Madeline Prince . Articles Underneath the skin lies innovation: Skin and Shelter by Melbourne Design Studios Marc Bernstein-Hussmann, director at Melbourne Design Studios and Chartered Architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), has designed a unique holiday house named Skin and Shelter. A makeover for a heritage building with a rich history Stephen Collier Architects has won a competition to upgrade the heritage-listed Juanita Nielsen Community Centre at Woolloomooloo which has been given the green light to begin construction in 2014. HASSELL set to design Medibank offices and park HASSELL will be at the helm of a new 20 storey building for Medibank in Docklands which is set to be completed in 2014. Modern workspaces receive sustainable makeovers The GPT property group headquarters at the MLC Centre in Sydney has received a six Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia and a five Star NABERS rating. Australia House Gallery and studio opens in Niigata Prefecture, Japan Australian architect Andrew Burns is behind the design of a new Australia House gallery and studio project which has opened to coincide with the 5th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in Japan. Award Winners Announced: The 2012 Building Designers Association of Victoria The Building Designers Association of Victoria (BDAV) has announced the winners of its 2012 awards with a contemporary home designed by Clever Design in Ulverstone, Tasmania receiving five awards including the top gong.