The awards keep rolling in for John Wardle Architects and NADAAA’s Melbourne School of Design, with the duo backing up recent wins at the State and National Architecture Awards to take home the Overall Winner prize at the 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
The IDEA awards were revealed on Friday 20 November at Melbourne Museum, a total of 18 winners and 21 commendations were named at the Gala dinner, including the overall prize, taken by John Wardle and NADAA, and the coveted Gold Medal for interior design which was awarded to Woods Bagot CEO Nik Karalis.
Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB) also grabbed one of the night’s special prizes, they were the recipient of the 2015 Designer of the Year award and were commended by the jury for their diverse range of interior design projects which included those shortlisted in the program’s single residential, multi residential, public space and workplace over and under 1000sqm.
Some familiar projects can be seen among the winners including JCB’s Upper House in Melbourne, Make Architecture’s Local House and Hassell’s Medibank Workplace which won the Workplace Over 1000sqm prize and the Sustainability award.
The full list of winners below:
EVENT WINNER
Pop Down Bar by DesignOffice
Photography by Peter Bennetts
COMMENDATIONS
- the lightloft by Edwards Moore
- Hospital for Broken Things by mcleodstudio
HOSPITALITY WINNER
Archie Rose Distilling Co. by ACME&CO
Photography by Murray Fredericks
COMMENDATIONS
- Filter by DesignOffice
- The Kettle Black by Studio You Me
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS
Hermès Vitrine D’Artiste by Christopher Boots
Photography by Lauren Coleman
Gia by Hecker Guthrie
Photography by Oetomo Foto
COMMENDATION
- BOSS MAN by Travis Walton Architecture
OBJECT WINNER
A-Joint Stretch by Studio Henry Wilson
Photography by Jonathon Chambers
COMMENDATIONS
- O’Lamp by REDUXR
- Big Foot Dining Table by daast
PUBLIC SPACE WINNER
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects with NADAAA
Photography by Peter Bennetts
COMMENDATIONS
- PEGS Middle Girls by McBride Charles Ryan
- Nan Tien Institute and Cultural Centre by Woods Bagot
RESIDENTIAL DECORATION WINNER
Figtree House by Arent&Pyke
Photography by Felix Forest
COMMENDATIONS
- Cronulla Residence by Amber Road
- The Strand by Whiting Architects
RESIDENTIAL MULTI WINNER
Upper House by Jackson Clements Burrows
Photography by Shannon McGrath
COMMENDATIONS
- Hecker Guthrie - Elwood House
- Wood Marsh Architecture - Domain Road Apartments
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE WINNER
Local House by MAKE Architecture
Photography by Peter Bennetts
COMMENDATIONS
- Orama by Smart Design Studio
- Balmoral House by CO-AP Architects
RETAIL WINNER
East Village by PAYCE with Koichi Takada Architects and Turner
Photography by Tom Ferguson
COMMENDATIONS
- habbot by Fiona Lynch Office
- Living Edge Showroom by Woods Bagot
WORKPLACE OVER 1000SQM WINNER
Medibank Workplace by HASSELL
Photography by Earl Carter
COMMENDATIONS
- Breville by arnoldlane
- ACU Institutes at Spring Street by Bower Architecture
WORKPLACE UNDER 1000SQM WINNER
Bresic Whitney Hunters Hill by Chenchow Little
Image: Supplied
COMMENDATIONS
The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation by Jackson Clements Burrows
Hydronaut by Studiobird with Mark Richardson
OVERALL WINNER
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects with NADAAA
Photography by John Horner
SUSTAINABILITY WINNER
Medibank Workplace by HASSELL
EMERGING DESIGNER
ACME&CO
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Jackson Clements Burrows
EDITORS’ MEDAL
Adam Goodrum
GOLD MEDAL
Nik Karalis
