Entered in the LSAA 2009 Design Awards (1099)
Entrant: Aurecon - Adelaide - Designer / Consultant
Location: Adelaide Botanical Gardens - North Terrace Adelaide SA
A new glasshouse was required to replace the dilapidated Victoria House, in a very sensitive location in the centre of Adelaide’s Botanic Gardens. The heritage-listed 1867 Lily Pond in the Victoria House had to be preserved and the design was not to detract from the adjacent heritage-listed buildings. Glass was chosen as the main structural material as the designers wanted a solution that would not detract from the surrounding heritage buildings, but that would still provide a modern, minimalist and elegant centrepiece for the Gardens’ future.
Credits:
Client: Government of South Australia (DTEI)
Architect: Flightpath Architects
Struct. Eng.: Connell Wagner
Specialist: Connell Wagner (Facade Engineering)
Others: Pilkington & DMS Glass
Builder: Built Environs
Fabricator: Construction Glazing
For further details - see this paper (PDF)
