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
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.
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.
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