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21st Australian Timber Design Awards Winners Announced
The Annual Australian Timber Design Award winners for 2020 were announced last night at a virtual event. BVN and TTW received first prize for their stunning project - Marrickville Library. The Marrickville library and community centre is located on the site of the former Marrickville Hospital site which closed in 1990. It's crafted inside and out with timber which is used for its columns, façade, screening, internal walls, window/door frames, tiered seating, joinery, ceilings and furniture. The use of the timber creates a space which is welcoming, warm and homely, creating a building that the community enjoys and wants to occupy.

Award winner:
 • Overall Winner – Marrickville Library by BVN and TTW

Merits
  • People's Choice - Macquarie University Clinical Education Building by Architectus + Buildcorp + Arup
  • Sustainability - Balgowlah CLT Passivehouse by Betti & Knut Architecture
  • Rising Star - Bo Chu for Coppin Street Studio from Pitch Architecture + Design
  • Small Budget - ANZAC Walk by Pelle Architects

Excellence in Timber Applications:
  • Residential Class 1 - New Building - Scotland Island House II by Sam Crawford Architects
  • Residential Class 1 - Alteration or Addition - CLT House by FMD Architects
  • Multi-Residential - La Trobe University Bundoora Student Accommodation Stage 1 by JCB Architects, Multiplex Constructions and TTW
  • Public Buildings - Marrickville Library by BVN and TTW
  • Commercial Buildings - Damaru House, Barangaroo by TZANNES and Lendlease
  • Interior Fitout - Residential - Breezeway House by David Boyle Architect
  • Interior Fitout - Commercial - Phoenix Central Park - Performance Space by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
  • Landscape - Olivine, Gumnut Park by MDG Landscape Architects
  • Furniture and Joinery - The Magic Box by Liminal Objects + Van Tuil
  • Stand Alone Structure - Chadstone Link by Make Architects
  • Australian Designed International Projects - Kutubu Convention Centre by Grimshaw

Excellence in Timber Products
  • Australian Certified Timber - Wildlife Retreat at Taronga by Cox Architecture, TTW and Taylor
  • Recycled Timber - Mon Repos Turtle Centre by Richard Kirk Architect
  • Sliced Timber and Prefinished Veneers - State Library Victoria Children's Castle by Architectus + Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
  • Timber Veneers - Springvale Library by Lyons Architects
  • Tasmanian Timber - Y House by Andrew Simpson Architects

Winners were announced online at a virtual ceremony, hosted by Julian Brenchley, from Brenchley Architects. We want to extend gratitude to our panel of judges, sponsors and to those who entered projects. We owe the success of the 2020 Australian Timber Design Awards – Australasia's foremost timber design and architectural awards – to you. For a full list of winners and finalist, visit www.timberawards.com.au. Also available is Awards eBook.
About the Australian Timber Design Awards The vision of the Australian Timber Design Awards is to highlight, advertise, advocate, and develop a timber design ethos through the encouragement and showcasing of superlative timber design in a variety of applications. A broad range of entry categories demonstrates the diversity of timber and permits recognition of achievement in a variety of areas.

The Annual Australian Timber Design Award winners for 2019 have been announced at The Crown in Melbourne this October where fitzpatrick + partners claimed first prize for their stunning Castlecrag home aptly named The Seed House.

The Seed House blends in seamlessly with the surrounding bushland typical of Castlecrag, floating on a steep, rocky overhang that juts out into Middle Harbour. This warm and charismatic home is hugged by rocky outcrops and Angophora trees. The architect’s use of the latest technologies in engineered timber construction gives this eco-friendly structure a sense of warmth and homeliness but also structure and character.

Its purposeful use of natural elements – timber, steel, stone and concrete – will help this forever home age as the years go by.

Award winner: • Overall Winner – The Seed House - fitzpatrick + partners

Merits
  • People's Choice - 25 King - Bates Smart Architects, Aurecon and Lendlease DesignMake
  • Sustainability - Monash University Gillies Hall – AECOM, JCB Architects and Multiplex
  • Innovative Structural Design - Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre - iph architects with ATC Studio
  • Rising Star - Adam Markowitz for Oak REDefined Denfair Pavilion
  • Small Budget - Blue Mountains CLT Studio - Design King Company


Excellence in Timber Applications:
  • Residential Class 1 - New Building - The Seed House - fitzpatrick + partners
  • Residential Class 1 - Alteration or Addition - Brown Street House - Rod Pindar & Natalie Sciberras
  • Multi-Residential - Fenner Hall Student Accommodation, Australian National University - BVN & Lendlease DesignMake
    • Commendation - Multi-Residential - Denison Rivulet - Taylor and Hinds Architects
  • Public Buildings – Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School - BVN and TTW
  • Commercial Buildings - 25 King – Bates Smart Architects, Aurecon and Lendlease DesignMake
  • Interior Fitout - Residential - His and Her House - FMD Architects
  • Interior Fitout – Commercial - 1 Martin Place - Adriano Pupilli Architects & Siren Design Group
  • Landscape – Mernda Pavillion & Playspace - MDG Landscape Architects
  • Furniture and Joinery - Tailored Couch - Simon Ancher Studio
  • Stand Alone Structure - Somewhere Other - Jacaranda and John Wardle Architects


Excellence in Timber Products  
  • Australian Certified Timber - Mount Mulligan Lodge - David Dubois Design + Interior Architecture
  • Fit-out Featuring Decorative Sliced Timber Veneers - Bank of China, Sussex Street Sydney - Built and Group GSA
  • Imported Timber - Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre - iph architects with ATC Studio
  • Recycled Timber - Mount Mulligan Lodge - David Dubois Design + Interior Architecture
  • Timber Flooring - Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre - iph architects with ATC Studio
  • Timber Panels - Castle Cove House - TERROIR in collaboration with Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design
  • Timber Veneers - Luther College - Imagination Hub - Cox Architecture and Ireland Brown Construction
  • Timber Windows and Doors - Tree Haus - Pedersen Architecture


Winners were announced on 17th October 2019 at The Crown in Melbourne, where a large group of people from the Australian timber design and architecture community came together to celebrate the 2019 Australian Timber Design Awards.

We want to extend gratitude to our panel of judges, sponsors and to those who entered projects. We owe the success of the 2019 Australian Timber Design Awards – Australasia’s foremost timber design and architectural awards – to you.

About the Australian Timber Design Awards
The vision of the Australian Timber Design Awards is to highlight, advertise, advocate, and develop a timber design ethos through the encouragement and showcasing of superlative timber design in a variety of applications. A broad range of entry categories demonstrates the diversity of timber and permits recognition of achievement in a variety of areas.

View of The Seed House | Image credit: John Gollings Photography

Living area, The Seed House | Image credit: John Gollings Photography

The Bathhouse, The Seed House | Image credit: John Gollings Photography

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