The 2014 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, announced tonight at MONA, have celebrated the contribution of architecture to the state\u2019s communities from the small scale through to major urban improvements.<\/p>\n
A highly valued contribution to Hobart\u2019s public realm, UTAS Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies (IMAS) by John Wardle Architects + Terroir, in association, was the big winner on the night, taking home two Named Awards and three Architecture Awards across Public, Interior, Sustainable, COLORBOND\u00ae and Urban Design categories.<\/p>\n
\u2018IMAS is an exemplar of careful and skilful placemaking through respect for the setting and history of a place and an across the board win for Hobart,\u2019 the jury said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Locating IMAS in Sullivans Cove resonates powerfully with the city\u2019s historic Antarctic connections, while its detail thoughtfully evokes the patterning of the Antarctic wilderness.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture was presented to Birrelli Art + Design + Architecture for their pro bono work creating an elegant timber building to house the Bicheno Surf Life Saving Club.<\/p>\n
\u2018It could have been a tin shed but thanks to a brave community and a talented architectural team, it is much more. The new surf club was brought about by a need for storage near the foreshore. The architect saw a bigger opportunity to enhance the coastal environment and generate community pride, as well as meeting the functional requirements of the club.<\/p>\n
\u2018The jury congratulates the architects and celebrates this reminder that the smallest project with the most meagre budget has the potential to be an architectural masterpiece.\u2019<\/p>\n
Following on from a successful Stage 01, which received an Award for Urban Design at both the Tasmanian and National Architecture Awards in 2013, GASP! Stage 02 by Room 11 was lauded by the jury as a focal point around which to build community pride and collective memory, receiving the Dirk Bolt Award for Urban Design.<\/p>\n
The jury awarded the top Residential \u2013 Houses (New) honour to Launceston-based Philip M Dingemanse for his own home, Southern Outlet House.<\/p>\n
\u2018This house is rich in exploration \u2013 from its minimal footprint and budget to its engagement with its immediate surroundings and the nearby highway. It deserves high recognition by virtue of its character: playful and confident, modest in size, yet bold in expression,\u2019 the jury observed.<\/p>\n
Projects that received a Named Award or an Architecture Award now progress to the 2014 National Architecture Awards to be announced in Darwin on 6 November.<\/p>\n
Full list of winning projects by category (alphabetical):<\/p>\n
COLORBOND\u00ae Award for Steel Architecture<\/strong><\/span> Commercial Architecture<\/strong><\/span> Enduring Architecture<\/strong><\/span> Heritage Architecture<\/strong><\/span> Interior Architecture<\/strong><\/span> Public Architecture<\/strong><\/span> Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (Alterations and Additions)<\/strong><\/span> Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New)<\/strong><\/span> Small Project Architecture<\/strong><\/span>
\nAward \u2013 UTAS Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies by John Wardle Architects + Terroir, in association<\/p>\n
\nAward \u2013 The Apple Shed by Cumulus Studio
\nCommendation \u2013 Pilgrim Coffee by Dock4 Architecture
\nCommendation \u2013 Sharkra Medispa by Preston Lane Architects<\/p>\n
\nAward \u2013 University of Tasmania Centre for the Arts, Hunter Street Hobart by Forward Consultants and Alex Kostromin & Associates<\/p>\n
\nAward \u2013 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) by francis-jones morehen thorp (fjmt)<\/p>\n
\nAlexander North Award for Interior Architecture \u2013 UTAS Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies by John Wardle Architects + Terroir, in association
\nCommendation \u2013 Geeveston Child and Family Centre wayraparattee by Liminal Architecture
\nCommendation \u2013 University of Tasmania Medical Science 2 by Lyons<\/p>\n
\nAlan C Walker Award for Public Architecture \u2013 UTAS Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies by John Wardle Architects + Terroir, in association
\nAward – Geeveston Child and Family Centre wayraparattee by Liminal Architecture
\nAward \u2013 University of Tasmania Medical Science 2 by Lyons<\/p>\n
\nAward \u2013 Browne Street by Preston Lane Architects
\nCommendation \u2013 Maritimo by rebecca fullerton ARCHITECT<\/p>\n
\nEsmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New) \u2013 Southern Outlet House by Philip M Dingemanse
\nAward \u2013 15\/Love House by Cumulus Studio
\nCommendation \u2013 Mays Beach by Preston Lane Architects<\/p>\n
\nPeter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture \u2013 Bicheno Surf Life Saving Club + Boathouse by Birrelli Art + Design + Architecture
\nCommendation \u2013 Woodbridge Community Sports Facility by AKA<\/p>\n