Project Description
Mitchell Street Plaza
2018
Key Facts
Undertaken by North Sydney Council, this outdoor plaza is a busy thoroughfare for local workers and residents, connecting the back streets of St. Leonards to the Pacific Highway. The living infrastructure, designed by Environmental Partnership NSW, includes a world-first application of an outdoor Junglefy Breathing Wall™. The Breathing Wall filters polluted air from vehicle exhaust and other pollutants and provides clean air for the surrounding area.
The Breathing Wall at Mitchell Street Plaza will be the subject of ongoing air quality testing from the Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group at UTS. The data collected will serve as a real example of how living infrastructure can be incorporated in cities to address air pollution, as well as provide several other benefits.
Our Role
Junglefy engaged with Regal Innovations and North Sydney Council on the initial design and provided recommendations to adapt the green walls to the Breathing Wall technology. Junglefy delivered the construction of the tiered Breathing Walls and will carry out regular ongoing maintenance seasonally and as required.
Key Innovation
Mitchell Street Plaza is the first application of the Junglefy Breathing Wall technology in an outdoor setting. The project will be the subject of an ongoing study with the Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group from UTS. The research team will carry out on-site testing of the air quality around the Breathing Wall to determine how this technology performs in an outdoor environment.
More on this project:
- Media release: Mitchell Street Plaza Breathes New Life, North Sydney Council, 27 June 2018
- News article: Breathing new life into St Leonards, Junglefy, 9 July 2018
- Video: Mitchell Street Plaza’s Outdoor Breathable Wall, North Sydney Council, 3 July 2018
- Radio interview: Have you seen our “Breathing Wall”? with Dr Fraser Torpy (UTS), ABC Radio 702, 5 July 2018