Object Gallery

Working with Tone Wheeler of Environa Design, we were asked to devise a room - within 2 L shaped walls - that celebrated our vision for the future.

Working with Tone Wheeler of Environa Design, we were asked to devise a room - within 2 L shaped walls - that celebrated our vision for the future.

Our response was to conjure up the notion of a "green room". We both strongly believe in the idea that the only real future is one that seriously embraces sustainability in a very positive way.

The first consideration was for the "walls" of the exhibit. Instead of solid partitions we followed the more sustainable axiom that all elements should have more than one purpose. Walls for storage, screening and sitting in were designed to give definition and purpose to the space.

All materials were extensively researched before selection so that only the least environmentally damaging, but also the most useful, materials were selected. Diagrams explaining our reasoning and rationale were located within the cupboards.

This important initiative of the Object Gallery was visited by more than 60,000 people, who hopefully took away useful ideas about how they can make less impact on the environment if they choose materials intelligently.

Caroline Pidcock
Tone Wheeler

Curator            Brian Parkes
Joiner              Graham Levin
Photographer  Tim Wheeler

Simple and intuitive methods for operating the installation
Collaborative team approach
Considerate building approaches
Building designed to be adaptable and accessible

Good natural light and ventilation
Good views to the outside
Natural oils finish for timber throughout space
Attention to planning and detailing to manage acoustics
Low VOC paints
Low VOC boards for joinery

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Materials selected with thought given to reducing their impacts over their life
Installation designed with modular and standard sizes in mind to reduce waste
Installation designed with deconstruction in mind
Timber from salvaged tree used for screen
Timber from sustainably managed forests for new floor panels
Timber from sustainably managed forests and hemp board for joinery
Recycled plastic for benchtop
Hemp and silk used for upholstery

Size of project purposefully kept to the smallest possible
Built-on area kept to a minimum
Land used for installation improved by project