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The 2015 Australian Timber Design Awards were announced September 18 at an awards night in Melbourne.
A total of 23 prizes were handed out to architects and designers who used timber as a major component of a project or application, including everything from timber windows and floors to full large-scale buildings.
The Australian Timber Design Award, the major prize of the program, went to John Wardle Architects and NADAAA for the Melbourne School of Design, described by the event’s team as an inspiring example of complex green design.
Judges were also effusive in their praise for the manner in which the timber framed and lined building envelope is suspended from two of the overhead LVL beams.
“The three-storey Melbourne School of Design is a showcase of the very best that can be achieved with structural timber,” reads the program’s media release.
“The selection and working of the timbers shows exceptional understanding of the material and lends warmth to the complex structural design.”
John Wardle Architects were joined by a host of big name firms who were category prize winners on the night including Gehry Partners for their contribution to the UTS Business School - Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects for Garangula Gallery, Cox Architecture for Box Office and Duckbuild Architecture for Red Hill House.
2015 Australian Timber Design Awards winners:
AUSTRALIAN TIMBER DESIGN AWARD
Melbourne School of Design - The University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects& NADAAA in collaboration. Photography by Peter Bennetts
PEOPLES’ CHOICE AWARD
UTS Business School - Dr Chau Chak Wing Building by Gehry Partners LLP - Design Architect and Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke - Executive Architect. Photography by Peter Bennetts
SUSTAINABILITY
Port Melbourne Football Club Sporting and Community Facility by k20 Architecture. Photography by Peter Bennetts
SMALL BUDGET
Artist's Studio, Thornbury by Chan Architecture. Photography by Folded Bird Photography
RISING STAR
Invermay House by Michael Moloney of Maloney Architects. Photography by Michael Kai
EXCELLENCE IN TIMBER DESIGN AWARDS
LANDSCAPE
Armstrong Creek West Park and Wetland by MDG Landscape Architects. Photography by James Newman
FURNITURE AND JOINERY
Garangula Gallery - Furniture and Joinery by Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects. Photography by John Gollings
STAND-ALONE STRUCTURE
Origami Pool House by MADE Architecture. Photography by Jamie Diaz-Berrio
INTERIOR FITOUT – COMMERCIAL
Box Office, Melbourne by Cox Architecture. Photography by Tommy Miller
INTERIOR FITOUT – RESIDENTIAL
Bedfordale House by Suzanne Hunt Architect. Photography by Robert Firth
PUBLIC OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
Melbourne School of Design - The University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration. Photography by Peter Bennetts
RESIDENTIAL CLASS 1 - ALTERATION OR ADDITION
Dulwich Hill Residence by CplusC Architectural Workshop. Photography by Jackie Chan
RESIDENTIAL CLASS 1 - NEW BUILDINGS
Red Hill House by Duckbuild Architecture. Photography by Peter Bennetts
EXCELLENCE IN THE USE OF TIMBER PRODUCTS AWARDS
TREATED PINE
The Rose by University of Western Australia - Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Visual Arts. Photography by David Byland
TIMBER WINDOWS AND DOORS
Beach Ave by Schulberg Demkiw Architects. Photography by Derek Swalwell Photography
TIMBER VENEERS
Kununurra Courthouse by TAG Architects and iredale pederesen hook architects, architects in association. Photography by Peter Bennetts
TIMBER PANELS
Swinburne University Factory of the Future by H2o Architects Pty Ltd. Photography by Trevor Mein
TIMBER FLOORING
The Charming Squire by Baber Studio in association with Collins + Turner Architects and D'Occhio. Photography by Toby Scott Photography
TIMBER CLADDING
Clareville House by Terroir Pty Ltd. Photograpy by Brett Boardman
RECYCLED TIMBER
Garangula Gallery by Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects. Photography by John Gollings
FITOUT FEATURING DECORATIVE SLICED VENEERS
Living Edge Showroom, Sydney by Woods Bagot. Photography by Trevor Mein
ENGINEERED TIMBER PRODUCTS
ANTSO Building 90 Electron Microscopy Facility by Taylor Thomson Whitting & Jacobs Group (Australia). Photography by John McRae
AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED TIMBER
Box Office, Melbourne by Cox Architecture. Photography by Tommy Miller
