
National Museum Café, Canberra, by Ashton Raggatt McDougall
National Museum Café, Canberra, by Ashton Raggatt McDougall

National Museum Café, Canberra, by Ashton Raggatt McDougall
National Museum Café, Canberra, by Ashton Raggatt McDougall

GASP 2, Glenorchy, by Room 11 Architects
Once quaint Hobart has been recast as a small but modern city in the past two years. GASP 2 (Glenorchy Art & Sculpture Park Stage 2) responds both to the surrounding waterside landscape and a newfound sophistication in the city - sparked by the creation of MONA, a privately owned, A$80 million museum that has attracted art-savvy tourism. Local firm Room 11 Architects, lead by chief architect Thomas Bailey, created GASP 2. A concrete pavilion, it serves as both a ferry terminal servicing MONA and a stop-off point for those who prefer to cycle to the gallery along GASP 1 - a 4k-long wooden boardwalk and pathway. MONA, situated just outside of Hobart, has attracted over 400,000 visitors in its first year alone - drawn to the private collection of antiquities and contemporary art amassed by local boy turned billionaire professional gambler David Walsh. GASP! 2 is situated in Walsh's boyhood suburb of Glenorchy, a once struggling suburb that has welcomed the influx of tourism money and the nine-hectare sculpture park, ferry terminal and pavilion. Photography: Ben Hosking
GASP 2, Glenorchy, by Room 11 Architects
Once quaint Hobart has been recast as a small but modern city in the past two years. GASP 2 (Glenorchy Art & Sculpture Park Stage 2) responds both to the surrounding waterside landscape and a newfound sophistication in the city - sparked by the creation of MONA, a privately owned, A$80 million museum that has attracted art-savvy tourism. Local firm Room 11 Architects, lead by chief architect Thomas Bailey, created GASP 2. A concrete pavilion, it serves as both a ferry terminal servicing MONA and a stop-off point for those who prefer to cycle to the gallery along GASP 1 - a 4k-long wooden boardwalk and pathway. MONA, situated just outside of Hobart, has attracted over 400,000 visitors in its first year alone - drawn to the private collection of antiquities and contemporary art amassed by local boy turned billionaire professional gambler David Walsh. GASP! 2 is situated in Walsh's boyhood suburb of Glenorchy, a once struggling suburb that has welcomed the influx of tourism money and the nine-hectare sculpture park, ferry terminal and pavilion. Photography: Ben Hosking