Bring the Imagination Tree to Life
Client: Arete Australia
Location: Monash Children’s Hospital, Clayton
Application: Vision Effex Wall and Window Graphics
A year overdue but not a moment too soon, Friday 23 April 2021 was the official grand opening of the Imagination Tree at Monash Children’s Hospital. This four-story interactive space designed by Disney and built by Moose Toys, was the first project by Tint Design to utilise five-layer print technology.
The challenge presented to the team at Tint Design in late 2016 was to create seamless continued graphics from windows to walls while maintaining sections of optically clear glass.
At the time, the only option for maintaining a consistent opacity level between the window and wall graphics was to utilise a labor-intensive precision cutting technique.
While it was possible, it was not entirely practical, as it would mean sacrificing much of the intricate details of the window designs, as well as compromising the effect from the reverse perspective - the other side of the glass.
The solution to this obstacle finally presented itself to our team members at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2017 with the revolutionary release of five-layer print technology.
Within months of attending the exhibition Tint Design had purchased multiple new printers and were supplying five-layer samples to the design team at Disney and the architectural team at Clarke Hopkins Clarke.
From this point on, the way to proceed with the realisation of the Imagination Tree space was clear.
The Tint Design installation timeline for this project spanned over the entire duration of the build, with the total surface area of installed printed graphics exceeding one-thousand square meters.
The coordinated efforts of all trades on site was a feat in itself as the entire void was constructed and decorated simultaneously and in seamless harmony.
The Imagination Tree space at Monash Children’s Hospital is an exceptional example of Tint Design’s collaborative contribution (over three years) to a large-scale project from concept through to execution, and they are honored to have been a part of bringing this space to life.
Photo Credit: Kane Jarrod Photography
