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Our special design awards issue provides the ideal stage
to present and promote winning performers in building
design Australia-wide.
With vastly different climates and lifestyle, states,
territories and regions have their own wonderfully unique
style. Gathering every year to celebrate outstanding
design from around the nation, the BDAA design awards
production is an eagerly anticipated event among building
designers, corporate supporters and the media.
Building on the fellowship of state BDAs, the BDAA
national body was formed in 1994 with the first national
design awards event being presented in 1995.
Under the spotlight for the last 15 years, the BDAA
national awards event has provided a fabulous theatre for
design excellence.
State players enter the national awards stage as winners
in their own right, with their design talent assessed by a
select group of national judges.
At the culmination of the national BDAA conference, after
several days of fellowship and professional development,
the national awards event is billed as the grand finale,
recognising those judged to be the best of the best.
As the curtain falls, old friends and new channel their
dialogue towards staying in touch. Common ground
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innovative BDA design, our awards issue sets the scene
when it comes to promoting the level of work performed
by building designers Australia-wide.
From large to small residential work, as well as grand
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embodies the values of an industry association
committed to the representation, promotion and
fellowship of building designers Australia-wide.
Highly regarded as the prime professional body of
the national building design industry, the Building
Designers Association of Australia is at the forefront
of initiatives to encourage the pursuit of design
excellence and actively markets the benefits of good
building design to the public.
But its value to members extends far beyond its
commitment to the popularity and sustainability of the
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BDAA works strongly at lobbying on behalf of
building designers Australia wide, to protect the
rights of building designers against restrictive trade
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So much on one small block. Design Excellence winner
Yael Kurlansky’s own home in West Leederville WA is an
outstanding example of how to make every post a winner.
Being part of the BDAA provides members with a
solid professional profile. Clients can be confident
that their designer is a member of a long-standing
professional industry association committed to the
delivery of best practice outcomes.
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award winners and commendations
Building designers continue
to set the bar higher every year
winners 2010
Category 1
Residential Buildings – up to 250m2
Norman Richards, Norman Richards Building Design BDAQ
Category 2
Residential Buildings – 251m2 to 350m2
Ian Picone, Ian Picone Design BDAT
Category 3
Residential Buildings – between 351m2 to 450 m2
Mike Cleaver, Clever Design BDAT
Category 4
Residential Buildings – over 450 m2
Chris Vandyke, Chris Vandyke Designs BDAQ
Category 5
Residential alterations/additions – less than $200,000
Michael Noble, M.C. Noble Building Designers BDASA
Category 6
Residential alterations/additions – more than $200,000
Dane Richardson, Dane Design Australia BDAWA
Category 7
Small lot housing
Yael Kurlansky, Yael K Designs BDAWA
Category 8
Low density multi residential – up to 6 dwellings
Douglas Paton, d4 Designs BDAWA
Category 9
High density multi residential – over 6 dwellings
Greg Donnell, Greg Donnell & Assoc BDASA
Category 13
Public buildings & Special projects
Peter Latemore & Benjamin Hennig, Latemore Design &
Mercury Design BDAQ
Category 14
Best commercial interiors
Frank Geskus, Prime Design BDAT
Category 15
Best residential interiors
Chris Clout, Chris Clout Design BDAQ
Category 16
Environmental & Energy efficient buildings
Paul Clout, Paul Clout Design BDAQ
Dick Clarke, Envirotecture BDANSW
Category 17
Best student design
Joanne Galea BDAQ
commended 2010
Category 1
Residential Buildings – up to 250m2
Mike Cleaver, Clever Design BDAT
Category 8
Low density multi residential – up to 6 dwellings
Stephen Kidd, Kidd + Co Designers BDAQ
Category 10
Multi Residential/medium or high rise
Mario Tascone, Tascone Design Team BDAWA
Category 12
Industrial buildings
Stephen Shircore, Meyer Shircore & Associates Architects
BDAWA
Category 11
Commercial buildings
Stephen Kidd, Kidd + Co Designers BDAQ
Category 15
Best residential interiors
Leon House, leonhouse BDAWA
Category 12
Industrial buildings Stuart Patrick, Stuart J. Patrick & Associates BDASA
Category 17
Best student design
Michael Macfarlane Reid BDAWA
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award finalists
Behind every successful design lies an inspired
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finalists 2010
Category 1
Residential Buildings – up to 250m2
Design Studio 22 BDANSW
David Frazer Design Pty Ltd BDASA
Shayne Le Roy Design BDAWA
Category 2
Residential Buildings – 251m2 to 350m2
Mercury Design BDAQ
Sanctum Design Consultants BDANSW
Ramm’s Building Design BDAWA
Category 3
Residential Buildings – between 351m2 to 450 m2
Solar Solutions Design BDANSW
Reitsma & Associates BDAQ
Jelfs Building Design BDASA
Shayne Le Roy Design BDAWA
Category 4
Residential Buildings – over 450 m2
Envirotecture BDANSW
Dane Design Australia BDAWA
Category 5
Residential alterations/additions – less than $200,000
Gregory Eade Building Design BDAT
Design Confidential BDANSW
Osman Designpac BDAQ
New Edge Design BDAWA
Category 6
Residential alterations/additions – more than $200,000
Gregory Eade Building Design BDAT
Neil Waldron Building Design BDANSW
Kidd + Co Designers BDAQ
M.C. Noble Building Designers BDASA
Category 7
Small lot housing
Reitsma & Associates BDAQ
Category 9
High density multi residential – over 6 dwellings
Andrew McKellar Design BDAQ
d4 Designs BDAWA
Category 10
Multi Residential/medium or high rise
Brad Read Design Group Pty Ltd BDAQ
Category 11
Commercial buildings
Prime Design BDAT
Bryant Concepts Pty Ltd BDASA
Meyer Shircore & Associates Architects BDAWA
Category 12
Industrial buildings
Buck Design Pty Ltd BDAQ
Category 13
Public buildings & Special projects
LAW Building Design BDANSW
Meyer Shircore & Associates Architects BDAWA
Category 14
Best commercial interiors
Brad Read Design Group Pty Ltd BDAQ
Meyer Shircore & Associates Architects BDAWA
Category 15
Best residential interiors
Clever Design BDAT
Jong Design BDANSW
Category 16
Environmental & Energy efficient buildings
Clever Design BDAT
Dane Design Australia BDAWA
Category 17
Best student design
Nicole Stone BDASA
Category 8
Low density multi residential – up to 6 dwellings
Prime Design BDAT
Schafer Design Pty Ltd BDANSW
Greg Donnell & Assoc BDASA
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design excellence winner 2010
It’s all down to hard work and total commitment
design excellence 2010
good things come in small packages
Y
ael Kurlansky, the diminutive WA building designer
with a towering reputation for her unique design
style and attention to detail inside and out, has
won her second national BDAA Design Excellence award
in four years.
Winning her first in 2006, Yael’s latest addition to
her wall of awards has come courtesy of her most
demanding client yet – she was challenged with preparing
and meeting the brief of her own home. With only 290m2
to play with, and a compact 20m northern frontage
overlooking Lake Monger in inner-city West Leederville,
her brief called for a large amount of office space, openplan living, three bedrooms and a four-car garage.
The offices take up most of the basement level, accessed
by stairs down to a tiny sunken garden which absorbs
the northern sun, filling the basement with light and
winter warmth. The ground floor houses living, dining,
kitchen, alfresco area, laundry, guest powder room,
stairwell and a stackable four-car garage.
A sumptuous master bedroom dominates the upper level,
complete with fireplace, bar, spacious dressing room
and a seriously indulgent ensuite, leading to an outdoor
balcony lounge retreat. Cross breezes into the house are
channeled strategically through louvered windows and
large south-facing sliding doors which open onto the back
boundary wall, creating an atrium effect.
“It’s all down to hard work and total commitment,” Yael
said when interviewed following previous awards. She
said she has never taken her business for granted and
when it comes to business strategy she believes in being
professional, efficient and organised at all times.
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Yael K’s home has also been successful in HIA awards
winning the following:
2009 HIA-NAB Perth Home of the Year, John Pietersen
Award for Perth Custom Built Home of the Year, WA
Custom Built Home of the Year, 2009 HIA-NAB WA Home
of the Year
After winning the BDAA Design Excellence Award in
2006, Yael said winning awards on a state and national
level had had a huge impact on her, providing her with
ultimate confidence and a real sense that she “must be
doing something right”. The subsequent recognition, she
said, was an added bonus when clients realised they had
engaged an award-winning designer.
An ardent BDAWA member, Yael has consistently
expressed the belief that membership of the BDA provides
a great opportunity to share, and she highly recommends
discussing design ideas with colleagues, taking the
opportunity where possible to collaborate on designs.
She says being a BDA member has given her a sense of
belonging, credibility, self-worth, fellowship and recognition
and believes it has helped her to become who she is
today.
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category 1 winner
norman richards
building design
A thickly-wooded landscape with stunning views
of the iconic Glasshouse Mountains demanded
utmost sympathy with the pristine environment when
design options for Glass on Glasshouse were being
canvassed.
The designer was able to ensure that the
development of a café-in-residence to service
complementary holiday cabins on the sprawling 22acre property delivered a contemporary footprint well
in tune with the surroundings – inside and out.
With development concentrated along the existing
access road to leave the majority of the site
untouched as a listed bio-diverse habitat, the
residence was placed near the road to act as both
gatehouse and signpost for the holiday cabins.
Highlighting a central breezeway that doubles as
an entry, steel portal frame construction combined
with timber stud infill panels provide a dramatic
contemporary design statement, while spotted gum
chamfer boards give it a traditional country twist.
Folded ‘C’ steel fascias to the eaves and floor give
the facades clean lines and shadows.
Inside, the off-black ‘diesel’ colour and dark
commercial bronze joinery blend with the colour of
the nearby Glasshouse Mountains. Interior part-height
walls allow natural light to penetrate the kitchen and
encourage air flow.
Category 1: Residential buildings – up to 250m2 Winner: Norman Richards BDAQ
Project: “Glass on Glasshouse” Residence
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category 2 winner
ian picone design
There was a time when the only drama about innercity living was the experience of mingling with the
diversity of people who gave it an exciting edge.
Times have changed. So too, have building design
attitudes which now contribute to the excitement of
life behind the austere inner-city streetscapes.
The designer of this ultra-contemporary split-level
home in a well-established inner-city precinct has
added an element of hidden spice and drama with
the latest addition to a street otherwise admired for
its conservative streetscape of ‘period’ architecture.
But far from making a bold statement in the face
of passers-by, the home is built within an internal
allotment on the downhill side of the street, ensuring
that its unobtrusive drama is preserved primarily
for the enjoyment of its occupants, who have very
private access from the street.
Its dramatic lines and vibrant colour palette, stylishly
complemented by its skillion roof and cantilevered
upper floor zone, sit so comfortably in this special
space that it becomes another world within the
surroundings of a different world.
There is a pleasant balance between the spacious
open plan living areas and the comfortable family
cosiness of the interior fit-out … and an abundance
of glazing brings the other world in when soaking up
the breathtaking panorama of the city below.
Category 2: Residential buildings – 251m2 to 350m2 Winner: Ian Picone BDAT
Project: “On Forest”
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category 3 winner
clever design
Defying the constraints of difficult topography and
building height restrictions has given rise to a
nautically-inspired masterpiece with cleverly zoned
space to live for and panoramic views to die for.
Meeting the challenge of designing a single level
house on a steep site with a maximum allowable
building height of 7.5m on the low side of the road,
at the same time providing privacy and minimising
drive-by intrusion, was no small feat.
Materialising the concept of a subtle nautical illusion
without compromising the contemporary aesthetics
or functionality of an innovative family home was a
stroke of design genius.
The building form was generated around the central
concept of boat bows, represented by multiple
cantilevered splayed roofs that give the appearance
of piercing the bay below. While the west-facing
‘boat bows’ resolve the site impacts, the dwelling is
nestled into the existing topography despite giving
the appearance of floating above it.
The design also mitigates the prevailing westerly
winds by orientation and courtyard footprint. It
resolves the privacy issues through the provision of
a screened sheltered external entertainment area
away from the fresh northerly coastal breezes, at
the same time providing transparent views from the
sheltered courtyard to the northern bay. The kitchen
is used as a nucleus to separate the living zones,
with teenage areas accessible via multiple routes.
Category 3: Residential buildings – between 351m2 to 450m2 Winner: Mike Cleaver BDAT
Project: “Bayside Bows”
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category 4 winner
chris vandyke designs
Optimising the potential of an idyllic setting in a
tropical paradise required an innate appreciation of
the connectivity of unique natural attractions with
a built form that belongs in its environment. This
fabulous resort-inspired home set in an elevated
position in a gated rainforest estate at South
Mission Beach, delivers on all counts.
Designed over two levels with spectacular views to
Dunk Island and the Great Barrier Reef, it consists
of five pavilions connected by levels and water,
with a central infinity pool and sunken bar as an
entertaining hub. Its captivating entry moves over
water that cascades to a pool at the lower level,
Cathedral windows in the well-ventilated main openplan living pavilion look to the sky and surrounding
rainforest, while bi-fold doors opening to a large
north-east facing deck maximise the island and reef
views. Serveries from the large commercial-quality
kitchen open to both the veranda at the front and a
protected private courtyard at the rear.
The lower level is focused solely on social
interaction and entertaining, with guest bedrooms
projecting in a long wing accessed by a breezeway
culminating in a rainforest backdrop. The private
master bedroom, with both ocean and rainforest
views and easy access from a private deck down to
the pool, features Balinese entry doors and a large
open bathroom with sunken bath, outdoor courtyard
and shower.
Category 4: Residential buildings – over 450m2 Winner: Chris Vandyke BDAQ
Project: Lugger Bay Residence
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category 5 winner
m.c. noble
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What a difference a generation makes. There was
a time when this home in the seaside township of
Goolwa was at one with its surrounding holiday
ambience. Its western red cedar external cladding,
with windows to match, heavy timber balustrading
and Colorbond roofing were fashionable and inviting,
in the rustic trend of the day. But with time taking
its toll on the timber, and the township’s gradual
evolution from holiday destination to desirable
place of permanent residence, the need for major
upgrading became an opportunity to consider a
more substantial contemporary makeover.
Central to the structural redesign was the positioning
of an undercover double garage as part of the
frontage, which effectively blocked the former front
entrance at ground level. With internal access for
occupants built into the garage design, visitor access
needed to be built into a new façade design. This
was achieved by incorporating an angled stairway
leading up to a new front entrance created as
part of the entertainment deck layout on the upper
level. A fixed roof over the balcony for shade and
weather, combined with horizontal external custom
orb cladding, further transformed the front elevation.
As well as bedroom and bathroom renovation and
realignment, the existing landing was extended
to create a new access to the entertaining area,
allowing for the small, dark kitchen to be opened up
by utilising the former access area.
Category 5: Residential alterations/additions – less than $200,000 Winner: Michael Noble BDASA
Project: Middleton Makeover
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category 6 winner
dane design australia
A wartime Air Force pilot training unit administration
building, built to withstand the impact of enemy
weaponry, has been transformed to become a
unique contemporary residence for the daughter of
the original landholder, who had resumed ownership
of the Busselton property after the War.
The building had long passed its use-by date
after many add-ons and patch-ups over the years,
including the installation of a small kitchen and
the addition of “cobbled” bathrooms to make it
useful as a fun holiday shelter, before becoming a
permanent residence about 13 years ago.
Dane Richardson was commissioned to “re-boot” the
derelict structure for 21st century occupation, without
compromising its potentially historical significance.
Maintaining the integrity and character of the original
building was paramount.
The new requirements included opening up part of
the interior to create a generous open plan living
space, adding a visible and obvious entry to the
building, reworking internal rooms to create a selfcontained guest suite, reworking the master suite
and refurbishing the entire building. A new garage
and a laundry outbuilding were added.
An entry tower opening onto a small roof deck
to overlook the surrounding farmland was styled
along the lines of an airport traffic control tower,
delivering a retro look that complemented the strong
horizontal box of the administration building.
Category 6: Residential alterations/additions – more than $200,000 Winner: Dane Richardson BDAWA
Project: Busselton Renovation
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category 7 winner
yael k designs
True to the belief that great things can come in
small packages, Yael Kurlansky believed that a tiny
300 square metre block overlooking Lake Monger in
West Leederville could provide all that she required
to create a perfect work-life balance.
Daring to dream as both client and designer,
she achieved her goal with exceptional creativity,
requiring extensive excavation, deep piling and
elaborate scaffolding during the construction stage.
With most of the basement level given over to office
space, accessed via a stunning garden stairway, the
living spaces above – where a wine and coffee bar
takes centre stage – are designed for entertaining.
The home wraps around an alfresco living area, via
a frameless glass door system, which stacks neatly
to one side, opening the entire house up. Polished
concrete floors spill seamlessly into the alfresco,
following exotic planters down to a sunken garden,
where timber seating surrounds an old flour mill
used as a charcoal fireplace.
The top level features a decadent master bedroom,
with central fireplace, wet bar, dressing room and
luxurious ensuite, leading to a private outdoor
lounge, from where the tranquil beauty of the trees
and lake can be enjoyed.
A clever four-vehicle car lift was installed to
overcome a total lack of verge parking space for
home office clients and family visitors.
Category 7: Small lot housing Winner: Yael Kurlansky BDAWA
Project: Kurlansky Residence
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category 8 winner
d4 designs
Doug Paton’s client wanted to capitalise the potential
of his speculative multi-residential allotment in leafy
Claremont with four stylish dwellings … but he ended
up getting only three.
The client’s idea of developing for maximum financial
return differed from the designer’s. Fortunately for
the client, restraint and clearer vision won the day.
Three generous units with optimal living space hit
the market with considerably more impact and sales
success in such a prime location than would have
been the case with four smaller units.
On a roll from his win over plot ratios, the designer
also managed to convince the developer to forego
the standard triplex configuration of three units
with a driveway down one side. Instead, a central
‘avenue’ was conceived to equalise the prominence
of each unit, with two on either side at the front
and a third, ‘grand unit’ at the rear.
With a brief to create designs that represented
a modern, fresh interpretation of ‘traditional
Claremont style’ rather than replicas, the designer
ensured that each unit would have views to private
courtyards or gardens from all main rooms; would
absorb maximum light from common areas without
compromising privacy; would incorporate generous
master suites well away from secondary bedrooms;
would feature fresh, neutral interior décor; and would
reinforce a sense of ‘lock up and leave’ security.
Category 8: Low density multi residential – up to 6 Dwellings Winner: Douglas Paton BDAWA
Project: Claremont Residences
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category 9 winner
greg donnell & assoc
Greg Donnell experience and track record in
the successful navigation of planning hurdles in
the development of desirable high density multiresidential complexes was again put to the test in
this suburban Brompton project.
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high quality housing and medium quality internal
materials, finishes and fixtures for a target market.
The developer wanted 12, the local council
specified 10 and, through a successful post-refusal
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aesthetic appeal and construction efficiency.
One side of the development was an unrestricted
right of way to the rear of existing dwellings
fronting the adjoining street, so parallel parking
and passing bays were incorporated to the front
of the units as a practical offset. The form of the
building bulk offered extensive variation to both roof
form and facades, demonstrating to the council
that by providing a visually stimulating facade and
roof form, the density of the development was not
compromised.
Category 9: High density multi residential – over 6 dwellings Winner: Greg Donnell BDASA
Project: Hayman Mews
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2010 27
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contemporary appeal of the complex.
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were combined to create large open spaces, with
home theatre/activity areas incorporated to provide
additional living space if required. Solid timber floors
and crisp white cabinet work with ceasar stone
bench tops reinforce the contemporary ambience.
The undercover balcony areas allow for spacious
outdoor entertainment zones protected from the
strong sea breezes. At the rear, bedrooms and
activity areas are south-facing to allow fresh breezes
to flow through to the north side.
Category 10: Multi Residential/medium or high rise Winner: Mario Tascone BDAWA
Project: Aqua 25 Apartments
30 building design awards australia
2010
category 11 winner
kidd + co designers
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subterranean car park, above which two floors of
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style roofed deck for the enjoyment of staff, while
overall, the building achieves an interesting palette
of design elements to create a good impact for
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individual character for the tenancies.
Category 11: Commercial buildings Winner: Stephen Kidd BDAQ
Project: “Wattle Street”
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2010 31
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stuart j. patrick & assoc
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preserve a vineyard of precious 75 year-old vines in
the design solution that has transformed the Noon
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and multi-functional McLaren Vale showpiece.
The new winery design needed to use as much of
the site as possible to accommodate the seasonal
rhythm of winery workings without encroaching on
the old vines – but it was easier said than done. It
necessitated the need to orientate the new building
with the long walls facing in an east-west direction
(as it was originally). Any alternative to the existing
orientation would have compromised the function
of the winery, the vineyard and the existing owner’s
residence. Removal of the old vines was out of the
question, so a compromise was achieved through the
minimal use of windows to the east and west walls,
Astec reflective paints, double glazing and a light
coloured roof.
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and workflow of the winery to be maintained
throughout the various stages of production from
harvesting of the grapes through to bottling,
packaging, storage and tasting/sales, including a
large international mail order-sales component of
boutique wines. The external design concept needed
to fit with the winery’s image of conservative,
traditional, age-worthy wines.
Category 12: Industrial buildings Winner: Stuart Patrick BDASA
Project: Noon Winery
34 building design awards australia
2010
category 13 winner
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designers, builders and suppliers with school-based
apprentices was not only achievable but also
capable of being commercially viable.
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of an outdoor space and show off products in a
real environment, HIA approached the designers for
an innovative encore. The concept for Treehouse
began as a joke about Swiss Family Robinson and a
‘house’ in the trees. The principal elements were a
series of platforms surrounding a central tank tower
and featuring nine distinct regions, five of them
elevated, all dedicated to different functions.
As well as traditional sitting and eating areas, there
was a sleeping platform at the highest level and a
spa and bathroom. The display was designed to be
pre-fabricated so it could meet the intense erection
schedule of only four days. The central tower, with
a tank sitting over a bathroom and shower, was
surrounded by wide, broad stairs, so all platforms
could be easily accessed by large numbers of
people. The lower levels showcased more of the
landscape design, with multiple entry points so
visitors could experience Treehouse from every angle.
Category 13: Public buildings & Special projects Winner: Peter Latemore & Benjamin Hennig BDAQ
Project: Treehouse
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2010 35
category 14 winner
prime design
A grand old dame has been given a brand new
lease on life with an interior fit-out that not only
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value to her timeless appeal as an iconic city centre
lodging. She had grown tired and weary and needed
much more than just a lick of paint to help her on
her way to four-and-a-half stardom.
As a heritage-listed amenity in a CBD zone, all
alteration work required heritage council approval
and city council planning permission. Many floor
layouts and furniture placements were in need of
significant adjustment before fit-out and decoration
could be contemplated. Furniture, soft furnishings,
joinery, plumbing, floor, wall and window treatments
needed careful consideration to help preserve
character in the modern context of achieving
a homely, unpretentious ambience with greater
functionality and enhanced commercial potential.
The colour scheme took on a neutral theme,
with artwork supplied by the client for colour and
inspiration. The entire accommodation section
was repainted with a more obliging colour choice.
Flooring was replaced with a high quality heavy
commercial wool carpet in a serviceable colour
and pattern. Bathrooms were tiled throughout
and finished with new plumbing fittings. Particular
attention was paid to the locations of taps, mirrors,
lighting, desks, hooks, shelves and accessories. And
more beds were able to be added to many rooms
to maximise the accommodation capacity.
Category 14: Best commercial interiors Winner: Frank Geskus BDAT
Project: City Park Grand
36 building design awards australia
2010
category 15 winner
chris clout design
From the street through to the canal, this Noosa
Waters home is all about space, comfort, the
outdoors … and atmosphere.
The kitchen is the heart, facing north-east with a
long water view to Noosa Hill on one side and
swimming pool on the other. The living space has
full daylight and water views from every angle,
maximising the sense of space, light and breezes.
Set back into the house, the entrance is an atrium
of tall palms, lava stone feature wall and exotic
silver ball lights that blur the boundaries between
indoors and out. Curved formed concrete columns
wrap the internal palm trees, separating the kitchen
from the entry and drawing the eye through the
main living area to the canal.
Gloss-polished spotted gum flooring on the lower
level is the platform for a floating island bench,
with light coloured marble and dark hand-crafted
Japanese style cabinetry. A feature wall of metallicbluestone look porcelain tiles surrounded by builtin cabinets frame the flat panel wall-mounted TV,
with Indonesian ply panelled ceiling enhancing the
Asian sensibility. Aluminium beading and blue LED
backlighting to the feature bluestone wall combine
with landscape and pool lighting to create the
illusion that the main living pavilion is floating. A
timber bridge – joining two bedroom wings – and a
large porthole overlooking the canal underscore the
importance of the surrounding water to the interior
design.
Category 15: Best residential interiors Winner: Chris Clout BDAQ
Project: “Saltwater” House
building design awards australia
2010 37
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category 16 joint winner
envirotecture
The environmental sustainability of Dick Clarke’s
brief for a new homestead on the Yarrabee cattle
stud in the picturesque Yarramalong Valley region
of the NSW central coast was complicated by mine
subsidence considerations, which ostensibly precluded
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tanks, and 100 per cent wastewater treatment.
Category 16: Environmental & Energy efficient buildings Winner: Dick Clarke BDANSW
Project: Ecobodes 180L
40 building design awards australia
2010
category 16 joint winner
paul clout design pty ltd
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access to forward-thinking building design talent
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a sophisticated, exclusive residence while still
demonstrating that this quality of lifestyle can be
achieved with very low environmental impact.
Situated on a picturesque elevated coastal site, and
designed to take advantage of breathtaking views
over the Great Barrier Reef Islands, the house is at
the mercy of climatic extremes, including monsoonal
thunderstorms, cyclones, high temperatures and
intense humidity. Its passive cooling, ventilation
and de-humidifying design features set further
benchmarks in ecologically sustainable design.
Despite no connection to public utility services,
including electricity and water, there is no
compromise to lifestyle. An invisible state-of-the-art
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from onsite renewable sources, without constraint.
Category 16: Environmental & Energy efficient buildings Winner: Paul Clout BDAQ
Project: Garner’s Beach House
building design awards australia
2010 41
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Category 1: Residential buildings – up to 250m2
Project: Benjafield Blakes
Commended: Kidd + Co Designers, Stephen Kidd BDAQ
Category 8: Low density multi residential – up to 6 Dwellings
Project: “White Sands”
44 building design awards australia
2010
Commended: Meyer Shircore & Associates Architects, Stephen Shircore BDAWA
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Project: Focus Shopfitters
Commended: leonhouse, Leon House BDAWA
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Project: Ledger Residence
building design awards australia
2010 45
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