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The 20th Building Designers Association of Victoria (BDAV) Building Design Awards were held on Saturday, 25 July and celebrated a big year for building designers in the state of Victoria.

The Awards showcased creativity and excellence across a wide range of categories including; residential design, interior design, heritage conservation, energy efficient design and non-residential design.

Warrnambool building designer outfit, Designers By Nature took out the program’s top prize, The Building Design of the Year, for their ‘Coastal Exposure’ project. The weathered timberclad residence that sits atop a Port Fairy sand dune obviously impressed the judges and also took out the Residential Design: New Houses $500k-$1m category.

A number of new categories were also introduced to the BDAV Awards program in 2015, including ‘Residential Design – Best Small Lot’ and ‘Best Unbuilt Design’. The People’s Choice Award was won by Prahran based Hemingway Building Design for their residential design entitled ‘The Phoenix Project.’

BDAV President Alastair McDonald says the Building Design Awards is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the breadth of knowledge and creativity of the state’s top building design professionals.

“Entries this year were once again of the highest quality and the judging panel were extremely impressed by innovation and creative thinking invested in each individual project,” McDonald notes.

“It once again proves why Victorian building designers are leaders in creating exceptional designs, and are worthy of consideration by anyone looking to build or renovate their home or commercial projects.

A selection of winning projects will now be shortlisted for the National Building Design Awards in October 2015.

BUILDING DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2015
Coastal Exposure by Designers By Nature. Image: Designers by Nature.

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: NEW HOUSES UP TO $300K
Trentham Project by Beaumont Concepts. Image: Beaumont Concepts.

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: NEW HOUSES $300K-500K
Silverleaves Project Beaumont Concepts. Image: Beaumont Concepts.

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: NEW HOUSES $500K-$1M
Coastal Exposure by Designers By Nature. Image: Designers by Nature.

COMMENDATION
Trentham House - 700 haus by Glow Design Group. Photography by Peter Clarke.

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: NEW HOUSES OVER $1M
Tarakan by Rachcoff Vella Architecture. Image: BDAV

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: NEW HOUSES - BEST SMALL LOT DESIGN
Urban Oasis Townhouse by Peter Searle Design. Image: BDAV

WINNER – MULTI RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
Preston Townhouses by Taylor Reynolds. Photography by Patrick Reynolds.

COMMENDATION
The Greenwood

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS UP TO $200K
Convertible Courtyards House by Christopher Megowan Design. Photography by Nils Koenning

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS $200K-$500K
Heritage Re-Invention by EME Design. Image: EME.

WINNER – RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS OVER $500K
Anderson Residence by EME Design. Image: EME.

WINNER – NON-RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: ALTERATIONS/ADDITIONS
Koala Childcare and Early Learning Centre by Form & Function Building Design. Image: Phinc.

WINNER – BEST DESIGN OF A SPECIAL PROJECT
Richmond Icon – Dimmeys by Armsby Architects. Image: BDAV

WINNER – PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
The Phoenix Project by Hemingway Building Design. Image: BDAV

WINNER – INTERIOR DESIGN: RESIDENTIAL
Heritage Re-Invention by EME Design. Image: EME.

COMMENDATION
Preston Townhouses by Taylor Reynolds

WINNER – INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-RESIDENTIAL
LK Group by Studio Mint. Image: Studio Mint

WINNER – HERITAGE CONSERVATION PROJECT: RESIDENTIAL
Richmond Icon – Dimmeys by Armsby Architects

WINNER – BEST ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN: RESIDENTIAL
Green & Gold House by Positive Footprints. Photography by Simon Black

WINNER – BEST ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Trentham House - 700 haus by Glow Design Group

WINNER – 10-STAR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CHALLENGE
Arc by Maxa Design

WINNER – BEST UNBUILT PROJECT: RESIDENTIAL
Beach House Sorrento by Melbourne Design Studios

WINNER – MOST INNOVATIVE BATHROOM DESIGN
The Malvern Project by Royston Wilson Design

WINNER – MOST INNOVATIVE KITCHEN DESIGN
Blackburn Residence by Studio Mint

WINNER – EXCELLENCE IN USE OF STEEL
Glen Iris Residence by Maxa Design

WINNER– EXCELLENCE IN USE OF GLASS
Coastal Exposure by Designers By Nature

WINNER – EXCELLENCE IN USE OF BRICK
Green & Gold House by Positive Footprints

JOINT WINNERS – EXCELLENCE IN USE OF TIMBER
Heritage Re-Invention & Anderson Residence by EME Design

WINNER – MOST INNOVATIVE SMALL WORKS PROJECT
Convertible Courtyards House (Retractable Roof) by Christopher Megowan Design

WINNER – BEST RESPONSE TO A DESIGN BRIEF BY A STUDENT
Phalhong Mao of RMIT University, School of Design TAFE

WINNER – BEST DIGITAL PRESENTATION BY A STUDENT
Jeremy Yun Li of Box Hill Institute

COMMENDATION
Christophe Rousselin of Chisholm Institute

WINNER – DRAFTING EXCELLENCE BY A STUDENT
Melinda Sanz of Melbourne Polytechnic

WINNER – BRIAN MORISON AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT 2015
Cameron Shelton of Box Hill Institute

Nathan Johnson

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