Running until October 1 at the University of Melbourne’s Wunderlich Gallery, the exhibition features internationally awarded work by Peter Ho and his practice PHOOEY Architects, established in 2004 with Emma Young, which focuses on the creation of buildings with zero waste, inspired by the potential of sustainable design.

Some of the other projects being displayed on a collection of recycled carpet tiles include the Children’s Activity Centre at Skinners Playground in South Melbourne, a primary school with four rivers running through it, a hair salon ‘growing’ a surreal hair chandelier and a prototype bicycle shed set to be built at train stations across the state.

It is the third exhibition in the Faculty’s Alumni Retrospective Series and follows on from Daryl Jackson in April.

Dr Alex Selenitsch, a Senior Lecturer in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning says the display captures the essence of Peter Ho’s push for greater sustainability in architecture and construction. 

“Tattooed with images of PHOOEY’s architecture, the tiles are a real here-and-now materialization of the architect’s strategies, providing the context in which their work can be considered,” he says.

“Perhaps true to the nature of the exhibition, this will only be evident when the carpet bits are taken away, re-used and perhaps separated across a number of different locations or projects.”  

“The Children’s Activity Centre by PHOOEY is a good example of this, continuing their research into actually dealing with the stuff that is around us and giving it some potent imagery.”

“This installation has been a fantastic opportunity to re-present past PHOOEY works,” says Peter Ho. “But it has also now developed a useful dialogue which will influence the processes for our future projects.”