Background

Melbourne Cooking School is phase 2 of the project that centres on sustainability; see Melbourne Cafe for phase 1. The whole building is on stilts to preserve the park-like ambience of the site.

Client

Melbourne City Council commissioned this project as part of its Cultural Melbourne programme.

Project

The venue is a business and community centre.

Inspiration

Raising the building on stilts enabled access to daylight and retained the park-like ambience of the site.

Currently a green passageway between buildings

Footprint

Ground floor

Level 1

Roof top

South

North

East

Schematic water usage

Green roof

Features

• Improved air quality
• Visual appeal
• Better use of space
• Cooler temperature
• Lower heating/cooling costs
• Source of income
• Noise pollution management
• Stormwater management

Stefan Korschildgen

Janine Parker

Hien Vu

Araceli Hurtado Fontalba

Gary Glowa

Phil Siviter

Melbourne Water Corporation