2019 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist announced
Victoria’s top architecture projects have been announced in the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist highlighting the state’s diverse architectural character.
The awards program, run by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, features a shortlist of 89 projects across 14 categories celebrating public, residential, heritage and regional architecture.
Victorian Chapter President Amy Muir says that building sustainable communities is imperative and is achieved through carefully considered, robust and long-term interventions for Victoria’s cities and regions.
“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,” says Ms Muir.
With the number of heritage projects entered this year almost doubling, the Chapter President comments that this highlights the importance of Victoria’s cultural and built existing fabric, supporting varied approaches to working carefully within existing conditions.
“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,” says Ms Muir.
Another growing category in this year’s awards program is public architecture, which sees 11 projects shortlisted, a significant increase from only four projects shortlisted in this category in 2018.
“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 shortlisted projects were selected by independent juries from a total of 248 entries.
All entries into the 2019 awards program will form part of an exhibition at No Vacancy Gallery, which will run until 21 April, and will highlight the array of architecture across the state.
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 recognition in the National Architecture Awards program.
Shortlist
Shortlisted projects are listed in alphabetical order by practice name
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
37 entries / 13 shortlisted projects
St Andrews Beach House | Austin Maynard Architects
Hawthorn House | Edition Office
Point Lonsdale House | Edition Office
Ballarat House | Eldridge Anderson
Sandy Point House | Kennedy Nolan
Fitzroy Lane | Kennedy Nolan
Canopy House | Leeton Pointon Architects & Interiors
Springhill House | Lovell Burton Architecture
North Melbourne House | NMBW Architecture Studio
Daylesford Longhouse | Partners Hill
Bluff House | Rob Kennon Architects
House in the Hills | Sean Godsell Architects
Cornerstone House | Splinter Society Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) Jury
Rodney Eggleston (Chair) | March Studio
Andrew Simpson | Andrew Simpson Architects
Claire Humphreys | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
23 entries / 7 shortlisted projects
Iglu Franklin Street | Bates Smart
Nth FITZROY Apartments | Fieldwork
Whitlam Place | Freadman White in collaboration with Anon Studio
Scarborough and Welkin | Justin Mallia Architecture
Little Oxford | Kennedy Nolan
Farmer Street | MAArchitects
Clyde Mews | Six Degrees Architects
Hawke & King | Six Degrees Architects
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing Jury
Richard Middleton (Chair) | HASSELL
Bonnie Herring | Breathe Architecture
Jesse Linardi | DKO Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
35 entries / 14 shortlisted projects
South Yarra House | AM Architecture
Cascade House | Atelier Red+Black
Grant House | Austin Maynard Architects Brick & Gable House | Breathe Architecture
182 Rose | Fieldwork
LIGHT CORRIDOR HOUSE | Figr
Storybook House | Folk Architects
York St Residence | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Caroline House | Kennedy Nolan
Oak House | Kennedy Nolan
Garden Wall House | MAKE Architecture
Edsall Street | RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN
Powell Street House | Robert Simeoni Architects
Fitzroy Terrace | Taylor Knights
Acheson Place | Workshop Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) Jury
Jane Caught (Chair) | Sibling Architecture
Antony Martin | MRTN Architects
Michael Roper | Architecture Architecture
Small Project Architecture
21 entries / 8 shortlisted projects
Together Apart | Architecture Architecture
Super Field | Baracco+Wright Architects
Jock Comini Reserve Amenities | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Sunda Bar & Restaurant | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Tiny Home | Maddison Architects
Smiths Beach Surf Life Saving Tower | MRTN Architects
Doubleground | MUIR + OPENWORK
New Agency | Sibling Architecture
Small Project Architecture Jury
Keith Streames (Chair) | Streames Architects
Natalie Miles | Austin Maynard Architects
Jamie Sormann | Foomann Architects
Urban Design
10 entries / 5 shortlisted projects
Swan Street Bridge Upgrade | BKK Architects with McGregor Coxall and Relume
Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal | Cox Architecture with ASPECT Studios
South Melbourne Primary School | Hayball
Rosanna Station | MGS Architects and Jacobs Architects
Parliament of Victoria Member’s Annexe | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Urban Design Jury
Adam Pustola (Chair) | Lyons
Veryan Curnow | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Jocelyn Chiew | Monash University
Heritage
26 entries / 11 shortlisted projects
Loch Street House | Donald Gallagher and Shelley Penn Architect
Royal Mint Wall Remediation | HLCD Pty Ltd with Ingegnaria and Oculus
Albert Park College Liberal Arts Centre | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Kagan House | Kennedy Nolan
Sacred Heart Building Abbotsford Convent Foundation | Kerstin Thompson Architects
BENDIGO SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | Lovell Chen
FLINDERS STREET STATION FACADE STRENGTHENING & CONSERVATION | Lovell Chen
The Bank, Vaughan | Maria Danos Architecture
classical gas – original stereo version | multiplicity with mel ogden landscapes
Monash Caulfield, Buildings D, E and G | NMBW Architecture Studio
Parliament of Victoria Member’s Annexe | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Heritage Jury
Matt Gibson (Chair) | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
Janet Beeston | Frontier Heritage P/L
Vicki McLean | Heritage Victoria
Commercial Architecture
18 entries / 7 shortlisted projects
United Places Botanic Gardens South Yarra | Carr
Melbourne Jetbase | Cox Architecture
ArtBank | Edition Office
Pt Leo Estate | Jolson
Melbourne Central Arcade | Kennedy Nolan
Private Women’s Club | Kerstin Thompson Architects
RACV Cape Schanck Resort | Wood Marsh Architecture
Commercial Architecture Jury
Tim Leslie (Chair) | Bates Smart
Anna Maskiell | Public Realm Lab
Domenic Cerantonio | Cera Stribley Architects
Interior Architecture
34 entries / 10 shortlisted projects
Kia Ora Apartment | Baracco+Wright Architects
The Club Stand | Bates Smart
2 Southbank | BVN
United Places Botanic Gardens South Yarra | Carr
Denton Corker Marshall Studio | Denton Corker Marshall
Whitlam Place | Freadman White in collaboration with Anon Studio
Melbourne Central Arcade | Kennedy Nolan
Private Women’s Club | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Parliament of Victoria Member’s Annexe | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Powell Street House | Robert Simeoni Architects
Interior Architecture Jury
Karen Alcock (Chair) | MAA
Eugene Cheah | Cheah Saw Architecture
Oliver Duff | Clare Cousins Architects
Public Architecture
24 entries / 11 shortlisted projects
The Club Stand | Bates Smart
Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal | Cox Architecture
Melbourne Jetbase | Cox Architecture
Buxton Contemporary | Fender Katsalidis
Port of Sale | fjmt
Frankston Station | Genton
St Albans Station | HASSELL
Rosanna Station | MGS Architects and Jacobs Architects
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Expansion | NH Architecture and Woods Bagot
Parliament of Victoria Member’s Annexe | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
West Gippsland Arts Centre | Williams Ross Architects
Public Architecture Jury
Rosemary Burne (Chair) | Conrad Gargett
Simon Knott | BKK Architects
Anne Clisby | Denton Corker Marshall
Educational Architecture
20 entries / 9 shortlisted projects
Biomedical Learning and Teaching Building, Monash University | Denton Corker Marshall
Prahran High School | Gray Puksand
Braemar College Stage 1, Middle School | Hayball
South Melbourne Primary School | Hayball
Moot Court Learning Precinct for the Monash Faculty of Law | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Albert Park College Liberal Arts Centre | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Monash University Caulfield Library Refurbishment | John Wardle Architects
Northcote High School Performing Arts & VCE Centre | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Christ Church Grammar School Main Campus Redevelopment | Sally Draper Architects in association with Mcldowie Partners
Educational Architecture Jury
Michael McKenna (Chair) | Michael McKenna Pty Ltd
Emily Chalk | Kosloff Architecture
Sean van der Velden | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Sustainable Architecture
9 shortlisted projects
Loch Street House | Donald Gallagher and Shelley Penn Architect
MPavilion | Estudio Carme Pinos and Zilka Studio
Eltham North Adventure Playground | Gardiner Architects with Jeavons Landscape Architects
Rivergum Residential Treatment Centre | Guymer Bailey Architects Pty Ltd
Scarborough and Welkin | Justin Mallia Architecture
BENDIGO SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | Lovell Chen
Tiny Home | Maddison Architects
Parliament of Victoria Member’s Annexe | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Hawke & King | Six Degrees Architects
Sustainable Architecture Jury
Marika Neustupny (Chair) | NMBW
Emma Gauder | Architects EAT
Andrew Walter | Woods Bagot
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
5 shortlisted projects
Peter Mathieson Pavilion | CO-OP Studio
Springhill House | Lovell Burton Architecture
House in the Hills | Sean Godsell Architects
Rosanna Station | MGS Architects and Jacobs Architects
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
Tim Wilson | Folk Architects
Regional Prize
4 shortlisted projects
Cobram Library & Learning Centre | Cohen Leigh Architects
Port of Sale | fjmt
Pt Leo Estate | Jolson
Jock Comini Reserve Amenities | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Regional Prize Jury
Kim Irons (Chair) | Irons McDuff Architecture
Sarah Zahradnik | NH Architecture
Kim Bridgland | Edition Office
Melbourne Prize
5 shortlisted projects
The Club Stand | Bates Smart
Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal | Cox Architecture with ASPECT Studios
South Melbourne Primary School | Hayball
Private Women’s Club | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Parliament of Victoria Member’s Annexe | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Melbourne Prize Jury
Jane Williams (Chair) | John Wardle Architects
Alix Smith | HASSELL
Stefano Scalzo | Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority