Monash University Living Laboratory
The Living Laboratory is a flexible platform for testing the technologies required to create water-sensitive cities.
The laboratory “lives” in another sense – as part of its refurbishment, living elements that exemplify the latest in water-sensitive design, including green roofs, green walls and a green façade, were integrated into the structure. A living scaffold to the curtilage of the building acts as a visual manifestation of the ambitions of the faculty.
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- TRADITIONAL OWNERS & ONGOING CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND Bunurong Country
- Client Monash University
- Location Clayton, Melbourne, Australia
- Year 2016-2017
The green walls and vertical gardens collect irrigation data, and can be interchanged and modified to suit different research projects. At the same time, they are a public-facing demonstration of the positive visual amenity that green walls can provide.
More generally, the lab and its landscape were updated to exemplify the latest in water-sensitive design. Additions include permeable pavements, raingardens, green roofs, green walls and green facades. ASPECT Studios and its design partners ensured that these features can be monitored, and the data used for the laboratory’s research. In that sense, this project directly feeds into the development of codes and standards that will be used to ensure the wider uptake of water sensitive design and living architecture in Australian cities.
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- TEAM DesignInc, Irwinconsult
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AWARDS
2018 AILA National Awards – Research Policy and Communications Award
2018 AILA VIC Award – Research Policy and Communications Award - PHOTOGRAPHY Dianna Snape, ASPECT Studios
