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    2013 winners

    Best of the Best & Innovation of the Year 2013 winner: Suspended Geopolymer Concrete Floor Panels by
    Best of the Best & Innovation of the Year 2013 winner: Suspended Geopolymer Concrete Floor Panels by

    Replacing cement with flyash in the mix, the suspended geopolymer concrete floor panels used at the Global Change Institute in Queensland contains no normal Portland cement.


    Office Fitout 2013 winner: Carlton Graphic Design Studios by Zen Architects
    Office Fitout 2013 winner: Carlton Graphic Design Studios by Zen Architects

    Three key strategies – a brand new façade, pared back interiors and warm spatial connection – have transformed an existing 1980s building into a positive and sustainable workplace.


    Small Commercial 2013 winner: Headquarters for Birkenstock Australia by Melbourne Design Studios
    Small Commercial 2013 winner: Headquarters for Birkenstock Australia by Melbourne Design Studios

    Intuitively illustrating Birkenstock Australia’s commitment to sustainability, craftsmanship, quality, honesty and integrity, this small commercial refurb and fitout has created spaces that are a joy to be and work in.


    Large Commercial 2013 winner: Lifestyle Working Collins Street by Nettleton Tribe
    Large Commercial 2013 winner: Lifestyle Working Collins Street by Nettleton Tribe

    As the first to achieve a 5 Star Green Star rating for a commercial strata building, Lifestyle Working Collins Street has set new standards in the commercial built environment with its innovative initiatives.


    Public Building & Urban Design 2013 winner: The Wayside Chapel by Environa Studio
    Public Building & Urban Design 2013 winner: The Wayside Chapel by Environa Studio

    This project is a prime example of socially progressive, environmentally cutting-edge architecture, all achieved within a low budget. Sustainability is built in, and not simply added on.


    Landscape Design 2013 winner: Walla Mulla and Bourke Street Parks by Chris Elliott Architects + Terr
    Landscape Design 2013 winner: Walla Mulla and Bourke Street Parks by Chris Elliott Architects + Terr

    Home to many of the area's homeless for years, the Walla Mulla and Bourke Street Parks' upgrades have improved the parks’ amenities, whilst providing new community areas for its inhabitants and the locals.


    Multi-Density Residential 2013 winner: Lena Karmel Lodge by nettletontribe
    Multi-Density Residential 2013 winner: Lena Karmel Lodge by nettletontribe

    The ANU Lena Karmel Lodge by nettletontribe adopts a ‘first principles’ approach to sustainable design, alongside a strategy for behaviour modification.


    Single Dwelling (New) 2013 winner: LiFEHOUSE 2.2 by Lifehouse Design
    Single Dwelling (New) 2013 winner: LiFEHOUSE 2.2 by Lifehouse Design

    The beauty and simplicity of this design is augmented by a 8 Star energy rating, high level of environmental sustainability, compact size and low construction costs.


    Single Dwelling (Alterations & Additions) 2013 winner: Bricolage House by Breathe Architecture
    Single Dwelling (Alterations & Additions) 2013 winner: Bricolage House by Breathe Architecture

    Bricolage House by Breathe Architecture was assembled with a collection of new and old, lost and found materials from the site and its surrounding suburbs.


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