THE ROUNDTABLE_
Project Information
Client City of Melbourne
- Year 2022-2023
- Status Complete
- Type Temporary Installation
- Location North Melbourne, Victoria
Credits Design Team
Common: John Doyle, Ben Milbourne & Laura Mártires
- Enlocus: Michael Ford, Jason McNamee, Will Muhleisen, Veronica Lee, Esther Honybun & Sylvia Zhang.
Photography by Dianna Snape
The Roundtable, a seven meter diameter public table filled with edible plants, is a temporary installation located on Errol Street, North Melbourne. The concept for this project came about ...
The Roundtable, a seven meter diameter public table filled with edible plants, is a temporary installation located on Errol Street, North Melbourne. The concept for this project came about during the dark winters of Melbourne’s lockdowns during 2020-2021, and was borne of a deep nostalgia and longing for the social. A table is the original common space – an object that celebrates coming together, seeing one another, and sharing food. Numerous cultures include some form of communal surface around which to meet, dine, and to share stories and company.
This table encircles a productive garden of native and introduced plants intended to be eaten. Plant species have been selected for their appearance, scent and taste – visitors are welcome to pick, smell and taste the plants, but also think of others when they do so.
The Roundtable is a collaboration between architects Common and Enlocus, and is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund – a partnership between the Victorian Government and City of Melbourne.
This table encircles a productive garden of native and introduced plants intended to be eaten. Plant species have been selected for their appearance, scent and taste – visitors are welcome to pick, smell and taste the plants, but also think of others when they do so.
The Roundtable is a collaboration between architects Common and Enlocus, and is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund – a partnership between the Victorian Government and City of Melbourne.