The 10th annual Australian Interior Design Awards has announced its 2013 winners, picked from a pool of world-class entries by both boutique and large firms.
Co-presented by the Design Institute of Australia, designEX and Artichoke, the Awards aim to recognise and celebrate interior design excellence via a credible, self-funded industry-based program.
The Sustainability Advancement Award was awarded to Brooking Design Architects for its John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten – Beechboro Campus, in WA.
The Jury recognised a clear commitment to sustainability and its practical application in the kindergarden project. This is evident in the project’s “attention to materials selection, benign finishes, energy efficiency, natural light and double glazing,” which were deemed to “highlight a coherent suite of environmental features intelligently addressed through good design.”
The JSRACS Kindergarten, WA, successfully combined sustainability with practical design. Photography by Heather Robbins.
Another key standout project recognised at the Awards was the playfully sophisticated Tribeca Loft, which won the Residential Decoration and Best international Design Awards.
Tribeca Loft, NYC, by Nexus Designs. Photography by Jonny Valiant.
This year’s ultimate accolade – the Premier Award for Interior Design Excellence and Innovation – went to Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors for Park House, a residential project in VIC, Australia.
Designed without influence of fashion or trend, the interiors of Park House present an effortless attainment of spatial flows, where elements and space are seamlessly integrated with the architecture. The interiors exhibit a controlled softness using light with sculptural effect.
Park House, VIC, was praised for its innovative design and attention to form, materiality and detail. Photography by Peter Bennetts.
According to the Jury, “there is an outstanding attention to the design of three-dimensional form, materiality and detail, which is most evident in the provision of incredibly comfortable spaces that would be a joy and delight to inhabit.”
The Awards go to:
PREMIER AWARD, INTERIOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION (supported by Forbo Flooring Systems)
Award
Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors for Park House, VIC
SUSTAINABILITY ADVANCEMENT (supported by Dulux)
Award
Brooking Design Architects for John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten - Beechboro Campus, WA
EMERGING INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICE (supported by Space Furniture)
Award
Genesin Studio, SA
Commendation
Design Theory, WA
WORKPLACE DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Elenberg Fraser for Slattery Australia office, VIC
Commendation
Clare Cousins for Moor Street Studio, VIC
Group GSA for A Working Community, VIC
Ian Moore for 12 WBT, NSW
Carr Design Group for Boston Consulting Group Canberra, ACT
HOSPITALITY DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Zwei Interiors Architecture for Code Black Coffee, VIC
Commendation
CO-AP for Merewether Surfhouse, NSW
Sunkland for Common Galaxia
Pascale Gomes-McNabb for Monopole, NSW
BARStudio for Park Hyatt Sydney, NSW
INSTALLATION DESIGN (supported by Barrisol Stretch Ceilings)
Award
Gloss Creative for Shadow Lands Myer Spring / Summer Collection Launch 2012/2013
Commendation
Robert Simeoni for Interpretive Centre- Good Shepherd Chapel, Vic
Elenberg Fraser for Move-In, Vic
Freeman Ryan Design for Into the Blue: World Heritage Exhibition, NSW
PUBLIC DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Brooking Design Architects for John Septimus Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten – Beechboro Campus, WA
Commendation
Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill Architects in Association for Translation Research Institute, QLD
Robert Simeoni Architects for Good Shepherd Chapel, Vic
McBride Charles Ryan for Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, The Infinity Centre, Vic
RETAIL DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Tobias Partners for Tongue + Groove, NSW
Commendation
Russell & George for Crumpler Prahran, Vic
Smart Design Studio for Optique, NSW
Travis Walton for Claude Maus, Vic
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN (supported by Smeg)
Award
Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors for Park House, VIC
Commendation
Stephen Collins Interior Design for ABU House, NSW
Nicholas Gurney for The Studio, NSW
MCK Architecture + Interiors for Skirt and Rock House, NSW
RESIDENTIAL DECORATION (supported by Smeg)
Award
Nexus Designs for Tribeca Loft – NYC
Commendation
Mim Design for SKD Residence, Vic
Greg Natale Design for Paddington House, NSW
BEST OF STATE FOR COMMERCIAL DESIGN supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
QLD – Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill Architects in Association for Translation Research Institute
WA – Brooking Design Architects for John Septimus Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten – Beechboro Campus
NSW –Tobias Partners for Tongue + Groove
ACT – Carr Design Group for Boston Consulting Group Canberra
VIC – Elenberg Fraser for Slattery Australia
SA – David Hicks for Kings Adelaide
BEST OF STATE FOR RESIDENTIAL DESIGN (supported by Smeg)
Award
NSW – Stephen Collins Interior Design for ABU House
VIC – Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors for Park House
QLD – Wrightson Stewart for Teneriffe Warehouse Apartment
SA – Genesin Studio for Hazelwood Park Residence
BEST INTERNATIONAL DESIGN
Award
Nexus Designs for Tribeca Loft – NYC
