Space facilities
Wi-Fi
• Projector
• Air conditioning
• Natural light
• Lighting equipment
• Backdrops
Space features
Whole Venue at La Vita Nova
About this space
An intimate, characterful space in the heart of South Yarra, with five connected rooms that are all yours for your booking. Softly lit, curtained and filled with books, candles and art, La Vita Nova is made for gatherings that feel personal: long-table dinners, brand launches, creator events, workshops, celebrations and shoots.
Up to 40 seated or 80 standing, across about 120 sqm.
The rooms
• The Library Room (2.75 x 11.8m): bookshelf-lined, with a long dining table. Our most-loved setting for candlelit dinners, luncheons and workshops.
• The Piano Room (4.6 x 4.2m): a grand piano for live music, recitals and speeches.
• The Gallery (3.85 x 7.6m): where guests arrive. Ideal for welcome drinks, displays and launches.
• The Main Studio (4.3 x 6.4m): clean backdrops, studio lighting and natural light for shoots, castings and content.
• The Exhibition Space (4 x 3m): plinths and wall space for products, pop-ups and installations.
What's included
Exclusive use of all five rooms, set-up and pack-down within your hours, a layout planned with you before the day, a member of our team on hand, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, kitchen access for caterers and a standard reset afterwards.
Catering and styling
Bring your own caterer, or we can arrange catering for you. Our team can also style the space, from simple table settings to a full event design, with tableware, table linen and LED candles available to add.
Extras
Projector, an on-site content creator capturing candid photo and video (raw files the same day), and waitstaff on request.
Good to know
BYO alcohol for private events with prior approval. A short walk from South Yarra Station, with street parking nearby. We're happy to arrange a viewing, and we reply to enquiries within one working day.
Event offers and packages
Christmas Party Offers
An end-of-year dinner your team will remember. Candlelight throughout, a long table in our bookshelf-lined Library Room, a grand piano for music, and a Gallery for drinks on arrival. The whole venue is exclusively yours, so there are no other groups and no shared spaces.
Bring your own caterer, or ask us for local recommendations. Add a content creator for photos and video of the night ($100 an hour). Our venue is not licensed, so drinks are BYO for private, non-ticketed events, agreed with us in writing. December dates go quickly, so enquire early.
A candlelit team dinner or end-of-year drinks. All five rooms for three hours, with set-up and pack-down inside your time. Seats up to 40 at the long table, or up to 80 standing. One of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards. BYO caterer and drinks for private, non-ticketed events, agreed with us in writing.
Time for drinks on arrival, a sit-down dinner and speeches. All five rooms for four hours, seating for up to 40 or up to 80 standing, one of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards.
Room to decorate, host a long lunch or dinner, and wind down without rushing. All five rooms for six hours, seating for up to 40 or up to 80 standing, one of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards. For later than 7pm, ask us for a quote.
Hen Party Offers
A hen's morning that feels like a treat. Your group has the candlelit studio to itself for a private mat Pilates class with our own instructor, then tea, and the option to stay on for brunch or a long lunch at the candlelit table in our bookshelf-lined Library Room. Everything for the class is here: mats, rings, props and the instructor. Just bring comfortable clothes and the bride.
Also lovely for birthdays and friends' catch-ups. Our venue is not licensed, so drinks are BYO for private events, agreed with us in writing.
A private 45-minute mat Pilates class for the bride and her group in the candlelit studio, led by our instructor. Mats, rings and props supplied, and tea afterwards. Taught for all levels, so first-timers and regulars move side by side. Allow an hour. Minimum 10 guests.
Stay on after Pilates for brunch, a long lunch or a candlelit dinner. The whole venue for three hours, seating for up to 40 at the long table, one of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards. BYO caterer, cake and drinks for private events, agreed with us in writing. Longer hire available.
Birthday Party Offers
Birthdays, long-table dinners, brand launches and influencer events by candlelight in South Yarra. Arrivals in the Gallery, dinner at the long table in the Library Room, music beside the grand piano, and a white studio for photos and content. The whole venue is yours for your booked hours, with one of our team there on the day.
Add-ons if you would like them: a content creator for raw photos and video on the day ($100 an hour), extra time if the room is free ($150 an hour), and extra cleaning by our external cleaner. A refundable bond of $200 to $500 applies to some events. Our venue is not licensed, so alcohol is BYO for private, non-ticketed events, agreed with us in writing.
All five rooms to yourselves for three hours, with set-up and pack-down inside your time. Seats up to 40 at the long table, or up to 80 standing. We agree the furniture layout with you beforehand, one of our team is on hand throughout, and we reset the rooms afterwards. BYO caterer, cake and drinks for private, non-ticketed events, agreed with us in writing.
Room for a relaxed dinner, speeches and photos. All five rooms for four hours, with set-up and pack-down inside your time, seating for up to 40 or up to 80 standing, one of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards.
Time for a longer set-up and a slower evening. All five rooms for six hours, seating for up to 40 or up to 80 standing, one of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards.
For launches, influencer events and brand activations with styling, content and a guest list. All five rooms for eight hours, seating for up to 40 or up to 80 standing, one of our team on hand throughout, and a standard reset afterwards. For later than 7pm, ask us for a quote.
A birthday that starts slowly. A private 45-minute mat Pilates class for your group in the candlelit studio, led by our instructor, with mats, rings and props supplied and tea afterwards. All levels, first-timers welcome. Allow an hour. Minimum 10 guests. Add hire time afterwards for a long-table brunch or celebration.
Filming and Photography Offers
A South Yarra studio for photo shoots, video, influencer content and modelling portfolios. White curtains and clean backdrops in the Main Studio, a grand piano in its own white room, a candlelit bookshelf-lined Library with a long table, and a Gallery for arrivals and styling. Five rooms, one booking, so you can move between sets without packing down.
Bringing your own photographer? Hire the studio from $220 for two hours. Want us to shoot it? Our branding and portfolio sessions run on Saturdays with our in-house photographer, from $495, with retouched images delivered within days. Ideal for model folio updates, headshots and personal brands.
For photographers, videographers and content creators. Shoot across the Main Studio plus four more rooms used as sets: white curtains, a grand piano, the bookshelf-lined Library and the Gallery. Clean backdrops and a private changing area included. Bring your own photographer and crew. Set-up and pack-down sit inside your hours.
Time for several looks and set changes. Four hours across the Main Studio and four more rooms used as sets, with clean backdrops and a private changing area. Bring your own photographer and crew.
A full production day for campaigns, lookbooks, influencer content and brand shoots. Eight hours across all five rooms, with clean backdrops and a private changing area. Bring your own photographer and crew.
For model folio updates, headshots and personal branding, shot by our in-house photographer on Saturdays. Up to 3 looks, 12 fully edited images, guided posing throughout, delivered within 2 to 3 business days. Studio, lighting and backdrops included.
The all-round option for building or updating a modelling portfolio, or a full brand shoot with more variety. Up to 4 looks, 20 fully edited images, guided posing throughout, delivered within 3 to 4 business days. Studio, lighting and backdrops included.
A larger build with time to explore different looks and creative directions. Up to 5 looks, 30 fully edited images, guided posing throughout, delivered within 4 to 5 business days. Studio, lighting and backdrops included.
Candid photo and video through your booking, with the raw files yours the same day. $100 an hour, on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Prices
Add-ons
Capacity
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Standingup to 80
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Diningup to 40
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Theatreup to 40
Catering and drinks
Facilities
Music & sound equipment
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Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
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Space has noise restriction after 22:00
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Own music not allowed
Accessibility
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Unavailable: Accessible toilets
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Unavailable: Ground level
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Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
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Unavailable: Lift to all floors
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Unavailable: Cargo lift
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Unavailable: Wheelchair accessible
Rules of the space
Allowed events
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Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
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No wedding licence
Host rules
• No smoking or vaping inside the venue.
• No glitter, confetti, loose petals or sand.
• Please decorate with care for the walls and any artworks on show. Nothing to be fixed to walls without our approval.
• Set-up and pack-down must happen within your booked hours.
• All decorations, belongings and rubbish must be removed before departure.
• No liquor licence: BYO alcohol only for private, non-ticketed events, with our written approval beforehand. Alcohol can't be sold or included in a ticket price.
• We're on a residential street, so please keep noise down when arriving and leaving. Music finishes with your booking and things stay quiet from 10pm.
• Please share your caterer's details with us ahead of the event.
• Damage to the space or furniture will be charged.
Cancellation policy: Flexible with Grace Period
About La Vita Nova
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