OzHarvest Refettorio

With no budget and undefined parameters, but the support of a group of our incredibly generous suppliers and contractors, we transformed a 100-year-old building into a dignified and inviting, warm community hub for people in need.Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney is an Australian-first social impact collaboration between OzHarvest and Food for Soul. A unique place designed to offer our city’s most vulnerable a free nourishing meal made with rescued and donated food. As a pro bono partner, we contributed time and expertise to creating the Refettorio’s interior, joinery, fixtures and fittings as well as engaging artists, finding suppliers and helping determine the functionality of the flexible space.
Our objective was to represent OzHarvest’s core value of ‘giving’ in an immersive way through a strong sense of generosity and place, using basketry, the colours representative of OzHarvests brand and the Australian landscape. The space needed to feel warm, a place to feel at home, with the aim of becoming a neighbourhood social hub open to anyone in need. A group from our circle of suppliers generously agreed to donate time and resources. Also by working closely with local and indigenous artists what resulted was a stunning warm and art filled space.

Recognition:
NZ Good Design Awards Finalist 2023