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Four projects from the Tonsley redevelopment won seven awards across diverse categories at the 2016 South Australian Architecture Awards announced recently in Adelaide.
The diversity of projects being undertaken by architects in South Australia was on full display at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 SA Architecture Awards held recently at the 2015 architecture award-winning Adelaide Oval.
The Tonsley redevelopment, an education, research and business hub, drew considerable attention on awards night with four projects taking home seven awards across education, heritage, commercial, sustainability and urban design, cementing the site as a ‘unique place with a strong identity for South Australia to celebrate its manufacturing history’.
The role of architects Woods Bagot and Tridente in deciding to retain the Main Assembly Building (MAB) structure and surrounding building pods along with vibrant urban spaces designed by Oxigen, "is testament to both the vision of the client, the skills and collaboration of the designers and the urban design guidelines developed for the site," the jury said. The project won awards in Heritage and Sustainable Architecture categories.
Above: The Main Assembly Building at Tonsley by Woods Bagot and Tridente Architects. Photography by Sam Noonan
Below: The Oxigen-designed urban spaces in and around the Tonsley building pods. Photography by Oxigen
South Australia’s Drill Core Reference Library by Thomson Rossi, which provides an important gateway to the huge 61-hectare Tonsley site, won the award in the Commercial Architecture category.
The coveted Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture was awarded to the Stretton Centre by Hassell, with the jury praising it as "an architecturally accomplished focal point for the wider northern suburbs community". Hassell also won the Dr John Mayfield Award for Educational Architecture for their work on the Flinders University building at Tonsley.
The Stretton Centre by Hassell. Photography by Peter Bennetts
Commendations were given out for various projects in the public realm including Henley Square Remade by TCL with Troppo Architects, Glenunga Community Hub by Greenway Architects and the Zoos SA Nature's Play Ground by Phillips/Pilkington Architects and WAX Design, which also won the community’s vote for the City of Adelaide Prize People’s Choice Award.
The Keith Neighbour Award for Commercial Architecture and David Saunders Award for Heritage went to the new technology incubator, Base 64 in Kent Town designed by Williams Burton Leopardi within a heritage building.
The New Houses category saw five projects being recognised with the honours’ list led by the West End Residence in Adelaide designed by Ashley Halliday Architects. The entry won the John S Chappel Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New).
Khab Architects’ Veil and Mortar, described by the jury as ‘a playful and dramatic addition to a symmetrical cottage’, was awarded the top honour for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions), the John Schenk Award.
The Small Project category celebrates areas of design that may be traditionally overlooked ranging from pavilions and shelters, to public toilets. A 10sqm home study addition by Grieve Gillett Anderson, which received the top Marjorie Simpson Award for Small Project Architecture, was described by the jury as a project that ‘embodies a real joy in architectural outcomes and contributes to a broader approach to residential design’.
The Jack Cheesman Award for Enduring Architecture was given to the South Australian Forensic Science Centre by the SA Public Buildings Department. An honour reserved for significant buildings over 25 years, the award recognised the centre as a distinguished example of late Australian brutalism.
Projects that received a Named Award or Award are now in the running for the National Architecture Awards, to be announced in November.
2016 SA Architecture Awards Winners’ List:
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
THE JACK MCCONNELL AWARD
Stretton Centre by Hassell. Photography by Peter Bennetts
COMMENDATION
- Glenunga Hub Greenway Architects
URBAN DESIGN
COMMENDATIONS
- Riverbank Bridge by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Taylor Cullity Lethlan and Aurecon
- Tonsley by Oxigen
- Henley Square Remade by T.C.L with Troppo Architects
EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
DR JOHN MAYFIELD AWARD
Flinders at Tonsley by Hassell. Photography by Sam Noonan
COMMENDATION
- Cardijn College Music Centre by Tridente Architects
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE (HOUSES – NEW)
THE JOHN S CHAPPEL AWARD
West End Residence by Ashley Halliday Architects. Photography by Ashley Halliday
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Tusmore Residence by Grieve Gillett Andersen
- Grass Trees by Max Pritchard Gunner Architects
COMMENDATIONS
- Friedrichstrasse House by Troppo Architects
- Waitpinga Retreat by Mountford Williamson Architecture
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)
THE JOHN SCHENK AWARD
Veil and Mortar by Khab Architects. Photography by Aaron Citti
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Fade to Grey by Grieve Gillett Andersen
- Loch by John Adam Architect
COMMENDATION
- Cawley Tree House by C4 Architects
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE (MULTIPLE HOUSING)
COMMENDATION
- Gibson & 7th by Williams Burton Leopardi
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
THE KEITH NEIGHBOUR AWARD
Base 64 by Williams Burton Leopardi. Photography by Christopher Morrison
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
- South Australian Drill Core Reference Library by Thomson Rossi
COMMENDATION
- Beresford Wines Cellar Door & Tasting Pavilion by Alexander Brown Architects
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
THE ROBERT DICKSON AWARD
Oggi by Studio-Gram. Photography by David Sievers
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
- UniSA Student Lounge by Phillips / Pilkington Architects
- Centre for Senior Learning, Pulteney Grammar School by Walter Brooke & Associates
COMMMENDATION
- Elders Head Office by JPE Design Studio
HERITAGE
THE DAVID SAUNDERS AWARD
Base 64 by Williams Burton Leopardi. Photography by Christopher Morrison
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
- Tonsley Main Assembly Building and Pods by Woods Bagot and Tridente Architects
COMMENDATIONS
- Torrens Island Quarantine Station by Habitable Places
- Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Pipe Organ Project by Grieve Gillett Andersen
SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE
THE MARJORIE SIMPSON AWARD
House on Mayfair by Grieve Gillett Anderson.. Photography by Sam Noonan
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
- 4 Structures at Henley Square by Troppo Architects and T.C.L
COMMENDATION
- Waterfall Gully Shelter and Toilet Block by Flightpath Architects
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Tonsley Main Assembly Building and Pods by Woods Bagot and Tridente Architects
- Tonsley by Oxigen by Award for Sustainable Architecture
ENDURING ARCHITECTURE (25 YEAR AWARD)
THE JACK CHEESMAN AWARD
South Australian Forensic Science Centre by SA Public Buildings Department, Government of South Australia. Photography by Michael Queale
SPECIAL PRIZES
COLORBOND AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
South Australian Drill Core Reference Library by Thomson Rossi
THE CITY OF ADELAIDE PRIZE
Pink Moon Saloon by Sans-Arc Studio
COMMENDATION
- Zoo SA Nature’s Playground by Phillips/Pilkington Architects and WAX Design
SIR JAMES IRWIN PRESIDENT’S MEDAL
Francesco Bonato LFRAIA by Tectvs
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EMERGING ARCHITECT PRIZE
Anthony Balsamo of Walter Brooke & Associates
