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Adaptive reuse projects dominate 2015 Tasmanian Architecture Awards

27 Jun 2015

 

Projects involving the adaptive reuse of heritage and other older buildings are the big winners at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, announced in the Huon Valley tonight.

Two residential adaptations of historical sites dominated the Heritage and Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) categories.

#thebarnTas, a small horse stable built circa 1829, has been given new life by architects’ workbylizandalex and rewarded with the Roy Sharrington Award for Heritage and an Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions).

‘As a family home, #thebarnTAS flourishes because of its constraints rather than despite them. It is a home full of character and surprise, which celebrates the original envelope and atmosphere of the stable,’ the jury noted.

The heritage-listed house, Art & Craft, received the Tasmanian Chapter Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) along with an Award for Heritage for 1 + 2 Architecture’s masterful extension for the 1908 property.

‘The restoration, together with changes required to adapt the house to the needs of a 21st century family, have been carried out with great sensitivity and consummate skill on the part of the designers and the craftspeople,’ the jury said.

New Town Road House by Core Collective, which involved reconfiguring a fish and chips shop into a two-bedroom unit, won the Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture, with the jury saying it is ‘as creative in its conception as in its execution, and an exemplar for small urban housing in Tasmania’.

Adaptive reuse also featured prominently in the Commercial Architecture category, with the redevelopment of the old Mercury Press Hall by Core Collective and Cumulus Studio’s transformation of Pumphouse Point at Lake St Clair into a tourism development both receiving Awards.

Projects that have enriched communities and reinvigorated public spaces are among the other major award winners, with Brooke Street Pier by Circa Morris-Nunn picking up the third Award in the Commercial Architecture category. The project was described by the jury as ‘enlivening Hobart’s waterfront’.

Moonah Arts Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects was recognised as ‘an important and exciting new public building in the heart of Moonah’, receiving the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture, as well as the Colorbond® Award for Steel Architecture.

Morrison & Breytenbach Architects also picked up an Award for Educational Architecture and an Award for Sustainable Architecture for their project, Ptunarra Child and Family Centre.

‘The Ptunarra Child and Family Centre integrates all aspects of sustainability – social, cultural and environmental – methodically and sensitively. Built in a suburb of social disadvantage, the centre provides a welcoming facility that has created a strong sense of place, reduced social isolation and increased community engagement,’ the jury said in awarding the design.

The Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) went to Lagoon House by Taylor and Hinds Architects. The jury described it as a house that ‘cradles, protects and delights; a timeless work at ease in its place’.

 

Full list of winning projects:

 

Commercial Architecture

Award – Pumphouse Point by Cumulus Studio
Award – Brooke Street Pier by Circa Morris-Nunn
Award – Press Hall by Core Collective

 

Educational Architecture

Award – Ptunarra Child and Family Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

Heritage

Roy Sharrington Award – #thebarnTAS by workbylizandalex
Award – Art & Craft by 1+2 Architecture
Commendation – Weld Street Alterations by Preston Lane Architects

 

Interior Architecture

Commendation – Tassal Office by Preston Lane Architects

 

Public Architecture

Alan C Walker Award – Moonah Arts Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

Australian Institute of Architects Award – Art & Craft by 1+2 Architecture
Award – #thebarnTAS by workbylizandalex
Commendation – Winscombe Extension by Preston Lane Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

Esmond Dorney Award – Lagoon House by Taylor and Hinds Architects
Commendation – Valley House by Philip M Dingemanse

 

Small Project Architecture

Peter Willmott Award – New Town Road House by Core Collective

 

Sustainable Architecture

Award – Ptunarra Child and Family Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

Award – Moonah Arts Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

Additional Prizes

James Blackburn Triennial Prize 2015 – Shearers’ Quarters by John Wardle Architects
2015 President’s Prize – David Walsh
Emerging Architect Prize – Philip Dingemanse, Philip M Dingemanse
SWT Blythe Student Prize – Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club by Rachel Englund

Heart and home reign at 2015 ACT Architecture Awards

20 June 2015

 

From humble homes to city changing spaces, Canberra’s best new architecture has been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 ACT Architecture Awards announced Saturday 20 June.

The NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects was awarded the Chapter’s highest honour, the Canberra Medallion, in addition to accolades across Heritage, Interior Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, Urban Design and Art, making it the most awarded project of the night.

Over ten years in the making, NewActon was lauded by the jury for turning an ‘underdeveloped part of the city into a vibrant hub’.

‘The design and creation of a highly successful, completely new urban community, over a relatively short period of time, is a rare event in a city. The NewActon Precinct is an outstanding example of strategic urban planning and design where a developer and a wide-ranging team of designers have collaborated “to get it right”.

‘It is an excellent example of how architectural design can invigorate the heart of a city and make it pulse,’ jury said.

Seven projects were awarded for residential architecture in a category that dominated the entry field, with 40 per cent of all entries submitted in the three sub categories of Houses (New), Houses (Alterations and Additions) and Multiple Housing.

Box House by Rob Henry Architects received the Malcolm Moir and Heather Sutherland Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New).

‘The Box House has a thoughtfulness and consistency throughout its design. Although designed to be fire-resistant the design is open, warm and welcoming. Box House stands as a beautiful and robust place to live,’ the jury noted.

In addition to the jury’s choice, members of the public were able to select their favourite residential project from Houses (New), Houses (Alterations and Additions) and Renovations in the annual People’s Choice Award with the honour going to Szychowski Residence by adhami pender architecture.

Projects that received an Award or Named Award in the main architecture categories (see full list below) will now progress to the National Awards to be announced in November.

 

Full list of winning projects:

Educational Architecture
Enrico Taglietti Award – John Paul College Performing Arts Centre by Collins Caddaye Architects
Commendation – The Snow Centre for Education in the Asian Century by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn

Enduring Architecture
Award – Burgmann College by Dirk Bolt & Associates 1971

Heritage
Award – NewActon Pavilion Reconstruction by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Award – Conservatory House by Cox Architecture

Interior Architecture
W Hayward Morris Award – ‘Australia in the Great War’, Australian War Memorial by Cunningham Martyn Design
Award – NewActon Pavilion Reconstruction – Molonglo Group Offices by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Commendation – The Snow Centre for Education in the Asian Century by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn

Public Architecture
Romaldo Giurgola Award – PRC Embassy Pool Enclosure by Townsend + Associates Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Gene Willsford Award – Boomerang House by Joanna Nelson Architect
Award – Altman Hinkson House by Philip Leeson Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Malcolm Moir and Heather Sutherland Award – Box House by Rob Henry Architects
Award – Harvey Taylor House by Philip Leeson Architects
Award – Wonga Street House by Jigsaw Housing
Commendation – OS House by Ben Walker Architects

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Sydney Ancher Award – Lowanna by Marcus Graham Architect

Small Project Architecture
Award– Roji Salon by Craig Tan Architects
Commendation – Altree Court Sun Shade by adhami pender architecture

Sustainable Architecture
Award – NewActon Nishi Commercial by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Commendation – Esperance by Collins Caddaye Architects

Urban Design
Sir John Overall Award – NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Commendation – Drakeford Drive Pedestrian Bridge by Tait Waddington

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Award – PRC Embassy Pool Enclosure by Townsend + Associates Architects

Additional Prizes
Canberra Medallion – NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Light in Architecture Prize – PRC Embassy Pool Enclosure by Townsend + Associates Architects
Art in Architecture Award – NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Mervyn Willoughby-Thomas Renovation Award – Kaleen Conversion by Allan Spira Architect
President’s Medal – The Molonglo Group
Clem Cummings Medal – Jon Stanhope
Emerging Architect Prize – Yuri Leong
Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Graduate Prize – Savita Gaonkar
ACT Chapter Student Medallion – Alexander Gorecki
John Redmond Prize – Amanda Marshall
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – First – Threading the Space by Benjamin Vu
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – Second – City Baths by Stewart Youngblutt
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – Third– Hybrid Motortecture by Winnie Wong Ka Wing
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – Third – Path, Hearth, Observatory by Zikki Han

 

Community benefit at the heart of the 2015 NT Architecture Awards

12 June 2015

 

A rejuvenation of Alice Springs’ community heart has won big at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 NT Architecture Awards announced on Friday 12 June in Darwin.

The jury, consisting of Kerry Clare (Chair), Robert Foote and the Honourable Sally Thomas AC, selected 11 projects to receive accolades. Overall, the jury was impressed by the focus on community, as well as the diverse architectural responses to the challenging conditions of designing in the Territory. Also notable this year were the important relationships established by the architects with the clients and builders, resulting in excellent outcomes.

Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates was presented with the top honour of the night, the Tracy Memorial Medal, in addition to the George Goyder Award for Urban Design and the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture making it the most awarded project of the Territory’s 2015 awards program.

Local community benefits, environmental response and cultural aspects of this project were highlighted by the jury. They also noted it had successfully incorporated the environmental and indigenous heritage of the community, reduced the street clutter and provided a comfortable and colourful resting point for locals and visitors alike.
‘The jury commends the council and community for initiating and supporting this project, and the designers for delivering this first stage which has the potential to increase public enjoyment, vibrancy and cultural engagement and most positively shape the future of Alice.’

Susan Dugdale and Associates also took home an Award for Commercial Architecture for their innovative design of new headquarters for ‘young and progressive’ construction company, Asbuild.

Desert House, perched high on a west facing ridge of Alice Springs, by Dunn and Hillam Architects received an Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New). The design, centered on a rocky courtyard, incorporates a variety of effective architectural principles to provide comfort for the occupants with minimal use of resources in the extreme conditions of Australia’s interior desert climate.

In addition to celebrating projects around the Territory, the presentation evening saw the recognition of two dedicated individuals with the announcement of the Emerging Architect Prize and the Student Award. See the full list of winner below:
Commercial Architecture
Award – Asbuild HQ by Susan Dugdale and Associates

 

Enduring Architecture
Award – Alice Springs Railway Station by Guy Maron Architects

 

Interior Architecture
Award – Menzies School of Health Research Charles Darwin University by Hames Sharley
Commendation – Flinders University Northern Territory Medical Program Development by Hames Sharley
Commendation – Engineers Australia by MODE

 

Public Architecture
Award – Menzies School of Health Research Charles Darwin University by Hames Sharley
Commendation – Alice Springs Youth & Community Centre – Multi-Purpose Hall by Tangentyere Design

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Commendation – LIFT by ajar architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Award – The Desert House by Dunn and Hillam Architects
Commendation – Elevated by ajar architects

 

Urban Design
George Goyder Award – Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Award – Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates

 

*Projects listed above that received an Award or Named Award will now progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced on 5 November.

 

Additional Prizes
The Tracy Memorial Award – Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates
The Indigenous Community Award – Garma Knowledge Centre by Build Up Design
People’s Choice Award – Elevated by ajar architects
Emerging Architect Prize – Joanna Best, Troppo Architects
Student Award – Sarah Young, Charles Darwin University

Institute anticipates Heritage Listing for QPAC cultural precinct

The Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland Chapter is calling for the Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre to be listed on the State Heritage Register ahead of an expected announcement by the Heritage Council tomorrow.

The Institute nominated the buildings in 2014 for their cultural significance to the local landscape. While a listing would not prevent the buildings from being altered, it would require any amendments to be done in a careful and sensitive manner that does not devalue their integrity as exceptional and important pieces of Australian architecture.

This nomination is the first time the Institute has nominated a building since inception of the legislation in 1992. In nominating the buildings, the Institute highlighted their importance not just as significant and valuable pieces of architecture, but also the central role the precinct – as a low-rise and green space – plays in the legibility of public space within the city.

We would like to remind the Heritage Council that recent contemporary buildings can also be of great cultural significance. As time goes on it is these contemporary modern buildings that will be lost from our cities if we are not careful in identifying and protecting them through the Heritage Legislation.

The Queensland Art Gallery by Robin Gibson & Partners Architects is one of the finest buildings in Australia and represents a high point for the profession, the building industry and the public leadership who were collectively responsible for the complex. The quality of construction is rarely delivered these days and the exceptional concrete work some of the best in the world. It was the recipient of the Institute’s Sir Zelman Cowen Award in 1982, the nation’s highest public architecture honour.

Richard Kirk FRAIA
President Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter

A new Canberra revealed in 2015 ACT Architecture Awards

Forty eight entries in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 ACT Architecture Awards reveal a new Canberra emerging, says prominent Australian architect and Jury Chair, Hal Guida.

‘This year confirms Canberra as a growing and dynamic place with initiatives such as the Light rail, the new Canberra International Airport terminal, and coming developments along Constitution Avenue,’ declared Guida.

‘We see a dynamic global city with serious depth in what it offers. We know the best cities compete for talent. Talent looks for a mix of great city infrastructure, a real choice of housing and a thriving public life. Well, here it is,’ says Guida.

Guida points out the entries have a combined construction value of more than a billion dollars, completed within the last 3-4 years; evidence of a vibrant construction industry representing around 5.4 per cent of GDP in Canberra in 2013/2014 (reference ACIF – Australian Construction Industry Forum)

Entries range in scale from small projects such as shading devices and home additions, to new terrace housing, apartment buildings, a new urban centre and a new swimming pool for the Chinese Embassy completed to coincide with the visit by Chinese President, Xi Jinxing in 2014.

‘Every city has its own design culture, so not surprisingly, we see a new Canberra reflected in its new buildings, spaces and places’, says Guida.

So what Canberra do we see?

‘Canberra’s always been defined by its landscape, lifestyle and climate. But in many of these projects we see a new opening to the street and a more confident sense of “civic”; embracing a new transparency with our streets and open spaces.’

Guida points to just a few projects as examples;

A new freestanding house in Crace that radically reinvents the suburban block for a client that wanted to live in the front yard to get the most from the sun and northerly view to parkland.

A row of terrace houses in O’Connor for a group of friends that chose to pool resources and expertise to design, build and finance their own apartment development with a shared north facing garden.
The NewActon development, including public open space, and the newly refurbished Pavilion that almost burnt down in 2011 that incorporates public art and landscape as a magnet for the visiting hotel market.

A single house designed for three families on a standard sized Canberra block – each with their own entry, terraces and privacy.

But Guida shares that the annual awards have a serious side, too.

‘Sure, these award entries always show Canberra’s best side,’ Guida admits, ‘they also reveal how far we have to go. Almost every project here has had to spend precious budget on space for our cars. In one case, this meant expensive underground parking that few of the residents wanted to purchase because they were 100m from bus stops or an easy bike ride to the city.’

ACT Chapter President, Andrew Wilson agrees; ‘The ACT Government is making a solid investment in better transport choice, and a suite of bold policies are needed. The new Active Transport Office is a real policy reform as well as a tool to identify new projects that provide transport choice. No city has yet succeeded in bringing transport and land use planning together in a meaningful way. Architects, their clients and contractors are the ones who make this planning real so we look forward to making this reform agenda a reality too.’

Judging is underway with the winners revealed on 20 June 2015 at QT Canberra.

In the lead up to this announcement, members of the public will have the opportunity to vote on their favourite projects of 2015 in the Australian Institute of Architects annual People’s Choice Award for the residential projects. Voting closes 15 June – wp.architecture.com.au/news-media/act-peoples-choice-award

Jon Clements to drive strategic reform as 76th National President

Jon Clements was inaugurated as the 76th National President of the Australian Institute of Architects at the Annual General Meeting in Melbourne on 28 May.

Melbourne-based Clements is a founding director of multi-award winning practice Jackson Clements Burrows Architects (JCB) and takes up the role following nine years on the Victorian Chapter Council and three years on National Council including a tenure as the Victorian Chapter President, 2012-2014.

Since establishing JCB in 1998, Clements has been actively engaged with the Institute and will harness this extensive experience in guiding the organisation over the next 12 months.
‘Looking to the future, I genuinely believe that the success of our organisation will largely depend on our ability to develop a narrower and more focused strategic plan which provides a more robust support framework for our membership,’ Mr Clements said.

‘Over the past year National Council has responded to a number of significant challenges within our organisation. National Councillors are very aware of the fact that architects are adapting to significant challenges in the landscape of contemporary practice. Facing these challenges has shown us that we have a very robust Council that is both responsive to criticism and open to change and we have now identified a number of areas in the Institute that require reform to ensure that we aim for constant improvement as an organisation.

‘We have a very busy agenda over the coming year; however, I am extremely encouraged by the energy of the current National Councillors and their commitment towards a range of strategies, which will seek to improve our organisation.

‘I feel very honoured to have been elected to the role of National President and it’s my pleasure to congratulate and thank David Karotkin for his support and tireless dedication to serving the best interests of our members and effectively responding to a range of complex challenges facing our profession over the past year. I look forward to continuing to work with David in his role as Immediate Past President and appreciate his ongoing counsel.’

Clements graduated from Deakin University in 1997 and together with Tim Jackson and Graham Burrows, established the multi-disciplinary design studio, JCB, the following year. The practice currently employs approximately 40 architects and interior designers and has delivered a diverse range of projects throughout Australia and overseas.

In addition to his practice and advocacy roles, Clements maintains a continued association with the School of Architecture at Deakin University, providing regular crits and guest lectures. He is also a past member of the Institute’s State and National Visiting Panels for Course Accreditation and a past member of the Deakin University Academic Advisory Panel (Architecture and Building).

Ken Maher, former NSW Chapter President and 2009 Institute Gold Medallist, has been appointed President Elect.

Now is the time: 2016 National Architecture Conference creative team announced

The future is now, according to the team behind the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 National Architecture Conference, hosted in Adelaide 28-30 April 2016.

Cameron Bruhn, Ben Hewett and Sam Spurr were announced as the 2016 Creative Directors by the Institute’s National President David Karotkin at the 2015 Conference, RISK.

In presenting their theme, How soon is now, the creative team said ‘We want to explore the agency of architecture to make real changes in the world, empowering architects to participate in the massive transformations that are occurring to cities, to global as well as local societies and to the sustainability of our planet.’

‘The ceaseless appetite for the new means that architecture is constantly projecting, speculating and theorising. Instead of always looking into the future or back into the past, projects are already demonstrating the new ways in which architecture operates in the world. The future is right now and we want to present what it looks like.

‘The challenge for architecture is to not retreat into itself and be ostracised from the extraordinary moment in history in which it finds itself. But rather to recognise its place in contemporary practice, and to stake a claim for its agency within that system.’

How soon is now will continue the shift of conversation from a self-reflective and internal one to an open, collaborative and discursive one. The focus will be on exemplary buildings and the experiences and knowledge of the people that fund, conceive, create and inhabit them.

About the team

Cameron Bruhn is the editorial director of Architecture Media, Australia’s leading publisher for the architecture and design community. Prior to his appointment as editorial director, Cameron was the editor of Architecture Media publications Artichoke and Landscape Architecture Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Queensland and is undertaking a practice-based PhD at RMIT University. In 2010 and 2013 he curated Australia’s contribution to the international architecture showcase at the London Festival of Architecture. He has twice been a member of multidisciplinary teams shortlisted for the creative directorship of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture and in 2010 was a member of the jury for the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards. Cameron is an active contributor to design culture through writing, editing and publishing and his participation in awards juries, sessional teaching and guest speaking.

Ben Hewett is Director of Strategic Services, NSW Government Architect’s Office and Adjunct Professor Architecture, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). From 2010-2014, he was South Australian Government Architect and Executive Director of the Office for Design and Architecture SA. Leading SA’s nationally recognised Design Review Program, Ben was exposed to the large breadth and variety of design professionals, planners, developers, clients and stakeholders involved in delivery of our built environment. Ben was previously Executive Director of the Integrated Design Commission, Director of 5000+ (an Integrated Design Strategy for inner Adelaide) and has broad experience across academia and government as well as commercial and small practice.

Sam Spurr is an architectural theorist and designer working across academia, art, journalism and curatorship. She is currently a senior lecturer at University of NSW (UNSW) Art and Design and a research fellow at the University of Adelaide. Sam received her doctorate from UNSW then taught architecture and design at UTS. Sam has curated numerous international and local exhibitions, public interviews and design projects that seek to expand the discourse on architecture, art and urbanism. She has exhibited at the Moscow Biennale 2013, Sydney Biennale 2012, Storefront Gallery NYC (2012), the Prague Quadrennial 2011 and The Gwangju Design Biennale 2011, as well co-curating the first SEAM Symposium (2009) on architecture, film and dance. She writes for academic journals as well as architecture and design magazines, including Architecture Australia, Domus, FRAME, MARK and Monument.

The National Architecture Conference – How soon is now will be held in Adelaide from 28 to 30 April 2016.

Institute congratulates Minister Wynne on recognising importance of design for our cities

The Australian Institute of Architects warmly welcomes the announcements made at the National Architecture Conference by the Minister regarding the Better Apartments initiative and the repositioning and continued resourcing of the Victorian Government Architect’s Office and its associated programs.

These initiatives will work together to promote good design for our communities and in particular design for high density living, understanding that good design addresses functionality, safety, sustainability, productivity, and adaptability as well as aesthetics – and it is also inspiring.

‘We fully support the introduction of minimum standards in the interest of the public and the long term sustainability of the construction sector, an industry which is the second largest contributor to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Australian economy at approximately 7.8 per cent,’ Victorian Chapter President Peter Malatt said.

‘The Institute supports a model similar to the NSW SEPP 65 framework that also includes a residential flat code. This model contains not only design guidelines, but also the requirement for design review panels; the requirement for ongoing checking that the approved design intent is being maintained through project procurement and construction and the requirement to use registered architects to design multi-storey apartment buildings.

‘A recent review of the NSW model confirmed that the legislative package has resulted in improved living standards in NSW and has received broad support from the industry and local authorities. It has helped to make design a central feature in the planning and approval of this building type. The success of the SEPP indicates that design considerations are fundamental to the achievement of high quality building projects,’ Mr Malatt said.

The experience in NSW has reinforced that better design quality is best achieved through a shared responsibility across three crucial stages in the development process:

• Involving better designers – requiring the involvement of a registered architect in the design of all apartment buildings provides quality control;
• Better, design based rules – The SEPP’s design principles and the Residential Flat Design Code establish a clear framework of minimum standards that also provide flexibility for innovation;
• Good decisions – applying design skill and judgment to the decision-making process. Design Review Panels provide impartial design advice based on the appraisal of projects against the principles and the Code.

We welcome this dual announcement by Minister Wynne, and look forward to working closely with the OVGA, the Dept. of Planning and key industry and community stakeholders to develop and deliver a policy and regulatory framework that provides performance based design quality guidelines that can be applied in a flexible way to allow innovative design solutions which lead to improved affordability, housing diversity, and better-quality living standards – now and into the future.

2015 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist

Melbourne, Australia – The Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter is thrilled to announce the shortlisted projects in the 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards.

Following an intensive program of Jury presentations and site visits, 74 projects have been shortlisted across 15 categories from a total entry field of 197; 169 individual projects.

Winners will be announced at the annual Presentation Dinner on Friday 26 June at Peninsula at Shed 14 Central Pier, Docklands. Named Award and Award winners will progress onto the National Awards, announced in November.

All entries including the shortlisted projects will be exhibited in the Atrium at Federation Square for a period of two weeks from 26 May to 8 June.

 

 

2015 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlisted projects

Shortlisted projects are listed in alphabetical order by project name

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
35 entries/11 shortlisted projects
Courtyard House | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
Cubo House | PHOOEY Architects
Doll’s House | BKK Architects
Dreamcatcher | Fiona Winzar Architects
Fat plan on Faraday St | The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective
Green House | Sean Godsell Architects
Hopetoun Road Residence | B.E Architecture
House 3 | Coy Yiontis Architects
Local House | MAKE Architecture
Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects
Water Factory | Andrew Simpson Architects

Residential Architecture – Alterations & Additions Jury
Philip Harmer | Harmer Architecture (Chair)
Anthony Clarke | Black Line One X Architecture Studio
Zvonko Orsanic | NEAD architecture

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
26 entries/11 shortlisted
Beach Ave | Schulberg Demkiw Architects
Bethanga House | tUG workshop
The Bow House | Edwards Moore
Bridge House 2 | Delia Teschendorff Architecture
Carlton Warehouse | Kennedy Nolan
Hidden House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
House in House | Steffen Welsch Architects Pty Ltd
Lake Wendouree Residence | John Wardle Architects
Mexican Contemporary House | Andres Casillas de Alba and Evolva Architects
Sawmill House | Archier
Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach | Robin Williams Architect

Residential Architecture – New Jury
Kerstin Thompson | Kerstin Thompson Architects (Chair)
Jade Vidal | Bower Architecture
Emma Young | PHOOEY Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
10 entries/8 shortlisted
Abode318 | Elenberg Fraser
Avenue | Elenberg Fraser
Bravo | Hayball
Catherine Booth College | SJB Architects
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
E589 Apartments | Architects EAT
Tip Top | ROTHELOWMAN
Upper House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Residential – Multiple Housing Jury
Jeremy McLeod | Breathe Architecture (Chair)
Mel Bright | MAKE architecture
Victoria Reeves | Kennedy Nolan
Small Project Architecture
25 entries/8 shortlisted
Hortus : Harbour Esplanade Temporary Activation Project | Folk Architects Pty Ltd
Hydronaut | Studiobird with Mark Richardson
Monument Park | McBride Charles Ryan
MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects
Moonlight Cabin | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
ON/OFF | SIBLING
Walker House | Andrew Maynard Architects
Westgarth House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Small Project Architecture Jury
Neil Appleton | Lyons (Chair)
Emilio Fuscaldo | Nest Architects
Laura Held | Studio OneOne

 

Urban Design
12 entries/9 shortlisted projects
720 Bourke Street | HASSELL
Linking Docklands – Jim Stynes Bridge | Cox Architecture, Oculus Landscape Architecture and City of Melbourne
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons
Regional Rail Link City to Maribyrnong River | Wood Marsh Architecture
RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
Swanston Street | City of Melbourne

Urban Design Jury:
Tim Leslie | Bates Smart (Chair)
Simon McPherson | SJB Urban
Vanessa Mooney
Heritage Architecture
8 entries/3 shortlisted projects
Coriyule | Bryce Raworth & Trethowan Architecture
Seabrook House | John Wardle Architects
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Heritage Architecture Jury
David Islip | OVGA (Chair)
Louise Honman | Context Pty Ltd
James Coombe | Architects EAT

 

Interior Architecture
23 entries/8 shortlisted projects
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Huntingdale Golf Clubhouse Interiors | Inarc Architects
Medibank | HASSELL
Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Napoleon Perdis Chapel | Studiobird
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Interior Architecture Jury
Rodney Eggleston | March Studio (Chair)
Matt Gibson | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
Juliet Moore | Edwards Moore
Commercial Architecture
16 entries/7 shortlisted projects
41X | Lyons
501 Swanston Street | Elenberg Fraser
Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) Horsham | H2o Architects
Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
CSL Global Corporate Headquarters | Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited
Equestrian Centre, Merricks | Seth Stein Architects (London) in association with Watson Architecture + Design (Melbourne)
RACV Resort Torquay | Wood Marsh Architecture

Commercial Architecture Jury
Yvonne von Hartel | peckvonhartel (Chair)
Stephen Turner | Gray Puksand
Justin Northrop | Techné Architecture + Interior Design

 

Public Architecture – New
11 entries/3 shortlisted projects
Ernie Cropley Pavilion | Cox Architecture
Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)
New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons

Public Architecture – New Jury
Vivian Mitsogianni | RMIT School of Architecture + Design (Chair)
Rob McBride | McBride Charles Ryan
Michael Bouteloup | John Wardle Architects
Public Architecture – Alterations & Additions
6 entries/3 shortlisted projects
Lab 14 – Carlton Connect Initiative | NMBW Architecture Studio
Margaret Court Arena | NH Architecture + Populous
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Public Architecture – Alterations & Additions Jury
Alan Pert | University of Melbourne (Chair)
Jane Williams | BVN Donovan Hill
Neal Mackintosh | JAWSARCHITECTS
Educational Architecture
25 entries/6 shortlisted projects
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Pamela Coyne Library | Branch Studio Architects
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School | McBride Charles Ryan
Sylvia Walton Building | Lyons

Educational Architecture Jury
Ann Lau | Hayball (Chair)
Ben Duckworth | HASSELL
Jesse Judd | ARM Architecture

 

Sustainable Architecture
10 shortlisted projects
41X | Lyons
Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape
Dreamcatcher | Fiona Winzar Architects
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)
Paciocco Residence | Tom Paciocco Architect FRAIA
RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Sawmill House | Archier
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
Water Tank House | ARM Architecture

Sustainable Architecture Jury
Rowan Opat | Opat Architects (Chair)
Christie Petsinis | Folk Architects
Ben Milbourne | BILD Architecture
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
5 shortlisted projects
Bethanga House | tUG workshop
Church of the Resurrection, Keysborough | Meaden Architecture and Interiors
Cut Paw Paw | Andrew Maynard Architects
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Sawmill House | Archier

COLORBOND® Award Jury
Nigel Fitton | Spowers Architects (Chair)
Brett Nixon | Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture
Jane Caught | SIBLING

 

Melbourne Prize
7 shortlisted projects
Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
Lab 14 – Carlton Connect Initiative | NMBW Architecture Studio
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects
New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Melbourne Prize Jury
Graham Brawn | Graham Brawn Architect (Chair)
Harley Vincent | HASSELL
Fiona Dunin | fmd architects
Regional Prize
3 shortlisted projects
Ballarat Community Health Primary Care Centre | DesignInc
The Mornington Centre Stage 2 | Billard Leece Partnership
Yea Wetlands Visitor Information Centre | Zen Architects

Regional Prize Jury
Kim Irons | Irons McDuff Architecture (Chair)
Justin Noxon | Noxon Giffen
Chris Botterill | Jackson Clements Burrows

 

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Shortlist announced for 2015 NSW Architecture Awards

79 projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards the Australian Institute of Architects announced today.

The shortlist comes from a field of more than 170 entries across the categories of Public Architecture, Educational Architecture, Urban Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions), Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing, Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation), Small Project Architecture and Sustainable Architecture (see below for the full list of shortlisted projects).

The winners of each of these categories will be announced at the 2015 NSW Architecture Awards presentation evening on 2 July along with the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture which, like the award for Sustainable Architecture, is selected from across the entire field of entries.

A host of other prizes will also be announced on the night including the Blacket Prize for regional architecture, the NSW President’s Prize, the NSW Premier’s Prize and the City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize.

Prizes for outstanding individual contributions to the profession and the state’s architecture will also be awarded including the Emerging Architect Prize, the Marion Mahony Griffin Prize (recognising the significant contribution of a woman in architecture), the Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism and the David Lindner Prize (a research prize for graduate and emerging architects).

NSW Chapter President Shaun Carter said the shortlist highlighted the diversity of design happening across the state and the skill of the architects in making these designs a reality.

‘I believe the standard of architecture within NSW is historically high and this year’s award entries certainly support that. I congratulate all shortlisted architects and thank everyone who entered and support the awards program and hope to see you all at this year’s ceremony,’ Mr Carter said.

The 2015 NSW Architecture Awards will be announced on Thursday 2 July at Sydney Town Hall. Tickets for the presentation night go on sale from 13 May and can be purchased online at nswawards.architecture.com.au.

Winners of 2015 NSW Named Awards and Architecture Awards will then progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced in November 2015.

2015 NSW Architecture Awards Shortlisted Projects

Public Architecture
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
MA Noble, Don Bradman and Dally Messenger Stands – Cox Architecture
Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre – HASSELL
South West Rail Link – Edmondson Park / Leppington Station – HASSELL in association with GHD
St Barnabas Church – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
University of Technology (UTS) Haberfield Rowing Club – HASSELL
Westmead Millennium Institute – BVN

Educational Architecture
Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) – NSW Government Architect’s Office
Camperdown Childcare – CO-AP (Architects)
Charles Perkins Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)
Nan Tien Institute and Cultural Centre – Woods Bagot
NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Centre Gunnedah – NSW Government Architect’s Office
O’Regan Arts & Cultural Common – Brewster Hjorth Architects
Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) – University of Wollongong – COX Richardson
UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 – Durbach Block Jaggers Architects & BVN Architecture

Urban Design
Chatswood Transport Interchange – COXDesignInc (COX Richardson and DesignInc Joint Venture)
Llankelly Place Lights – McGregor Westlake Architecture in association with Conybeare Morrison
Tamarama Kiosk and Beach Amenities – Lahz Nimmo Architects
The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central – HDR Rice Daubney
Wollongong City Centre and Crown Street Mall Renewal – NSW Government Architect’s Office

Commercial Architecture
50 Martin Place – JPW
Irving Street Brewery – Tzannes Associates
The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central – HDR Rice Daubney
TransGrid Headquarters – Bates Smart

Interior Architecture
Archie Rose Distilling Co. – Acme & Co.
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Charles Perkins Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)
Qantas Campus – HASSELL
St Barnabas Church – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
Courtyard House St Peters – Reg Lark Architect
Darlinghurst Rooftop – CO-AP (Architects)
House Boone Murray – Tribe Studio Architects
Howe Allan House – Ian Moore Architects
Inner City Warehouse – Allen Jack+Cottier
Kensington House – Virginia Kerridge Architect
Orama – Smart Design Studio
Paddington House – PIDCOCK – Architecture + Sustainability
Pigeon Shed – mck architects
Salgo Kitching House – Sam Crawford Architects
Spiegel Haus – Carterwilliamson Architects
Tempe House – Eoghan Lewis Architects
Walter Street Terrace – David Boyle Architect

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Alexandria Courtyard House – Matthew Pullinger Architect
Balmoral House – Clinton Murray + Polly Harbison
Cooper Park House – Tobias Partners
Courtyard House – Aileen Sage Architects
Cronulla House – Reg Lark Architect
Garden House – Tzannes Associates
House for Bob and Susan – Austin McFarland Architects
Light House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Nikki Maloneys – Drew Heath Architects
Pacific House – Casey Brown Architecture

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Cargo Lane Terraces – PBD Architects
CASBA – Billard Leece Partnership + SJB Architects in association with BKH Interiors
DHA Lindfield – Tubbs View + Hamilton Corner – Bates Smart
Eton – Stanisic Architects
Finlayson Street – Candalepas Associates
Park Lane – JPW
Pelican Street – Candalepas Associates
Polychrome – David Boyle Architect
Studios 54 – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
The Kensington – Fox Johnston
Viking by Crown – MHN Design Union

Small Project Architecture
A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity exhibition, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, NSW – Christina Carayanides architect and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, NSW
AGL Lakeside Pavilion – Kennedy Associates Architects
Alfalfa House – Dunn & Hillam Architects
Bresic Whitney, Hunters Hill – Chenchow Little
Copper House – Takt | Studio for Architecture
EN House – Derive Architecture and Design
Horizon Apartment – Stephen Collier Architects
Reformatory Caffeine Laboratory – Louise Nettleton Architects
Sydney Ferry Wharves – Group GSA
Sydney Opera House Recording Studio – Scott Carver
Tempe House – Eoghan Lewis Architects
Tent House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture

Heritage (Conservation)
Bronte House, Restoration & Management – Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners
George Street Gatehouse – Parramatta Park – NSW Government Architect’s Office
Melrose House – Tropman & Tropman Architects
The Abbey, Johnston Street, Annandale – Design 5 – Architects

Heritage (Creative Adaptation)
Carleton Estate Development – Kennedy Associates Architects
House McBeath – Tribe Studio Architects
Irving Street Brewery – Tzannes Associates
Legion House – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) – NSW Government Architect’s Office

Sustainable Architecture
50 Martin Place – JPW
Alfalfa House – Dunn & Hillam Architects
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) – NSW Government Architect’s Office Camperdown Childcare – CO-AP Architects
House for Bob and Susan – Austin McFarland Architects
Nikki Maloneys – Drew Heath Architects
Polychrome – David Boyle Architect
Salgo Kitching House – Sam Crawford Architects
Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) – University of Wollongong – COX Richardson

 

Public Architecture, Educational Architecture and Urban Design Jury
Kiong Lee – JPW (Chair)
Anita Panov – Panovscott
Peter Tonkin – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Commercial and Interior Architecture Jury
Leone Lorrimer – dwp|suters (Chair)
Georgina Wilson – Georgina Wilson Architect
Tim O’Sullivan – Lippmann Partnership

Residential Architecture – Houses (New and Alterations & Additions) Jury
Fergus Scott – Fergus Scott Architects (Chair)
Ellen Woolley – Ellen Woolley Architects
Matthew Gribben – Matthew Gribben Architecture
Fenella Kernebone – Television and radio presenter and producer

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing Jury
Peter Smith – Smith & Tzannes (Chair)
Jad Silvester – Silvester Fuller
Angelo Korsanos – Redshift Architecture & Art

Small Project Architecture and Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation) Jury
Jean Rice – Jean Rice Architect (Chair)
Carol Marra – Marra + Yeh Architects
George Phillips – Tanner Kibble Denton Architects

Sustainable Architecture Jury
Anthony Nolan – Kennedy Associates Architects (Chair)
Kiong Lee – JPW
Tim O’Sullivan – Lippmann Partnership
Ellen Woolley – Ellen Woolley Architects
Peter Smith – Smith & Tzannes
Jean Rice – Jean Rice Architect