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<\/a><\/a>The jury awarded the\u00a0House of the Year Award<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0dm2architecture<\/b>\u00a0for their\u00a0Binna Burra Sky Lodges<\/b>\u00a0project.<\/p>\n
\u2018The architect has carefully crafted a complex brief into a thoughtful, contextual, sustainable and wonderful piece of conceptually rich architecture and legacy for its national park setting,\u2019 the jury said.<\/p>\n
Eighteen projects were entered in the awards including a hotel, surf training centre and a school chapel among others in commercial, interior, public, residential – houses, residential – multiple housing, small project architecture and urban design categories.<\/p>\n
In total the jury awarded eight Regional Commendations in addition to the Building of the Year and House of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n
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Regional Commendations:<\/p>\n
| Architectural Project<\/b><\/th>\n | Architectural Practice<\/b><\/th>\n | Architectural Category<\/b><\/th>\n | Location<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n| Binna Burra Sky Lodges<\/td>\n | dm2architecture<\/td>\n | Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing<\/td>\n | Binna Burra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | South Stradbroke Island \u2018Main Hut\u2019<\/td>\n | W.I.M Architects<\/td>\n | Residential Architecture – Houses<\/td>\n | South Stradbroke Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Promenade Residence<\/td>\n | BGD Architects<\/td>\n | Residential Architecture – Houses<\/td>\n | Isle of Capri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Sebring Residence<\/td>\n | Paul Uhlmann Architects<\/td>\n | Residential Architecture – Houses<\/td>\n | Mermaid Beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Gold Coast University Hospital Mental Health Unit<\/td>\n | PDT, STH and HASSELL (Joint venture)<\/td>\n | Public Architecture<\/td>\n | Southport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Saint Stephen\u2019s College Senior Technology Building<\/td>\n | Burling Brown Architects<\/td>\n | Interior Architecture<\/td>\n | Upper Coomera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Surfing Australia High Performance Centre HPC<\/td>\n | PENTARCHI & PHORM Architecture + Design<\/td>\n | Commercial Architecture<\/td>\n | Casuarina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Soul<\/td>\n | DBI Design<\/td>\n | Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing and Urban Design<\/td>\n | Surfers Paradise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n Gold Coast\/Northern Rivers Regional Jury Coordinator, David Brown, Executive Development Manager at Sunland Group, was joined on the jury by\u00a0Matt Cooper<\/b>, Principal at Aspect Architecture;\u00a0Finn Jones<\/b>, Principal Architect and Urban Designer at the Gold Coast City Council;\u00a0Alison McDonald<\/b>, Lecturer at Griffith University;Paul Robertson<\/b>, Principal at Paul Robertson Architect;\u00a0Zac Tooth<\/b>, Principal at ZT A+B; lay juror\u00a0Shannon Willoughby<\/b>, Journalist at Gold Coast Bulletin and lay juror\u00a0Peter Scott<\/b>, Presenter on ABC Coast FM.<\/p>\n Winners of Regional Commendations will now progress to the coveted Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 21 June.<\/p>\n JURY CITATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n Binna Burra Sky Lodges – dm2architecture\u00a0<\/strong> South Stradbroke Island \u2018Main Hut\u2019 – W.I.M Architects\u00a0<\/strong> Promenade Residence – BGD Architects\u00a0<\/strong> Sebring Residence – Paul Uhlmann Architects\u00a0<\/strong> Gold Coast University Hospital Mental Health Unit – PDT, STH and HASSELL (Joint venture)<\/strong> Saint Stephen\u2019s College Senior Technology Building – Burling Brown Architects\u00a0<\/strong> Surfing Australia High Performance Centre HPC – PENTARCHI & PHORM Architecture + Design\u00a0<\/strong> Soul – DBI Design<\/strong> ————-<\/p>\n For media enquiries and high resolution images contact:<\/p>\n National Media and Communications Officer The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing 11,500 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design. Learn more about the Institute, log on to\u00a0www.architecture.com.au |
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