Premier’s Design Awards 2015
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FINALISTS | Architectural Design
Box Hill Institute, Integrated Technology Hub Designed by: Spowers Commissioned by: Box Hill Institute of TAFE This innovative building is a purpose-designed technical skills education facility. It fosters collaborative teaching and learning within varying environments and takes full advantage of exposure to Elgar Road by showcasing a progressive approach to contemporary vocational education, highly aligned to industry requirements. Box Hill Institute places a strong emphasis on ‘learning by doing’, and the key challenge of the project was to meet the specific technical requirements for teaching each trade within the allocated space.
Swanston Square Apartment Tower Designed by: ARM Architecture, Probuild and Aurecon Commissioned by: Grocon Swanston Square apartment tower stands at the intersection of Swanston and Victoria Streets. Its southern and eastern facdes feature an 85-metre image of Wurundjeri Elder William Barak (c. 1824-1903), visible along Swanston Street. ARM Architecture used 3D software innovatively to convert a photograph into a facade. The image is realised with white resin-based composite panels connected to the balcony floor slabs and contrasts with the black building.
Linking Docklands
Margaret Court Arena
Designed by: Cox Architecture, Aurecon and Oculus Commissioned by: City of Melbourne, Places Victoria and State Government of Victoria
Designed by: NH Architecture and Populous in Joint Venture Commissioned by: Major Projects Victoria
The Linking Docklands project provides critical connections and improves the urban design quality and physical environment of Melbourne. It includes the Jim Stynes Bridge, carrying cyclists and pedestrians safely between the central city, Southbank and Docklands, extending the Capital City Trail from the eastern suburbs to the west. The project is a design outcome of the Docklands Public Realm and the North Wharf Precinct Plans, developed by the City of Melbourne in conjunction with the State Government.
The transformed Margaret Court Arena features an additional 1,500 seats, the world’s fastest retractable roof, a new facade and a fully enclosed concourse area that enjoys spectacular outlooks to the river, parks and the Melbourne city skyline. The redevelopment creates a new landmark for Melbourne Park that belongs to the legacy of civic buildings dotted along the Yarra Corridor, from the Olympic Swimming Pool and the Myer Music Bowl, to the Arts Centre and Federation Square.
Tower House
Victoria Harbour – City Quarter
Designed by: Andrew Maynard Architects Commissioned by: S+P and Overend Constructions
Designed by: ASPECT I OCULUS Commissioned by: Lend Lease Development and City of Melbourne
Tower House is a village externally and a home internally. The clients, S+P, and their twin sons asked for a home for community, art and nature to come together – what resulted was a village. Tower House is the result of endless conversations with a trusting, enthusiastic, patient and encouraging client. The words S+P used were carefully considered: nurturing, stimulating, gallery, museum, inspiring, delightful, both social and private, introverted and extroverted, legacy, responsibility, character, engaging, discourse and community.
ASPECT I OCULUS led the master planning, design, co-ordination, and implementation of this Docklands project - the Victoria Harbour City Quarter. Countering the perception of Docklands as windswept and unfriendly with large footprint built form; a fine grain public realm network of streets, laneways, play spaces, courtyards, temporary activation, integrated public art, a plaza, park and promenades was designed.