Renowned landscape designer, Paul Bangay, will partner with developer Beulah International to create Australia’s first elevated indoor forest at a new mixed-use development known as Paragon. Situated at the former Celtic Club site in Melbourne’s CBD, the development will feature 220 luxury apartments starting from $500,000.

The three-storey high urban forest will be a conservatory-like feature, incorporating a selection of mature trees, leafy canopies, climbing gardens, cascading water, and grassy spaces. Residents and visitors will be able to enjoy the forest from a number of outdoor seating zones featuring refined terrazzo pavers.

Paul Bangay said the urban forest was the result of wanting to create green space that wasn’t at street level, but rather up in the air. “The forest we’re creating is not your typical roof space or balcony space; it’s three storeys high which means we’re able to bring in tall trees.”

Beulah International Executive Director, Adelene The, said it was important for residents to feel as though they had a sanctuary where they could escape the hustle and bustle of the surrounding streetscape. “We want residents to feel like they’re not so much in a high-rise building, but rather out in a garden; a sanctuary protected from natural elements.”

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Source: https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/eco-chic-australias-first-elevated-indoor-forest-to-descend-on-melbourne/

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