gREENdREAM – JOOST
August 16, 2009
The Greenhouse, by Joost, is an opportunistic temporary insertion into a gap in Federation Square, Melbourne.
It’s built entirely from recycled and recyclable materials. The exterior is dis-assembled shipping containers and packing crates, filled with straw bale and covered with plants. When I was there, the walls were embedded with strawberry plants and potatoes were planted on top (and used in the potato salad served below), amongst other things.
Greenhouse by Joost
This concept is truly brilliant. What better way to make a social commentary on sustainability, the environment and being friendly. It’s a self sustaining, fully recyclable, ‘pop-up’ event venue made entirely from detritus – rose up from a courtyard wedge of the Melbourne city’s cultural heart. The building is made from hay, lined in deconstructed shipping crates, furnished with fire hydrants and street signs and topped with a garden built from old bins…
http://www.greenhousebyjoost.com/
