Themes of adaptive reuse and sustainability featured highly in the eighth edition of the ArchiTeam Awards, a program conceived to reward Victoria’s smaller architecture practices.

Announced 25 November at the No Vacancy Gallery, QV Centre, the 2015 ArchiTeam Awards saw seven small, medium and emerging practices take home category prizes on the night, handpicked by an esteemed jury and from a record number of entries.

The award recipients represent a mixture of commercial, residential, sustainability and community projects but common themes among the projects include recycled building materials, paired back interiors and prefabrication techniques.

Commenting on the quality of the projects, ArchiTeam Awards Director, Zoe Geyer says the calibre of this year’s 83 entries was unparalleled.

“2015 marks an exciting year for the ArchiTeam awards, the projects we have seen this year are a testament to the success of boutique architecture practices and the significant growth experienced in this sector as clients start to really recognise the immense value in engaging smaller or independent practices,” she explains.

Judging the entries this year were Founding Director of Breathe Architecture, Jeremy McLeod, Director of Kennedy Nolan, Rachel Nolan and Director of HAW, Stuart Harrison.

Full list of award winners:

ARCHITEAM AWARD/RESIDENTIAL (NEW) AWARD

Ari Apartments by OLA Studio

Photography by Paul Carland

COMMENDATION

Bridge House by Delia Teschendorff

SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

NGV Art Fair by Fold Theory

Photography by Sean Fennessy

COMMENDATIONS

Active Travel Zone at The Alfred by Robert Nichol & Sons
Wohnen Morgen by Steffen Welsch

COMMUNITY AWARD

Church St Johns by Tessellate

Photography by Tatjana Plitt

COMMENDATIONS

Active Travel Zone at The Alfred by Robert Nichol & Sons
NGV Art Fair by Fold Theory

COMMERCIAL AWARD

Harry Hall – Restaurant and Wine Bar by Davidov Partners Architects

Image: supplied

COMMENDATIONS

Birkenstock HQ by Melbourne Design Studios
Astra Lodge by Grant Amon Architects

UNBUILT AWARD

Power Street Loop Competition / Kata Tjunta Freeway Ecological System byThis evocative

COMMENDATIONS

Melville Road, Brunswick West by Designpractice Architects
Fitzroy II by Claire Scorpo Architects

RESIDENTIAL (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS) AWARDS (JOINT WINNERS)

Thornbury by Claire Scorpo Architects

Photography by Jasmine Fisher

The Portal by Architecture Architecture

Photography by Tom Ross

COMMENDATIONS

Theresa St Residence by Sonelo Design Studio
Brunswick Residence by Project 12 Architecture
Fitzroy I by Caire Scorpo Architects

Nathan Johnson

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