Victorian Architecture Awards Shortlist

The Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter is thrilled to announce the shortlisted projects in the 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards.

Following an intensive program of Jury presentations and site visits, 74 projects have been shortlisted across 15 categories from a total entry field of 197; 169 individual projects.

Winners will be announced at the annual Presentation Dinner on Friday 26 June at Peninsula at Shed 14 Central Pier, Docklands. Named Award and Award winners will progress onto the National Awards, announced in November.

All entries including the shortlisted projects will be exhibited in the Atrium at Federation Square for a period of two weeks from 26 May to 8 June.

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The Shortlist

Shortlisted projects are listed in alphabetical order by project name

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)

35 entries/11 shortlisted projects

Courtyard House | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design

Cubo House | PHOOEY Architects

Doll’s House | BKK Architects

Dreamcatcher | Fiona Winzar Architects

Fat plan on Faraday St | The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective

Green House | Sean Godsell Architects

Hopetoun Road Residence | B.E Architecture

House 3 | Coy Yiontis Architects

Local House | MAKE Architecture

Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Water Factory | Andrew Simpson Architects

Residential Architecture – Alterations & Additions Jury    

Philip Harmer | Harmer Architecture (Chair)

Anthony Clarke | Black Line One X Architecture Studio

Zvonko Orsanic | NEAD architecture

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

26 entries/11 shortlisted

Beach Ave | Schulberg Demkiw Architects

Bethanga House | tUG workshop

The Bow House | Edwards Moore

Bridge House 2 | Delia Teschendorff Architecture

Carlton Warehouse | Kennedy Nolan

Hidden House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

House in House | Steffen Welsch Architects Pty Ltd

Lake Wendouree Residence | John Wardle Architects

Mexican Contemporary House | Andres Casillas de Alba and Evolva Architects

Sawmill House | Archier

Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach | Robin Williams Architect

Residential Architecture – New Jury

Kerstin Thompson | Kerstin Thompson Architects (Chair)

Jade Vidal | Bower Architecture

Emma Young | PHOOEY Architects

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

10 entries/8 shortlisted

Abode318 | Elenberg Fraser

Avenue | Elenberg Fraser

Bravo | Hayball

Catherine Booth College | SJB Architects

Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture

E589 Apartments | Architects EAT

Tip Top | ROTHELOWMAN

Upper House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Residential – Multiple Housing Jury

Jeremy McLeod | Breathe Architecture (Chair)

Mel Bright | MAKE architecture

Victoria Reeves | Kennedy Nolan

Small Project Architecture

25 entries/8 shortlisted

Hortus : Harbour Esplanade Temporary Activation Project | Folk Architects Pty Ltd

Hydronaut | Studiobird with Mark Richardson

Monument Park | McBride Charles Ryan

MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects

Moonlight Cabin | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

ON/OFF | SIBLING

Walker House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Westgarth House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Small Project Architecture Jury

Neil Appleton | Lyons (Chair)

Emilio Fuscaldo | Nest Architects

Laura Held | Studio OneOne

Urban Design

12 entries/9 shortlisted projects

720 Bourke Street | HASSELL

Linking Docklands – Jim Stynes Bridge | Cox Architecture, Oculus Landscape Architecture and City of Melbourne

Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration

Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons

Regional Rail Link City to Maribyrnong River | Wood Marsh Architecture

RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Swanston Street | City of Melbourne

Urban Design Jury:  

Tim Leslie | Bates Smart (Chair)

Simon McPherson | SJB Urban

Vanessa Mooney

Heritage Architecture

8 entries/3 shortlisted projects

Coriyule | Bryce Raworth & Trethowan Architecture

Seabrook House | John Wardle Architects

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Heritage Architecture Jury

David Islip | OVGA (Chair)

Louise Honman | Context Pty Ltd

James Coombe | Architects EAT

Interior Architecture

23 entries/8 shortlisted projects

Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture

Green Chemical Futures | Lyons

Huntingdale Golf Clubhouse Interiors | Inarc Architects 

Medibank | HASSELL

Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration

Napoleon Perdis Chapel | Studiobird

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Interior Architecture Jury

Rodney Eggleston | March Studio (Chair)

Matt Gibson | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design

Juliet Moore | Edwards Moore

Commercial Architecture

16 entries/7 shortlisted projects

41X | Lyons

501 Swanston Street | Elenberg Fraser 

Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) Horsham | H2o Architects

Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

CSL Global Corporate Headquarters | Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited

Equestrian Centre, Merricks | Seth Stein Architects (London) in association with Watson Architecture + Design (Melbourne)  

RACV Resort Torquay | Wood Marsh Architecture

Commercial Architecture Jury

Yvonne von Hartel | peckvonhartel (Chair)

Stephen Turner | Gray Puksand

Justin Northrop | Techné Architecture + Interior Design

Public Architecture – New

11 entries/3 shortlisted projects

Ernie Cropley Pavilion | Cox Architecture

Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)

New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons

Public Architecture – New Jury

Vivian Mitsogianni | RMIT School of Architecture + Design (Chair)

Rob McBride | McBride Charles Ryan

Michael Bouteloup | John Wardle Architects

Public Architecture – Alterations & Additions

6 entries/3 shortlisted projects

Lab 14 – Carlton Connect Initiative | NMBW Architecture Studio

Margaret Court Arena | NH Architecture + Populous

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Public Architecture – Alterations & Additions Jury

Alan Pert | University of Melbourne (Chair)

Jane Williams | BVN Donovan Hill

Neal Mackintosh | JAWSARCHITECTS

Educational Architecture 

25 entries/6 shortlisted projects

Green Chemical Futures | Lyons

Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration

Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Pamela Coyne Library | Branch Studio Architects

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School | McBride Charles Ryan

Sylvia Walton Building | Lyons

Educational Architecture Jury

Ann Lau | Hayball (Chair)

Ben Duckworth | HASSELL

Jesse Judd | ARM Architecture

The following categories compile their shortlist from the entire field of entries

Sustainable Architecture

10 shortlisted projects

41X | Lyons

Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape

Dreamcatcher | Fiona Winzar Architects

Green Chemical Futures | Lyons

Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)

Paciocco Residence | Tom Paciocco Architect FRAIA

RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design

Sawmill House | Archier

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Water Tank House | ARM Architecture

Sustainable Architecture Jury

Rowan Opat | Opat Architects (Chair)

Christie Petsinis | Folk Architects

Ben Milbourne | BILD Architecture

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture 

5 shortlisted projects

Bethanga House | tUG workshop

Church of the Resurrection, Keysborough | Meaden Architecture and Interiors

Cut Paw Paw | Andrew Maynard Architects

Green Chemical Futures | Lyons

Sawmill House | Archier

COLORBOND® Award Jury

Nigel Fitton | Spowers Architects (Chair)

Brett Nixon | Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture

Jane Caught | SIBLING

Melbourne Prize 7 shortlisted projects

Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape

Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture

Lab 14 – Carlton Connect Initiative | NMBW Architecture Studio

Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects

New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Melbourne Prize Jury

Graham Brawn | Graham Brawn Architect (Chair)

Harley Vincent | HASSELL

Fiona Dunin | fmd architects

Regional Prize

3 shortlisted projects

Ballarat Community Health Primary Care Centre | DesignInc

The Mornington Centre Stage 2 | Billard Leece Partnership

Yea Wetlands Visitor Information Centre | Zen Architects

Regional Prize Jury

Kim Irons | Irons McDuff Architecture (Chair)

Justin Noxon | Noxon Giffen

Chris Botterill | Jackson Clements Burrows