Grocon Pixel Building

The Grecco Pixel building is quite a site, standing out in its technicolour glory against the grey Melbourne skyline. The building is purported to be Australia’s most environmentally friendly building, and boasts a Carbon Neutral status. This is due to a variety of extremely clever design elements to the building, such as: the energy producing wind turbines on its roof; the brightly coloured moving plates on the exterior of the building that catch and shield sunlight to reduce energy use; it’s numerous uses for recycled water (from toilets, etc), which include providing a cooling system for the entire building. And these are to name just a few.
Whilst the building is not open for visitors (at least at this stage), it’s still worthy of a walk by to appreciate its bizarre exterior and fascinating environmentally sensitive design (which is detailed in several large banners that are positioned by the windows).