2020 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist announced

The best of Victoria’s architecture, showcasing the immense value architects add when embedded end to end in a project, has been revealed with the release today of the 2020 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist.

The awards program, run by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, features a shortlist recognising architecture in the public realm, residential sector, regional areas, embedded sustainability and much more. Spread across 14 categories, 108 entries have made the shortlist which encompasses 76 individual projects.

Victorian Chapter President Amy Muir says the shortlisted projects define the significant role that quality built outcomes have in creating sustainable, resilient buildings that can endure for generations. The selected projects go beyond the parameters of the brief to deliver compelling results.

“This year’s shortlisted projects are exemplars of the outcomes that can be achieved when architects are engaged in the entire process, resulting in a strong collaboration between client, consultants and contracted builders,” said Ms Muir.

“These projects are leading examples of how architects elevate quality through carefully considered outcomes in the building process. The selected projects create a lasting legacy that enable architecture to be accessed more broadly throughout the community.

“During these strange times we are thrilled to celebrate architecture that continues to challenge the status quo. In doing so, meaningful built outcomes are created that establish strong connections between communities and people.”

Chair of Juries Ingrid Bakker adds, “The shortlist shows the diversity of Victoria’s architecture and particularly focuses on projects that give an architectural response that challenge the design brief and functional requirements.”

Continuing its strong presence is the interior architecture category which this year has the largest shortlist of any category, something Ms Bakker says is timely in the context of the current pandemic.

In response to COVID-19, the Victorian Architecture Awards are going digital in 2020 with Zoom calls to replace site visits and the awards ceremony to be broadcast as a YouTube live stream that will, for the first time, be open to members and the public free of charge.

“Despite the circumstances, it is important for outstanding architecture to be provided with the opportunity to gain recognition, hence the move to an online approach for this year’s awards,” said Ms Muir.

Page 2 of 9 “The construction sector collectively has the potential to help stimulate the economic recovery from COVID-19. Maintaining our unwavering commitment to quality and safety creates lasting community benefits and will ensure that this potential is maximised.”

This year also sees the return of the Bates Smart Award for Architecture in Media recognising media discussion of architecture.

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The 2020 Victorian Architecture Awards Shortlist features:

Commercial Architecture:

Sponsored by Dormakaba

• St Collins Lane | ARM Architecture
• Light Box | Clare Cousins Architects
• 9 Cremorne St | Fieldwork
• 271 Spring Street | John Wardle Architects
• Nagambie Brewery & Distillery | Six Degrees Architects

Educational Architecture:

• Monash University Chancellery | ARM Architecture
• ARTS EPICENTRE | BRANCH STUDIO ARCHITECTS
• GPFLA LEARNING CENTRE | BRANCH STUDIO ARCHITECTS
• Richmond High School | Hayball
• The Ian Potter Southbank Centre | John Wardle Architects
• The Swift Science and Technology Centre | McBride Charles Ryan
• MLC Nicholas Learning Centre | McIldowie Partners
• Monash University Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
• UOM Southbank – End of Trip | Searle x Waldron Architecture
• RMIT Capitol Theatre | Six Degrees Architect

Heritage Architecture:

Sponsored by Heritage Council of Victoria

• State Library Victoria Redevelopment | Architectus + Schmidt Hammer Lassen
• Sorrento House | Cera Stribley
• 9 Cremorne St | Fieldwork
• Broadmeadows Town Hall | Kerstin Thompson Architects
• Trades Hall, Victoria | Lovell Chen
• Regent Theatre, Melbourne | Lovell Chen
• Frankston Mid Century Modern | MRTN Architects
• RMIT Capitol Theatre | Six Degrees
• Abbotsford Convent Magdalen Laundry | Williams Boag Architects
• Art House & Studio | Zen Architects

Interior Architecture:

Sponsored by Mackay Timber

• State Library Victoria Redevelopment | Architectus + Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
• Monash University Chancellery | ARM Architecture
• 161 Collins Street | Bates Smart
• ARTS EPICENTRE | BRANCH STUDIO ARCHITECTS
• Elm Tree Place | Eastop Architects
• The Melburnian Apartment | Edition Office
• Napier Street for Milieu | Freadman White
• Harry & Viv’s House | Ha
• Geelong Arts Centre | Hassell
• Gillies Hall | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
• The Ian Potter Southbank Centre | John Wardle Architects
• RMIT Capitol Theatre | Six Degrees Architects
• Three Stories North | Splinter Society Architecture
• Penguin Parade Visitor Centre | TERROIR

Public Architecture:

Sponsored by Lysaght

• State Library Victoria Redevelopment | Architectus + Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
• Gandel Wing, Cabrini Malvern | Bates Smart
• Parks Victoria Albert Park Office and Depot | Harrison and White with Archier
• Geelong Arts Centre | Hassell
• South Melbourne Life Saving Club | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
• Broadmeadows Town Hall | Kerstin Thompson Architects
• Balwyn Park Tennis & Community Facility | MGS Architects
• Penguin Parade Visitor Centre | TERROIR
• Kalora Park Sports Club | WOWOWA Architecture

Residential Architecture — Houses (Alterations and Additions):

• Park Life | Architecture Architecture
• RaeRae House | Austin Maynard Architects
• Garden House | BKK Architects
• New Modern | Bower Architecture
• Denbigh Road House | Clare Cousins Architects
• Elm Tree Place | Eastop Architects
• CLT House | FMD Architects
• Light House | Layan
• Frankston Mid Century Modern | MRTN Architects
• Montague Street House | Noxon Architecture
• Turn House | Rebecca Naughtin Architect
• Three Stories North | Splinter Society Architecture
• Ruckers Hill House | Studio Bright

Residential Architecture — Houses (New):

Sponsored by Dulux

• Cliff House | Auhaus Architecture
• Hungry hands | BLOXAS
• Edgar’s Creek House | Breathe Architecture
• Beaumaris House | Clare Cousins Architects
• Two Sheds | DREAMER with Roger Nelson
• The Good Life House | MRTN Architects
• Kindred | panovscott Architects
• Fitzroy North House | Rob Kennon Architects
• Merri Creek House | WOWOWA Architecture

Residential Architecture — Multiple Housing:

• Napier Street for Milieu | Freadman White
• Gillies Hall | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
• Holme Apartments | John Wardle Architects
• Housing Choices Australia – Dandenong | Kennedy Nolan
• George Street | Kerstin Thompson Architects
• Ozanam House | MGS Architects
• Salisbury Townhouses | NTF Architecture
• Nightingale 2.0 – Fairfield | Six Degrees Architects
• Piccolo House | Wood Marsh

Small Project Architecture:

• Protagonist | Cumulus Studio
• In Absence | Edition Office and Yhonnie Scarce
• Mt Macedon Primary School | Workshop Architecture
• The Australian Ugliness | WOWOWA Architecture

Urban Design:

Sponsored by HP

• Sable Drop Terrace | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
• Carlton Learning Precinct COLA | Law Architects
• Ozanam House | MGS Architects

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture:

Sponsored by BlueScope

• Monash University Chancellery | ARM Architecture
• CLT House | FMD Architects
• Mernda Rail Extensions – Stations | Grimshaw
• Carlton Learning Precinct COLA | Law Architects

Sustainable Architecture Award:

• 9 Cremorne St | Fieldwork
• Wunggurrwil Dhurrung | GresleyAbas and Gregory Burgess Architects
• Mernda Rail Extensions – Stations | Grimshaw
• South Melbourne Life Saving Club | Jackson Clements Burrows
• Gillies Hall | Jackson Clements Burrows
• Bayswater Early Years Hub | K20 Architecture
• University of Melbourne Old Quad | Lovell Chen
• Nightingale 2.0 – Fairfield | Six Degrees Architects
• Art House & Studio | Zen Architects

Melbourne Prize:

Sponsored by The University of Melbourne

• State Library Victoria Redevelopment | Architectus + Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
• Carlton Learning Precinct COLA | Law Architects
• Monash University Ian potter Centre for Performing Arts | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design

Regional Prize:

• Shepparton Law Courts Redevelopment | Architectus + GHD Woodhead + Guymer Bailey Architects
• Tedesca | COX Architecture
• Geelong Arts Centre | Hassell
• Penguin Parade Visitor Centre | TERROIR
• Ocean Grove Life Saving Club | Wood Marsh
• Mt Macedon Primary School | Workshop Architecture

Bates Smart Award for Architecture in Media:

Sponsored by Bates Smart

• Our City, Our Square | Citizens for Melbourne
• Beaumaris Modern: Modernist Homes in Beaumaris | Fiona Austin; Simon Reeves; Alison Alexander
• International Indigenous Design Charter | Jefa Greenaway | Russell Kennedy | Meghan Kelly and Brian Martin
• RMIT Design Archives Journal Vol. 9 No. 2, Robin Boyd Redux | Journal Editors, Karen Burn and Harriet Edquist
• Future West (Australian Urbanism) | Timothy Moore with UWA’s School of Design
• Influence: Edmond & Corrigan + Peter Corrigan | Vivian Mitsogianni and Patrick Macasaet editors