Boronia Structures
By himmelzimmer
The inspiration for these shading structures and public lights for Dorset Square and Cinema Lane were gained from the delicate petal geometry of the boronia flower, to create a unique signature identity for the local community.
The column and roof of every shade structure is comprised of five individual beams, each reaching out to their surroundings with open arms tapering outwards. Each shade houses two weatherproof light fittings the first illuminates the footpath below, the second illuminates the inside of the shade itself. Each shade allows sprinkles of sunlight to filter through the canopies creating a joyful play of light and shadow.
The public light shades are formed from vertically-curled, large-scale stainless steel boronia petals.
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himmelzimmer is an architectural design practice in Melbourne dedicated to investigating an architecture that evolves from a continuous dialogue of imaginative and practical thinking.
As a studio we need to be able to define what building/design we aspire to the most:
For us this is ‘a room in the sky’, a ‘himmelzimmer’.
From its open window we can see the endless sky encouraging us that our ideas should be dream-like without boundaries. With its window closed we can focus on the work on our desk in front of us, the technical delivery of our ideas.
All our designs evolve from the dialogue of these two perspectives which are both essential in the delivery of well-executed buildings that inspire and transcend the ordinary.
Our work is at its most successful where our window to the world is in a constant state of in-between, where it is simultaneously closed and open.
We started in 2003 as studio505.
Following studio505’s closure in 2016 we are continuing our work as himmelzimmer
- Year founded2016
- ArchiPro Member since2023
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