Background

Melbourne Cafe is phase 1 of the project that centres on sustainability; see Melbourne Cooking School for phase 2. Passive heating and cooling are the primary drivers for this design.

Client

Melbourne City Council commissioned this project as part of its Cultural Melbourne programme.

Project

The venue will be used as a food tasting pavilion for the annual Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Most of the time, it will be a place for the local community where they could come for breaks.

Inspiration

The external wood finish will retain the park-like ambience of the site. The pavilion will have a long frontage facing North to maximise the benefits of the sun.

Currently a green passageway between buildings

Footprint

Perspective

Sun study

Sun angles

Floor plan

Elevation

Section

Details

1A Windows are operable and double-glazed, and are made of aluminium with thermal breaks

2 Operable vertical timber louvres to West and East sides shield the walls from the low sun and direct cool South breezes into the cafe

3 Plants shield the North and South walls from the direct heat

4 Stone counter has high thermal mass

1B Shaded operable windows let the cool South breezes in

5 Solar shading

6 Operable clerestory windows with blinds

7 Insulated walls and ceilings

8 Air circulation

9 Shaded concrete panels have high thermal mass

10 Shaded tiled concrete floor has high thermal mass

Furniture plan

East