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Women in Architecture: Jane Wetherall

Jane Wetherall, senior architect, Donaldson and Warn

Jane is a Perth-based architect. Soon after graduating in 1996 she commenced an ad hoc practice with her partner Geoff Warn and together they delivered a modest but interesting series of residential projects that were published and exhibited nationally and internationally. She joined Donaldson and Warn, Architects in 2010.

What do you enjoy most in the practice of architecture?

Over the years I’ve come to realise how much I enjoy working with people. I can’t believe I spent so many of my earlier years working more or less as a sole practitioner – it didn’t suit me at all! I like the teamwork aspect of architecture and find the job of a project architect is made all the more enjoyable (or not!) depending on the relationship with the many people involved in designing and delivering a project. Like most architects I also find enormous satisfaction in experiencing the end result – working with the contractor and their team to achieve the built form, absorbing the spatial experience, the building’s engagement with the surrounding context, the subtle qualities and juxtapositions that were perhaps anticipated but can’t be fully appreciated until you experience the work in person.

Can you tell us about a key project that you have been involved in?

Donaldson and Warn have just completed the upgrade to a 1970s tower on St Georges Terrace. I was involved at the front end during schematic design and then more recently with contract administration. The rearrangement of volumes and façade line at the lower levels has resulted in a vastly improved ground plane – simpler, larger spaces suiting more contemporary tenancies – including a new rooftop terrace. The tower’s facades and lobby were also refurbished with contemporary materials and integrated lighting. It has been very rewarding to see this project evolve – the end result has certainly delivered on its intent, particularly if you were familiar with the ‘before’ condition. This project also had the benefit of great teamwork – in particular our team was lucky to work with a progressive and supportive client and an excellent contractor.

Who do you look up to in the architecture profession?

Hmmm, a tricky question. I don’t have a list of architecture role-models as such. Perhaps I look up to many different people, admiring in each a slice of their qualities. Here is a very broad cross section: I am impressed when high profile people maintain a strong sense of authenticity (Janet Holmes a Court); I admire those who stand by their message and keep their cool under fire (Annabel Crabb – with a smile); and I am suitably awestruck by those who successfully embrace architecture as a springboard to other creative endeavours (Fleur Watson, Pia Ednie-Brown).

What are you looking forward to in your career?

I think we are lucky with our profession in that the range of projects allows for endless new areas of learning. By default we have the opportunity to become experts in areas that may not have been obvious in the early years of studying and working, but are fascinating none-the-less. Each project has its own world of constraints, modes of engagement, resources, relationships, protocols etc. Working on a highly technical building would be intriguing, or an intensely political one.

What do you see as your core strength in the practice of architecture?

I believe good projects flourish with good teamwork. I like to think I am good at working with people, keeping them focused, remaining sensitive to their needs and helping to create an environment where the team feels valued and where we all want to put in our best effort. Given we all spend so much of our lives in the work place this aspect of the practice of architecture is becoming more important to me.

Images: 99 St Georges Terrace by Donaldson and Warn.
Provided with permission from mondoluce.
Photographed by Ronald Tan

From the National President

28 Sep

World Architecture Day
World Architecture Day is 5 October. The International Union of Architects (UIA) has themed the day ‘Architecture, Building, Climate Commitments and Solutions’. As the world’s national governments approach COP 21, the international climate treaty negotiations taking place in Paris later this year, the UIA is joining with its member organisations to highlight the essential role of architecture, design and town planning in reducing associated greenhouse gas emissions.

The day will promote actions and solutions that apply the enormous power of architecture and urban design in coping with global climate change, one of the greatest challenges of our time.
The UIA will also underscore the contributions of architects worldwide during the COP 21 meetings themselves (Paris – 30 November-11 December 2015). A delegation, led by the UIA President, architect Esa Mohamed of Malaysia, will represent the profession.

Public awareness campaign – Where I’d Like to Live

On World Architecture Day, the Institute is launching Where I’d Like to, a national public awareness campaign promoting the value of architecture to the community.

Challenging the idea of architecture as elitist, expensive, and intangible, the campaign will be anchored by the pillars of liveability, affordability and community. The first stage, Where I’d Like to Live, will focus on residential designs, the following stages on public and commercial (Where I’d Like to Work, Play, Learn, Be etc).

Where I’d Like to Live will unfold throughout October and November across online and social media in partnership with The Design Files. The campaign will have an onsite presence at a number of public outreach events including architecture festivals, Open House events and the National Architecture Awards.

We are inviting members, industry friends and colleagues to support this low budget campaign. Share where you’d like to live via #whereidliketolive

Planned Cover – life insurance
The Institute’s wholly owned insurance broking entity Planned Cover has expanded its product offering into life insurance products. I encourage members to participate in the lifestyle survey which will be circulated later this week to highlight the personal risk exposures members may wish to consider insuring including Life, Total Permanent Disability, Trauma, Income Protection and Buy Sell Agreements.

In the meantime, you can find out more about the product at Planned Life Cover

Jon.

Jon Clements
National President.

The 60k House Project by Andrew Kerr

28 Sep 2015

Andrew Kerr is an emerging architect based in Tasmania, a few months ago he embarked on the 60k House project. As the name suggests, he is attempting to build a house – a comfortable, one-bedroom house, with just $60,000 for the construction (not including land cost, consultant fees or services).

In our first member feature, Andrew answered some questions about his project. You can also keep up to date on his project via his blog 60khouse.com.au.

Tell us about the 60k house project

60k House is a small project with a modest budget. It’s all about designing for needs in favor of wants – adequacy instead of excess. The one-bedroom shack is 60 square metres and satisfies all of my spatial and functional requirements. It’s a personal opportunity to test some thoughts and develop both design and construction skills while delivering a comfortable, affordable house for myself.

Many people of my generation are priced out of the current housing market or pushed to the periphery. I disagree with the need for a large house and even larger mortgage. 60k House may be considered a critique of this situation; a practical means of exploring a philosophical position.

60k House is about place and home – a vernacular shack that enables enjoyment of the surrounding landscape and recalls the days of the local fruit orchards that operated in this area. It is a way for me to consider what I love about ‘home’ without the restrictions of ‘house’.

“The best way to make real architecture is by letting a building evolve out of the culture and place” – Samuel Mockbee

The project is currently at the frame up stage with the roof scheduled to go on next week. To achieve the cost / quality balance, materials will be a mix of rough and refined, salvaged and second hand: the timber cladding will be milled onsite from several trees that needed to be removed for bushfire protection; recycled bricks from the local post office chimney have been cleaned and will provide thermal mass for the main internal wall. 60k house is after all about performance.

The blog 60khouse.com.au is to keep friends who might like to follow the project up to date with progress, to show people how the design and approvals process has worked, and to demonstrate that design needn’t lead to ‘big and expensive’. It is nice too that the design will gradually be revealed as the construction progresses.

You’re documenting the project as you go – do you find this helps you to reflect on your own process and even progress?

Certainly. The relationship between having a basic but solid starting point – a basic plan that will function – and working with that in the process of building is an interesting method and critical for this project. One of the attractions of 60k House is the need to make decisions and resolve details as we build. The documentation was kept purposely loose so as to allow the builder involvement in the decision making process. It is not usually necessary for architects to tell builders how to build: an architect can communicate how they want something to function or look, but should at least consider input from the builder when it comes to making it happen. 60k House is about working together as a team.

Being onsite and responsible for providing set outs and dimensions to the builder has also been a stimulating exercise and will certainly inform the nature and type of documentation and information that I provide in future projects. How a builder builds determines the information that they need, and 60k House is helping me to broaden my knowledge of this dynamic.

It has been nice to receive positive feedback as the project progresses – the real test though will come when it is finished, including its ability to accommodate the opening party scheduled for mid November. There is always a great thrill of anticipation in walking around and through a building that you have designed – especially if it is for yourself.

What are the practical skills you’re taking away from this project and what advice do you have for other emerging architects?

It is fascinating to see how an experienced builder goes about their trade. All too often emerging architects (myself included) will draw a line or detail and not fully understand the wider implications or how that translates into built form. Being onsite each day and involved in all aspects of the build has already been a valuable lesson and given me a much deeper understanding of the construction process.

“A construction site is an incredibly instructive place for an architect” – Jorn Utzon

As well as building skills gained during construction I am also learning more about project management, cost control, organising trades, arranging quotes and ordering materials. These are all useful, even invaluable skills to have and have already provided me with greater insight into other projects that are currently on the drawing board.

My advice for other emerging architects: just get out and do it! Be brave. Find out. Push yourself. Build.

“When an architect is asked what his best building is, he usually answers, ‘the next one’” – Emilio Ambasz

KEEP UP TO DATE ON ANDREW’S PROGRESS OVER AT 60KHOUSE.COM.AU

The Institute does not endorse 60k House or its associated blog 60khouse.com.au – any content is solely the product of its author.

From the CEO

14 Sep

2015 National Architecture Awards

The night of nights for the architectural profession, the 2015 National Architecture Awards, will be held in Brisbane on Thursday 5 November.

The National Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements and excellence in architecture and the event is sure to be a spectacular occasion.

The venue is University of Queensland Advanced Engineering Building, designed by Queensland Chapter President Richard Kirk Architect and HASSELL in joint venture. The building received the coveted Sir Zelman Cowen Award in addition to the Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture and an Award for Sustainable Architecture at the 2014 National Architecture Awards – the most awarded project at last year’s event.

It is set to be a great evening, with the presentation hosted by comedian Tim Ross. Celebrations will continue into the night with a festive cocktail reception.

Tickets are on sale now. For more information visit the awards website.

Boarding Pass

Later this month, the International Chapter presents Boarding Pass, a gathering for those sharing architectural connections to Australia.

Richard Kirk, Director KIRK, representing the Institute’s National Executive, will tour Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur to discuss the best of recent award-winning Australian architecture with members and international friends. This will be an up-to-the-minute snapshot of the diversity and energy of Australian architecture.

If you are in the region, please join our international members for one of these fantastic networking events.

The Australian Award for Urban Design

The Australia Award for Urban Design is the premier award for excellence and innovation in all elements of urban design in Australia.

The winning projects, partners and stakeholders are held in high esteem within the industry, among peers and are widely recognised in the media.

This year, the presentation event will be held in Melbourne on 24 September and will follow a highly engaging one-day national urban design forum, Design is the answer, what is the question?

You can find more information about the Urban Design Awarda and the forum here.

Kind regards,

David.

David Parken, CEO

From the National President

31 Aug

Archicentre review

Over the last four months, Archicentre has undergone a significant review focused on options to strengthen and ensure a sustainable future for the business.

The outcome of the review was a series of recommendations from the Archicentre Board to National Council, outlined below.

All recommendations were supported by National Council for immediate implementation.

That Archicentre be retained as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Institute;
That the Archicentre Board be reconstituted to include a broader mix of skills to support both commercial and non-commercial operations.
That the existing ‘integrated’ management approach be retained while a new Board is constituted, recognising that management changes may be made as a next step by a new Board;
That the sale of all ‘Archicentre’ services revert to being sold under the Archicentre brand (instead of Ask an Architect) and that a targeted marketing campaign (within the current Archicentre budget) be delivered to support this change;
That Ask an Architect brand be explored by the Institute Marketing and Communications team with a view to becoming a consumer focused portal for the benefit of all Institute members;
That these changes be implemented immediately, noting that changes to Board structure will likely take up to 6 months to conclude.

This shift in brand back to Archicentre has come about as it has become evident that while the brand is slowly building a profile, associated service bookings and revenue are not increasing.

The shift in brand back to Archicentre as the single brand under which all services are sold and all PR/media activity takes place is being implemented immediately.

Public outreach events

World Architecture Day is 5 October. This kicks off a series of public events during October and November, hosted and co-presented by the Institute around the country.

ACT
Design Canberra – 21-29 Nov

NSW
Sydney Architecture Festival – 2-5 Oct

Qld
Open House Brisbane – 10-11 Oct
Open House Gold Coast – 17 Oct

SA
Festival of Architecture and Design – 8-13 Oct

Tas
Open House Hobart and Hobart Architecture Week – 7-13 Nov

WA
Open House Perth – 7-8 Nov

Vic
World Architecture Day event – 5 Oct

These events are a fantastic way to engage with the wider community. Contact your chapter to find out how you can be involved.

In the lead up to the events, we will also be launching a digital public awareness campaign – more on this to come soon!

Jon.

Jon Clements
National President.

From the ACT Chapter President

24 Aug 2015

Last week at a President’s Lunch, Ms. Kate Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia inspired wide discussion about the results of a National Galaxy Poll entitled, ’The Benefits of Design’.

The Institute works to improve our built environment by promoting quality, responsible, sustainable design. Through its members, the Institute plays a major role in shaping Australia’s future. Locally, the President’s Lunch is a forum for open and honest expression of views, always with the purpose of improving the design of our built environment.

To recap some of the significant points made during the lunch:

Almost all Australians (97%) believe that cities and towns are better to live in when public buildings and public spaces are well designed. (The Benefits of Design 2015)
Architects are a regulated profession which is most highly qualified and able to provide high quality design. Architects undertake a minimum of 7 years education, training and registration examination to be able to design buildings. Except for NCC BCA Class 2 apartments in NSW, any person may design a building in Australia.
Planning reform in the ACT is necessary to enable the quality, economically responsible and sustainable design of the built environment.

During the broad ranging discussion, further points were made that require government action. They are:

The profession requires terms which engage architects with continuity of involvement in project design and delivery. This is required for architects to deliver quality design.
ACT Building Act amendments with affect upon architects, will require the evidentiary basis for the amendment and regulatory impact. The Institute seeks consistency in regulatory arrangements across and within jurisdictions, because architects are increasingly professional service providers nationally and internationally.
The Institute encourages planning reform, inspired by our ‘New Experimental Architectural Typologies’ – the NEAT housing ideas competition. The Institutes objective is to effectively deliver high quality design of sustainable and affordable housing choices that are currently not available in the ACT.
Institute policies advocate sustainability and urban consolidation, not further greenfield development.

The Institute values the opportunity to engage with government, industry and freedom of expression. Thank you to the Independent Property Group for their continued support of the President’s Lunch series.

Andrew Wilson

Final State Awards for 2015

4 July

The 2015 winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Architecture Awards have been announced, with the state’s most prestigious honour, the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture, going to Westmead Millenium Institute by BVN for successfully bringing together staff from six sites within a ‘singular place of calm engagement’. Read the full list of winners here.

One of South Australia’s most coveted honours, the Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture, went to the Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley. The city landmark was lauded by the judges for its ‘transformation from a picturesque sporting venue into a civic building, able to accommodate multiple international sports and events’. See what else the judges had to say about the SA Awards here.

Over in Western Australia it was the Fiona Stanley Hospital that took out the highest overall honour, the George Temple Poole Award, honouring excellence in the design and construction industry. The judges saying that the Fiona Stanley Hospital breaks new ground in hospital design, with a layout that can accommodate future expansion, new developments in clinical treatment and medical technologies. See who else took home a prize here.

State Government Hospital Wins Top Prize at 2015 WA Architecture Awards

3 Jul 2015

The Fiona Stanley Hospital has taken out the highest overall honour, the George Temple
Poole Award, at the Australian Institute of Architects’ WA Architecture Awards.
Honouring excellence in the design and construction industry, the Awards were held on Friday
July 3 at Crown Perth’s Grand Ballroom.

The major tertiary hospital for Perth’s south metropolitan region, Fiona Stanley Hospital breaks
new ground in hospital design, with a layout that can accommodate future expansion, new
developments in clinical treatment and medical technologies.

Comprising of architectural practices HASSELL, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley,
the Fiona Stanley Design Collaboration was commended by the jury on an outstanding
design, sustained through many challenges.

“It is a landmark project in all senses and achieves a high standard of design, integrating
architecture and landscape architecture. The Fiona Stanley Hospital was an ambitious State
project and has demonstrated a high level of achievement and will continue to do so into the
future as the site is further developed to its envisaged full potential,” the jury said.
The Fiona Stanley Hospital also took out The Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public
Architecture, The Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture and a
Commendation in the Urban Design category.

Also featuring among this year’s award winners is the Cancer Wellness Centre by Bernard
Seeber Pty Ltd, which won The Margaret Pitt Morison Award for Heritage following on
from a WA Heritage Award earlier this year.

The inaugural Enduring Architecture Award went to the iconic Council House building by
Howlett and Bailey Architects for its world-class Modernist civic architecture and enduring
landmark status in the centre of Perth.

Australian Institute of Architects WA President Philip Griffiths said that the 2015 WA
Architecture Awards re-affirmed the high quality of work produced by architects in the state.
“This year’s winners represent the best of the best, having been selected from over 120 very
fine entries. It is indeed a rich showcase and it is very pleasing to see that all Named and
Architecture Awards were for Western Australian practitioners,” Griffiths said.

All Western Australian Named and Architecture Award winners will progress to the Australian
Institute of Architects National Awards to be held in November.

Full list of winning projects:

GEORGE TEMPLE POOLE AWARD

Fiona Stanley Hospital – Main Hospital Building by The Fiona Stanley Hospital Design Collaboration (comprising HASSELL, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley)

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE

The Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture – Fiona Stanley Hospital – Main Hospital Building by The Fiona Stanley Design Collaboration (comprising HASSELL, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley)
Architecture Award – Wanangkura Stadium by ARM Architecture
Commendation – Wanarn Health Clinic by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
Commendation – iCity Kiosk by Coniglio Ainsworth Architects
Commendation – Butler Train Station by Coniglio Ainsworth Architects
Commendation – Walumba Elders Centre by iredale pedersen hook architects

EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

The Hillson Beasley Award for Educational Architecture – Scotch College Middle School by Taylor Robinson
Architecture Award – Churchlands Senior High School, Year 7 Integration into Senior High School Project by Bateman Architects
Architecture Award – Bunbury Catholic College – Marist Campus Learning Commons by Broderick Architects & CODA Joint Venture
Commendation – Derby District High School – Additions by TAG Architects
Commendation – Presbyterian Ladies’ College – Library and Cafeteria Additions by MCDF Architects

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES – (New)

The Marshall Clifton Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) – Blackwall Reach Residence by Hillam Architects
Architecture Award – Price Street House by Yun Nie Chong & Patrick Kosky
Architecture Award – Gallery House by CSA Craig Steere Architects
Commendation – Trigg Point Residence by iredale pedersen hook architects
Commendation – Pilbara Vernacular House by Gresley Abas Architects
Commendation – Union Street Residence by Chindarsi Architects
Commendation – Florence by Wright Feldhusen Architects

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS

The Peter Overman Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) – Monash Avenue by Officer Woods Architects
Architecture Award – Scott Street Residence by Broderick Architects
Commendation – Carine House by Pendal and Neille

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – MULTIPLE HOUSING

The Harold Krantz Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple House – Terrace Houses in Fremantle by Blane Brackenridge
Architecture Award – The Marina Apartments by McDonald Jones Architects
Commendation – The Musterer’s Quarters by Luigi Rosselli Architects
Commendation – Helm Apartments by Cameron Chisholm Nicol
Commendation – Walumba Elders Centre by iredale pedersen hook architects

HERITAGE

The Margaret Pitt Morison Award for Heritage – Cancer Wellness Centre by Bernard Seeber Pty Ltd
Commendation – University of Notre Dame, Fremantle – Bateman’s Courtyard Amenities by MCDF Architects
Commendation – Wesley College Ward & Kefford Refurbishment by Taylor Robinson

URBAN DESIGN

The John Septimus Roe Award for Urban Design – Wellard Square by The Buchan Group – Perth
Commendation – Fiona Stanley Hospital by The Fiona Stanley Hospital Design Collaboration (comprising HASSELL, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley)

COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE

The Ross Chisholm and Gil Nicol Award for Commercial Architecture – Sanwell Office Building by Braham Architects
Architecture Award – Ocean Keys Shopping Centre Redevelopment by Taylor Robinson
Commendation – Subiaco Hotel Refurbishment by CHRISTOU Design Group and Join

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

The Julius Elischer Award for Interior Architecture – Kununurra Courthouse by TAG Architects & iredale pedersen hook architects, Architects in Association
Architecture Award – Forrest Street by Hartree & Associates Architects
Commendation – Lovestory Shop by MORQ
Commendation – Scott Street Residence by Broderick Architects
Commendation – Gallery House by CSA Craig Steere Architects

SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE

The Iwan Iwanoff Award for Small Project Architecture – Dharmapala Kadamapa Meditation Centre by Bernard Seeber Pty Ltd
Architecture Award – Lovestory Shop by MORQ
Architecture Award – Sussex Street by Mountford Architects
Commendation – Mount Lawley House by Robeson Architects
Commendation – King St. Ascension by spaceagency
Commendation – Union Street Residence by Chindarsi Architects

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

The Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture – Fiona Stanley Hospital – Main Hospital Building by The Fiona Stanley Design Collaboration (comprising HASSELL, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley)
Architecture Award – Sanwell Office Building by Braham Architects
Commendation – Foundation Housing – Waranyjarr Estate Broome North, Broome by Engawa Architects in association with Rodrigues Bodycoat Architects
Commendation – Mary Davies Library and Community Centre by Site Architecture Studio

ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AWARD

Council House by Howlett & Bailey Architects

COLORBOND© AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE

Colorbond® Award for Steel Architecture – Walumba Elders Centre by iredale pedersen hook architects
Commendation – University of Notre Dame, Fremantle – Bateman’s Courtyard Amenities by MCDF Architects
Commendation – Cloisters Redevelopment by The Buchan Group – Perth
Commendation – Karri Fire House by Ian Weir Architect and Kylie Feher Architect

MONDOLUCE LIGHTING AWARD

Mondoluce Lighting Award – Union Street Residence by Chindarsi Architects

Public acclaim at the 2015 SA Architecture Awards

3 Jul 2015

Adelaide’s public spaces have dominated at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 SA Architecture Awards announced on Friday 3 July at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

One of the state’s most coveted honours, the Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture, went to the Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley.

The city landmark was lauded by the judges for its ‘transformation from a picturesque sporting venue into a civic building, able to accommodate multiple international sports and events’.

The Adelaide Oval Redevelopment was also joint recipient of the City of Adelaide Prize, along with the adjacent Riverbank Bridge by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Taylor Cullity Lethlean & Aurecon. The bridge also picked up a Commendation for Urban Design.

An ‘attractive place for people and an outstanding urban design project’, Stage One of the Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga Urban Regeneration Project by the Adelaide City Council and Taylor Cullity Lethlean won the top Urban Design accolade, the Gavin Walkley Award.

Continuing the accolades for public projects, the rejuvenation of the Hart’s Mill precinct into a family-friendly destination that retains the Port’s historical character earned Mulloway Studio and Aspect Studios the David Saunders Award for Heritage.

Two residential projects, one new build and one alterations and additions, delighted both the judges and the public taking home their respective Named Awards and People’s Choice Awards.

Located in the foothills of Glen Osmond, Plane Tree House by Architects Ink captured the jury’s attention winning the John S Chappel Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New).

‘Plane Tree House is an exemplary exploration of a rarely used construction technique, which has produced a bold series of framed moments capturing the beauty of the site, with not only its view of the city, but its topography. The house is brutal and rich, tough and intensely considered, raw and refined in perfect quantity,’ the jury said.

‘Robust and playful’, A Collection of Spaces by Jon Lowe Architect, was awarded the top honour for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions), the John Schenk Award.

The modest project ‘offers an innovative twist on the workers’ cottage addition. A confident tectonic response to the clients’ brief and site constraints, this collection of spaces have their own idiosyncrasies, quirk and charm forming a holistic contribution to the idea of a home,’ the jury noted.

Full list of winning projects:

Educational Architecture

SA Chapter Award – Jeffrey Smart Building, University of South Australia by John Wardle Architects in association with Phillips/Pilkington Architects
Award – Margaret Ames Centre, Immanuel College by Swanbury Penglase Architects
Commendation – Cornerstone College ‘Paideia’ by Flightpath Architects
Commendation – Adelaide High School Learning Centre by JPE Design Studio

Enduring Architecture

Jack Cheesman Award – Centennial Park Chapel Complex by Geof Nairn Architects

Heritage

David Saunders Award – The Hart’s Mill Projects by Mulloway Studio and Aspect Studios
Award – Old Parliament House – Facility and Accessibility Upgrade by Swanbury Penglase Architects
Award – Seppeltsfield Cellar Door and Fino Restaurant by Max Pritchard Architect
Commendation – Sir William Goodman Bridge by Flightpath Architects
Commendation – 46 Mackinnon Parade by Phillips/Pilkington Architects
Commendation – Mayfair Hotel by JPE Design Studio

Interior Architecture

Robert Dickson Award – Seppeltsfield Cellar Door and Fino Restaurant by Max Pritchard Architect
Award – Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley
Award – Margaret Ames Centre, Immanuel College by Swanbury Penglase Architects
Commendation – Jeffrey Smart Building, University of South Australia by John Wardle Architects in association with Phillips/Pilkington Architects
Commendation – Glenside Health Facilities by Swanbury Penglase Architects in association with Medical Architecture
Commendation – Adelaide High School Learning Centre by JPE Design Studio

Public Architecture

Jack McConnell Award – Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley
Award – Old Parliament House – Facility and Accessibility Upgrade by Swanbury Penglase Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

John Schenk Award – A Collection of Spaces by Jon Lowe Architect
Commendation – Grandfather Tom by John Adam Architect

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

John S Chappel Award – Plane Tree House by Architects Ink
Award – Robertson House by Max Pritchard Architect
Commendation – Burnside House by Max Pritchard Architect

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

Commendation – 6 on Sixth by Tridente Architects

Small Project Architecture

Award – blackline by Dimitty Andersen Architects
Commendation – Jeweller’s Studio by Max Pritchard Architect

Sustainable Architecture

Derrick Kendrick Award – Jeffrey Smart Building, University of South Australia by John Wardle Architects in association with Phillips/Pilkington Architects
Award – Grandfather Tom by John Adam Architect

Urban Design

Gavin Walkley Award – Victoria Square / Tarndanyangga – Stage 1 by Adelaide City Council and Taylor Cullity Lethlean
Award – The Hart’s Mill Projects by Mulloway Studio and Aspect Studios
Commendation – Riverbank Bridge by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Taylor Cullity Lethlean & Aurecon
Commendation – Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley

COLORBOND^®Award for Steel Architecture

Award – Adelaide Oval Redevlopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley
Commendation – Cornerstone College ‘Paideia’ by Flightpath Architects

Additional Prizes

City of Adelaide Prize (Joint winner) – Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley
City of Adelaide Prize (Joint winner) – Riverbank Bridge by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Taylor Cullity Lethlean & Aurecon
People’s Choice for Houses (New) – Plane Tree House by Architects Ink
People’s Choice Award for Houses (Alterations and Additions) – A collection of spaces by Jon Lowe Architect
People’s Choice Award for the City of Adelaide Prize – Princess Elizabeth Playspace by Adelaide City Council
Sir James Irwin President’s Prize – Mr John Schenk LFRAIA
Emerging Architect Prize – Candy Aung, Grieve Gillett Dimitty Andersen Architects

State’s best designs revealed at 2015 NSW Architecture Awards

2 Jul 2015

The 2015 winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Architecture Awards were announced at Sydney Town Hall on Thursday 2 July.

From a cliff-hugging home to one of the country’s largest medical research facilities the awarded projects represent NSW’s best new architecture across 12 categories.

The state’s most prestigious honour, the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture, went to Westmead Millenium Institute by BVN for successfully bringing together staff from six sites within a ‘singular place of calm engagement’.

‘This is a project where every aspect has been considered. The sensitivity and deftness of this consideration has transformed the building’s logic into an uplifting and inspiring environment for collaboration and research,’ the jury said.

At the other end of the scale, the coveted Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) was awarded to the Institute’s 2015 Gold Medallist Peter Stutchbury for his cliffside project, Light House

‘The jury was unanimous in their decision … it is a remarkable and exquisite outcome on a tight, complex site – the edge of a cliff, 80 metres above the sea. This home is poetic and investigative, and a delight to experience,’ the jury noted.

Adaptive reuse projects were big winners on the night picking up accolades in several categories including Sustainable Architecture and Commercial Architecture, demonstrating the value and opportunities of giving existing buildings new life.

JPW’s intervention of 50 Martin Place, one of the city’s most significant heritage buildings, for Macquarie Bank took out the Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture along with a Commendation for Sustainable Architecture and the COLORBOND^®Award for Steel Architecture. ‘The new works touch lightly on the most important heritage areas of the building [while] more dramatic interventions have brought the building up to Macquarie’s demanding workplace standards,’ the jury said.

The NSW Government Architect’s Office also won multiple awards for their reinvention of a building which they originally designed in 1967. Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) was a Brutalist-style science laboratory which has been transformed into a centre for learning and innovation for TAFE with increased connections to outdoor spaces. The project received honours in the Educational, Heritage and Sustainable categories.

Projects that received Awards and Named Awards are now eligible for the National Architecture Awards which will be announced in November.

Full list of winning projects:

Commercial Architecture

Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award – 50 Martin Place by JPW
Award – TransGrid Headquarters by Bates Smart
Award – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney

Educational Architecture

William E Kemp Award – UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects & BVN
Award – Camperdown Childcare by CO-AP (Architects)
Award – Charles Perkins Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)
Award – Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
Commendation – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) – University of Wollongong by COX Richardson

Enduring Architecture

Award – Buhrich House II by Hugh Buhrich

Heritage

Greenway Award – The Abbey, Johnston Street, Annandale by Design 5 – Architects
Award (Creative Adaptation) – Irving Street Brewery by Tzannes Associates
Commendation (Creative Adaptation) – Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
Commendation (Creative Adaptation) – Legion House by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Commendation (Creative Adaptation) – House McBeath by Tribe Studio Architects
Award (Conservation) – Bronte House, Restoration & Management by Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners
Commendation (Conservation) – Melrose House by Tropman & Tropman Architects

Interior Architecture

John Verge Award – Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Award – St Barnabas Church by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Commendation – Charles Perkins Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)

Public Architecture

Sulman Medal – Westmead Millennium Institute by BVN
Award – St Barnabas Church by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Commendation – Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis- Jones Morehen Thorp
Commendation – Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre by HASSELL

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award – Orama by Smart Design Studio
Award – Walter Street Terrace by David Boyle Architect
Award – Courtyard House St Peters by Reg Lark Architect
Commendation – Howe Allan House by Ian Moore Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

Wilkinson Award – Light House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Award – Balmoral House by Clinton Murray + Polly Harbison
Award – Nikki Maloneys by Drew Heath Architects
Commendation – Alexandria Courtyard House by Matthew Pullinger Architect
Commendation – Garden House by Tzannes Associates

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

Aaron Bolot Award – Studios 54 by Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
Award – CASBA by Billard Leece Partnership + SJB Architects in association with BKH Interiors
Award – Polychrome by David Boyle Architect
Commendation – DHA Lindfield – Tubbs View + Hamilton Corner by Bates Smart
Commendation – Finlayson Street by Candalepas Associates
Commendation – Pelican Street by Candalepas Associates
Commendation – The Kensington by Fox Johnston

Small Project Architecture

Robert Woodward Award – Copper House by Takt | Studio for Architecture
Award– Sydney Opera House Recording Studio by Scott Carver
Commendation – Bresic Whitney, Hunters Hill by Chenchow Little
Commendation – Tempe House by Eoghan Lewis Architects
Commendation – AGL Lakeside Pavilion by Kennedy Associates Architects

Sustainable Architecture

Milo Dunphy Award – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) – University of Wollongong by COX Richardson
Award – Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
Award – Polychrome by David Boyle Architect
Award – Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Award – Nikki Maloneys by Drew Heath Architects
Commendation – 50 Martin Place by JPW

Urban Design

Lloyd Rees Award – Wollongong City Centre and Crown Street Mall Renewal by NSW Government Architect’s Office in association with Mcgregor Westlake Architecture
Award – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney
Award – Tamarama Kiosk and Beach Amenities by Lahz Nimmo Architects
Commendation – Chatswood Transport Interchange by COX Richardson and DesignInc Joint Venture

COLORBOND^®Award for Steel Architecture

Award – 50 Martin Place by JPW
Commendation – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney

Additional Prizes

IALD Lighting Prize – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney and Electrolight
Blacket Prize – NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Centre Gunnedah by NSW Government Architect’s Office
NSW Premier’s Prize – Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre by HASSELL
City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize – UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers & BVN
NSW President’s Prize – Helen Lochhead, Deputy Government Architect
Emerging Architect Prize – Brendan Murray, JPW
Marion Mahony Griffin Prize – Justine Clark, Architectural editor, writer and critic
Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism – Parlour
David Lindner Prize – Andrew Daly and Kevin Liu, TYP-TOP Architecture Office