Tasmanian Projects Recognised in 2022 National Architecture Awards

Four Tasmanian projects have received nationwide acclaim at the 2022 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards, presented tonight at an event held at Taronga Zoo, Sydney.

Hobart’s striking new landmark, and performing arts precinct building, The Hedberg, by LIMINAL Architecture with WOHA, was awarded a National Award for Interior Architecture. The building brings together heritage and contemporary elements, along with complex technical requirements.

In the residential architecture categories, Bence Mulcahy’s Fusilier Cottage, a renovation of an 1830s Battery Point Heritage Precinct home, received a National Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions).

A National Award for Sustainable Architecture was awarded to Spring Bay Mill Ridge Quarters – an accommodation addition to the extensive transformation of what was once the world’s largest wood chipping facility into a cultural and environment focused events venue – by Gilby + Brewin Architecture.

Completing the Tasmanian accolades, Preston Lane’s Long Beach Amenities received a National Commendation for Small Project Architecture. The new facilities offer more than a ‘standard amenities building’ in a pavilion that wraps the contours of the site as it mediates between a playground, the water’s edge, and a parkland at the top of the site.

The National Awards celebrate the diversity and quality of the nation’s built environment professionals.

The 2022 National Architecture Awards provide an opportunity to celebrate projects which the jury noted as “truly capturing the spirit of Australian architecture”.

Jury Chair and Immediate Past National President Tony Giannone congratulated all winners and thanked all entrants.

“Awards judging inevitably has a subjective lens and, as a national jury, we acknowledge that all the projects listed are already winners in each of their states, and celebrated within their own communities – a huge achievement.”

“The jury congratulates all the entrants for putting forward their work and advocating for design integrity in the Australian landscape. The presentations and the storytelling were passionate, truly capturing the spirit of Australian architecture.”

The 2022 National Architecture Award Winners were announced via a sold-out in-person event at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. They were selected from a shortlist of 85 finalists drawn from a field of 184 entries eligible for consideration at the National Architecture Awards.

Tony Giannone LFRAIA (jury chair, director of TECTVS, SA) was joined on the jury by Adrian Iredale RAIA (director, Iredale Penderson Hook Architects, WA), Caroline Pidcock LFRAIA (director, Pidcock Architecture, NSW), Poppy Taylor RAIA (founding director, Taylor and Hinds Architects, TAS) and Tim Ross (director, Modernister Films, NSW).

WINNERS LIST

Public Architecture

The Sir Zelman Cowen Award

Bundanon – Kerstin Thompson Architects

National Awards

Victorian Pride Centre – Brearley Architects and Urbanists and Grant Amon Architects

Walyalup Civic Centre – Kerry Hill Architects (KHA)

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

National Commendations

Kings Langley Cricket Club and Amenities – Eoghan Lewis Architects

New Farm Neighbourhood Centre – Vokes and Peters with Zuzana and Nicholas

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

National Awards

Jimmy’s House – MJA Studio with Studio Roam and Iota

Curl Curl House – Trias

National Commendation

Corner House – Archier

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

The Eleanor Cullis-Hill Award

Arcadia – Architecture Architecture

National Awards

Autumn House – Studio Bright

Stable and Cart House – Clare Cousins Architects

Fusilier Cottage – Bence Mulcahy

Cascade House – John Ellway Architect

National Commendation

Currumbin Waters House – Nielsen Jenkins

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

The Frederick Romberg Award

Quay Quarter Lanes – 8 Loftus Street – Studio Bright

National Award

Anne Street Garden Villas – Anna O’Gorman Architect

National Commendation

St Albans Housing – NMBW Architecture Studio in association with Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA)

Educational Architecture

The Daryl Jackson Award

Brisbane South State Secondary College – BVN

National Award

ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell

National Commendation

Ultimo Public School – Design Inc Sydney, Lacoste and Stevenson and BMC2 (architects in association)

Interior Architecture

The Emil Sodersten Award

BVN Brisbane Studio – BVN

National Award

The Hedberg – Liminal Architecture with WOHA

National Commendation

ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell

Commercial Architecture

The Harry Seidler Award

52 Reservoir Street – SJB

National Award

Queen and Collins – Kerstin Thompson Architects and BVN

Sustainable Architecture

The David Oppenheim Award

Live Work Share House – Bligh Graham Architects

National Awards

The Hütt 01 Passivhaus – Melbourne Design Studios (MDS)

Spring Bay Mill Ridge Quarters – Gilby and Brewin Architecture

Bundanon – Kerstin Thompson Architects

Heritage

The Lachlan Macquarie Award

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

National Award

ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell

Urban Design

The Walter Burley Griffin Award

Quay Quarter Lanes – SJB, Silvester Fuller, Studio Bright, Carter Williamson, Lippmann Partnership and Aspect Studios

National Award

Walyalup Civic Centre – Kerry Hill Architects (KHA)

National Commendations

Riverside Green South Bank Parklands – Hassell

Newcastle East End – SJB in collaboration with Durbach Block Jaggers, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Aspect Studios

Small Project Architecture

The Nicholas Murcutt Award

Gathering Place – Penhale and Winter with Sandra Harben

National Award

The Dentist – Rob Kennon Architects

National Commendation

Long Beach Amenities – Preston Lane

International Architecture

National Award

Yuandang Bridge – Brearley Architects and Urbanists

Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture

The Foundry – Lead FJMT Studio, FJMT Studio and Sissons (architects in association to DA)

Enduring Architecture

Woolley Hesketh House – Ken Woolley

National Emerging Architect Prize

Daniel Moore, Open Creative Studio