The 蜜桃影像 Awards program offers an opportunity for public and peer recognition of the innovative work of our Queensland architects. The program also provides the Institute with a valuable mechanism to promote architects and architecture within Queensland, across Australia and internationally.
The Queensland Architecture Medallion is the highest听honour听in the awards program and is selected from all the named Awards. The award, now in its second year, is bestowed upon a project of an exemplary standard.听听
The 2021 Medallion is presented to听CA Architects and Cox Architecture in collaboration听for听the听Cairns Performing Arts Centre听(CPAC).听
Together with the Munro Martin Parklands, CPAC creates a new arts precinct for both the city and the听Far听North听Queensland region.听听The building has a quintessential Queensland character,听celebrating听its tropical location as听well as the region鈥�s cultural diversity.听The complex and highly technical building听is听beautifully detailed and delivers unprecedented and functional flexibility for a regional performing arts听centre.听听
The building benefits from the collaboration between the two听architectural听practices,听who have听a strong working relationship, bringing both expertise and local knowledge to the project.听听听
CPAC is a significant cultural asset for听the听city enabling a diversity of cultural experiences and stimulating economic growth.听 It is already a building that听has become part of the city fabric and of the community.听The client,听Cairns Regional Council should be commended on its foresight,听courage听and commitment to delivering a building of excellence for its residents and the broader region.听听听
The architects, the broader team and the client, (Queensland Government) should be congratulated on a shared commitment to excellence.
Tamarind engages, educates, and advocates as an expert鈥痠n the promotion of heritage architecture to the broader public whilst contributing to the architectural profession through research, thought leadership and as a鈥痬entor for emerging architects.鈥�听
This is exemplified by her nuanced heritage-focused work across multiple institutions and听disciplines;听providing valuable accessible research and raising public awareness in an area of growing cultural importance.听
Tamarind鈥檚 commitment to excellence in practice and her leadership qualities are also evident.鈥� This is seen through her position as an associate and heritage project lead at Conrad Gargett, her volunteer work in Myanmar with the Yangon Heritage Trust, and as a researcher with contribution to international heritage journals. She is also currently working on the documentation鈥痮f modern heritage buildings for the DOCOMOMO Queensland Register, and as has been a consistent mentor in both practice and teaching, through her involvement with听EmAGN.听
Congratulations Tamarind!
Situated at the gateway of Brisbane鈥檚 Golden Triangle business precinct,听The Annex exemplifies Brisbane City Centre Master听Plan鈥檚 vision听of an听open, vibrant city.听The buildings听form,听fa莽ade treatments,听landscape,听and spatial structure celebrates听the听adjacent听historical听fig grove听and Brisbane鈥檚 wonderful sub-tropical climate.听听
The tower听form听is grounded on a highly permeable public domain with plinths and seating arrangements that are 24/7 accessible providing areas to eat, meet,听and听connect听under the fig-tree-canopy听inspired soffit. The fig tree’s shape and underlying textures inspire the detailing throughout, lending a richness to the听building鈥檚听form听and听materiality.听
An听interconnecting egress stair rising听from the street level听to an exclusive听landscape听roof听terrace, links 12 boutique levels to form a听contemporary connected workplace.听The听Side core configuration听maximises听natural light and views,听within the tenancy,听to听the听Brisbane river听and surrounding context.听The landscape roof terrace provides a high-value amenity for users as well as enhanced outlook for neighbouring buildings.听
The听Land 121听Facilities听Project听skilfully transcends tightly regulated financial, functional and听governmental design听requirements听to create a well-balanced and humanised facilities to support, maintain, and sustain the new vehicle fleet for the Australian Defence Force.听
A听Strict palette of听low maintenance听materials听and听a consistent听suite of听robust听detailing听is carefully deployed听across听nine听individual听buildings听with听varied functions.听The听environmental performance of the buildings is commendable, emphasising mixed mode cross flow, natural lighting and responsive sun shading strategies to reduce reliance on air conditioning听in the听dry听tropical climate.听Covered interstitial spaces between regular functional areas听offers flexibility and adaptability for casual interaction听and informal activities.听听
A听successful听exercise of听restraint听and听skilled delivery听with potential for听rollout听on other sites.听听
Positioned on the fringe of the听Toowoomba听CBD, 111 Campbell Street is inspired by regional vernacular architecture听and听the city鈥檚 rich heritage.听听An exemplar development for urban renewal听the project听provides听a听high听level of听amenity and听mixed use, is听an听transitioning suburb, that is听appealing for residents, visitors,听businesses and investors. The building design and siting is responsive to Toowoomba鈥檚听distinctive temperate climate.听Natural听ventilation creates a听comfortable environment all year round with minimum heating or cooling required. An active ground plane ensure synergies are maximised with regards to retail, circulation, and听street听activation.听
Fortitude听Valley State Secondary College is the first vertical school in Queensland. Teaching spaces stretch over eight storeys that embrace the central multi-storey void. This space includes lushly landscaped external learning and socialising spaces. The notion of the playful, imaginative treehouse is strongly evident in the massing and the individual pods to each floor.听 The abundance of the soft landscaping assists in blurring the boundaries between inside and out, while providing an opportunity for quiet, private space within the central, open public spine.听
Outdoor teaching and learning spaces are created throughout the tight urban campus. They provide a variety of contemporary learning environments that allow for great flexibility as the school embraces new and experimental teaching models, meeting the changing educational needs of its students.听听
The material palate is mature and playful,听elegant,听and fun aiming to increase student comfort within this large vertical knowledge precinct and encouraging curiosity, innovation, and collaboration.听
听The new campus design includes the reuse of the former school building on Brooke Street allowing the new high school to be connected to the original primary school.听 It is refreshing to see the strong connection the campus is making with its urban context, celebrating its location in the听Valley,听and utilising the wider city for educational opportunities.听
Despite its very prominent presence on the听Brisbane听skyline, BGGS Science Learning Centre has a quiet presence within the heritage context. On entering the听building,听the design ideas of science and cosmology become evident within the听circular atrium, open to the sky.听The funnel like vertical void is naturally ventilated and its curvature offers a wonderfully surprising contrast to the square external form. Within the atrium and听under the oculus,听the trio of stairs rotate from grid north to solar north to magnetic north听robust stairs offering a practical learning opportunity as well as a sculptural piece.听听听
Below the four science floors there is a floor of general classrooms and a flexible function space that continue a science theme but this time through the celestial realm. On the lowest level,听undercroft听space has been cleverly utilised to expand the campus鈥檚 HPE offering by opening onto听Victoria Park.听听听
听The building offers a striking fa莽ade to the surrounding neighbourhood while creating an intimate and inspiring space within the school that does what all good education buildings should do- it invites enquiry and curiosity from students.听听
St Rita鈥檚 College鈥檚 Trinity Centre is a five-storey building submerged into the southern side of the site with genuine consideration of its neighbours.听听
The building successfully manages听a number of听levels on the hilltop campus improving accessibility across the site.听听The lower two floors include classrooms with a triple-height foyer above connecting the flexible auditorium and a range of performing arts spaces.听听The lower-level classrooms opened to the south and include clever slab听cutouts听that allow for natural ventilation and beautiful southern light. The wide circulation zones allow for flexible student learning and well-loved break out spaces.听
The performing arts component of the building includes a state-of-the-art auditorium with a flat stage and natural light that enhance the multi-purpose nature of this room. The music practice and performance spaces are the envy of any school music programme with sizes and an听acoustic requirement听finely designed to suit different musical ensembles.听
With its comfortable, mature but playful interiors, the building meet the College鈥檚 brief to celebrate and inspire its students.听听
JCU Ideas Lab is a dramatic addition to the series of iconic building on the听Cairns听Campus. The building is wrapped in a 鈥榝olded鈥櫶�Teflon听fabric that speaks to the innovation encouraged听within the building.听 As its name suggests the Lab is a space for start-up companies to work with听community partners听to translate ideas and research into commercial products and processes.听 All design decisions have been made around improving connectivity and transparency and to create real maker spaces.听听
The focus of the building is to bring people from a range of backgrounds and industries together and this is encouraged through a welcoming open plan ground floor.听 Interactive activities take place in the impressive three storey room with its spectacular wall of tropical tendril hanging plants that are planted both inside and outside and provide a genuine sense being in the tropics. The external screen reduces both heat and glare into the workspaces and the building has achieved. The colour palate throughout the building is bold and brings life and legibility to the spaces that听can听have quick turnover or occupants.听听
The JCU Ideas Lab is still in its infancy, yet it has already become a beacon for innovative collaboration in the region and is making a significant contribution to economic growth.听
The new Senior Learning Centre at Springfield Anglican听College sits within the beautiful bushland campus. The building, designed to create a learning environment to assist the transition of years 11 and 12 to life at university, is the next stage in the College鈥檚 master plan.鈥� The planning is deceptively simple and allows for a variety of teaching and learning modes as well as unobtrusive supervision.听 Kurrajong is beautifully detailed with a tranquillity to the spaces that is achieved through the mature finishes and colour听selections.听
Indooroopilly State High School has a long history of a school of excellence and the new learning centre delivers on the promise to be innovative and inclusive.听 The new building sits comfortably within the site of magnificent gumtrees, is cognisant of its neighbours and provides extraordinary views and connection to the significant asset of the school ovals. The听hero is the听courtyard and bridge that bring together students in a playful and nurturing space but also allows for a variety of formal and informal learning areas.听
Elongated and cellular, the existing 1980s building has been cleverly听opened up听and transformed into series of friendly and welcoming early learning spaces. The interior pallet is neutral, simple, sustainable, and engaging, while the scale and thoughtful detailing is clearly appropriated for little children. The journey of first five years of life is mapped out along the meandering axis through the building with contiguous and strong connection to the generous landscaped outdoor spaces.听听
St Patrick鈥檚 College was founded in 1878 and is located on the prominent site on the Townsville foreshore. The new听building makes a significant contribution, not only to the College in terms of new facilities for the library, classrooms and specialist spaces for music, drama and dance, but also to the wider community.听 In practical terms it provides a new auditorium that听can听have a wider community use, but it also creates a fa莽ade that while subtly telling the story of the听Sisters of Mercy through the beautifully designed screen of lace, the Mercy cross and the rose, invites enquiry and intrigue.
The restoration and addition to the 1975 Rodney听Chambers heritage-listed house, seeks to ensure that this significant architectural gem continues to delight its residents.听 While the modest addition and the reconfiguration of spaces meets the requirements of the clients, they do not compete with or overwhelm the original experimental design.听A number of听small insertions听integrated and concealed services and attention to the original material pallet celebrate and reinforce the design ideas. The house is a prominent landmark on Teneriffe Hill and the new work ensures that this rare exemplar of modernism remains relevant and liveable well into the future.听
The听Mary Rice听Early Learning Centre is a successful听adaptive re-use听of an underutilized site听and building. The project 鈥榬escued鈥� an unremarkable building from demolition听by addressing planning and structural constraints with thoughtful spatial rearrangement and creative removal of fabric,听to听open听opportunities to repurposing.听The result听delivers听a comfortable and stimulating early learning environment for the children to learn through experience.听
The architects听used听the metaphor of city place making as a planning framework to support the social, physical development,听and听behaviour patterns听of the children.听Corridors听become streets,听being听places to display听artworks, adding vibrancy听to the circulation spaces. Activity听rooms are听conceived as听a collection of听public听spaces听where听planned interaction occurs. All activity听rooms are connected to the听large outdoor landscape which offers further nature play opportunities and connection to the听gardens.听
The careful and playful assemblies of materials听and pattern making,听referenced from the existing听site, adds a layer of wayfinding and fun to an interior setting that inspires听the听imagination for children听and parents alike.听
Transurban鈥檚 biophilic听Brisbane听office听is a successful听collaboration听between the听architect, designers and client.听The result is a workplace reflective of听Transurban鈥檚 global presence and听culture,听imbue in a sub-tropical setting.听
Graceful curves in the plan form, orchestrates a series of meeting听pods and interstitial spaces听catering for collaboration and contemplation.听The听resolved听materials pallet听and landscape design, complemented by听panoramic views of the city skyline, amplifies the connection with nature and place.听听
An interconnecting atrium and internal stairs听create听an open focal point for the interior,听promotes connectively between听different听spaces across the听three floors听and bring daylight into the deep plan.听Unlike typical workplace design, the workstation density is low, and a听high proportion of space has been dedicated to share spaces that promote interaction and collaboration.听听
This is a听case study听of听contemporary workplace design,听that emphases听biophilic design听and sustainability, provide choice to support a variety of activities, enable and connect with seamless technology, inspire creatively and innovation,听and听foster a sense of community.听听
Cairns听has a proud history of delivering a high-quality performing arts programmes to its community and visitors. However, its existing facilities could听not听attract many touring shows. CPAC delivers a state-of-the-art building that reflects the city鈥檚 commitment to delivering the best for the听Cairns听and FNQ community. The complex and highly technical building听creates听unprecedented and functional flexibility to support not only more performances but more variety in the type of performances.听听听
The building is undeniably of it鈥檚 place reflecting the colours, filtered light, lush vegetation and lifestyle of the wet tropics.听 The external screen and concrete soffits create a generous outdoor room extending the volumetrically complex foyer space.听 With a servery that opens up both internally and externally, this space feels welcoming to the wide range of patrons that CPAC attracts. The building and its landscape generously contribute to the street both in performance mode and on 鈥榙ark days鈥�.听听
CPAC is a significant cultural asset for a city- a public building that will听enable听more cultural experiences and as well as economic growth.听听
The fire that destroyed the old Waltzing Matilda Centre in 2015 was an enormous loss for the town of Winton-a loss of artifacts, of history and a loss of visitors.听 The new building not only delivers a purpose-built museum to celebrate Banjo Paterson鈥檚 bush ballad, but through its unique architectural expression has created much curiosity and excitement for both locals and travellers.听
The Centre embraces its important location on the main street with its dramatic form and subtly introduces the Waltzing Matilda musical score in the battened screen.听 The raw, earthy expression through both materials and form reflects the harsh and dramatic landscape that inspired Paterson and continues to amaze all those who visit.听 The story听of water and geological formations is represented through the architecture by sophisticated abstraction and rich interiors.听听听
The Waltzing Matilda Centre has surpassed the client鈥檚 expectations and again put Winton firmly on the听迟谤补惫别濒濒别谤鈥檚听map.听听
The new Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) is the first stage of the Herston Quarter, an ambitious project to deliver a mixed-use community which will cater for health, residential,听commercial,听and retail development.听 The building has a formal and ordered expression that creates a sense of permanence with a scale that doesn鈥檛 overwhelm.听听听
The lower acute facility creates an environment more conducive to healing and recovery听through the use of听less clinical materials and access to light and landscape.听 Despite the complexity of the programme, clever planning allows visitors to orientate themselves throughout the building through external views. The interior therapy and recovery spaces take advantage of full height windows and spectacular views. Warm tones, natural materials and careful detailing sets the facility apart from most hospital environments.听听听
While the full benefit of the landscape on the broader site it yet to be realised, the known health benefits of providing opportunities for patients to both engage with and听look into听the landscape has been achieved with the lush internal courtyard.听听
STARS听seeks to improve the patient and visitor hospital experience and establishes听a strong听precedent for welcoming people into the new precinct.听听
In the rugby league obsessed city of Townsville, the new Queensland Country Bank Stadium has been embraced by the community. The new location has given the venue a much-improved relationship to the CBD and the architecture reflects this with a horseshoe shaped bowl that generously opens its magnificent roof structure towards the city.听
This听25 000-seat听stadium is a catalyst for change and growth in the city. It has been designed with the patron at its core while ensuring economic sustainability through the flexibility to host games, large听concerts,听and multiple functions. The mix of spaces and venues throughout the stadium provides unique experiences for the听general public, corporate visitors and enthusiastic members.听听
As the visitor moves through the multiple levels, views of the field, the important local landmarks of Castle Hill, Magnetic Island and Mt Stuart ranges are skilfully framed to orientate the visitor and create a sense of place. The striking roof is impressive in its simplicity despite the cyclonic conditions and the extraordinary spans.听 It has been designed to be reduced to its most simple and logical form creating great value for the publicly funded project.听听
This is an international stadium that beautifully reflects its tropical regional setting.听
The听Beck听Street residence makes an intriguing delight of the building鈥檚 location in a flood prone area, while enhancing the qualities of an existing 1960s brick and hardwood framed home. The concrete and brick base of the refurbishment, constrained by an overland flow path and sewer that run through the site, enables the lower level of the house to be permeable to flood waters. Defined with a palette of red and terracotta, the base is cool and robust, moderating the light and temperature in an inventive and very effective response to听Brisbane鈥檚 sub-tropical weather and hydrology.听
In retaining the existing garden walls and house, the design manages an enhanced connection to the ground and beautifully landscaped gardens that is unexpected on a site constrained by minimum habitable floor levels. Beyond the sophisticated strategy in managing the site鈥檚 ground plane, the home is anchored about the verticality of established gum trees, giving form to听rooms,听and developing an upper-level palette of silvers and greens. The orientation of rooms, screening walls, and openings in the walls and roof carefully moderate the light,听breezes,听and outlook. Details are striking in their simplicity and nuance, enhancing the functional needs of a home that is a delight to reside in.听听
The听Clayfield听Fern House reconceptualises the ubiquitous strategy of adding a back-deck to a traditional Queenslander. Existing car garages and sheds are removed and accommodated within the听undercroft听of the house, freeing up the north-east area of the site for play spaces and gardens. The existing kitchen is repositioned, enabling the rear wall of the house to be opened-up, providing a greater connection between the existing living spaces and the backyard. A voluminous two-storey, timber-battened, room is added to the rear of the existing house. The materials and proportions of the new work complement the existing timber house and reinvigorate the adjacent rooms with improved daylight, access to breezes and outlook. The refurbishment makes simple adjustments to the planning of the house that provide significant improvements to accommodate contemporary amenity within the scale of the existing structure.听
A unique entry experience is created for the residents with the arrival into the protected outdoor enclosure that is both landscape and a room within the home. There is a delightful play of light and shadow in the addition that is reminiscent of traditional fern houses, familiar in sub-tropical gardens, that is celebrated here in an inventive and unique outdoor living room.听听
The Terrace refurbishes a 1930s heritage-listed home, designed by Charles H. T. Griffin, and constructs a new wing to accommodate contemporary living spaces. The design embraces the forms and materials of the existing building, providing an addition that is both distinctive and complimentary to the pairing of historical and contemporary architectural styles. An airy and light-filled connection is made to the garden and north-east aspect of the site. An enjoyable juxtaposition between the old and new roof forms reorientates the adjacent existing, interior-focused, rooms towards the social spaces of the house and garden.听听
The Poinciana House creates a series of landscape rooms, formed by the edges of the refurbished and newly constructed听built forms, that delightfully embed this home into the site. The new elements of the house – the carport, fireplace, kitchen, and pool, are pulled apart to form a series of outdoor spaces, each with a distinctive characteristic for favoured orientation, sociability, and use by adjacent interior spaces. The existing timber house is enhanced through simple yet ingenious details that improve security and ventilation while also constructing protected views towards Mt Coot-Tha to the west.听听
Positioned high on the edge of the St Lucia Reach of the听Brisbane听River, the听Riverbank听House is orchestrated between the steep landscape of the听river听edge and a private courtyard for a family in a suburban setting. The design connects the living areas of the new home, through the restored landscape of the听riverbank, to the water鈥檚 edge. The maintenance of remnant stairs and garden walls, along with the integration of native plantings, firmly imbed the new building into the historically layered landscape.听听
Large, parallel, concrete walls define a cavernous territory through the site that gives a distinctive form to the house and to the courtyard orientated towards the north. Cool, protected, and with a direct connection to the landscape, the lower level of the home is reminiscent of the understorey of highset Queenslander. The pond to the edge of the courtyard reflects northern light onto the ceiling of the living space as a playful doubling of the听river听beyond. A timber brise-soleil wraps the elevated bedrooms, modulating daylight and privacy, making a distinct presentation of the family home to the street.听听听
Set on a steep bushland block of a dry, gum, eucalypt forest, the Mt Coot-tha House is imbedded with ideas of connection and refuge within its immediate environment. A central staircase, largely in parallel with the slope of the site, is delightfully expressed as a bold blockwork axis at the scale of the adjacent gum trees. High level windows afford a variety of well-positioned views towards tree听canopies and far-off views of the broader landscape, while carefully crafting a diffused daylight that softly illuminates the limited number of materials that have been used.听听
By stepping the plan of the home with the site, a lush green courtyard is formed between living spaces that is consistent with the volumes of the interior spaces. Climatically and visibly distinct to the adjacent bushland this verdant landscape, held within the plan of the building, offers a welcome contrast to the adjacent dry and steep bushland. The relatively prosaic materials of concrete-block and galvanised steel are employed in an economical construction method that eschews bespoke details in favour of crafted volumes, the control of daylight, and integration of landscape in the design.听听
The Long Road House is situated at the southern edge of Tamborine Mountain, bordering a subtropical rainforest and creek. The delight of this dwelling is the composition of a set of spaces that are more veranda-like, in their method of enclosure, screening, and occupation, than conventional rooms. The materials and form of the house is reminiscent of a farmhouse or rural shed that has been adapted with camping techniques that improve the mediation of the environment while being economically constructed and simply connected to the site.听听
The arrangement of the house forms a large courtyard that is wrapped by shade cloth, providing protection from the sun and insects. The protected courtyard is a focal point for the life of the home, accommodating outdoor cooking and gatherings along the edges of the building. The upper level of the house is elevated to the听canopy of the adjacent trees affording an opportunity for prospect and refuge. The听lower-level听bunkrooms and bathroom open out towards the creek providing a close connection between the more intimate areas of the home and the activities of the rainforest.听
Perched on a听hillside听of听Minjerribah, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the Baker Boys Beach House provides a platform for multiple families to gather and share holidays together. Taking its form from the arrangement of local campsites, supporting generous communal areas and deconstructed washrooms, the house accommodates a variety of gathering spaces to enjoy and illuminate the benign environment of the island. Living areas promote an unencumbered view towards the ocean, while also being nestled into the bushland of the hillside.听听听
As a pair of elevated houses on a sub-divided site, Twin Houses is an elegant example of infill development in a middle-ring suburb of听Brisbane. Through the employment of modular and economic construction techniques the project prioritises the integration of landscape, access to light and breezes, and social connectivity from within the home and to听the street. The design allows for simple future adaptability to create additional enclosed spaces, as may be required, and employs landscaping to mediate light, dust, and privacy.听听
Overlooking the Noosa听River, Las Palmas is inspired by the style of Palm Springs mid-century modernism and the employment of this style鈥檚 qualities in a sub-tropical environment. The central living area, conceived of as a lanai, makes an exceptional connection between the courtyard, sheltered by concrete walls and horizontally banded roofs, and the garden that steps to the听river鈥檚 edge. The home is remarkable in providing a careful balance between the client鈥檚 desire for a private refuge that also affords a prospect towards the听river听and a generous connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.听
Designed for outdoor living and听inspired by nature,听the听Alondra Residences听aim to foster a sense of community living and active lifestyle听for seniors听within a visually connected garden setting.听
Lush gardens听extend vertically听on every level听through the central听green听spine听offering interstitial spaces for social interaction and retreat. A range of social uses including library,听BBQ, and resident function area听are听nested within this听vertical听verdant landscape听that is听elevated with a prominent outlook to the neighbourhood.听听the eight-story building’s bulk and composition are appropriately听scaled and听aggregated, providing听a听sensitive听contribution听to the surrounding low to medium–density听neighbouring听buildings.听
Alondra Residence is a good example of the vertical small house model targeted at the new consumers in retirement living who are accustomed to a higher standard of living compared with generations past.听These听sub-tropical homes听are听bright,听airy,听and built for residents to age in place听with听all apartments designed to exceed Liveable Housing Design Guidelines Gold standard.听听
Cornwall Street Affordable Housing听sets听the standard for high density sub–tropical听affordable housing.听It听is an exemplar听development model听of government and community housing sector partnerships听delivering听good quality,听affordable,听housing听for听the state. Situated in an emerging neighbourhood renewal area of Buranda, the project delivers听a听suitable contextual response to the constrained site. The听naturally ventilated听building provides听a sanctuary of comfortable听private听living spaces听for residents, enhanced with听small听scale听common areas听at each level that听promote听social听interaction听and听neighbourly听connection.听
Door42 is a successful social housing demonstration project delivered by听the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy in partnership with the Office of the Queensland Government Architect.听This project听provides a听well-designed,听homely,听and听secure听environment for听at-risk youth seeking refuge.听Within a landscape听orientated听environment, the design听successfully manages听the听different听functional requirements听of听consultation and living听spaces听that necessitate听different levels of听privacy. A supportive听community–living听place has been established听with freedom and opportunities听for residents听to develop social cohesion.听The site planning arrangement听maximizes听passive solar design听and听cross听ventilation听for听rooms听orientated听around a central,听shared,听outdoor activity听space.听听
JCU鈥檚 Central Plaza is a charismatic addition to the Townsville campus that provides a pivotal public space within the University鈥檚 master plan. Located at a nexus of the University鈥檚 cross campus links, as part of a larger connected walkway system, the plaza makes a welcome engagement with the adjacent creek riparian and a nearby water feature, improving the thermal comfort of this gathering space. The plaza contains a pavilion with a dramatically shaped听canopy, offering shade, shelter, and a form of campus identity. The pavilion has a modest footprint, accommodating small gatherings, and carefully extends its program into the adjacent landscape to operate as a stage for large events and performances.听听
The roof听canopy of the pavilion, developed from two connected but opposing tapering vaults, was conceived by the architects听as a means to听reflect the history of the University and its engagement with the community. The compelling geometry and cultural intent of the听canopy is amplified by the integration of the artwork 鈥淎fter the Flood鈥� by听Quandamooka听artist, Megan Cope. The artwork illustrates how environment, identity, and geomorphology are interwoven over time, and reinforces the design attributes of this memorable gathering space within the centre of the campus.听
Located听on a busy corner block in a light industrial area,听Doggett St Showroom is a beautifully composed听building听that contributes significantly to both streetscapes.听 The corner block offers two separate entries which have been cleverly handled听so the upper and听lower levels听can听be connected听or separated.听听
The existing听timber cottage was lifted听and听renovated听to create a charming听workspace that could听be returned听to a living听space.听 The听undercroft听delivers a light filled听flexible space that听can听be additional living听space for the upper floor or听can听be occupied听independently for commercial use.听听
Key to this project is the integration of landscape that in various locations adds surprise, connection, and听liveability to this compact project.听 The architects鈥櫶齞esire to retain the outcrop of听Brisbane听tuff firmly听grounds the project in its place.听
The permeable brick screen to the west not only provides sun protection and听privacy for the听ground听floor space but brings the landscape into the internal space creating听an extraordinary tranquillity it what could听be a harsh and听noisy environment.听 The restrained听material pallet adds to both the serenity and听focus on the landscape elements.听听
This project has听transformed听an unremarkable cottage that had听little relationship to its two frontages, to a beautifully听detailed听and听spatially sophisticated听building听that engages architecturally and听socially with both streets.听听
Ulster听Lane offers surprise and听delight for those who听discover it. The lane has been cleverly听transformed听from essentially a听driveway and听service court into a vibrant and听intimate space for听gathering, eating, and听drinking. The laneway also provides access to the upper floor tenancies creating听an address for these spaces and听ensuring听movement and听activity through the space.听听
Layers of the building听fabric are peeled听back allowing听visitors to experience the听grittiness of the brickwork juxtaposed听with the fine听detailing听of the lights, the new stairway, and听amenities.听听听听
Ulster听Lane will invigorate this part of the city both听during听the听day and听night and听give visitors a much-loved听glimpse into our heritage.听听
Campus to Country is a strategy to help the Queensland听University of Technology鈥檚听decision making听when听developing听its two听campus听to reflect, acknowledge and听celebrate the relationship between the听university鈥檚 built听environment, Aboriginal people and听place.听听听听
Campus to Country is an overlay for听QUT鈥檚 master plan.听 It is intended听to have a practical application to听demonstrate how future built form听can听give staff,听students,听and听visitors a spatial experience of Country.听 The spatial framework听developed听outlines four elements- prompts, tracks,听typologies,听and听pallets. The work beautifully maps the tracks and听sites of cultural significance across both campuses showing听how these areas were occupied听prior to colonisation.听 Framework plans were then听developed听for each campus based听on the stories,听journeys,听and听history of the听Turrbal听and听Yugara听people. The听diagrams and听carefully chosen exemplars,听describe each of the spatial interventions which align with significant cultural features.听听听
QUT听has one of the largest cohorts of Indigenous Australian students and听this work听goes a long听way to ensuring听that the听university鈥檚 built听environment is one that is inclusive and听welcoming. It seeks to reflect the culture and听history of Indigenous Australians and听particularly to understand听the land听which听QUT听inhabits.听听
CU听Ideas Lab is innovative three storey building听with听good听interconnection between the three storey collaborative spaces. The engaged听sustainability principles target LEED听BD+C v4听Gold听rating听evident through the provision of well insulated听cladding听materials, extensive听screening,听and听the use of听greenery throughout. The building听strongly responds to the tropics and听in addition incorporates significant energy saving听systems and听water efficiency features. Sustainable and听delightful,听JCU听Ideas Lab building听is a听great example of the architectural outcome respectful of its context, occupants and听tropical environment.听
The听Big听Small听house听embraces the principles of听鈥淭he Least House Necessary鈥�,听delivering听a听modestly sized听home听designed听for sustainable tropical living. The house is orientated听and听sited听to听maximise passive cooling,听capture听breezes,听and听connect to the lush tropical landscape.听The narrow plan,听generous听openings, central听void听and听clerestory windows听allows the light filled听house to naturally ventilate听keeping听occupants comfortable听year-round.听
Integral solar screening to the building鈥檚 facade articulates and celebrates the curation of sun, reducing solar gains while allowing daylight to illuminate deep into the floor plate.
The building design incorporates a commendable commitment to modelling and reporting on predicted and reduced energy and emissions targets. Servicing is designed with sustainability at its core with considered investment in a substantial solar array, water harvesting, and bioretention.
ModWest听is one of the most recent addition on University of Queensland鈥檚 St Lucia Campus. This contemporary teaching听and听learning听facility听have听been听designed听and听built within a year to respond听to the immediate听demand听for collaborative student spaces on the campus. There is a five-year plan to听disassemble the entire structure and听reuse at UQ鈥檚听Gatton campus.听听
This sizable听demountable and听modular building听is manufactured听in Australia from largely local materials and听is highly functional, cost effective solution. It responds to the University鈥檚听demand听for collaborative, large and听flexible teaching听and听learning听flat floor spaces arranged听in the V-shaped听plan that encapsulates private outdoor听deck area. The colour and听texture of the proprietary听cladding听fa莽ade panels was carefully selected听to allow the building听to nestle into the site which sits听in close proximity to听the historically significant Forgan Smith forecourt.听听
Delivered under the LAND 121 program, the听new precinct for the 3rd Combat Services Support Battalion comprises听a total of nine buildings.听 The collections of buildings accommodate听a听variety of听functions听which听are consolidated听into larger multi-use听buildings.听听
Building forms are simple and economical, with听sophisticated manipulation of a restrained palette of materials to听achieve well resolved detailing,听applied in a听well-considered,听standardised approach throughout the precinct.听
Materials and finishes are contextual听with听recent projects at Lavarack Barracks, reinforcing a cohesive visual quality to all elements of the Barracks.听Profiled听zincalume听cladding听and steel听is integral to the architectural expression,听and听meet sustainable design objectives, including natural ventilation and enhanced daylighting.听
ModWest听at the University of Queensland听is a听great example of fast, smart build听that was听designed听and听delivered听within a year in response to the immediate听demand听for collaborative teaching听and听learning听spaces. The building听uses听Colorbond听insulated听sandwich panel that is a locally manufactured听and听readily available material that enabled听efficient, cost effective and听rapid听installation. The versatility of the听Colorbond听product, careful selection of the finish, colour and听micro V-Rib texture have听given this temporary听demountable building听the appearance worthy of the historically significant site.听听听
Completed in 1995, the Church Street Public Housing project set a new standard in听the delivery of social听housing in Queensland.听听Up until the early 1990s听public housing in Queensland was largely low density single detached dwellings,听in the middle and outer ring suburbs,听built听for families.听听The听42-apartment building, located in听a听largely commercial and rundown suburb on the fringe of the CBD, was a catalyst for residential buildings听and regeneration of听the area.听听
The site听has three street frontages:听two very busy,听noisy,听roads and听a听third quieter street facing a heritage-listed church.听听In an听innovative听move听for a small听Government project, three听architectural practices听were commissioned for the听project;听Parish O鈥橬eil, Cox Rayner and Bligh听Voller.听 The approach听created听genuine diversity听in the architecture,听with听each practice听designing听two of the six buildings,听demonstrating the value of good design through the听delivery of听a听thoughtful urban response.听 A new laneway was created to bring all cars into a common courtyard, giving priority to pedestrian access from the streets and addressing听noise听with听bedrooms听facing听onto this protected space.听听Outdoor听living听spaces are听provided听to each dwelling, mediating weather听to the internal spaces听and,听allowing for a habitable street edge.听A new park was also developed as part of the project, encompassing the mature fig trees that flank the site and heritage listed WWII air-raid shelters,听showing听that a modest city park could听greatly听improve the amenity of the听neighbourhood.听听
The project continues to听showcase听exceptional design through its response to ideas of territory and privacy, creating community through 鈥榚yes of the street鈥�,听and听the use of materials and detailing听in a听subtropical climate.听As听rental听affordability听plumets听throughout Australia, it is important to be reminded of听the fundamental need for well-designed publicly funded housing and the听importance of听leadership, risk taking and innovation.听听
The 蜜桃影像 acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
