Citations

Rapallo Residence (Jim Campbell Design and Jim Mullins)  Located on a beautiful canal front site, the strength of this renovation concept is that it is applicable to a large proportion of Gold Coast’s forty-year old housing stock. The project totally transforms an awful, brick veneer, spanish house into an elegantly planned and executed family home. The collaboration of architect, interior designer and landscape architect is evidenced in a seamless transition of spaces.

The Nagel Residence (John Campbell Design)  The Nagel Residence shows a strong commitment to making the most of a narrow site without overbuilding. A collaborative pact between engineer, architect and client has resulted in a home that has an unselfconscious simplicity with moments of delight and a sense of beachside relaxation .

Stella Maris Church (Straw and Dunne pty ltd and PMG architect)  Stella Maris Broadbeach is a place of worship that announces a strong presence to the community it serves. A strong collaboration with parishioners produced a building that captures a part of its site and its beachfront setting within permeable walls. The church is a welcome reminder of the way our cities were formed.

Burleigh Headland Residence (Habitat Studio Architects) Located on a steep west facing lot, the Burleigh Headland residence leverages local planning regulations to maximise habitable space. With living spaces open to a long north edge the house affords views to the Gold Coast Skyline. In contrast, the circulation path frames views back into the tree canopy of the national park.

The Helensvale State High School-Discovery Place (CoBie Group)  An inventive and explorative concept that groups 16 general learning areas around a surprising and delightfully cool northern atrium and gathering space that offers outlook and relief from the structured school environment. This project is a successful attempt to change and improve the Education Queensland standard model of service.

Margaret Olley Art Centre (Bud Brannigan Architects)  This quality addition to the Tweed Regional Gallery, takes a complex arrangement of art pieces, artefacts and spaces, reinstating them within a simple structure and a legible plan. Functional visitor and staff spaces are intertwined within. The Artist in Residence Studio and Art Centre maintain external connectivity with the scenic valley.    Java2 House (Shane Denman Architects)  The Java2 House sits on a corner block adjacent the Palm Beach Lakeside Village. The recessed massing, driveway free primary frontage and established trees make for an appealing streetscape. The stepped form, indoor–outdoor liveability, material and colour palettes, all contribute to its evocative beach style.

Miami High School Year 7 Building (Conrad Gargett)  The new Miami High School Year 7 Building extends an existing axis from the school proper to provide much needed accessible links to the existing pool and to sports fields, via a generous under-croft. North and South facing class rooms are delivered in a palette of tough materials, softened by pixelated and binary messages in masonry.

Alta Main Beach (Willemsen Architects)   This housing typology is a positive addition to the urban scale and context of the existing streetscape. Attention to detail within the entry spaces has created delightful moments within the buildings. There is a thoughtfulness in material selection and detailing of the interior spaces that is assembled with order and beauty.

Griffith University Red Zone, Gold Coast Campus (Cox Rayner Architects)   A bold and intense immersion of the senses creates a memorable experience for visitors to this space. The Zone is a well accessed area for students and public alike. The use of a monochromatic colour scheme across multiple materials interspersed with lighting contained in customised fibreglass cones animates the interiors in further contrast to the existing spaces on the campus.

Griffith University Carpark, Gold Coast Campus (The Buchan Group)  This multi storey carpark is simple, robust and detailed with abundant care. A generous layout with wide aisles and gentle ramps responds well to the needs of university community. Colourful angled battens reinforce the identity of the University’s brand whilst providing reference to the surrounding bushland. The project has resulted in a successful, economical outcome that exceeded the clients brief.

Concrete Lines Skate Shop (Aspect Architecture)  Located on the edge of an undistinguished shopping arcade in Coolangatta, the Concrete Lines Skate Shop provides an energetic and carefully detailed outcome. The project has captured the culture of skating and organisational elements of a flexible and effective retail space through clever planning. The counter, workstations, racking and feature light fittings are treated with an equal sensibility.

Jewel Display Suite Facade Design (Woods Bagot in collaboration with UAP)  A successful collaboration has crafted a skilfully detailed facade of a sales suite. The viewers depth of field is manipulated by a clever use of a limited material palette of solid and perforated brass, combined with back-lit acrylic.

Dryandras Residence (Paul Uhlmann Architects)  A split level linear plan was used on the flat Casuarina Beach front site to create elevated bedroom and secondary living areas that capture views through a double height living space. This is a quality coastal dwelling that incorporates passive solar design, landscape and sustainability principles well.

Monaco Renovation (Paul Uhlmann Architects)  The original 1960’s architect designed riverfront home is a now rare example of the Gold Coast vernacular. This intervention is respectful and restrained and completely successful in creating a desirable 21^st Century home for its long-term owners.

Sanbano, Coolangatta (DBI Design)  Occupying an important infill corner site, Sanbano offers the Marine Parade esplanade; a well-resolved ground plane, a corner treatment, and an elegantly sculptural tower form. Spectacular views have been captured by careful planning from the tower levels and surprisingly from the level two recreation deck.

Griffith University Student Guild University Bar and Link Refurbishment (Push)  The Link student facility at Griffith on the Gold Coast is a positive intervention. It links the main street and the heart of the campus in a well resolved correlation of uses and space. The aesthetic treatment extends the existing palette and brand of the University in a mature design response.

60’s Modern (Jamison Architects)   Well-crafted views of the stunning coastline have been beautifully captured as have the connections to the hill and natural bushland setting of the site. Patterned screens now edit the foreground, engaging immediately with the views beyond. Rigorous planning and reworking of the original dwelling has rewarded the owners with a home that is engaging and pleasurable to inhabit.

Francis Street House (ME Architects)  The Francis Street Mermaid Beach house is a modern and restrained dwelling. It enhances the streetscape with its simplicity of expression and form. Private areas are legible and appealing, both internally and externally, with integrated landscape spaces. The materiality is balanced and relates contextually to its beachside locale.

Bal Harbour (Shane Denman Architects)  Well-proportioned elements of; copper, zinc and glazed brick present a unique identity in the street. The sensuous curves of the spiral stair create a memorable welcome. The scheme offers its occupants a flexible space that they can comfortably make their own. The spaces are generous, light, bold, formal and playful yet built to last.

2A Concrete (Shane Denman Architects)  2A Concrete is a building that uses a restricted palette, on a restricted site, to create moments of unrestricted delight. The house is an unforgiving exercise in off-form concrete yet has a sense of home that is rare in houses of this scale. Sited squarely on Palm Beach, the house shelters a family of seven and delivers surprises at every turn.

Griffith Business School (Wilson Architects)  Griffith Business School juggles its multiple uses, access points and responsibilities to its urban context with skill and ease. Movement between levels opens up the western atrium. The building contributes strongly to the client’s increasing interest in sustainability with subtle services integration and simple passive measures.

Boonah House  (Shaun Lockyer Architects)  Sited on rural acreage, the house perches on the nape of a hill. It takes the form of a habitable veranda and addresses views along one entire facade, tempering light and moderating views through a continuous screen.

Hinterland House (Shaun Lockyer Architects)  This refined, linear, rural pavilion, sits well in the landscape at Ferny Glen (near Canungra). A very strong connection between client, architect and builder is evident. A sense of place is achieved through the capturing of views, passive solar design, simplicity of section, spatial treatments and quality of detailing.

The Casino Aboriginal Medical Centre (Kevin O’Brien Architects in association with AECOM)   The Casino Aboriginal Medical Centre provides a tangible connection to the earth and sky from almost all parts of the facility. Sourcing bricks and timber from within the Bundjalung tribal lands and the use of these materials in floors walls and ceilings reinforces the connection to country. The facility recognises the role of staff as providers and end users, and creates a special workspace that is connected, collaborative and respectful of their role.