Winners have been announced for the Building Designers Associations’ 2008 National Design Awards. A family home on the beachfront won the Design Excellence Award. Dane Richardson, principal of Dane Design Australia, designed the family residence in Dunsborough, Western Australia. The home consists of three levels within a modern, geometrical building shape and incorporates a contemporary beach-house theme. The designer used timber columns to define the home and ensure privacy.

Other winners include:

residential buildings up to 250 sqm: Chris Vandyke, the Bedarra Island residence. The open, pavilion style home incorporates rustic influences within a design appropriate for tropical Queensland living
residential buildings 251 sqm to 350 sqm: Dane Design Australia, the Richardson residence
residential buildings 351 sqm to 450 sqm: Dane Richardson and Dane Design Australia, Steinepreis Residence
residential buildings over 450 sqm: Stephen Kidd of Kidd+Co, Iluka
residential alterations and additions less than $175,000: Kidd+Co Designers, Casey/Scholer Project at Noosa Heads. The design addressed an issue with regards to access due to a steeply sloping driveway leading to the formal entry of the home. The outcome was a garage with an integrated façade, allowing for a safe entry and exit, as well as creating more living space within the home
residential alterations and additions more than $175,000: Richard Malcolm of Design Studio 22, Taylor Made Resort
small lot housing: Jason Saunders of Arc seven — 1, Martin Residence
low-density multi-residential: Jaye Irving from Barefoot Sustainable Design, Elandra
multi-residential over six dwellings: Martin Morrow-Woods from Concept 2 Completion Designs, Tree Tops at Tarragindi
multi-residential, medium or high-rise: Allan Johnson of Johnson Design Service, the Bay Renaissance Apartment Building in Burnie, Tasmania
commercial building: Domenico Fimmano of Fimmano Design Studios, De la France Café in Liverpool, NSW
public building and special projects: Paul Meschiati and Associates, Beaches of Broome Resort

The award for Environmentally Sustainable and Energy Efficient Design was won by Mike Cleaver of Clever Design for Eco Castle, a home in Tasmania. The Castle Forbes Bay house is situated on the fringe of Tasmania’s southern forests with southern views to the Huon River and Castle Forbes Bay. It was designed to be completely autonomous and self sustainable, while complementing its rural bush setting.

Architecture & Design Team

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