The NSW Chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) have revealed the winners of the 2015 Awards for Excellence program.
A total of 16 awards were handed out by the UDIA to a variety of built environment projects ranging from large-scale retail and commercial buildings to high-density residential developments.
Some familiar projects were revealed among the field of winners including Park Lane and The Mark residences by Johnson Pilton Walker, Dominion Residences by GroupGSA, Wollongong Central Shopping Centre Expansion by HDR| Rice Daubney, Casba by Billard Leece Partnership, SJB Architects and BKH Interiors, and Eliza apartments by Tony Owen Partners.
Chief Judge of the program, Julie Bindon says this year’s winning projects took sustainability and innovation to levels never before seen and that her fellow judges were pleased to see industry pushing the boundaries in design and technology to make developments greener and more cost effective for the end buyer.
“We were delighted to see that innovative and sustainable work is not just confined to the Design and Innovation or Sustainable Development categories,” she explains.
“From master-planned estates to commercial buildings, and everything in between, environmental sustainability is embraced as the new norm.”
The winners will progress to the UDIA National Awards for Excellence, determined at the Institute’s National Congress in Adelaide early 2016.
Full list of winners:
RETAIL/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
East Village, Victoria Park by PAYCE Consolidated Limited (designed by Kochi Takada, Hassell and Turner)
URBAN RENEWAL
Dominion Residences by Cbus Property (designed by GroupGSA). Photography by Tyrone Branigan
CONCEPT DESIGN
Woolooware Bay Town Centre by Bluestone Capital Ventures No 1 and Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club (designed by Scott Carver)
MASTERPLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Discovery Point by Australand (designed by Bates Smart)
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Bingara Gorge by Lend Lease (designed by SJB Architects)
HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT
Park Lane and The Mark by Frasers Property Australia and Sekisui House Australia (designed by Johnson Pilton Walker). Photography by Brett Boardman
MEDIUM-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT
Casba by Cornerstone Property Group in collaboration with Billard Leece Partnership, SJB Architects and BKH Interiors. Photography by Brett Boardman
SENIORS' AGED CARE LIVING
CASS Residential Aged Care Facility by Calder Flower Architects
SENIORS' RETIREMENT LIVING
Closebourne Village by Lend Lease (designed with Antoniades Architects)
AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT
The Platform Apartments by City West Housing (designed by Architectus). Photography by Brett Boardman
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Discovery Point by Australand (designed by Bates Smart)
MARKETING (JOINT WINNERS)
The Moreton by Mirvac
Cleveland & Co by Cornerstone Property Group in collaboration with Hoyne
DESIGN AND INNOVATION
Eliza by Ceerose (designed by Tony Owen Partners)
GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Thornton by UrbanGrowth NSW and Penrith City Council
NSW REGIONS AND ACT
Wollongong Central Shopping Centre Expansion by The GPT Group (designed by HDR|Rice Daubney)
