THE SYSTEM GARDEN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
MEASURED DRAWING & DIGITAL HERITAGE ASSIGNMENT 1 | RIZAL AMBOTANG 641233
(Right) Octogonal timber ceiling pattern in the System Garden tower
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CONTENT
(This page) Circular vents designed as part of the original conservatory’s air circulation system
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PAGE HISTORY OF SYSTEM GARDEN Notes
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PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIES VEGETATION
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MATERIALITY & TEXTURES
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APPENDICES FIELD NOTES - 1
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HAND DRAWING - 2
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WATERCOLOUR DRAWING - 3
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AUTOCAD DRAWINGS - 4
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360O PHOTO - 5
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ELEVATION PHOTO - 6
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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HISTORY THE SYSTEM GARDEN
Hidden away like a secret garden among the surrounding old and new buildings, the System Garden today is far from its former glory of its original plan (see right). Conceived as a botanical garden in 1856 by Frederick McCoy
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, the Professor
of Natural Science, the System Garden was used by botany students in its initial inception. It was joint effort of Edward La Trobe Bateman, Frederick McCoy and William Hyndman 2 to create a systematic botanical garden on the grounds of the University of Melbourne.
Figure 1 George Tibbits, The Planning & Development of the University of Melbourne, 2000 Partial plan of the University of Melbourne 1896 with the original
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System Garden indicated in green.
Bateman’s circular design of the garden is believed to be influenced by an early Renaissance
treatise,
The
Dream
of
Poliphilus, which mentioned of a circular garden on the mythical Island of Kythera 3. McCoy’s intention to establish a scientific botanic garden was inspired by the botanical garden at Cambridge University 4
. Not only that the System Garden reflects
the nineteenth century effort in scientific plant classification but it also highlights the University of Melbourne attempt to establish itself as a peer to the established British universities.
Figure 2 System Garden with its partially completed conservatory c 1875, University of Melbourne Archives
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After years of disrepair, the System Garden
the iron finial which supports the original
was resurrected in the early part of the 20th
octogonal conservatory.
century. It’s however smaller from its original size as additional buildings have been built
Additionally, a number of the original
over the last 100 years.
plantings still flourishing. They include a
Cabbage
Tree
(Cordyline
australis),
In 1916, the domed roof of the original
the Palms (Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix
conservatory was demolished leaving the
dactylifera and Jubaea chilensis), and an
slender octogonal tower . The tower used to
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) tree
be a potting shed of the larger conservatory
which they form part of McCoy’s plant
structure. The circular timber vents below the
classification system 6.
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eaves were once part of the conservatory’s air circulation system.
The Osage Orange, now an established tree of 120 years old, is a strong reminder of
Today, the remnants of the original System
McCoy’s vision and is listed in the National
Garden include the garden centrepiece, the
Trust’s register of significant trees of
surviving brick tower with a slate roof and
Victoria.
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(Right) Osage Orange - Significant trees of Victoria, in National Trust Register
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NOTES 1. Richard J. W. Selleck, The shop : the University of Melbourne 1850-1939 (Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2003), 81. 2. Richard, The shop, 82. 3. Richard, The shop, 82. 4. Richard, The shop, 82. 5. Smith, Bridie. 2016. "Fears Melbourne's 'sacred botanical site' could shrink, taking a slice of history with it." The Sydney Morning Herald, November 24, 2016 — 3.46pm EDT, https://www.smh.com.au/ technology/fears-melbournes-sacred-botanical-site-could-shrink-taking-aslice-of-history-with-it-20161124-gswrc0.html 6. “The System garden – The Garden – History, ” The University of Melbourne Sustainability, accessed April 2019, https://sustainablecampus.unimelb.edu.au/key-areas/campus-grounds/system-garden/the-garden/history
Table of Figures Figure 1. Tibbits, George. “Plan of the University of Melbourne 1896” In The Planning & Development of the University of Melbourne , p. 15, Melbourne : The University of Melbourne, 2000 Figure 2. University of Melbourne Archives “System Garden with its partially completed conservatory c. 1875” Melbourne : The University of Melbourne, c 1875
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PHOTO GRAPHY
VEGETATION Established as the Botanical garden, it’s currently laid out according to the groups of related plants Within the System garden plants are group together in families and subclasses. The plantings are contained within the circular hedges. N
plant hedges
plant hedges
bog beds SITE PLAN Site Plan : circular plant hedgings
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bog beds 3
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Variety of plant species arranged in circular hedging
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PHOTO GRAPHY
MATERIALITY & TEXTURES
Painted brick wall
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Painted timber sash window
Finial replica as system garden ornament
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PHOTO GRAPHY
MATERIALITY & TEXTURES
Brick -edged grass footpath
Natural stone footpath
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Octogonal pattern timber ceiling
PHOTO GRAPHY
MATERIALITY & TEXTURES
Natural stone footpath
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Slate roof with decorative iron finial with roof cap
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FIELD NOTES
APPENDIX 01
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HAND DRAWING
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CAD DRAWINGS
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SITE PLAN 1:100 @A3
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REFLECTED CEILING PLAN 1:50 @A3
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ROOF PLAN 1:50 @A3
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SOUTH WEST FACING ELEVATION 1:50 @A3
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EXTERIOR
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DETAILS DATE : 15/04/2019
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APPENDIX 05 Copy the link below to a web browser to view the 360o panorama http://m.360.io/srNcUa
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Copy the link below to a web browser to view the 360o panorama http://m.360.io/mcyhSp
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Selleck, Richard J. W. The shop : the University of Melbourne 1850-1939. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2003 Smith, Bridie. "Fears Melbourne's 'sacred botanical site' could shrink, taking a slice of history with it." The Sydney Morning Herald, November 24, 2016 — 3.46pm EDT, https://www.smh.com.au/ technology/fears-melbournes-sacred-botanical-site-could-shrink-taking-aslice-of-history-with-it-20161124-gswrc0.html The University of Melbourne. “The System garden – The Garden – History, ” The University of Melbourne Sustainability, accessed April 2019, https://sustainablecampus.unimelb.edu.au/key-areas/campus-grounds/system-garden/the-garden/history
(Left) Decorative iron finial
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