The Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic and the Noosa Coastal Bus Shelter were among the ten projects honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards announced recently.
Designed by Loucas Zahos Architects, the Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic in Caloundra was the big winner on the night, bagging the Gabriel Poole Award for Building of the Year in addition to a Regional Commendation.
The Regional Project of the Year award was won by Majstorovic Architecture for the Noosa Coastal Bus Shelter in Noosa Heads. The prize is awarded to a local architect for an exceptional project.
Queensland 2016 Awards Jury Director Michael Lavery (m3architecture) noted that ‘entries on the Sunshine Coast this year have retained the very high standard we have come to expect from this region. These projects show high levels of climatic and cultural sensitivities specific to their location. Projects do reference the style the region is known for, however we are also seeing new ideas and new forms that add to discussions about what makes an architecture that belongs to the Sunshine Coast’.
Projects that received a Regional Commendation now progress to the coveted State Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 24 June.
GABRIEL POOLE AWARD FOR BUILDING OF THE YEAR
Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic by Loucas Zahos Architects
REGIONAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Noosa Coastal Bus Shelter by Majstorovic Architecture
HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Mt Coolum Residence by Sparks Architects
REGIONAL COMMENDATIONS (ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT/ ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE/ LOCATION)
The Condensery – Somerset Regional Art Gallery by PHAB Architects, Toogoolawah
Photography by Manson Images
Sunday House, Teeland Architects by Noosa Heads
Photography by Jared Fowler
Platypus Bend House by Robinson Architects, Pomona
Photography by Alan Bouvier
Sunshine Coast Light Rail by Hassell, Sunshine Coast
Noosa Coastal Bus Shelter by Majstorovic Architecture, Noosa Heads
Photography by Wayne Barbe
Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic by Loucas Zahos Architects, Caloundra
Photography by Christopher Frederick-Jones
Montville Residence 2 by Sparks Architects, Montville
Photography by Christopher Frederick-Jones
Mt Coolum Residence by Sparks Architects, Coolum
Photography by Andrew Manson
Plywood Box Flat by Majstorovic Architecture, Yandina Creek
Photography by Wayne Barbe
Two Roads House by Aspect Architecture, Maleny
Image: Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic
