Maria D. Marpaung

The GREENHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT is designed to attract visitors in order to create a lively atmosphere to the previously quiet site and to remind both the visitors and
passerby that this is once a historical area and will remain as Melbourne’s heritage. This is an architectural intervension by combining the New space (Social Area: Level 2) and the partially refurbished Old space (Cargo Shed).

The INDOOR BOTANICAL GARDEN and the Envelope is inspired by Architect Moshi Safdie’s Jewel Changi Airport. Melbourne’s harsh weather makes it slightly hard to create a controlled garden and Jewel Changi Airport gives the idea of creating a greenhouse with a controlled temperature and humidity for an indoor botanical garden. Located on the 2nd Floor, the Botanical Garden area can be seen from the stacking elevation. The stacked area also allows the visitor to be able to have a 360 degree lookout one the floor under the botanical garden area as seen in the Elevation. Meanwhile the space on the basement, ground floor and 1st floor is a museum place that shows the history of the cargo shed.

The axonometric view of the building shows one of the program of the building which is the indoor garden area. The visitors can enjoy the indoor plantation view from the spiral staircase that also includes a slider. Below is the 360 vew lookout.

The renderings are made on Lumion as it pretty easy to use for beginners, however, I was able to learn other rendering engine such as Twinmotion for the other projects. The renderings shows the aerial view as well as the interior view.

There are two physical models. The first physical model on the top is scaled at 1:2000. The translucent part of the model is made with resin to achieve the glass-like feature of the material. The process is by carving the model and casting before pouring the clear resin onto the casted mould. The other model is scaled at 1:500, by laser cutting parts of the building and handcrafting the glass facade by using rotan as it is quite flexible to curve.