The existing Newtown Tram Sheds servicing pit is infilled with soil and transformed into a publicly accessible bush-food kitchen garden.
A new addition transforms disused land to house a commercial kitchen, for a rotation of different cultural hosts to experiment with the species and share their cooking with the community.
Steel CHS web trusses contrast a lightweight structure with the solid masonry walls. The portals extend perpendicular to preserve views of the detailed original façade.
The landscape is populated by a variety of native bush food species. It is poised for spontaneous play, shaped by the seasons and unchoreographed public engagement.
Alike the program, the addition's facade borrows from established traditions to create something endemic, and site specific. Service cores of recycled brick are pulled away from the original masonry facade.
The striking angled form and glazed facade demand engagement and curiosity from the Newtown Station Platform.