From a $1.4 billion hospital to a micro-house sitting on a 168sqm block, the diversity of the 2019 Australian Institute of Architects’ Western Australian Awards highlighted the exciting and ever-changing landscape of WA.
Reminiscing his time in architecture over the past 25 years ahead of last night’s Awards, Australian Institute of Architects WA Chapter president Peter Hobbs said that WA really is becoming its own city.
“If I was an architect practicing in Rome I would get to do some lovely little alterations on some 17th century building, but I’d never get the chance to build a bold new apartment building,” Peter said. “I think we’re very lucky as a profession in this state for the prospects that it presents.”
Guests of the 2019 WA Architecture Awards gathered at the award-winning Optus Stadium. Enjoying views across the river and back to the city, it provided the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved in architecture over the past year.
Described as a truly inspired creation by jurors, Perth Children’s Hospital was awarded the most esteemed accolade, the George Temple Poole Award. Designed as a joint venture between JCY Architects and Urban Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS, the project combines light, airy, colourful and playful spaces with beautiful art and views to the bush land of Kings Park.
“The design team have created a high quality, people-first environment that changes our perception of what a hospital can be… Medical equipment is diminished in scale through the skilled use of colour, which combined with a high level of art and functionality works to create an amazing ‘wonderland’ for children in need of specialist care,” the jury said.
It didn’t stop there for Perth Children’s Hospital, with the project also taking out The Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture, The Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture, and The Julius Elischer Award for Interior Architecture.
HASSELL’s Westin Hotel received The Ross Chisholm and Gil Nicol Award for Commercial Architecture, with jurors impressed with the establishment of a hospitality and retail precinct that acknowledges the heritage of the site and the connections and benefits it provides for patron and public enjoyment.
MORQ’s Cloister House took home The Marshall Clifton Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) for its unconventional response to increased suburban density.
Still only a few months into his first year as WA Chapter president, Peter says that while impressive and certainly deserving of recognition, the Awards do reflect just a tiny piece of what architects do throughout the state.
“Generally speaking, we have about 1200 architects here in Western Australia who are all charging along doing their very best on a vast array of projects,” he said. “There are so many projects like community halls and primary schools that are all fulfilling their functions, and I think it’s important that we also celebrate the baseline quality that architects provide.
What’s great about this young Chapter is that the people that are participating are in their 30’s and 40’s and are bringing plenty of energy to the industry.”
All Western Australian Named and Architecture Award winners will progress to the Australian Institute of Architects National Awards to be judged against the very best architectural works in the country.
2019 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS WA ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
GEORGE TEMPLE POOLE AWARD
Perth Children’s Hospital by JCY Architects and Urban Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece
Partnership with HKS Inc.
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
The Ross Chisholm and Gil Nicol Award for Commercial Architecture – Westin Hotel by HASSELL
Architecture Award – Premier Mill Hotel by spaceagency
Commendation – The WEB Business Hub by Whitehaus
Commendation – DFO Perth by Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick
EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
The Hillson Beasley Award for Educational Architecture – Skyplay: North Perth School of Early Learning by
Tom Godden Architects and Matthew Crawford Architects JV
Architecture Award – Hale Junior School by SITE Architecture Studio
Commendation – Kolbe Catholic College Refurbishment – New Learning Resource Centre and Staff Facilities by
EIW Architects
HERITAGE
The Margaret Pitt Morison Award for Heritage – Montgomery House by Montague Grant Architects
Architecture Award – Premier Mill Hotel by spaceagency
Commendation – Dumas House Conservation Works by Griffiths Architects
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
The Julius Elischer Award for Interior Architecture – Perth Children’s Hospital by JCY Architects and Urban
Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc.
Architecture Award – Premier Mill Hotel by spaceagency
Commendation – Little BIG House by Suzanne Hunt Architect
Commendation – Dollhouse 2.0 by Laura Chruscinski
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
The Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture – Perth Children’s Hospital by JCY Architects and Urban
Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc.
Architecture Award – Karratha Health Campus by HASSELL
Commendation – Yagan Square by Lyons in association with iredale pedersen hook and landscape architects
ASPECT Studios
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (Alterations and Additions)
The Peter Overman Award for Residential Architecture – [Alterations and Additions] – Forrest Street
Alterations & Additions by Philip Stejskal Architecture
Commendation – Broome Street Apartment by MDC Architects
Commendation – Chelmsford by vittinoAshe
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (New)
The Marshall Clifton Award for Residential Architecture – Houses [New] – CLOISTER HOUSE by MORQ
Architecture Award – Arthouse Swanbourne by Hartree + Associates Architects
Commendation – Dollhouse 2.0 by Laura Chruscinski
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (Multiple Housing)
The Harold Krantz Award for Residential Architecture – Houses [Multiple Housing] – CIRQUE on Kishorn
by MJA studio
Architecture Award – The Boulevard; Purpose Built Student Accomodation by MJA studio
Commendation – Liv Apartments by HASSELL
Commendation – Kilmarnock by Kerry Hill Architects
SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE
The Iwan Iwanoff Award for Small Project Architecture – North Fremantle – Beach Office by Braham
Architects
Commendation – Scarborough Arbors by Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
The Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture – Perth Children’s Hospital by JCY Architects and
Urban Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc.
Architecture Award – Capital Square by Cox Architecture
Architecture Award – Liv Apartments by HASSELL
Commendation – The Creamery, Bannister Downs Dairy by Bosske Architecture
Commendation – Punmu and Parnngurr Aboriginal Health Clinics by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
URBAN DESIGN
The John Septimus Roe Award for Urban Design – Yagan Square by Lyons in association with iredale
pedersen hook and landscape architects ASPECT Studios
Architecture Award – Koombana Bay Pedestrian Bridge by Gresley Abas
Commendation – The Lane Apartments by Peter Hobbs Architects
Commendation – Hibernian Place by HASSELL
RICHARD ROACH JEWELL FOR ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AWARD
QV1 Tower by Harry Seidler & Associates
COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
Colorbond® Award for Steel Architecture – Yagan Square by Lyons in association with iredale pedersen hook
and landscape architects ASPECT Studios
Commendation – Christ Church Grammar Preparatory School by With_Architecture Studio
MONDOLUCE LIGHTING AWARD
Mondoluce Lighting Award – QT Perth by Candalepas Associates
Commendation – Yagan Square by Lyons in association with iredale pedersen hook and landscape architects
ASPECT Studios
Commendation – Koombana Bay Pedestrian Bridge by Gresley Abas