Regional Commendations
Cape York Partnership Offices	Kevin O’Brien Architects
TAS Science Facility	Charles Wright Architects

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Citations

Guide Street Residence (Total Project Group Architects)
A former Girl Guide clubhouse re-imagined as an open plan modern house set within delightfully landscaped gardens.  Responding to the client’s needs the existing clubhouse was adapted for the reuse and expansion.  Large sliding doors open and enclose internal spaces for added flexibility.

Cape York Partnership Offices (Kevin O’Brien Architects)
A robust palette of external materials transitions into a delightful open plan office looking into an internal landscape court.  Symbolism in pattern and materials together with the tweaking of detailing and natural filtered light attribute to the project’s success.  Passive cooling principles make this an exemplar sustainable, modern aesthetic office.

StuidoEdge (Edgearchitecture)
This project sees an evolution of the original house built in 1901, an example of timber construction at the beginning of the century towards the more commercial use today.  The original buildings form and character has been retained and complemented with the timber façade screened glass walls of the understorey.

The Bluewater (Coburn Architecture)
The Bluewater symbolises nautical building forms and takes its cue from the water front aspect.  The project is a successful collaboration between architect and builder.  The clients’ tree was used to clad walls of the main dining area radiating a warm and friendly dining venue.

Big Small House (POD, People Oriented Design)
An exemplar small house with an expansive tropical appeal.  A modest house that meets the client’s needs and represents an alternative solution to the concrete block houses that surrounds.  A two storey dwelling with a long thin house plan freeing up as much of the site for gardens.

Pyramid Residential Care Centre (Clarke and Prince)
The redevelopment is a response to regulatory changes within the aged care industry, market expectations and the need to establish a viable site business plan into the future.  The design approach embraces and embellishes the existing cane cutter cottage home theme in an integrated planning solution.

The Boat House (POD, People Oriented Design)
This project demonstrates how good design, combined with standard construction methodologies can deliver great design outcomes, economically.  The Boat House provides an example of an alternative design for a shed that contributes a sculptural form to the streetscape.

TAS Science Facility (Charles Wright Architects)
The building façade features a twisting steel sunshade of structural purlins.  Science symbolist experiments inspired the design which is open to interpretation as helix, slinky or apparatus. Innovative and cutting edge, this new science facility for Trinity Anglican School is a new prototype for educational buildings in the tropics.

195 Abbott Street – Stage 2 Upgrade and Fitout Works (Peddle Thorp Far North)
The upgrade and refurbishment included 2 levels of office tenancy, new amenities and highly sought after car parking.  The quality of light to public and tenancy provides a functional aesthetic office environment.  A considered design approach to signage and material selection contributed to the fitouts modern aesthetic.