International House Sydney

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Photographer: The Guthrie Project

Architect: Tzannes

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Project description:

International House Sydney (IHS) is Australia’s first commercial and largest engineered timber building. The structure utilises a spruce CLT and Glulam structure, including floors, columns, walls, roof, lift shaft and stairs, supplemented with recycled Australian hardwood. Designed by Tzannes architects, IHS is a distinctive new element in the city, intended to establish a warm and welcoming connection between the new harbour precinct of Barangaroo and the heart of the city. The architecture enhances the amenity and character of the public domain as well as the interior environment for its tenants and visitors by exploring a new form of beauty - one of unique and integral character, authenticity with a fully exposed timber structure stripped of adornment and unnecessary layers of finishing materials to celebrate the timber, all detailed with rigour to be enduring and sophisticated. IHS represents a prized Lendlease asset that has paved the way for future timber commercial.

Munro Ocean Beach House

Award Finalists:

COURT HOUSE by PETER WINKLER ARCHITECTS

HEADLAND HOUSE by RICHARD COLE ARCHITECTURE

NORTH BOND RESIDENCE by CPLUSC ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP

PAVILLION HOUSE - GLEN IRIS by METROWORKS ARCHITECTS

TRUE NORTH by TANDEM DESIGN STUDIO

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Photographer: Derek Swalwell

Architect: Planned Living Architects

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Project description:

In the ocean beach environs of Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula, this house presents itself as a robust, tactile and refined combination of timber and raw concrete. Its understated presence embraces the coastal streetscape through the extensive use of natural timber, sitting harmoniously amongst the tones of the local indigenous vegetation, whilst privacy is created through a thoughtful combination of solid walls and operable timber screens. Connections into the house and through to the outdoor spaces are accentuated by continuous material links such as the blackbutt wall and ceiling linings, providing a warmth and softness to the interiors, offsetting the bold concrete elements. This consistency of material is continued throughout the house, with clear finishes used on all the blackbutt surfaces to exhibit the natural character of the material. Stucturally timber was used extensively, with LVL and Glulam in particular used for their efficiency and structural flexibility.

Macquarie University Innovation Hub

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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE SYDNEY by TZANNES AND LENDLEASE

THE GARDENS MACARTHUR HOUSE by STRONGBUILD

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Photographer: Phillip Tondl

Architect: Architectus

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Project description:

Macquarie University Innovation Hub is an ambitious, well-crafted building enabled by an aspirational Client and a unique collaboration of design professionals. The brief required a prefabricated timber structure to enable future dismantle, relocation and reassembly. Project deadlines necessitated fast-tracked construction which the team achieved through design for manufacture and assembly. The floor consists of timber cassettes concealed beneath a cork access floor, supported by screw piles. Victorian Iron Ash glulam V-columns support 22 Spruce glulam/CLT roof cassettes with typical dimensions of 20.3 x 3.6m and 14.4m internal span. Timber is exposed internally and externally. The prefabricated façade panels are Accoya, LVL, glass and Birch ply installed into Spruce structure that has been faced externally with Accoya for longevity. Façade panels are manufactured to 2mm tolerance. The design expertise of Architectus, Strongbuild, Taylor Thomson Whitting, Against the Grain Windows and Doors, Arup and Lipman are represented in the completed building.

Macquarie University Innovation Hub

Award Finalists:

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE SYDNEY by TZANNES AND LENDLEASE

THE GARDENS MACARTHUR by STRONGBUILD

WODONGA WEST CHILDREN'S CENTRE by NOWARCHITECTURE

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Photographer: Phillip Tondl

Architect: Architectus

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Project description:

Macquarie University Innovation Hub is an ambitious, well-crafted building enabled by an aspirational Client and a unique collaboration of design professionals. The brief required a prefabricated timber structure to enable future dismantle, relocation and reassembly. Project deadlines necessitated fast-tracked construction which the team achieved through design for manufacture and assembly. The floor consists of timber cassettes concealed beneath a cork access floor, supported by screw piles. Victorian Iron Ash glulam V-columns support 22 Spruce glulam/CLT roof cassettes with typical dimensions of 20.3 x 3.6m and 14.4m internal span. Timber is exposed internally and externally. The prefabricated façade panels are Accoya, LVL, glass and Birch ply installed into Spruce structure that has been faced externally with Accoya for longevity. Façade panels are manufactured to 2mm tolerance. The design expertise of Architectus, Strongbuild, Taylor Thomson Whitting, Against the Grain Windows and Doors, Arup and Lipman are represented in the completed building.

ETZ Townhouses

Award Finalists:

COURT HOUSE by PETER WINKLER ARCHITECTS

MCKENZIE STREET AGED SERVICES CENTRE by K20 ARCHITECTURE

PAVILLION HOUSE - GLEN IRIS by METROWORKS ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Peter Clarke Photography

Architect: Fieldwork

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Project description:

This four townhouse development sits at the end of a quiet residential street in Parkville, bound by extensive native parklands on its northern edge. Taking advantage of this enviable position, the 3-level townhouses were designed to feel natural and secluded, despite their inner-city location. This proximity to nature is reflected in both the formal aspects of the design and the focus on sustainability.
The site’s key natural asset, the neighbouring mature river red gum trees, have been echoed through the architecture both materially and spatially. A ribbon of dark metal cladding wraps the lower portion, referencing the trees’ charcoal bark base. Alternating charred and natural cedar cladding is used on the pitched forms above, over time greying off to blend with the mottled grey character of the gum trees.

Aquas Perma Solar Firma

Award Finalists:

FRESHWATER APARTMENT by JOHN WARDLE ARCHITECTS

THE BUNKER by TAYLOR PRESSLY ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Murray Fredericks

Architect: CplusC Architectural Workshop

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Aquas Perma Solar Firma was conceptualised as a flexible long term home, with an exceptionally strong focus on a sustainable delivery process and outcome.
The intriguing front timber facade has aided in countless conversations with neighbours, connecting the clients to the community. The range of timber in the interior sets the scene for a warm and well thought out space that is enjoyed with family and friends. The rear garden timber pergola serves as both a shade structure and a frame for the garden bed to grow, in addition to housing a chicken coup and aquaponics system. Upstairs, the timber wall and ceiling cladding conveys the more intimate setting of the master bedroom and private spaces.

Court House

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Photographer: Jack Lovel

Architect: Peter Winkler Architects

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The use of timber is a significant gesture in this project. The clients own a local recycled timber business and wanted to express the aptitudes of timber in their new home. The use of recycled Australian Blackbutt timber for the structure, windows and doors and Australian White Mahogany cladding has been articulated throughout with careful consideration of the assembly and connections between the timber and other material elements. Hoop pine plywood with hardwood battens encase the interior of the two pavilions. The use of recycled timber provides for an enduring material with natural feature, strength and its history referenced through evidence of its previous uses. This modest timber dwelling explores the more informal way of living in a coastal bush landscape, with a more relaxed connection to the outdoors. The extensive use of timber in the dwelling holds a reminiscent quality not un-similar to its surrounds.

Macquarie University Innovation Hub

Award Finalists:

COURT HOUSE by PETER WINKLER ARCHITECTS

DYNAMICS IN IMPERMANENCE by NLARKIN DESIGN

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Photographer: Phillip Tondl

Architect: Architectus

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Project description:

Macquarie University Innovation Hub is an ambitious, well-crafted building enabled by an aspirational Client and a unique collaboration of design professionals. The brief required a prefabricated timber structure to enable future dismantle, relocation and reassembly. Project deadlines necessitated fast-tracked construction which the team achieved through design for manufacture and assembly. The floor consists of timber cassettes concealed beneath a cork access floor, supported by screw piles. Victorian Iron Ash glulam V-columns support 22 Spruce glulam/CLT roof cassettes with typical dimensions of 20.3 x 3.6m and 14.4m internal span. Timber is exposed internally and externally. The prefabricated façade panels are Accoya, LVL, glass and Birch ply installed into Spruce structure that has been faced externally with Accoya for longevity. Façade panels are manufactured to 2mm tolerance. The design expertise of Architectus, Strongbuild, Taylor Thomson Whitting, Against the Grain Windows and Doors, Arup and Lipman are represented in the completed building.

12-Micron

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EY CENTRE - 200 GEORGE STREET by FJMT

FISH CREEK HOUSE by EDITION OFFICE

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Photographer: Felix Forest

Architect: SJB

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Located on Sydney Harbour at Barangaroo, 12 Mircon is a restaurant which is evocative of place. Designed to draw on the colours and textures of a spotted gum forrest the interiors explore the concept of what is unique to Sydney.Textured cobbled floors, floating fabric ceilings and sustainably sourced spotted gum joinery with natural, limed and plum stained finishes represent the natural environment while a gridded overaly provides a contrast to represent the urban context.

Macquarie University Innovation Hub

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AQUAS PERMA SOLAR FIRMA by CPLUSC ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP

COURT HOUSE by PETER WINKLER ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Phillip Tondl

Architect: Architectus

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Project description:

Macquarie University Innovation Hub is an ambitious, well-crafted building enabled by an aspirational Client and a unique collaboration of design professionals. The brief required a prefabricated timber structure to enable future dismantle, relocation and reassembly. Project deadlines necessitated fast-tracked construction which the team achieved through design for manufacture and assembly. The floor consists of timber cassettes concealed beneath a cork access floor, supported by screw piles. Victorian Iron Ash glulam V-columns support 22 Spruce glulam/CLT roof cassettes with typical dimensions of 20.3 x 3.6m and 14.4m internal span. Timber is exposed internally and externally. The prefabricated façade panels are Accoya, LVL, glass and Birch ply installed into Spruce structure that has been faced externally with Accoya for longevity. Façade panels are manufactured to 2mm tolerance. The design expertise of Architectus, Strongbuild, Taylor Thomson Whitting, Against the Grain Windows and Doors, Arup and Lipman are represented in the completed building.

International House Sydney

Photographer: The Guthrie Project

Architect: Tzannes

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Project description:

International House Sydney (IHS) is Australia’s first commercial and largest engineered timber building. The structure utilises a spruce CLT and Glulam structure, including floors, columns, walls, roof, lift shaft and stairs, supplemented with recycled Australian hardwood. Designed by Tzannes architects, IHS is a distinctive new element in the city, intended to establish a warm and welcoming connection between the new harbour precinct of Barangaroo and the heart of the city. The architecture enhances the amenity and character of the public domain as well as the interior environment for its tenants and visitors by exploring a new form of beauty - one of unique and integral character, authenticity with a fully exposed timber structure stripped of adornment and unnecessary layers of finishing materials to celebrate the timber, all detailed with rigour to be enduring and sophisticated. IHS represents a prized Lendlease asset that has paved the way for future timber commercial.

Charlotte Chapel

Award Finalists:

AQUAS PERMASOLAR FIRMA by CPLUSC ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP

NORTH BONDI RESIDENCE by CPLUSC ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP

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Architect: SJH Planning & Design

Builder: Chris Graves Building Pty Ltd

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Project description:

Charlotte Chapel was built as a wedding reception chapel.All timbers used were Australian Hardwoods, primarily Australian Blackbutt hardwood from the North Coast of NSW.The hand-crafted elliptical shaped windows were made from Australian Blackbutt, customised to suit the clients requirements.The doors were also made of customised Blackbutt timber, shaped as an elliptical form.Flooring was 180x20 tongue and groove blackbutt, ceilings were V-Jointed Pine select grade with customised 100 year old Blackbutt beams incased around structural steel trusses to highlight the grandness of the 45 degree pitch roof above.Exterior cladding used was the traditional shiplap cypress pine cladding to give authenticity to the building.The roof has Canadian Glendine Slate layed on a 45 degree pitch roof.The bell tower is also incorporated within the design also made of Blackbutt harwood.This structure was made on site and lifted in place to house the oldest fully functional ringing bell in Australia 1550circa.

Henry Street House

Award Finalists:

JEWELLERY BOX STUDIO by ADRIANO PUPILLI ARCHITECTS/

JR'S HUT - KIMO ESTATE by ANTHONY HUNT DESIGN & LUKE STANLEY ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Trevor Mein

Architect: Eugene Cheah Architecture

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Project description:

With a tight budget, this design is distilled to its essentials – structure is the primary expression. Sunlight is filtered and diffused by the exposed rafters, changing through the course of the day, and amplified by the varying depths of the structure. The experience of the house is of the tracks of light and shadow moving across the space.
The structure and cladding is a singular material – Australian plantation-grown Hoop Pine – acting as a unifying texture. This renewable resource is used in the form of laminated timber sheets – an efficient, sustainable, responsible and economical approach.
The LVLs were cut from wide, full slabs, and the resultant wastage which would normally be discarded was simply redistributed to create rafters of varying depths. The final form was developed parametrically to fully utilise each slab of LVL material, eliminating wastage.
The result intrinsically links the sustainable, experiential and visual realms.

Munro Beach Ocean House

Award Finalists:

BANKSIA HOUSE by LUKE STANLEY, LUKE STANLEY ARCHITECTS

CONUS LIGHTING RANGE by GEOFFREY CAMERON MARSHALL

DYNAMICS IN IMPERMANENCE by NICOLE LARKIN, NLARKIN DESIGN

THE BUNKER by TAYLOR PRESSLY, TAYLOR PRESSLY ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Derek Swalwell

Architect: Planned Living Architects

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Project description:

In the ocean beach environs of Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula, this house presents itself as a robust, tactile and refined combination of timber and raw concrete. Its understated presence embraces the coastal streetscape through the extensive use of natural timber, sitting harmoniously amongst the tones of the local indigenous vegetation, whilst privacy is created through a thoughtful combination of solid walls and operable timber screens. Connections into the house and through to the outdoor spaces are accentuated by continuous material links such as the blackbutt wall and ceiling linings, providing a warmth and softness to the interiors, offsetting the bold concrete elements. This consistency of material is continued throughout the house, with clear finishes used on all the blackbutt surfaces to exhibit the natural character of the material. Stucturally timber was used extensively, with LVL and Glulam in particular used for their efficiency and structural flexibilties.

Victoria Gardens House

Award Finalists:

BANKSIA HOUSE by LUKE STANLEY ARCHITECTS

DAWES HOUSE by HARRISON AND WHITE ARCHITECTS

GRESHAM STREET HOUSE by JACKSON TEECE ARCHITECTS

RYE BEACH HOUSE by PLANNED LIVING ARCHITECTS

SUNG DOBSON HOUSE by SAM CRAWFORD ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Shannon McGrath Photography and Anniss Barton Photography

Architect: Lucy Clemenger Architects

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Project description:

The Victoria Gardens house reworks an existing 1880s house into a contemporary family home.
The original Victorian house was carefully renovated, whilst a new timber clad cantilevered extension was designed to frame views towards the adjacent park landscape and provide privacy to the sleeping quarters.
The timber and natural material palette for the house were selected to reflect the materiality of the park. Cool greys, warm caramels and deep greens mimic the textures and colours found in the foliage and branches of the significant plane trees.
The multi-functional timber joinery unit is central to the experience of the interior; it acts as both a threshold between the past and present, and contains the everyday workings of the house. We fostered the work of local artisans and trades people to build custom designed timber furniture, joinery and door handles.

ETZ Townhouses

Award Finalists:

BADEN STREET TOWNHOUSES by DI LANZO & PARTNER

THE GARDENS MACARTHUR by STRONGBUILD

WILTON TOWNHOUSES by SJB

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Photographer: Peter Clarke Photography

Architect: Fieldwork

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Project description:

This four townhouse development sits at the end of a quiet residential street in Parkville, bound by extensive native parklands on its northern edge. Taking advantage of this enviable position, the 3-level townhouses were designed to feel natural and secluded, despite their inner-city location. This proximity to nature is reflected in both the formal aspects of the design and the focus on sustainability.
The site’s key natural asset, the neighbouring mature river red gum trees, have been echoed through the architecture both materially and spatially. A ribbon of dark metal cladding wraps the lower portion, referencing the trees’ charcoal bark base. Alternating charred and natural cedar cladding is used on the pitched forms above, over time greying off to blend with the mottled grey character of the gum trees.

International House Sydney

Award Finalists:

CLUB MANDALEY by BAYLEYWARD

EY CENTRE - 200 GEORGE STREET by FMJT

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION HUB by LIPMAN

UKARIA CULTURAL CENTRE by ANTO JOHNSON ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: The Guthrie Project

Architect: Tzannes

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Project description:

International House Sydney (IHS) is Australia’s first commercial and largest engineered timber building. The structure utilises a spruce CLT and Glulam structure, including floors, columns, walls, roof, lift shaft and stairs, supplemented with recycled Australian hardwood. Designed by Tzannes architects, IHS is a distinctive new element in the city, intended to establish a warm and welcoming connection between the new harbour precinct of Barangaroo and the heart of the city. The architecture enhances the amenity and character of the public domain as well as the interior environment for its tenants and visitors by exploring a new form of beauty - one of unique and integral character, authenticity with a fully exposed timber structure stripped of adornment and unnecessary layers of finishing materials to celebrate the timber, all detailed with rigour to be enduring and sophisticated. IHS represents a prized Lendlease asset that has paved the way for future timber commercial.

Fish Creek House

Award Finalists:

AVENUE APARTMENT by MCMAHON AND NERLICH

DORMAN HOUSE by AUSTIN MAYNARD ARCHITECTS

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Photographer: Ben Hosking

Architect: Edition Office

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Project description:

The house sits firmly along a winding ridgeline on the outskirts of the small township of Fish Creek and surrounds itself in a highly textured brickwork wall which wraps the three nested, black stained timber pavilions of the house like a rough and coarse blanket and offers them shelter while they sit upon the wall edge and gaze out upon the undulating coastline of Wilsons Promontory. The three pavilions are pulled out from each other and from the northern edge of the rough brick wall to allow sunlight to slide deep into a series of sheltered and planted courtyards that offer immediate garden and timber deck relationships to the interior spaces. These interiors provide a warm and robust palette of timber-lined walls, doors and joinery with black-pigmented concrete floors and black form-ply ceilings. Custom timber door pulls, towel rails and hooks all add detail and textural richness to the home.

Bendigo Hospital

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CIRRUS DINING by TERROIR

PINS ROYALE - KINGPIN, CROWN CASINO MELBOURNE by TONIC DESIGN

UKARIA CULTURAL CENTRE by ANTON JOHNSON ARCHITECTS

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA EXECUTIVE WORKPLACE RENEWAL by LIMINAL SPACES

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Photographer: Shannon McGrath / Peter Clarke

Architect: Silver Thomas Hanley in collaboration with Bates Smart

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Project description:

The design for Bendigo Hospital began with the belief that modern hospitals are more than places that treat illness. They are places that should promote wellness within the community. It is therefore essential that hospitals are viewed within a holistic framework that takes into consideration the needs of patients, staff and the community as a whole. Aligned with effective health planning is the need for well-designed spaces to assist with improvements in health and wellbeing. Bendigo Hospital considers the building and landscape as an integrated whole. Hospital rooms and circulation spaces have a direct connection with nature, whether it be in the form of landscaped views, external garden spaces, internal courtyards, landscaped roofs and planted screens. A rooftop garden, visible from inside the mental health ward, provides a visual connection to nature, thereby creating a more tranquil healing environment. Internally the bespoke and intimately woven timber ceiling runs between the hospital’s two entrances. The woven pattern filters daylight from the skylights, providing an ever-changing dappled light effect. The use of timber provides a sense of warmth and helps to increase the wellbeing of patients, visitors and staff. Internally, the inclusion of native trees enhances the biophilic ethos of the building.

Dynamics in Impermanence

Finalists:

JR'S HUT - KIMO ESTATE by ANTHONY HUNT DESIGN & LUKE STANLEY ARCHITECTS

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION HUB by LIPMAN

PIRRAMIMMA GARDEN PAVILION by CAB CONSULTING

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Photographer: Ben Guthrie

Architect: NLarkin Design

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Project description:

Produced for exhibition at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi this piece is a freestanding pavilion constructed from birch plywoood. It's iconic and distinctive form is a direct product of the versatile material properties of plywood and an unconventional approach towards design and fabrication. Fundamentally the piece aims to exploit the lithe properties and engineered strength of birch ply. This was coupled with precision digital fabrication to create a timber structure which acts as both robust exoskeleton and supple skin. Being otherwise seperate but parallel undertakings, design and fabrication were fused into one process to produce this piece. In this, the design moved fluidly between physical prototypes, sketches and documented designs. Detailing was also driven by this process, minimising mechanical fixings and allowing the plywood to act as a free standing shell. It is an exemplary project for it's pursuit and celebration of new frontiers in timber material performance.

Conus Lighting Range

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ALBURY WODONGA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE by BILLARD LEECE PARTNERSHIP

TIMBER SLIDE by ARCHOLOGY

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Photographer: Chris Crerar Photography

Architect: Geoffrey Cameron Marshall

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Project description:

The pared back elegance of a seashell provides inspiration for the sculptural functionality of the Conus Range. The versatile component based design allows for a variety of finishes whilst maintaining the integrity of the original concept. The Conus Range delivers engaging solutions from directed task lights to ambient mood illumination.
Lighting requirements within domestic and commercial settings were considered. A range of lights with a similar aesthetic, based on a sculptural form, was developed to address specific lighting needs. The range comprises nine lights including desk lamps, a floor lamp and pendant lights.
Local, responsibly sourced timber is used in manufacturing the veneers. A combination of laser cut timber and steel components are held in tension with use of traditional boat building techniques. Each light is hand-finished and assembled using custom-made jigs (based on ‘strong back’ boat building method), ensuring quality and artistic integrity.

Northern Goldfields Regional Offices

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MIDLAND RAILWAY SQUARE by PLACE LABORATORY

MONASH UNIVERSITY PARKVILLE COURTYARD by BBK ARCHITECTS

THE LINK by LAT27

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Photographer: Kim Donovan

Architect: Donovan Payne Architect

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Project description:

The Northern Goldfields Regional Office and Administration Building is a major office building designed to house the Department of Child Protection, the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission, Doctors and Health Workers, Public internet facilities, art gallery, and function/meeting rooms. Workspaces are no longer seen as merely a cubicle and a computer screen. Workspaces must acknowledge that good staff spend 8-10 hours a day at the workplace and that they need a range of sitting and standing; public and private options. Humans need ample natural light and benefit from the biophilic connection. The building focuses on bringing modern workspace design to a remote community that is lacking in contemporary facilities. The space acknowledges the need for privacy amongst a range of workers, while also attempting to create more collaborative spaces and alternative work environments. Courtyards feature green walls, and natural plantings to create "oasis" breakout areas, extending the building’s functions and possibilities.

International House Sydney

Award Finalists:

JR'S HUT - KIMO ESTATE by ANTHONY HUNT DESIGN & LUKE STANLEY ARCHITECTS

MCKENZIE STREET AGED SERVICES CENTRE by K20 ARCHITECTURE

Winning Project Credits -

Photographer: The Guthrie Project

Architect: Tzannes

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Project description:

International House Sydney (IHS) is Australia’s first commercial and largest engineered timber building. The structure utilises a spruce CLT and Glulam structure, including floors, columns, walls, roof, lift shaft and stairs, supplemented with recycled Australian hardwood. Designed by Tzannes architects, IHS is a distinctive new element in the city, intended to establish a warm and welcoming connection between the new harbour precinct of Barangaroo and the heart of the city. The architecture enhances the amenity and character of the public domain as well as the interior environment for its tenants and visitors by exploring a new form of beauty - one of unique and integral character, authenticity with a fully exposed timber structure stripped of adornment and unnecessary layers of finishing materials to celebrate the timber, all detailed with rigour to be enduring and sophisticated. IHS represents a prized Lendlease asset that has paved the way for future timber commercial