Queensland Awards

Jury Citations

Clifton Beach House
(NEArchitecture)This house is a well-considered response to designing a quality home on a tight budget. The pared back raw materials set against the crisp white walls and raking ceilings gives the house a friendly, open character. The simple resolution of the planning creates an easy connection between the spaces.

The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum
(Julianne McAlloon Architects Pty Ltd) The clever use of the ‘tin-shed’ typology provides a surprisingly appropriate exhibition space for this private armour and artillery collection. The restrained interior and stately façade evokes a connection with military imagery. Large openings for cross ventilation and natural skylighting have created a very efficient building envelope.

Kuranda Visitor Information Centre
(Clarke & Prince Pty Ltd) This small, sharp building provides a clearly identifiable information centre. The form and positioning of the building on site acknowledges the different tourist and community zones. The simple balance between glazing and solid elements provides a connection to the adjoining park and whilst maintaining functional display space.

The Edge
(Charles Wright Architects) This house is an impressive response to a difficult site. The robust shell like concrete envelope gives the client privacy and frames the panoramic view. Raw materials and the angular form, which projects the living areas over the hillside, create a commanding presence for the building.

Mulungu Doctors’ Surgery and Corporate Office
(C.D.S. Architects) The architect for this health facility has worked closely with the users to create a building that gives health workers and the indigenous community a sense of ownership. Consideration has been given to simple connections to the outside for passive ventilation and to bring natural light to the occupants.

Planchonella House
(Jesse Bennett Architect Builder) Planchonella house is tucked into the rainforest along a ridge edge of Mt Whitfield. The building humbly engages the occupants with the environment. Pockets of space are carefully crafted and detailed, creating places that are both calming and invigorating, with elements of quite delight.

The Peak House
(Julianne McAlloon Architects P L) This impressive family residence is a direct response client’s brief. The central breezeway and projecting pool draw occupants through the house and connects them with the expansive view from the steep hillside. The client’s skills have been utilised to create large, clear glazed openings and floating glass stair.

Daintree Rainforest Observatory
(CA Architects Pty Ltd) This cluster of self-sufficient pods provides flexible accommodation and learning spaces that encourage interaction with the environment and other students, utilising communal breezeways which successfully catch the north easterly breezes and provide framed views. The experience will be further enhanced as the site is revegetated.

Good Counsel College – Westwing Block F
(Total Project Group Architects) This project included a new library and general learning spaces with a large external walkway which connects the central college area to the street entrance over a steep slope. The classrooms sit neatly under an impressive roof canopy and the building provides a new modern identity for the college

Haddad Residence
(Total Project Group Architects) The strong angular forms of the Haddad Residence sit comfortably amongst the vegetation on the edge of Mt Whitfield. The building uses linking breezeways and a thin floor plate to passively cool the building and connect the internal spaces to the expansive view and has an interesting juxtaposition of materials.