Phoenix Rooftop坐落於墨爾本繁華市中心的30層樓頂上，作用壯麗的城市景觀。這座位於高空中的花園是一處微縮的戶外休閒空間，為穿行在城市生活與郊野風光之間的人們提供了過渡場所。
Phoenix Rooftop is a green refuge in the unlikeliest of places – 30-storeys high, on an exposed, yet spectacular site in the heart of Melbourne. This garden in the sky allows two down-sizing professionals to retain the joy of outdoor living as they transition from the suburbs to the city.
▼屋頂花園，the rooftop garden
“打開房門，向上幾步，你便可以穿梭到一片秘密花園裡。”
“Swing open the door, climb just one flight of stairs and you are transported to a secret garden in the sky.” Brodie Norris, Lunchbox Media
基於客戶需求，該屋頂花園除具備如郊野風光中的休閒體驗外，還應該擁有享受城市風光的絕佳視野。為實現這一客戶需求，設計師將該屋頂空間分成截然不同卻又緊密相連的三個部分。其一作為站立的休閒空間，供人在此處舉杯暢飲；另一就坐空間讓人恣意享受日光的溫暖；此外還有一處戶外燒烤空間，讓來訪者與家人和朋友們享受舉杯邀明月的美妙時光。
Our clients wanted their rooftop garden to provide functional areas akin to a typical suburban garden, but in a uniquely exposed, overlooked (and lofty) site. To achieve this, the site is divided into three distinct, yet connected zones: one for standing (cocktail in hand, raising a toast to the sunset), another for sitting (book over your face in the sun), and one for outdoor eating (BBQing a meal for family and friends under the stars).
▼戶外燒烤區，the BBQ space
▼站立休閒區，the standing area
馬賽克花池裡植滿了芬芳四溢的花朵，除作為區域分割的圍欄外，這些花池還展現出必要的遮陰和避雨功能。由綠色，白色，黃色和藍色瓷磚點綴著的花池，也如同花朵一樣裝點著這裡。如雕塑般的涼亭在花園頂部浮動，順勢攀爬的植物為花園和來此的休閒者遮陰避雨，將各區域營造出獨特的氛圍。
Raised garden beds, bedazzled with delicate mosaics and filled with fragrant and flowering plants, define each zone while acting as both balustrade and wind break; the coloured tiles, green, white, yellow and blue, an abstraction of the garden itself. A sculptural steel arbour dances overhead, supporting the canopy of an unwieldy creeper; shielding and protecting the garden and its occupants, responding to each zone’s relative need for privacy, sunlight, and protection from the wind and rain.
▼涼亭成為了植物的攀爬架，a sculptural steel arbour supporting the canopy of an unwieldy creeper
▼馬賽克花池裡植滿了芬芳四溢的花朵，raised garden beds, bedazzled with delicate mosaics and filled with fragrant and flowering plants
屋頂花園仍然是一個實驗性議題，尤其是在這座30層高的屋頂上。據設計師所知，該屋頂花園是墨爾本當地最高的一座 ，也是探討城市屋頂空間的革新性實驗。它暴露在數以萬計的城市工作者面前，大力宣揚了環境的可持續性利用。它向人們傳達了一個訊息，“我們的建築不論是從表面上還是引申意義上都可以變得更綠色。”對設計師來說，打造功能性，美麗和宜居的屋頂花園是社會可持續性發展的重要部分。而對於環境可持續發展方面，屋頂花園則提供了非常直接的方法。綠色屋頂設計需是怡人的，為公眾所享受的空間。
Rooftop gardens are still an experimental science — particularly 30-storeys high, in one of Melbourne’s most exposed sites. To our knowledge, this is the highest rooftop garden attempted in Melbourne, and is an innovative example of the ongoing and important investigation into the potential of green roofs in our cities. Visible to thousands of office-workers every day, this project is a billboard for environmental sustainability. The message reads, ‘our buildings can be greener, both literally and figuratively’. To us, creating functional, beautiful and liveable rooftop gardens is an important part of social sustainability, improving on the environmental outcomes green roofs alone can provide. Green roofs should be designed to be enjoyed and experienced by people.
▼夜景，night view
“板球場上的燈光閃亮著，似是今晚又有一場比賽上演。雅拉河上的船手們成排搖曳著，遠遠的難以辯清他們的數量。幾英畝的Botanical花園為冰冷的St Kilda Road大樓帶來鮮活。如螞蟻般大小的人群聚集在聯邦廣場上，他們移動著如同瓶子裡留出的液體。在Flinders Street Station，這些螞蟻般的人群又穿梭在黃色和綠色的巢穴裡，勤勞得服務著他們的蟻王。遠處閃爍著的是平靜的港灣和夏日沙灘。這座屋頂花園就環繞在如此超現實般的幻境裡，景色之壯觀讓人驚歎不已。”BN
“The lights are on at the MCG; must be a game on tonight. Rowers glide by on the Yarra; the count of the cox not audible from this height. Acres of the Botanical Garden’s lush green bleed into the grey of St Kilda Road’s office towers and apartments. People, the size of ants, gather at Federation Square, like it’s the site of a sticky spill of soft drink. At Flinders Street Station, the ant-people rush in and out of their yellow and green mound, working busily for their queen. Shimmering in the distance are the calm waters of the bay and the distant beaches of summertime holidays. Surrounded by the tangle of this surreal secret garden makes this incredible view even more breath-taking.” BN
▼花園位於30層屋頂上的花園，the garden locates on a 30-storey building’s rooftop
▼概念形成，concept
▼平面圖，plan
▼剖面，section
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