/A

5.0
MB
Mitchell B.
Verified review
Photo Studio · 5 guests · October 2023

Awesome space with props!

Nothing!

5.0
SR
Sarangi R.
Verified review
Filming Location · 5 guests · July 2022

Myself and my dance partner hired this for a full day. We are from Sydney so coming to Melbourne and filming a dance video was a bit anxiety inducing but thank goodness for the Bighouse Arts team, as they were absolutely easy to work with and super helpful. The venue was the perfect fit for the aesthetic we were going for but I do think this is an extremely versatile venue if you are wanting to film content. We are grateful to have been able to shoot our video here as it was such a seamless and efficient process. Big love to Eileen and Camille for assisting us during our little journey :).

It was a really cold day so a heater would have been perfect ?

5.0
SG
Sienna G.
Verified review
Photo Shoot · 12 guests · June 2022

Eileen the venue manager was lovely. We really enjoyed using the coloured backdrops. It was good that there was ample parking. Good value when split between a bigger group.

We feel we got a bit catfished by the photos. The space was not nearly as big or light as the photos indicated with most of the exposed white brick walls that we booked for being covered up by heavy black curtains (which blocked off what seemed to be construction materials). Having only one big shoot space made it difficult as we were all separate creatives sharing.

3.8

About Bighouse Arts

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Location

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Meet your host

Eileen Hodgkins
Member of Tagvenue since April 2021
38 Reviews
4.9 Rating
1h Response time
100% Response rate

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