Victorian Architecture Awards 2019 shortlist revealed

Victorian Architecture Awards 2019 shortlist revealed
Staff ReporterDecember 7, 2020

The shortlist for the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards has been announced. The list includes Melbourne Jetbase, nominated for Commercial Architecture award, after its design by COX Architecture. (Photographed above)

It features 89 projects across 14 categories celebrating public, residential, heritage and regional architecture.

Victorian Chapter President Amy Muir says that building sustainable communities is important for the state’s long-term panning needs.

“At a time where we are acutely aware of the issues that our industry is facing due to increased procurement and economic pressures, the awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge the significant efforts made by architects, clients, consultants and contractors to provide quality built outcomes,” said Muir.

Muir said that the number of heritage projects that made the shortlist doubled over the past year.

“Most importantly, sustainability in design needs to be understood through the lens of longevity, going beyond short-term gains and visions. This is a prevailing message highlighted in our shortlisted projects this year.

“All good buildings require a considered and collaborative design process. It is these projects that provide the best outcomes for delivering permanent benefits to communities at large.”

Public architecture also saw a rise in recognition – 11 projects listed this year compared to the prior year’s four.

“The design outcomes achieved via the shortlisted public architecture projects define the important role that the public realm plays in providing exemplar-built outcomes that support our growing communities and provide a legacy for future generations,” adds Muir.

“With population density rising across our cities, public space becomes an incredibly valuable commodity – not only from an economic perspective, but more importantly for the wellbeing of our communities.”

The winners of the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards will be announced at the official awards dinner on 28 June.

Winners of each category will then be eligible for the National Architecture Awards program.

The shortlisted projects for the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards are:

Public Architecture

Buxton Contemporary – Fender Katsalidis

Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal – COX Architecture

Frankston Station – Genton

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Expansion – NH Architecture and Woods Bagot

Melbourne Jetbase – COX Architecture

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe – Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design

Port of Sale – FJMT

Rosanna Station – MGS Architects and Jacobs Architects

St Albans Station – Hassell

The Club Stand – Bates Smart

West Gippsland Arts Centre – Williams Ross Architects

Public Architecture jury: Rosemary Burne (Chair, Conrad Gargett) Simon Knott (BKK Architects) and Anne Clisby (Denton Corker Marshall)

 

Urban Design

Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal – COX Architecture with Aspect Studios

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe – Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design

Rosanna Station – MGS Architects and Jacobs Architects

South Melbourne Primary School – Hayball

Swan Street Bridge Upgrade – BKK Architects with McGregor Coxall and Relume

Urban Design yury: Adam Pustola (Chair, Lyons) Veryan Curnow (Jackson Clements Burrows Architects), Jocelyn Chiew (Monash University)

 

Educational Architecture

Albert Park College Liberal Arts Centre – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Biomedical Learning and Teaching Building, Monash University – Denton Corker Marshall

Braemar College Stage 1, Middle School – Hayball

Christ Church Grammar School Main Campus Redevelopment – Sally Draper Architects in association with Mcldowie Partners

Monash University Caulfield Library Refurbishment – John Wardle Architects

Moot Court Learning Precinct for the Monash Faculty of Law – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Northcote High School Performing Arts and VCE Centre – Kerstin Thompson Architects

Prahran High School – Gray Puksand

South Melbourne Primary School – Hayball

Educational Architecture jury: Michael McKenna (Chair, Michael McKenna), Emily Chalk (Kosloff Architecture) and Sean van der Velden (Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design)

 

Commercial Architecture

ArtBank – Edition Office

Melbourne Central Arcade – Kennedy Nolan

Melbourne Jetbase – COX Architecture

Private Women’s Club – Kerstin Thompson Architects

Pt Leo Estate – Jolson

RACV Cape Schanck Resort – Wood Marsh Architecture

United Places Botanic Gardens South Yarra – Carr

Commercial Architecture jury: Tim Leslie (Chair, Bates Smart), Anna Maskiell (Public Realm Lab), Domenic Cerantonio (Cera Stribley Architects)

 

Heritage

Albert Park College Liberal Arts Centre – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Bendigo Soldiers’ Memorial Institute – Lovell Chen

Classical Gas - Original Stereo Version – Multiplicity with Mel Ogden Landscapes

Flinders Street Station Façade Strengthening and Conservation – Lovell Chen

Kagan House – Kennedy Nolan

Loch Street House – Donald Gallagher and Shelley Penn Architect

Monash Caulfield, Buildings D, E and G – NMBW Architecture Studio

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe – Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design

Royal Mint Wall Remediation – HLCD with Ingegnaria and Oculus

Sacred Heart Building Abbotsford Convent Foundation – Kerstin Thompson Architects

The Bank, Vaughan – Maria Danos Architecture

Heritage jury: Matt Gibson (Chair, Matt Gibson Architecture and Design), Janet Beeston (Frontier Heritage), adn Vicki McLean (Heritage Victoria).

 

Interior Architecture

2 Southbank – BVN

Denton Corker Marshall Studio – Denton Corker Marshall

Kia Ora Apartment – Baracco and Wright Architects

Melbourne Central Arcade – Kennedy Nolan

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe – Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design

Powell Street House – Robert Simeoni Architects

Private Women’s Club – Kerstin Thompson Architects

The Club Stand – Bates Smart

United Places Botanic Gardens South Yarra – Carr

Whitlam Place – Freadman White in collaboration with Anon Studio

Interior Architecture jury: Karen Alcock (Chair, MAA), Eugene Cheah (Cheah Saw Architecture), and Oliver Duff (Clare Cousins Architects).

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

Ballarat House – Eldridge Anderson

Bluff House – Rob Kennon Architects

Canopy House – Leeton Pointon Architects and Interiors

Cornerstone House – Splinter Society Architecture

Daylesford Longhouse – Partners Hill

Fitzroy Lane – Kennedy Nolan

Hawthorn House – Edition Office

House in the Hills – Sean Godsell Architects

NORTH MELBOURNE House – NMBW Architecture Studio

Point Lonsdale House – Edition Office

Sandy Point House – Kennedy Nolan

Springhill House – Lovell Burton Architecture

St Andrews Beach House – Austin Maynard Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (New) jury: Rodney Eggleston (Chair, March Studio), Andrew Simpson (Andrew Simpson Architects), and Claire Humphreys (Kerstin Thompson Architects).

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

182 Rose – Fieldwork

Acheson Place – Workshop Architecture

Brick and Gable House – Breathe Architecture

Caroline House – Kennedy Nolan

Cascade House – Atelier Red and Black

Edsall Street – Ritz and Ghougassian

Fitzroy Terrace – Taylor Knights

Garden Wall House – Make Architecture

Grant House – Austin Maynard Architects

Light Corridor House – Figr

Oak House – Kennedy Nolan

Powell Street House – Robert Simeoni Architects

South Yarra House – AM Architecture

Storybook House – Folk Architects

York St Residence – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) jury: Jane Caught (Chair, Sibling Architecture), Antony Martin (MRTN Architects), and Michael Roper (Architecture Architecture)

 

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

Clyde Mews – Six Degrees Architects

Farmer Street – MA Architects

Hawke and King – Six Degrees Architects

Iglu Franklin Street – Bates Smart

Little Oxford – Kennedy Nolan

Nth Fitzroy Apartments – Fieldwork

Scarborough and Welkin – Justin Mallia Architecture

Whitlam Place – Freadman White in collaboration with Anon Studio

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing jury: Richard Middleton (Chair, Hassell), Bonnie Herring (Breathe Architecture), and Jesse Linardi (DKO Architecture).

 

Small Project Architecture

Doubleground – Muir and Openwork

Jock Comini Reserve Amenities – Kerstin Thompson Architects

new agency – Sibling Architecture

Smiths Beach Surf Life Saving Tower – MRTN Architects

Sunda Bar and Restaurant – Kerstin Thompson Architects

Super Field – Baracco and Wright Architects

Tiny Home – Maddison Architects

Together Apart – Architecture Architecture

Small Project Architecture jury: Keith Streames (Chair, Streames Architects), Natalie Miles (Austin Maynard Architects), and Jamie Sormann (Foomann Architects).

 

Sustainable Architecture

Bendigo Soldiers’ Memorial Institute – Lovell Chen

Eltham North Adventure Playground – Gardiner Architects with Jeavons Landscape Architects

Hawke and King – Six Degrees Architects

Loch Street House – Donald Gallagher and Shelley Penn Architect

MPavilion – Estudio Carme Pinos and Zilka Studio

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe – Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design

Rivergum Residential Treatment Centre – Guymer Bailey Architects

Scarborough and Welkin – Justin Mallia Architecture

Tiny Home – Maddison Architects

Sustainable Architecture jury: Marika Neustupny (Chair, NMBW), Emma Gauder (Architects EAT), and Andrew Walter (Woods Bagot).

 

Melbourne Prize

Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal – COX Architecture with Aspect Studios

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe – Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design

Private Women’s Club – Kerstin Thompson Architects

South Melbourne Primary School – Hayball

The Club Stand – Bates Smart

Melbourne Prize jury: Jane Williams (Chair, John Wardle Architects), Alix Smith (Hassell), and Stefano Scalzo (Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority).

 

Regional Prize

Cobram Library and Learning Centre – Cohen Leigh Architects

Jock Comini Reserve Amenities – Kerstin Thompson Architects

Port of Sale – FJMT

Pt Leo Estate – Jolson

Regional Prize jury: Kim Irons (Chair, Irons McDuff Architecture), Sarah Zahradnik (NH Architecture), and Kim Bridgland (Edition Office).

 

Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture

House in the Hills – Sean Godsell Architects

Peter Mathieson Pavilion – CO-OP Studio

Rosanna Station – MGS Architects and Jacobs Architects

Springhill House – Lovell Burton Architecture

The Cinema Complex at the District Docklands – NH Architecture

Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture jury: Dr Leanne Zilka (Chair, Zilka Studio), Aimee Goodwin (Project 12 Architecture), and Tim Wilson (Folk Architects).

Main photo: Melbourne Jetbase, nominated for Commercial Architecture award. COX Architecture. Photographer: Peter Clarke.

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