John Wardle and Jackson Clements Burrows Architects clean up at 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards

The awards keep rolling in for John Wardle Architects and NADAAA’s Melbourne School of Design, with the duo backing up recent wins at the State and National Architecture Awards to take home the Overall Winner prize at the 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).

The IDEA awards were revealed on Friday 20 November at Melbourne Museum, a total of 18 winners and 21 commendations were named at the Gala dinner, including the overall prize, taken by John Wardle and NADAA, and the coveted Gold Medal for interior design which was awarded to Woods Bagot CEO Nik Karalis.

Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB) also grabbed one of the night’s special prizes, they were the recipient of the 2015 Designer of the Year award and were commended by the jury for their diverse range of interior design projects which included those shortlisted in the program’s single residential, multi residential, public space and workplace over and under 1000sqm.

Some familiar projects can be seen among the winners including JCB’s Upper House in Melbourne, Make Architecture’s Local House and Hassell’s Medibank Workplace which won the Workplace Over 1000sqm prize and the Sustainability award.

The full list of winners below:

EVENT WINNER

Pop Down Bar by DesignOffice

Photography by Peter Bennetts

COMMENDATIONS

• the lightloft by Edwards Moore
• Hospital for Broken Things by mcleodstudio

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HOSPITALITY WINNER

Archie Rose Distilling Co. by ACME&CO

Photography by Murray Fredericks

COMMENDATIONS

• Filter by DesignOffice
• The Kettle Black by Studio You Me

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INTERNATIONAL WINNERS

Hermès Vitrine D’Artiste by Christopher Boots

Photography by Lauren Coleman

Gia by Hecker Guthrie

Photography by Oetomo Foto

COMMENDATION

• BOSS MAN by Travis Walton Architecture

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OBJECT WINNER

A-Joint Stretch by Studio Henry Wilson

Photography by Jonathon Chambers

COMMENDATIONS

• O’Lamp by REDUXR
• Big Foot Dining Table by daast

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PUBLIC SPACE WINNER

Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects with NADAAA

Photography by Peter Bennetts

COMMENDATIONS

• PEGS Middle Girls by McBride Charles Ryan
• Nan Tien Institute and Cultural Centre by Woods Bagot

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RESIDENTIAL DECORATION WINNER

Figtree House by Arent&Pyke

Photography by Felix Forest

COMMENDATIONS

• Cronulla Residence by Amber Road
• The Strand by Whiting Architects

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RESIDENTIAL MULTI WINNER

Upper House by Jackson Clements Burrows

Photography by Shannon McGrath

COMMENDATIONS

• Hecker Guthrie - Elwood House
• Wood Marsh Architecture - Domain Road Apartments

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RESIDENTIAL SINGLE WINNER

Local House by MAKE Architecture

Photography by Peter Bennetts

COMMENDATIONS

• Orama by Smart Design Studio
• Balmoral House by CO-AP Architects

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RETAIL WINNER

East Village by PAYCE with Koichi Takada Architects and Turner

Photography by Tom Ferguson

COMMENDATIONS

• habbot by Fiona Lynch Office
• Living Edge Showroom by Woods Bagot

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WORKPLACE OVER 1000SQM WINNER

Medibank Workplace by HASSELL

Photography by Earl Carter

COMMENDATIONS

• Breville by arnoldlane
• ACU Institutes at Spring Street by Bower Architecture

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WORKPLACE UNDER 1000SQM WINNER

Bresic Whitney Hunters Hill by Chenchow Little

Image: Supplied

COMMENDATIONS

The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation by Jackson Clements Burrows

Hydronaut by Studiobird with Mark Richardson

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OVERALL WINNER

Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects with NADAAA

Photography by John Horner

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SUSTAINABILITY WINNER

Medibank Workplace by HASSELL

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EMERGING DESIGNER

ACME&CO

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DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Jackson Clements Burrows

EDITORS’ MEDAL

Adam Goodrum

GOLD MEDAL

Nik Karalis