UBUNTU Kitchen Garden Pavilion for Afri-Aus Care

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UBUNTU Kitchen Garden Pavilion for Afri-Aus Care, Bower Studio.

University of Melbourne, Master of Architecture, 27 November 2023 to 7 December 2023.

_ Special thanks to my tutor, A/Prof David O'Brien, George Stavrias, James Neil, Nicky Henderson

_Class: Charmaine Cauchi, Melissa Chong, Zachary Crowe, Michael Giese, Georgia Huang, Thomas Kent, Gerald Yi En Low, Keren Njeri Maina, Impana Manjunath, Rachel Soebekti, Taisiia Spirina, Hui Fai (Daniel) Tsang, Jasmine Zhang, Margaret Sisila (Maggie)

Stavrias Architecture: George Stavrias

Brickworks: Nick Thexton

Dulux: Paint

Milwaukee: Tools

Part A: Yalaba Yalaba People @ Cummeragunja

Following an approach from the Land Council in 2019 the Traditional Owners (TOs) from Cummeragunja invited Bower Studio to help develop an on country culture pavilion in the community. This pavilion should help support cultural practises and learning activities for the resident community as well as visitors of both indigenous and non-indigenous decent. A series of informal meetings over the years has built a respectful relationship and strong levels of trust with a range of community members. Scale models and 1:1 prototypes have been used during several design consultation phases and a pavilion was completed in May 2022. The collaboration is ongoing and your design work will inform following 'build' projects. This year (2023), we revisit the site to work on tightening the steel connections of the non-standard timber.

Part B: Afri-AusCare @ Springvale

The Afri-AusCare community approached Bower Studio in 2020 to help support their vision for a community centre based on UBUNTU philosophies. The centre aims to support the health needs of the broader African refugee diaspora across a range of cultural needs. After fruitful consultation stages, undertaken by Bower Studio and Stavrias Architecture, a set of approved design drawings have been sent to a quantity surveyor. In 2023, Bower Studio built a Kitchen Garden Pavilion for Afri-Aus Care.

(Text taken from Bower Studio)

Part C: Proposal for The African Food Market @ Dandenong

Aligning with the future plans of revitalising Dandenong, the proposal for the African Food Market aims to:

1. Provide job opportunities for the African migrant community.

2. Provide a space for the African community to share their culture by selling local food and plants every weekend.

3. Provide a space for the wider neighbourhood to gather and celebrate.

4. Share what Afri-Aus Care do.

Part A: Yalaba Yalaba People @ Cummeragunja

The Camping Site

Part B: Afri-AusCare @ Springvale

UBUNTU Kitchen Garden Pavilion

View from the entrance.

View from the garden.

View from the back.

The Process

Part C: Proposal for The African Food Market @ Dandenong

African Food Store: 40’ steel dry cargo container.

Each container accommodates 2 food stores.
Plan diagram showing African Migrants selling delicious African food to the customers of the public.

Shipping Container Mural Design: An interactive mural for photo-taking.

Afri-Aus Care has been a shelter for African and other Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. The mural depicts silhouettes holding up an umbrella as a symbolism of providing help to those who require assistant and support.