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24 - “I never want you to think you’re anything less than my top priority.” please ☺️

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Callum felt lucky. So lucky. 

Something that was clogging up his lungs to the extent that at times he felt like he was gasping for breath, wanting his lungs to grasp onto the tiniest bit of air, had now been broken down. Disintegrated into the tiniest of pieces like atoms floating about in the night sky that was peaking through the drawn curtains of Ben and Callum’s bedroom. The shadows of the silver and white of moonlight reflecting into Callum’s eyes like it was showing him that there is now light seeping into the crazy world that he’s built around him. That maybe he can finally, really be happy. 

It was the early hours of the morning when Callum let his mind wander into the night sky as he laid in his bed, sheets swimming around him. He lets a breath of air escape his lips, his lungs feeling free and back to its healthy rhythm.

Though, he felt something restrictive, something that was tugging at his lungs. Callum swallowed and looked down at the man that was putting a comforting and warming pressure on one side of his body. The silvers of the night bounced across Ben’s face as he snuggled into Callum’s chest that was covered with a grey t-shirt. His breathing was even and his arm was wrapped tightly around Callum’s waist, like he never wanted to let him go, even while he was asleep. 

Callum found it endearing watching Ben sleep. There were some nights where Callum would wake up in the early hours, where pinks would threaten to splash over the blues of the night. He would look down or over to the other side of the bed a few finger widths apart to find Ben laying there fast asleep peacefully. 

It was like all the demons that perched on Ben’s shoulders every day and surrounded him with rage and fire had just gone. Like it had all been lifted from the complexity of his facial features as he slept. 

Callum smiled softly and tickled the back of Ben’s hairline as a mechanism to soothe the both of them. He looked up at the ceiling, exhaling quietly as he watched the shadows of the night dance. 

The doomed thought of almost losing Ben and his new found family crackles over Callum’s heart like awakening deafening thunder and makes his stomach drop. Callum swallowed the lump that was threatening to rise in his throat as the insides of his stomach started to roll and hot prickles came shooting up his spine.

He really thought he would lose everything that he had built. It made him sick to the stomach on the depths he went to to protect Ben that he was almost blinded by it. Blinded on the consequences that he was actually betraying Ben’s family which would hurt Ben even more and damage his trust, their love. 

The moment he first found Ben when he swanned into the Queen Vic, he felt petrified. He still remembers the way his hand gripped against his, the way the blue in Ben’s eyes swam whenever he dared to look his way, the cheeky grin that always shined on his lips.

But in the end he knew why his heart wanted to thump out of his chest with every aching second that he was in the same room as Ben. He didn’t want to face it at first but then when he did, facing his fears head on - he didn’t have to be scared anymore - he didn’t want to be scared anymore. When he admitted it in front of the whole pub, he wasn’t scared anymore. 

Because he had Ben by his side. He couldn’t imagine a life without him, he didn’t want to imagine a life without him. 

He had to do it once and it shattered every piece of him like he was glass and everything he had and everything he was was broken into tiny fragments. 

When he told Ben everything at the pub, he could feel Ben’s eyes on him. Whenever he looked up, he could see the way that Ben looked at him intensely. And after every intense look, the more his stomach dropped into a black hole. Thinking this was it, the last pint and then it’s over.

Callum felt like he could burst when Ben looked back at him with a reassuring smile that was so soft and warm, which was only for him. Ben reached over and squeezed his hand comfortingly and Callum felt his body tremble, like he was about to rupture into a blubbering mess. 

Callum ran a hand down his face, his fingers clammy as he let out a small sigh. He really did expect to be sleeping on the sofa of his old flat, not still here in the one place that he feels the happiest that is confined within these four walls, in the warmth and presence of the love of his life and bed sheets.

“Can’t sleep?”

The familiar sleepy voice that had a small croak at the back of the throat dragged Callum away from his thoughts. He looked down to find Ben looking up at him through his eyelashes. He could feel Ben stroke his chest lightly. 

“You okay?” Ben presses quietly amongst the stars. 

“Yeah m’fine,” Callum sniffs. “Just woke up and it’s taking a while for me to get back off again.” 

Ben lifts his head up at this moment, and brings it to rest on his hand that is planted gently on the side of Callum’s chest. “Ya not thinking about work are ya?” He approaches the subject delicately, with a hesitant bite of his bottom lip. “Y’know it’s okay, we’re okay. I do get why you did what you did.” He adds, taking hold of Callum’s hand and slowly intertwining their fingers - a perfect fit like two pieces of a jigsaw fitting together, like a beautiful melody as they were in flawless sync. 

“I just can’t help but think about the last couple of months,” Callum admits sheepishly. “It eats me up how I went behind your back all the time, how I ditched you for work even when we were both supposed to be having the day off.” Callum looks at Ben, the moonlight reflecting on his face, outlining his features and making his freckles look like twinkling stars. 

Callum gently places his hand on Ben’s jaw, the roughness of his short stubble sending goosebumps and tickling his fingertips. “I meant what I said. It was never about going against your dad, your family. I was doing this for you, to protect you. I would do anything to protect you.”

Ben smiles almost shyly, the navy blue that is pouring into the room hiding the flush that is highlighting his cheeks, “Ditto.” 

Callum breathes out, “I never want you to think you’re anything less than my top priority, Ben. Never. You will always come first.”

Ben could feel his heart swelling in his chest, with nothing but love. He meant what he said to Jay earlier on, he did want to marry Callum and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with him. Callum was the only one who got Ben, who understood him. Hell, he was the only one who could take his shit.

Ben looked up at Callum almost vulnerable, like all his shields have come down under the spell of the night. When it was just the two of them, he was allowed to be vulnerable, he was allowed to be soft around Callum. No one would know apart from the two of them, the thick sheets that surrounded them, and the stars. 

Ben swallows. “You’ll always be my top priority too as it goes, Cal. Even if it doesn’t look like it at times. You and Lex are the two most important people in my life; when push comes to shove, you two will be what really matters. You are my family.”

Callum can feel the lump burning in his throat, threatening to come pouring out. “You’re my family too,” he almost croaks out. “I love you.” 

“You better,” a glint of teasing dances in Ben’s tone. Through the darkness, Callum notices how Ben’s face softens, breaking into an endearing smile that is infectious as it also tugs at Callum’s lips. “I love you too,” he states, leaning up and pecking Callum softly on the lips.  

“Now c’mon,” Ben moves off of Callum to shuffle on his back. “Get some sleep.” 

When Ben looks back at Callum, Callum’s head is turned to the side with his eyebrow raised curiously. Ben stretches his arm out, luring for Callum to come closer, so he can be wrapped up in his warmth and any light that Ben surprisingly may have, to send him back to sleep. He needs it. 

Callum shuffles under the covers and gently rests his head on Ben’s chest. He immediately breathes in everything Ben, his smell and his touch tingling all of his senses as they envelope him under the covers.   

“I’m not going anywhere okay?” Ben whispers, his lulling voice echoing into the night as he runs his fingers through Callum’s hair, enjoying the satisfaction of his fingers digging into his soft bouncy locks. 

“And I’m never going to leave you,” Callum responds, his eyes fluttering to a close. 

He felt so lucky. They both felt so lucky.

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Uh oh Vic Time! 2 6 7 8 25

Can they take care of a plant? What about a pet? What about a child? Ironically, the plant is the least likely to survive out of any of these. He might be able to manage it if it was something that was y’know, easily visible on a very regular basis, but it’s still something that doesn’t really. Let you know when it needs things. There hasn’t been much experience with pets, but I think that’d be a responsibility he’d genuinely enjoy. And Vic’s had experience with kids, with his own siblings and the other neighborhood kids his dad would sometimes watch. He’s not sure he’d be great like...long term? partially because that is a Whole Person (and he’s still young himself!) and partially because he has a hard time imagining really settling anywhere, but for short bursts he loves kids.

Who will they take advice from, no matter what it is? Who won’t they take advice from, no matter what it is? Look the boy is. rather susceptible to peer pressure. (I’m honestly not sure if that’s going to get better or worse, because that intelligence is higher but that wisdom took a hit,,,) He is of the opinion that a lot of people know better than he does in Many things and will defer easily. When it comes down to it...kinda unsurprisingly, he always looks to Nol first for practical/strategic advice. There’s a reason she was the first one he brought up the idea of not finishing the mission with, because he knew a lot of his reasoning was emotional and she could look past that. For the more emotional side of things, he definitely trusts Nev. She’s good at that sort of thing.

The first one that comes to mind that he would Not listen to is Everdin, kind of. obviously. The guy may be powerful and connected but he’s also an ass and apparently has not made intelligent decisions in his own life. Vic wouldn’t like. Openly work against what Everdin might tell them to do, because powerful, but he’s not about to take anything he says to heart. 

Describe them in three words. Now let them describe themself in three words. Loyal, compassionate, mourning Protector, friend, confused

Do complex puzzles intrigue or frustrate them? They’re intriguing! Vic is aware enough in advance of the likelihood that that sort of thing is Beyond Him, so he doesn’t really get frustrated when that proves to be true. He might get bored doing it himself after not too long, but he likes seeing other people solve things like that.

Safety or possibility? If it were just him, possibility. The moment others get involved, he starts to lean more toward safety, for their sakes.

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Orphan Black season four full review

How many episodes pass the Bechdel test?

100% (ten of ten).

What is the average percentage per episode of female characters with names and lines?

59%

How many episodes have a cast that is at least 40% female?

All ten have over 50% female casts.

How many episodes have a cast that is less than 20% female?

Zero, obviously.

How many female characters (with names and lines) are there?

Thirty. Nineteen who appear in more than one episode, twelve who appear in at least half the episodes, and two who appear in every episode.

How many male characters (with names and lines) are there?

Twenty-three. Fourteen who appear in more than one episode, seven who appear in at least half the episodes, and zero who appear in every episode.

Positive Content Status:

Nothing particularly awful for once, but nothing very exciting either (average rating of three).

General Season Quality:

An absolute chore to get through. This show has run out all its goodwill and the illusion that it is about anything more than overwrought plot drama just for the sake of it has been dispelled. The show has always given the impression of believing itself to be more intelligent and complex than it actually is, but it seems to have finally reached an insufferable fever pitch.

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I’ve said it before for various different shows and for various different reasons, but this, my friends, this is why we evaluate content instead of just writing up statistics. This season churned out not just female-led episodes, but a fully female-dominant piece from end to end, easily the most female-heavy season of tv we’ve had on this blog to date. But that does not fucking make it good television, not entertainment-wise, nor from a representation perspective. To clarify: I’m not suggesting that the increase in female presence is in any way responsible for the drop in entertainment quality, I believe the two are mutually exclusive. Representation-wise, the numbers are relevant insofar as I have definitely seen people try to claim feminist triumphs before on the grounds of ‘there’s a lot of women there’, and realistically we all know you’ve gotta ask for more than that. Being present at the table is only the beginning of the battle: if you are relegated to the end of the table, not given anything to eat (or not fed the same as the other dinner guests), not allowed to speak, or not listened to when you do speak, then your issues persist. Being expected to smile politely and just be glad you were invited at all is not how positive representation works. Orphan Black did not commit a litany of feminists sins this season, but neither did the abundance of women on deck achieve anything on a representational front, and I will not praise it for sheer numbers when it isn’t doing anything good with them. 

This seems a necessary time to talk about differing standards of expectation in media, and specifically the rigorous demands placed on female-led stories to be ‘perfect’ or otherwise be derided as ‘proof’ that female-led stories ‘don’t work’. Society likes to use individual films/books/tv shows as stand-ins for all the media of like type that could ever exist - think of the endless supply of recent male-led superhero films, some of them excellent, some of them garbage, some of them wildly successful, some of them total bombs, and yet the spectrum of different qualities and receptions never colours the way people perceive the genre as a whole. Enter Wonder Woman, the first female-led superhero film of the current era, and the colossal make-or-break expectations for it as a movie, and for its female director, Patty Jenkins. All eyes were on Jenkins to prove that women could direct big blockbuster action movies - not to prove that SHE could do it, but that WOMEN could - and by the same token, the fate of any future female-led superhero films hung on the success or failure of that one movie. Now, in tv terms, Orphan Black was certainly not standing alone as THE representative for female-led television series, but as part of a minority movement it was and is still subject to the rigours of expectation; that it be good enough, successful enough to bring about more female-led shows in the future, that it convinces the Powers That Be that they can bank on female-led stories. The irony of raising expectations in order to demand the best is that of course, it stacks the deck. Women having to achieve twice as much as men in order to be considered just equal is part of why feminism exists. I bring all of this up because I am very wary of falling into this trap myself, and I need you all to know that when I judge Orphan Black for its lacking quality, it’s with full awareness of the potential double-standard, and not actually motivated by a frustration with the show for ‘letting women down’. 

In last season’s review, I talked about jumping the shark, and I said then that I didn’t feel like Orphan Black had made that leap just yet. After this season, I’m reconsidering that assessment retroactively, and it’s because of Beth Childs. The premiere of this season was easily the strongest episode - arguably, the only strong episode - but it also kinda broke the show for me by revealing the fatal flaw: that they began the entire series by sailing over a rapid succession of Goddamn sharks. One ridiculously improbable event to kick off the whole narrative could easily be shrugged off and forgiven - many shows require such a conceit to get going - and Orphan Black got away with it at first by wrapping all its improbabilities into one package: Sarah Manning. The first and largest conceit is that Sarah just-so-happens to not only be present for Beth’s suicide, but that she has the opportunity to look Beth directly in the face and realise that they’re identical right before Beth face-plants a train. BUT THEN, Sarah takes Beth’s bag with all her ID, which Beth has conveniently set aside, allowing her to infiltrate Beth’s whole life. AND THEN it turns out that Sarah happens to be a gifted con artist of trained-spy proportions, both willing and capable enough to shrug on Beth’s identity based solely on the content of some home videos and a wardrobe change. Conveniently, Sarah is able to learn Beth’s mannerisms and accent well enough to approximate her successfully in front of her intimate partners and professional colleagues of multiple years, and she’s physically identical in weight and muscle distribution despite leading a distinctly less athletic lifestyle. I flagged all of these things back when they happened, but the show got away with them at the time because, after all, Sarah’s hustle is the entry-point into the series, so we go with the idea that we need to make that logical concession, just buy the bit, and we’ll get our entertainment in return. Problem is, season four goes and opens with a flashback episode to the time while Beth was still alive, and that busts the whole concession myth wide open. 

For starters, the plot is already in motion before Sarah shows up. We do realise that back in season one as Sarah negotiates her way around the mess she’s gotten into, but again, we run with the idea that we needed Sarah’s entry to make the whole thing work. The flashback episode shows us how completely false that is - Beth has an entire web of intrigue that we could have been watching instead, and if we’d started the show with her it would have been less jumbled and filled with needless drama than the premiere with Sarah. Imagine if the show started with, say, Beth being contacted by MK for the first time. She spends the premiere fielding tips from this new anonymous source, investigating something whack and presumably Neolution-related, and by episode’s end she forces a meeting with her source only to discover that they’re genetically identical. Cue show. It’s clearer and cleaner than all the futzing around with Sarah taking over someone’s life and faking her own death and having family drama and Vic drama and then having a German shot in her car and not getting around to the actual clone-reveal until three episodes in, and it allows the narrative to build from a logical entry-point instead of dropping into the middle and having to field all sorts of technically irrelevant detail in order to sell the whole idea. The flashback episode gives us a vision of what could have been a far better, more focused, more atmospheric, and more character-driven narrative, still full of drama, but LOGICAL drama, the drama of unfolding a conspiracy and trying to work out what’s real in the clones’ lives, the drama of all of them getting to know each other and adjusting to the revelation of their identity, etc, etc. 

I have railed often and increasingly at how Sarah creates outrageous and unnecessary drama and often complicates the story instead of helping to drive through it, and it’s such a big part of why the show is swallowing itself slowly: it’s so busy being melodramatic for the sake of it and revolving around a reactive character who generates more trouble than she solves, and that leaves us drowning in the middle of the whole thing when we should be headed for shore. The show doesn’t actually need Sarah, and revolving around her because she’s the one with the magical baby-making womb is kinda grotesque and harks back to the issue of representation, because if your show is about women not because they’re people but because they can (sometimes) birth babies, then you’re conforming to the age-old notion that while men can be anything and everything, women are only worth acknowledging if their biological functions are part of the story. I suspect I may have to discuss that particular issue in more detail once the series ends, so I won’t get into it further just now; the point is, Sarah is a needless complication who required extraordinary machinations in order to be part of the story in the first place, and that first act of shark-jumping set the stage for all the ridiculousness that has come since. The show stacked the deck against itself: it set a precedent of needless hyper-drama designed to make the plot look as twisty and crazy as possible, and it has focused primarily and increasingly on looping around itself with more and more excessive conspiracy and back-from-the-dead characters and medical marvels, as if the early narratives about what it means to be a clone (y’know, the stuff that was more centred on characters and their feelings and stuff? The good shit?) and how that situates you within the world and your sense of self was not good enough. I’m remembering with bitter fondness the season one finale, when it felt like the extravagances of the plot were brought together harmoniously into a thoughtful exploration of the clone situation. What a thing this show could have had if it cared more about having a heart than it does about ~shock twists~. Having had the bubble popped on just how pompously ludicrous it actually is, I don’t expect to ever return to those good times, but who knows? Maybe concluding the show will lead them to introspect and try to bring us home on something meaningful in season five. I have little faith in that, but I’m holding out a glimmer of hope, regardless.

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Sangiovese shows its diversity

Angullong of Orange has released two new vintages Fossil Hill wines, the 2017 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Rosato ($24) and the 2016 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Sangiovese ($26).

Angullong’s Fossil Hill range is named after a landmark on the property that tells the story of the geology of the region. Over 450 million years ago, during the Ordovician period, the area now known as Angullong was awash with sea and inhabited by some of the earliest forms life.

As the millennia passed by, the seas retreated and much of the limestone that had been laid down during the Ordovician period, were covered by basalt loam from the volcanic Mount Canobolas.

Angullong’s internationally significant fossil sites were discovered around the 1890s and comprise 191 genera and 263 species of fossils. There is also a significant network of limestone caves known as the Cleifden caves, which have recently (28 August 2017) been added to the State Heritage Register as an item of environmental heritage by the New South Wales Government.

Sangiovese has a relatively recent history in Australia. The first commercial plantings were in the 1980s in South Australia’s Kalimna vineyard. “As an industry, we have learnt much over the past 30 years,” explained Angullong’s Ben Crossing. “One of the main issues with this variety is its propensity to over-crop if not managed well.

The Fossil Hill range comprises primarily emerging varieties, with the Sangiovese vines planted close to 20 years ago. “The 2017 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Rosato is 100 per cent Sangiovese made from the original ‘Grosso’ clone plantings in the vineyard. We have named it Rosato as a nod to its Italian varietal heritage.

“In 2011 we grafted a range of different Sangiovese clones to determine the one best suited for our site. These clones are known as the “Brunello” or “Piccolo” clones that the 2016 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Sangiovese is made from. We have found them to have smaller bunches and smaller berries and produce better colour and flavour intensity than the ‘Grosso’ clone which works well for the rosé style. 

The 2016 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Sangiovese was made with 20 per cent whole bunch, with the must pumped over twice daily to increase colour, texture and complexity and matured in French oak.

2017 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Rosato (Orange Region)  $24.00

2016 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Sangiovese (Orange Region)  $26.00

Distribution: The Angullong range of wines are distributed by L’ Atelier Wines in NSW, QLD and VIC. The Angullong range can be purchased directly from the Cellar Door in Millthorpe and via their website at www.angullong.com.au.

For further information and images please contact:

David Cumming at Define Wine Marketing & Communications:  0414 736 342 or david@definewine.com.au

Ben Crossing, General Manager at Angullong Wines:  0428 586 802 or ben @angullong.com.au

Angullong Wines is located in the picturesque foothills of Orange’s Mount Canobolas in NSW. The property has been in the Crossing family since 1950 and has been run as a successful sheep and cattle station prior to diversifying into grape growing and winemaking in 1998.  In 2009 Angullong opened their cellar door in the historic bluestone stables in the village of Millthorpe.

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The Roof, Shanghai by Jean Nouvel

The Roof Shanghai, Xuhui District Retail, Chinese Building Design Project, Architecture Photos

The Roof, Shanghai Building

11 Jun 2021

The Roof, Shanghai Building Design

Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel with ASPECT Studios

Location: Yongjia Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

The Roof, Shanghai

ASPECT Studios is part of a collaborative team behind an exciting new lifestyle and retail destination, The Roof in Shanghai, which offers a unique design infused with the characteristics of its traditional context.

Images by RAW Vision Studio/ASPECT Studios unless noted otherwise

Representing qualities of the backstreets (Li ‘long) of Shanghai, The Roof carefully weaves its surrounding culture into its distinctive design, creating a model for future city spaces where people and nature thrive in a destination to see and be seen in.

In early 2018, CIFI appointed ASPECT Studios as part of the project team for delivery of the architectural landscape and living façade design of this iconic building by Jean Nouvel. Appreciating the sites context, culture, and community played a vital role in successfully realizing the vision of the project.

Shanghai is one of the most iconic, modern, fast paced, and densely populated cities in the world. However, the historic 100-year-old laneways provide a completely different experience where there is much to explore and admire; one that is quintessential to the soul of Shanghai hosting its own characteristics, pace of life, community, and culture.

The project is defined by its bold architecture and living façades, sky decks and sky gardens, with plants everywhere, at all heights and depths. Flowers, shrubs, trees, and draping flora form an extraordinary visual and spatial display. The whole place resonates with the feeling of nature and fresh air, adding a special charm to the city and neighbourhood.

The idea of reflecting the DNA of Li ’long has been layered into the design and decision process at each opportunity, to form a place full of diverse forms of social life allowing people to co-exist and connect with nature on multiple levels. Creating an iconic contemporary office and commercial hub, bordered by vibrant community and commercial spaces, the design respects the scale of the surrounding urban environment, yet has its own depth of detail and individuality. Vivid red and beige brick frame the linear corridors, while an abundance of greenery in potted plants climb, cascade, and thrive on every surface, creating a biophilic environment that’s intrinsic to the Li ’long.

Stephen Buckle, Shanghai Studio Director, ASPECT Studios explained, “As a local resident living within the traditional backstreets a block away from the site, I hold a special connection to this place, culture and community; it’s an honour to have the opportunity to work on this site and help envision the place for future generations.” Increasing biodiversity in a dense urban setting was crucial in informing the chosen plant species, whilst also considering the creation of a year-round display of changing natural colours, tones, and greenery.

Biophilic spaces provide a human connection to nature: image : G-ART/ASPECT Studios

Across the project there is a total of ten façades, which house horizontal arrangements and clusters of planting. Each cluster is a collection of curated species suitable to its climate conditions. The clusters create an everchanging seasonal display from the atrium to the outer façades. The façade integrations have strongly encouraged wildlife and pollinators into the heart of a dense urban environment, which creates a harmonious place for people and nature.

image : ASPECT Studios

At the top of the building there are two roof gardens with gathering spaces which are planted with trees that open out to the sky, creating a shared terrace that offers an open view to the urban skyline. Sky decks on selected floors provide immersive, cool and welcoming spaces that grant the opportunity to walk in nature and appreciate the diverse forms of life.

image : ASPECT Studios

ASPECT Studios undertook an evidence-based design approach to apprise the design and creative process, helping to guide decisions on planting, biodiversity, development of material palettes and details that reflected the unique character of place.

This process included building a one to one scale mock-up on the outskirts of Shanghai for testing and studying of the complex architecture and structure, as well as an advance growing strategy to achieve robust planting design solutions from the outset. Data on solar, wind, sun, and other micro-climate related factors that cover both the building and surroundings was digitally analysed in depth using the latest micro climatic modelling tools.

image : ASPECT Studios

In summer when in leaf, the plants provide interior shade that reduces heavy reliance on air conditioning. In winter, the deciduous species drop their leaves and help increase natural light exposure while the soil assists to create an additional layer of thermal buffer against the cold air.

Buckle commented, “It was important that the design was more than a simple visual display of generic greenery and planting, instead it was an opportunity to show ‘what could be’ within the cities of tomorrow. To create a place, experience and environment that added balanced value to people and nature.

“The resulting design is a bold and unique response to culture, climate, and context, whilst realising a biophilic and biodiverse environment that responds to the needs of the cities people, a place to meet, work, relax and socialize and be embraced by inspiring qualities of nature in an urban environment.”

image : ASPECT Studios

The Roof’s planting is specifically positioned to ensure it is viewed from inside, allowing each office worker to enjoy a unique environment engrossed in nature and greenery. When human senses are stimulated in a way nature intended, the benefits to psychological wellbeing, among many others prevail. This connection is especially important in the workplace where the incorporation of green space, natural light and plants are proven to help with individual health and wellbeing, ensuring better employee satisfaction, office productivity, and greater levels of creativity, motivation, and efficiency.

Within the short time since opening The Roof has rapidly become one of the most photographed locations in Shanghai, with an array of people coming to immerse themselves in this unique and exciting experience to capture moments of tranquillity and delight.

The Roof project joins ASPECT Studios portfolio of unique and meaningful landmark and people orientated projects across China and Shanghai, including the Urban Gallery, Hyperlane in Chengdu, the One City development in Wuhan, the New Shanghai Library East, EXPOLand Office complex in Shanghai, the New Shanghai Museum and Huamu Lot 10 in Pudong, the Alibaba Phase 5 Headquarters, and Ant Financial Headquarters in Hangzhou.

The Roof, Shanghai, China – Building Information

Client: CIFI Group Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel Landscape Architecture: ASPECT Studios Living Façade: ASPECT Studios

ASPECT Design Team Principle Landscape Architect: Stephen Buckle Design Team: Derek Chen, Sam Xu, Suki Ye, Lemon Liao, Yan Luo, Phannita Phanitpharadon, Alex Cunanan de Dios, Cameron Archie Local Architecture Engineer: Tianhua Group, Local Landscape Engineer: Triones Landscape Eng Co UHPC and Technical support Façade panels and Pot Fabricator: Ulcont Ltd. Previous LA Concept: WAA

Images: RAW Vision Studio/ASPECT

Company Name: ASPECT Studios Address: Level 4, 160 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Website: www.aspect-studios.com

The Roof, Shanghai images / information received 100621 from ASPECT Studios

Address: China, Shanghai, Xuhui District, Yongjia Rd, 570号永嘉庭 Phone: +86 21 6073 7628

Location: Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

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New Sagrantino & Barbera from Orange’s Angullong Vineyard

Orange’s Angullong Wines has released two wines in their ‘Fossil Hill’ range; the 2015 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Barbera ($26) and the new 2015 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Sagrantino ($26).

Alternative varieties have long been an integral component with Angullong’s winegrowing. “In 1999 we planted a range of Mediterranean varieties that we believed would thrive in the Orange region,” explained Angullong’s Ben Crossing. “Over these past 18 years we have learnt a great deal about the vines and gained valuable experience with the wines that they produce.

“In more recent years we have grafted several new alternative varieties including Sagrantino.  This is a variety whose home is in Umbria in central Italy, although it almost became extinct in the 1960s. As in Italy, the region of Orange offers good heat during summer with cool nights that give the vines relief and subsequently lengthen their ripening.”

The fruit was handled very gently in the winery, with hand plunging so as not to over extract the tannins. The wine was then matured in a combination of new (25 per cent) and seasoned French oak.

Another Italian variety within Angullong’s ‘Fossil Hill’ range is the 2015 Barbera.  “We are aiming to produce a vibrant Barbera with loads of red fruit and spice with balanced tannins and acidity.”

The Barbera was de-stemmed with 20 per cent left as whole berries prior to fermentation. “We believe that this gives greater freshness, lift and complexity to the wine and a silkier texture to the tannins,” continued Ben.

From here 25 per cent of the wine was matured in French oak in order to add further complexity to the fresh, primary flavours.

These two wines join Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ range of wine which also included Shiraz Viognier, Vermentino, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and the newly released Rosato and Riesling. 

More details on Angullong, their wines and upcoming events can be found at Angullong.com.au

2015 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Sagrantino  $26.00                    

2015 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Barbera  $26.00  

Distribution: The Angullong range of wines are distributed by L’ Atelier Wines in NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, and WA. The Angullong range can be purchased directly from the Cellar Door in Millthorpe and via their website at www.angullong.com.au.

Photo: The Crossing Family at Angullong

For further information, samples or images please contact:

David Cumming at Define Wine Marketing & Communications on 0414 736 342 or david @definewine.com.au

Ben Crossing, General Manager at Angullong Wines on 0428 586 802 or ben @angullong.com.au

Angullong Wines is located in the picturesque foothills of Orange’s Mount Canobolas in NSW. The property has been in the Crossing family since 1950 and has been run as a successful sheep and cattle station prior to diversifying into grape growing and winemaking in 1998.  In 2009 Angullong opened their cellar door in the historic bluestone stables in the village of Millthorpe.