Public Architecture
Commendation – Binus Kindergarten and Primary School by Denton Corker Marshall Jakarta (PT Duta Cermat Mandiri)
This is a textbook example of how to compose a school in the grand style – the style of Friedrich Froebel whose educational building blocks were Frank Lloyd Wright’s introduction to architecture… Lego morphed with Snakes and Ladders; a fun place to be.
Peter Wilson Affiliate RAIA, Jury Chair
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Commendation – Phoenix Valley Youth Palace & Grand Theatre by studio505
The authors describe it as ‘a wilderness claimed by its inhabitants’ with the ‘geological innards of the mountain-like form’ housing a 1000 seat theatre. Here, the gelatinous luminosity of the ‘insect exoskeleton’ ceiling gives any show on stage a run for its money.
Peter Wilson Affiliate RAIA, Jury Chair
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Residential Architecture
Commendation – Urban Suites by Kerry Hill Architects
The master planning of the project is simple, yet clear and thoughtful, offering unambiguous arrangements for the ‘private/semi-closed’ and the ‘public/open’ spaces. The ground floor recreational facilities – the cosy, intimate and at the same time open communal spaces – provide excellent opportunities for social interactions for the residents who inevitably live in a vertically stacked manner.
Gwyneth Choi RAIA
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Commercial Architecture
Commendation – Asia Square by Denton Corker Marshall
Asia Square brings conceptual and technical quality last seen in Singapore a generation ago to the new district of Marina Bay. The development is notable in its effort to overcome master-planned limitations in local circulation. A destination is created at level one, pulling the focus of city business away from Boat Quay and towards the ‘Cube’.
Fiona Nixon FRAIA
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Small Project Architecture
Commendation – Kunshan Modular Pavilions by Brearley Architects + Urbanists (B.A.U.)
The scale, materials used and construction methodology employed, have been carefully considered with regards to the environment throughout the design process. Furthermore, the ideas of being contextual as well as environmentally sustainable have been embedded and embodied throughout the creation of and the very existence of these pavilions.
Gwyneth Choi RAIA
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Interior Architecture
Commendation – Regional Terminal at Christchurch Airport, a joint development between Air New Zealand and Christchurch International Airport by BVN Donovan Hill in association with Jasmax
With the diffusion effect of the natural daylight, the perception of the building’s interior is sensational; the warm, comfortable and harmonious atmosphere enhances the notion that the terminal is a ’welcoming gateway’ to the city.
Gwyneth Choi RAIA
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Header photo by John Gollings