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THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS THANKS THE PARTNERS
                                                                                                                 AND SUPPORTERS OF THE 2021 NEWCASTLE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS.

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    CONTENTS                                      04   MESSAGES AND 2021 JURY     26   HERITAGE
                                                  06   NEWCASTLE ARCHITECTURE     28   PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
                                                        MEDAL
                                                                                   32   INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
    NEWCASTLE                                     08   EDUCATIONAL
                                                                                   34   SUSTAINABLE
    ARCHITECTURE                                        ARCHITECTURE
                                                                                        ARCHITECTURE
                                                                                                                 NATIONAL INSURANCE PARTNER
    AWARDS                                        10   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE
    2021                                                – HOUSES NEW
                                                                                   36   COLORBOND® AWARD
                                                                                        FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
                                                  16    RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE
                                                                                   38   2021 NEWCASTLE
                                                        – HOUSES ALTERATIONS
                                                                                        ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
                                                        AND ADDITIONS                                            NATIONAL MEDIA PARTNER
                                                                                        – ALL ENTRIES
                                                  22    RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE
                                                        – MULTIPLE HOUSING
COVER IMAGE
CLAUDIE’S HOUSE | SDA | PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSH HOGAN

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FROM THE NEWCASTLE DIVISION CO-CHAIR OF THE NSW REGIONAL COMMITTEE                                   FROM THE JURY CHAIR                                                                                                    JURY 2021

                                                                                                                                                    continue to support great design and             being one, producing a small but
                                                                                                                                                    foster  opportunity  for    continuous           superbgem of a house on a beautiful,
                                                                                                                                                    improvement      of      our      built          but highly constrained, bush site.
                                                                                                                                                    environment.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Philip Pollard FRAIA
                                                                                                                                                    Having reflected upon the award                  Jury Chair
                                                                                                                                                    recognitions, there are two emerging
                                                                                                                                                    themes that arise this year. Firstly, there is
                                                                                                                                                    the commendable work being done by
                                                                                                                                                    local government in commissioning
                                                                                                                                                    outstanding architecture. Maitland City
                                                                                                                                                    Council followed up on the remarkable
PHOEBE GLANVILLE                                                                                     PHILIP POLLARD
                                                                                                                                                    River Walk project, which earned CHROFI
ALLEANZA ARCHITECTURE                                                                                AMENITY URBAN & NATURAL
                                                                                                     ENVIRONMENTS                                   the 2019 Sulman Award for Public
                                                                                                                                                    Architecture, with another fine public
                                                                                                                                                    building designed in-house with input
The Newcastle Architecture Awards program             This is an exciting time for the future of
                                                                                                     The     Newcastle    Architecture  Awards      from Studio Dot, the Maitland District
is an opportunity to acknowledge and award            Architecture in the region.
                                                                                                     program this year has again demonstrated       Athletics Facility. At a more modest scale,
architecture outside of capital cities. It is vital
                                                      The Newcastle Division of the Institute        the fine calibre of architecture being         the City of Newcastle commissioned EJE           JO BASTIAN
to the region’s growth and development that                                                          produced in the Newcastle region,              Architecture     to     produce     excellent    ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE
                                                      would like to extend our congratulations
we demonstrate a strong culture of diverse                                                           including the Hunter and Central Coast.        adaptive reuse of the former Civic Station
                                                      the recipient of the prestigious Newcastle
and outstanding architecture in the region.                                                          The jury visited some 30 projects,
                                                      Architecture Medal, lahznimmo architects,      spanning nine categories, in a period of       by way of an innovative new Visitor
The program promotes architects and                   for its outstanding project House at Pretty    just two days. Without exception, each         Information Centre located within the
architecture throughout Newcastle and the             Beach.                                         project entered in the award, evinced a        heritage building.
Central Coast region. It provides a platform                                                         high level of professional skill and
                                                      These awards are an opportunity to celebrate   application, of which the authors could be     The second theme emerged from
for public and peer recognition of the                                                               justly proud.                                  the relationship between architects and
                                                      the hard work achieved throughout what
outstanding and innovative works ranging                                                                                                            clients in collaboratively evolving a
                                                      has been a very challenging year. On           The majority of the members of
from small to large scale projects.                                                                                                                 design brief – in some instances
                                                      behalf of the Newcastle Division and the       the      Newcastle   jury    had     served
I would like to personally thank and                  NSW Regional Committee, I would like to        previously on state juries, and while it was   resulting in a simpler project           that
acknowledge this year’s jury members for              congratulate all the entrants and winners.     recognised that regional budgets are           conserved       resources     and      saved
                                                                                                     rarely as generous as those in capital         costs     while    delivering   a    building
volunteering their time to attend all the                                                            cities, the same demanding standards of
entrant’s projects over an intense few days           Phoebe Glanville                                                                              beyond client expectations. The results          PAULO MACCHIA
                                                                                                     excellence were expected for awarded
                                                                                                                                                    of such collaborations and a team                GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT NSW
of site visits. These visits provide a valuable       Alleanza Architecture                          projects in this region, as are expected
                                                                                                     from state entrants.                           approach are evident in projects
opportunity for both clients and architects
                                                                                                                                                    including the Port Stephens HealthOne
to present directly to the jurors in the                                                             The City of Newcastle is thought to
                                                                                                                                                    facility and the Wangi Waterfront House
context of the buildings themselves.                                                                 have the longest serving design review
                                                                                                                                                    by      SHAC,     the     Lambton      House
This year there was a total of 40 submissions                                                        panel in NSW, which was a reference
                                                                                                                                                    alterations and Valencia St House by
                                                                                                     point      for    subsequent       design
across the different entry categories, an                                                                                                           Curious Practice, and the exquisite
                                                                                                     excellence panels, including SEPP65
increase on 2020 entries. This is encouraging                                                                                                       Fronte Oceano interior architecture by
                                                                                                     and the State Design Review Panel. The
given the year that we all have experienced.                                                                                                        Anthony St John Parsons. This year’s
                                                                                                     role of design excellence advisory panels,
                                                                                                                                                    Newcastle Architecture Medal recipient
Currently Newcastle City is undergoing                                                               and the ongoing recent work of the
                                                                                                                                                    is lahznimmo architects’ House at Pretty
a significant revitalisation, spurred on by                                                          Government       Architect     NSW      in
                                                                                                                                                    Beach, rounding out the second theme,
population growth and an appealing lifestyle.                                                        establishing     a      framework     and
                                                                                                                                                    with architects and clients in this instance
                                                                                                     references for design excellence                                                                SUSANNE PINI
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NEWCASTLE ARCHITECTURE MEDAL   Formerly part of the steep bush site on            The design had a long gestation over seven
                               Bouddi Peninsula upon which photographer           years and resulted in a remarkable gem of
                               David Moore built his seminal early 1970s          a building, executed with great restraint and
                               Lobster Beach house, designed by Ian               possessing a simple, enduring beauty. The
                               McKay, the site of this remarkable new house       site and its sensitive flora and fauna were
                               sat vacant for several decades –largely due        respected throughout the process, with
HOUSE AT PRETTY                to its many challenging constraints. Steep         minimal disturbance and careful tending
BEACH                          with rocky outcrops and an endangered              to counter the necessary interventions for
                               spotted gum forest, home to a vulnerable           construction. The limited palette of materials
LAHZNIMMO ARCHITECTS           species of froglet, and within a bushfire          consisted of off-form concrete – including
                               zone, the beautiful but rugged site threw          for the roof – infill glazed brickwork, slender
                               down a set of remarkable challenges.               steel columns, fire resistant glazing, and
                                                                                  a limited use of some softening elements,
                               Intended as a weekend getaway for the
                                                                                  including colour and interior timber.
                               architects’ extended family, and with a
                               longer term intent to potentially serve as a       The project reminds us that good
                               house to retire to, the brief was for simplicity   architecture embraces its site and works
                               and durability. Other requirements included        with it, that beauty and ruggedness are
                               easy, level access on the one in three slope,      not mutually exclusive, and that simplicity
PHOTOGRAPHY
BRETT BOARDMAN                 and an ability to withstand bushfire.              is something worth striving for.
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COMMENDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL
ARCHITECTURE

THE BIG TREE HOUSE
CURIOUS PRACTICE

Behind an unassuming industrial building
facade Curious Practice have repurposed
a former printing factory into light-filled
preschool learning space.
Containing all of the program within the
existing building footprint allowed the
capping of significant contamination and
the most efficient use of the existing building
fabric.
The planning strategy creates a central all-
weather courtyard for outdoor play, while
facilitating the direct supervision of the
children from the administration and indoor
learning spaces.
The project demonstrates a commitment
to an honest reading of materials and
disciplined balance of invention and thrift.

PHOTOGRAPHY
CURIOUS PRACTICE

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AWARD FOR RESIDENTIAL       On a site so fraught with challenges only          the building weaves around large natural
ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES NEW   an architect could tackle the project sits         sandstone boulders. There is a strong intent
                            a modestly scaled house nestled into a             by the architects to honour the setting of
                            forest of spotted gums. On arrival, the            the house, with each room orientated to look
                            house is barely visible due the careful            out to the canopy of the spotted gums to the
                            selection of materials and elevation above         water beyond. The importance of the natural
HOUSE AT PRETTY             the street level. A meandering bush path
                            leads the visitor up to a beach house
                                                                               environment is once again evident in the
                                                                               prioritisation of external spaces over internal.
BEACH                       which is unlike most. Due to a steep site,         A large breezeway separates sleeping from
                            bushfire zoning and natural environment,           living spaces and, responding in its design
LAHZNIMMO ARCHITECTS        the building had a unique and difficult set        to the gradient of the site, is connected to
                            of challenges to overcome. The use of              both the hillside and tree canopy.
                            materials, while informed by fire regulations,
                            are appropriate, yet unexpected for a beach
                            house. All horizontal structure is made entirely
                            from concrete, including the roof which folds
                            up towards the crest of the hill behind.
                            The building has been sited along the contours
PHOTOGRAPHY
BRETT BOARDMAN              to minimise excavation, and the planning of
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COMMENDATION FOR RESIDENTIAL   Wangi Waterfont House is located in             and its environment intimately, and who, as
ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES NEW      an idyllic setting on the shores of Lake        owner builders, achieved an outstanding
                               Macquarie in the sleepy small township          build quality in this family home that will
                               of Wangi Wangi that renowned painter            weather gracefully over time.
                               William Dobell called home. The site,
                               though located in the village, has only one
WANGI WATERFRONT               neighbour, located to its western side,
                               and its surrounding setting is dominated
HOUSE                          by a majestic grove of angophora trees and
                               the waterfront. Formed by a group of four
SHAC                           connected pavilions, the house seamlessly
                               blends the casual, laidback character
                               of Wangi Wangi with a comfortable,
                               sophisticated home for a young family.
                               What appears initially to be a very simple,
                               pared back design approach reveals on
                               closer examination a deep dialogue that
                               has gone on between the architect and
PHOTOGRAPHY
ALEXANDER MCINTYRE             the clients – keen sailors who knew this site
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COMMENDATION FOR RESIDENTIAL   Lambton house is surprising; its apparent
ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES NEW      muscular robustness from the street, cool
                               CFC cladding, gravel, galvanized metal
                               and chain wire fencing set expectations.
                               However, these immediately yield to a series
                               of spaces warm and inviting that continually
LAMBTON HOUSE                  look out from themselves, expanding the
                               apparent small footprint of the house –
CURIOUS PRACTICE               sustainability in action. The Lambton house
                               is a great exemplar of how to do more with
                               less; an aspect that this practice seems to
                               have mastered deftly.

PHOTOGRAPHY
KATHERINE LU

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AWARD FOR RESIDENTIAL         Valencia Street is a succinct example of one   The apparent gentleness here is surprising
ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES         of the most noble roles of the architect:      with the architectural moves becoming
(ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)   that of the confidant, understanding so        entirely natural. There’s an easiness here
                              well how a client wants to live that what is   that’s hard to pinpoint; this is a work of
                              created is less rather than more. Even more    enormous care for the client that is so
                              impressive is that this level of judgement     rarely seen.
                              comes from a relatively young firm.
VALENCIA STREET               Architecturally the temptation to do more
                              here is enormous – an unlovely existing
CURIOUS PRACTICE              street elevation would have been too much
                              to ignore for most firms but surprisingly
                              it heightens all the more the deft incisions
                              into the existing house which lie beyond.
                              These incisions are a surgical and strategic
                              rearrangement which, while adding no
                              further area, transforms the house into
                              a lovely, livable series of spaces that are
                              entirely unexpected from the street.
PHOTOGRAPHY
KATHERINE LU

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COMMENDATION FOR RESIDENTIAL   Uniquely sited on a headland, the extension
ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES          does not crave the attention of the ocean,
(ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)    focusing rather on the immediate bushland
                               surrounds. A clever insertion of a new wing
                               separate to the existing bedrooms takes
                               advantage of a relatively level clearing and
                               addresses the public areas of the house to
CLIFF COTTAGE                  the public reserve adjacent.
                               The materials are humble and considered,
DIANNA THOMAS ARCHITECT        enhancing the relaxed and unfussy nature
                               of the building. Clear decisions have
                               been made which show the commitment
                               of the architect in providing a wonderful,
                               comfortable home for its owners.

PHOTOGRAPHY
BRIGID ARNOTT

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COMMENDATION FOR RESIDENTIAL   In acknowledging the original home, the       These interconnected new living spaces
ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES          extension to Hatherly House externally        are deliberately compact, but have a
(ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)    mimics the volume of the existing             carefully planned, inbuilt flexibility. This
                               weatherboard cottage but expresses the        allows for a range of activities to occur
                               form in modern materials. The addition        within easy proximity to each other, or for
                               contrasts the existing building spatially,    the opening up of more expansive spaces
                               creating a series of partially enclosed,      for entertaining. The result is a delightful
HATHERLY HOUSE                 adjustable courtyard spaces that give         home that can readily adapt to the changing
                               abundant light and cross ventilation to the   needs of a family.
SDA                            adjacent new living spaces, and provides
                               range of open air spaces for different
                               activities and weather conditions.
                               A new entrance to this corner house is
                               relocated to the long side street frontage
                               and provides a delineation between private
                               bedroom spaces and new living spaces.

PHOTOGRAPHY
JESSICA LINDSAY

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AWARD FOR RESIDENTIAL             Lume is an apt term to think of here,             the building mediates. The curve of the
ARCHITECTURE – MULTIPLE HOUSING   especially relative to the project’s built        coastline is another obvious reference
                                  context. It provides a welcome and playful        echoed in elements of the facade, imbuing
                                  relief to the often lacklustre built form         Lume with a finer granularity than one might
                                  in the precinct, especially within the            expect from a built form which occupies
                                  residential typology. Especially welcome          such a length of the newly emerging
LUME                              are the midblock connections which allow
                                  permeability from the town to the water.
                                                                                    waterfront. The result is a well-crafted piece
                                                                                    of contextual architecture.
SJB                               The architecture here responds in kind
                                  with an invitation to pedestrians to connect
                                  through a series of overt fluted gestures
                                  simultaneously pinching and expanding the
                                  framed views.
                                  Lume’s craft begins with the use of familiar
                                  materiality, humanistic in its selection bricks
                                  both glazed and unglazed, undoubtedly a
                                  nod to the material ‘bedrock’ of the town.
                                  Colour provides an easily decoded message
PHOTOGRAPHY
BRETT BOARDMAN                    of the earth and the water between which
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COMMENDATION FOR RESIDENTIAL
ARCHITECTURE – MULTIPLE HOUSING

ALMA RESIDENCES
CKDS ARCHITECTURE

In the heart of New Lambton, CKDS has
created an apartment building that responds
to its contextual conditions and positively
contributes to the future local character.
The complex is entered through a communal
courtyard garden and within the building
all common areas are day lit and naturally
ventilated. The planning strategy orients the
majority of apartments to the north east,
providing high levels of solar access.
The material palette of concrete, brick and
powder-coated metal components are
carefully composed to achieve a considered
aesthetic.

PHOTOGRAPHY
M MCKEAN

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AWARD FOR HERITAGE   This adaptive reuse of the former Civic          and Terras Landscape Architects were             the reception desk and for retail display
                     Station building forms a part of the             commissioned to document its surrounds.          of locally produced items, which has
                     HCCDC Museum Place area connecting               Although the station building did not            proven popular. A map of the city has been
                     Hunter Street and Wheeler Place to the           necessarily break new ground architecturally     reproduced at large scale on the floor of
                     harbour foreshore. The heavy rail line was       at the time of its construction (1937), it       the space, and the ceiling above and its
                     closed in 2014, and the Civic station at         is considered worthy of retention as it is       attractive lighting installation reflect the
NEWCASTLE VISITOR    that time became redundant. The decision         a good example of inter-war generic              corresponding contours of the area.
INFORMATION CENTRE   to retain the building and the landscape         domestic architecture in a railway setting. It
                                                                                                                       Acknowledgement of collaborators - The
                     interpretation of the former heavy rail line     also has particular significance in terms of
EJE ARCHITECTURE     informs a European heritage interpretation       its social heritage.                             initial “cold-shell” architectural design of
                     of the area and gives meaning to it.                                                              the Civic Station building (for an unknown
                                                                      The brief for the VIC evolved to facilitate      use) was undertaken by Tonkin Zulaikha
                     The initial cold-shell architectural design of   a new, more modern approach to the
                                                                                                                       Greer, with landscape DA design by JMD.
                     the Civic Station building (for an unknown       service, which was arrived at via an ongoing
                     use) was undertaken by Tonkin Zulaikha           consultative process with the VIC staff.
                     Greer, with landscape DA design by JMD.          The design for the adaptive reuse of the
                     EJE Architecture was subsequently engaged        building to houe the VIC has incorporated
                     by the City of Newcastle to design the           much of the original heritage joinery,
                     Visitor Information Centre (VIC) that            which was reinstated in situ. This was
PHOTOGRAPHY
NATHAN DAWES         occupies the former Civic Station building       complemented by new custom joinery for
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AWARD FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE   Maitland is a city with a proud reputation    facility, and forms the second stage            which addresses the car park and entry,
                                for its stock of remarkable heritage          of a three stage recreational precinct          is a subtle reminder of the heritage
                                buildings, dating back to the colonial days   masterplan, located just off Maitland’s         structures nearby, and of the Hunter River’s
                                of the 1840s. The Hunter River has been       high street. The building builds upon           remarkable history.
                                instrumental in the shaping the township,     the materials incorporated in the earlier
                                supporting a shipping hub, underpinning       sportsground facility, further refines its
MAITLAND REGIONAL               wealth from agriculture and also dealing      structural approach, and introduces a range
ATHLETICS COMPLEX               heartbreak with severe flooding, including    of flexible uses for the facility. The multi-
                                the disasterous 1955 flood.                   function enclosed space which overlooks
MAITLAND CITY COUNCIL           The Maitland Athletics Complex carries        the field is beautifully detailed while
ARCHITECTS WITH STUDIO DOT      forward what is emerging as a modern          remaining a robust, comfortable space that
                                reembracing of excellent public buildings,    invites a broad range of community uses.
                                building upon Paul Berkemeier’s fine
                                                                              The orientation of the track was determined
                                addition to Maitland Art Gallery and
                                CHROFI’s delightful River Walk – the 2019     to meet IAAF standards, which prompted
                                recipient of the Sulman Award for Public      a well considered set of spatial responses
                                Architecture.                                 from the architects that protect the facility
                                                                              users from the elements while creating
                                The Athletics Complex serves as a             interesting and defensible spaces. Detailing
PHOTOGRAPHY                     competition standard regional athletics
MURRAY WOOD                                                                   in the brickwork of the amenities building,
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COMMENDATION FOR PUBLIC   Sitting on the edge of a low density            Clear planning allows occupants to easily
ARCHITECTURE              residential neighbourhood at Shoal Bay,         navigate the series of smaller rooms within,
                          Port Stephens HealthOne is considered           and a readily adapted structure provides
                          in its approach to delicately expand            clear spans internally to allow the building
                          the facility and respect the scale of the       to be simply modified as necessary, as the
                          surrounding development. The building           needs of the community evolve.
PORT STEPHENS             manipulates the roof line to step the volume
                          of the building down to a residential scale.
HEALTHONE                 Considerable thought is evident in the
                          selection of materials, wayfinding, and the
SHAC                      creation of a series of spaces that are at
                          once welcoming and reassuring to visitors
                          and patients. The robust exterior detailing
                          and material palette of face brick and
                          Colorbond® cladding is both sympathetic
                          to the surrounding environment and
                          cleverly incorporates the existing wing while
                          avoiding unnecessary expensive changes
PHOTOGRAPHY               to it.
ALEXANDER MCINTYRE

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AWARD FOR INTERIOR
ARCHITECTURE

FRONTE OCEANO
ANTHONY ST JOHN PARSONS

The interior architecture of Fronte Oceano at
Newcastle East is the result of a fascinating
collaboration between the architect and his
clients, both highly respected visual artists.
The house, a small terrace approaching
150 years in age, is the artists’ family home,
shared with their two young children and
family pets.
A small brass plaque facing the street
next to the front door, a work of one
of the artists, reads 'Be generous with
your heart’. This could have been the
brief that informs the transformation of
the house’s interior. Though small in
area, each volume is at once treasured
                                                  PHOTOGRAPHY
and exploited – creating a simultaneous           KIEN SITU
sense      of     shelter     and    adventure.
Light     is    treated     as    a    precious
commodity         –    carefully    introduced
and meaningfully orchestrated within
the     intricate volumes. Artworks cover
almost every surface, including a large
ceiling mural in the front living room – a
nod to John Olsen’s earlier practice.
Bespoke elements beautifully crafted in
fine materials including bronze             and
Italian      glass      tiles     are     used
meaningfully but without any preciousness.
The result is a welcoming, robustly
functional and highly unique family home
that well and truly delivers on the
promise made at its front door.

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COMMENDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE   The architect practice behind this small         hearth tiles were meaningfully utilised, and
ARCHITECTURE                   project listened carefully to the requirements   they assist in retaining the character of the
                               of the client, who had initially concluded the   original cottage.
                               inadequacies of the existing cottage would
                                                                                Natural light and ventilation were carefully
                               be best resolved by a new extension to
                                                                                orchestrated to provide a variety of pleasant
                               its rear. Rather than jump to adopting this
                                                                                spaces that seldom require any additional
VALENCIA STREET                obvious response, which would have left
                               the existing section of the dwelling with
                                                                                heating or cooling.

CURIOUS PRACTICE               its spatial and functional shortfalls and        The client’s perspective reveals a level of
                               would have involved considerably more            delight with the completed home that is
                               materials, embodied energy and expense,          nothing short of transformational.
                               the architects suggested a different, more
                               considered strategy.
                               The resulting changes to the building, all
                               effected within the existing footprint, have
                               transformed the dwelling and have met
                               every aspect of the client’s needs. Salvaged
                               elements, including original bricks, roof
PHOTOGRAPHY
KATHERINE LU                   sheeting and decorative elements such as
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COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL   The project utilises steel to navigate fire,   The secondary forms of the entryway
ARCHITECTURE                 termite and flood considerations while         and pergolas are exposed steel framed
                             avoiding heroic or intuitional gestures to     structures that successfully extend the
                             comfortably locate an expanded frontline       civic language to a pedestrian scale and
                             health service within in established           emphasise vertical lines that relate to the
                             residential context.                           neighbouring bushland.
PORT STEPHENS                The gable roofed pavilions establish a         SHAC’s clear thinking is evident in the
HEALTHONE                    relationship with the existing facility and    project and their use of steel has ensured
                             identify as a civic building while housing     that health centre will have a legible identity
SHAC                         clear span steel structures that will enable   within the community that will endure over
                             future adaptability as the requirements        time.
                             of the health service change over time.
                             Clad in Colourbond ® Ultra, the forms have
                             a scale and texture that align with Tomaree
                             coastal environment and are complemented
                             with considered guttering and downpipes
                             that avoid unnecessary complexity.
PHOTOGRAPHY
ALEXANDER MCINTYRE

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2021 NEWCASTLE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS – ALL ENTRIES

MAITLAND REGIONAL ATHLETICS COMPLEX       PORT STEPHENS HEALTHONE                   THE MUTUAL BANK HEAD OFFICE WORKPLACE              RSL LIFECARE BIRDWOOD PARK             THE MUTUAL BANK HEAD OFFICE WORKPLACE   WHIDDON REDHEAD
MAITLAND CITY COUNCIL WITH STUDIO DOT     SHAC                                      DWP - DESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP                 EJE ARCHITECTURE                       DWP - DESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP      DWP - DESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP
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COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE   COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE   COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE                            INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE                  INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE                   INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

SPCC CESSNOCK                             THE BIG TREE HOUSE                        ST NICHOLAS EARLY EDUCATION – GILLIESTON HEIGHTS   NEWCASTLE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE   FRONTE OCEANO                           CRYSALIS
SHAC                                      CURIOUS PRACTICE                          QUINN O’HANLON ARCHITECTS PTY LTD                  EJE ARCHITECTURE                       ANTHONY ST JOHN PARSONS                 SDA
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE                  EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE                  EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE                           INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE                  INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE                   INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

NEWCASTLE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE      MINUMBAH                                  FEDERAL LAW COURTS - NEWCASTLE NSW                 GILLIESTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HUB       WHIDDON REDHEAD                         PORT STEPHENS KOALA SANCTUARY AND
EJE ARCHITECTURE                          JODIE DIXON ARCHITECT                     GHDWOODHEAD                                        WEBBER ARCHITECTS                      DESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP (DWP)      TOURISM CENTRE | BKA ARCHITECTURE
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HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE                     HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE                     INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE                              PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE                    PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE                     PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE

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MAITLAND REGIONAL ATHLETICS COMPLEX       PORT STEPHENS HEALTHONE                   CLAUDIE’S HOUSE                           MINUMBAH                                      CRESCENT RD HOUSE                             HATHERLY HOUSE
MAITLAND CITY COUNCIL WITH STUDIO DOT     SHAC                                      SDA                                       JODIE DIXON ARCHITECT                         JODIE DIXON ARCHITECT                         SDA
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PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE                       PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE                       RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES             RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES             RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES
                                                                                                                              (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)                   (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)                   (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)

WANGI WATERFRONT HOUSE                    MINIMA                                    LAMBTON HOUSE                             VALENCIA STREET                               CLIFF COTTAGE                                 LUME
SHAC                                      TRIAS                                     CURIOUS PRACTICE                          CURIOUS PRACTICE                              DIANNA THOMAS ARCHITECT                       SJB
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RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES             RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES             RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - MULTIPLE HOUSING
                                                                                                                              (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)                   (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)

HOUSE AT PRETTY BEACH                     WARATAH SECONDARY HOUSE                   TWENTY FIVE VIEW                          RSL LIFECARE BIRDWOOD PARK                    ALMA RESIDENCES                               MINIMA
LAHZNIMMO ARCHITECTS                      ANTHROSITE                                SDA                                       EJE ARCHITECTURE                              CKDS ARCHITECTURE                             TRIAS
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RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (NEW)   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - MULTIPLE HOUSING   RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - MULTIPLE HOUSING   SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

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LAMBTON HOUSE              VALENCIA STREET            WARATAH SECONDARY HOUSE
CURIOUS PRACTICE           CURIOUS PRACTICE           ANTHROSITE
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SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE   SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE   SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

THE BIG TREE HOUSE
CURIOUS PRACTICE
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SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

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