Infinity Forest Project / Scale Architecture
© Brett Boardman
Architects: Scale Architecture
Location: Sydney, Australia
Project Team: Matt Chan, Katie Hepworth, Isabel Cordeiro
Client: City of Sydney
Project Area: 10 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Matt Chan, Kasia Werstak, Jamie Williams Photography, Casey Bryant, Brett Boardman Photography
© Jamie Williams Photography
As part of a series of temporary urban art interventions taking place in the City of Sydney, The Infinity Forest is a green oasis amongst the hard, vertical walls of Penfold’s and Hosking Place.
plan
exploded axo
Normally used as a shortcut or smoking area, this forgotten alley’s visitors will now find it transformed by a burst of concentrated nature.In the space between fire escapes, vehicle ramps and back door entrances, you will come upon tough timber walls that conceal a forest within. Entering this intimate urban living room, you discover yourself captured in an infinite view of a silver birch forest, where you can pause and reflect on the city above.
© Matt Chan
Materials
Timber walls – FSC rated recycled Iron Bark, courtesy of The Woodage, Mittagong NSW Australia
Mirror lining – Dibond
Flooring – Draincell by Atlantis Corp
Lighting – INlite
-
- © Brett Boardman
-
- © Brett Boardman
-
- © Brett Boardman
-
- © Brett Boardman
-
- © Brett Boardman
-
- © Casey Bryant
-
- © Casey Bryant
-
- © Jamie Williams Photography
-
- © Jamie Williams Photography
-
- © Jamie Williams Photography
-
- © Jamie Williams Photography
-
- © Jamie Williams Photography
-
- © Kasia Werstak
-
- © Kasia Werstak
-
- © Kasia Werstak
-
- © Matt Chan
-
- elevations
-
- exploded axo
-
- plan
-
- situation
Inspired genius. Well done.
oh wow! AMAZING!!!!!!!!! this is GENIUS!!! Very well done!!!
That’s great! I love it!
I like the concept of “intimate urban living room” which lacks in most cities, even smaller ones… here you can just have a little break.
These thinks should be everywhere… may be made as labirint among buildings?
I saw this project and loved it! It was so refreshingly original!
I would like to see this in every city!
Fantastic idea.
At last we came to that age where forest is an illusion.
I would not not like to see this in every city.
Beautiful, simple interlude. Love it.
Its a scheme which makes a beautiful moment out of such an impoverished environment,,,,,and an expanded opportunity out of scant resources……congratulations
Great idea. Precisely executed. Well done!
NICE PLAN MATT