The winners of the 2011 Timber Design Awards were announced at a ceremony at Chapter House in Melbourne on 18 October.
Circa Morris-Nunn Walker took out the Australian Timber Design Award for Saffire Freycinet resort – a lavish twenty-suite resort overlooking Great Oyster Bay in Tasmania. Saffire’s response to its bushland surrounds impressed the judges. The resort roofs rise gradually above the bush in organic curves mimicking the gentle peaks of the nearby Hazard Ranges. These complex curves are created with prefabricated structural timber. Saffire also recieved the Best Southern Region (Tas and Vic) award and the Public or Commercial Buildings award, and Peter Walker of Circa Morris-Nunn Walker received the Rising Star award for the same project.
A number of other projects also received awards.
Best Central Region (ACT and NSW) – Timothy Moon Architects for Escarpment House
Best Northern Region (NT and Qld) – Pouné Design for Gwinganna Luxury Villas and Signature Spa
People’s Choice – SKM-S2F for AIIM Processing and Devices Building
Residential Class 1 (New Buildings) – Timothy Moon Architects for Escarpment House
Residential Class 1 (Best Renovation) – Matt Gibson Architecture + Design for Kooyong Residence
Interior Fitout (Residential) – Bureau SRH for The Birdcage
Interior Fitout (Commercial) – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp for Bayside Police Station in Sandringham
Outdoor Timber (Stand-alone structures) – Fisher Design + Architecture in association with Mackenzie Pronk Architects for Giidany Miirlarl Education Space
Sustainability – Wolveridge Architects for Hill Plains House
Rising Star – Peter Walker of Circa Morris-Nunn Walker for Saffire
Small Budget Projects – Hare & Klein for Carriage House
Solid Timber Cladding – Neil Architecture for The Avenue, Blackburn
Timber Flooring – Bureau SRH for The Birdcage
Engineered Timber Products – smith+tracey architects for Olinda Tea House
Timber as a Structural Element – Timothy Moon Architects for Escarpment House
Timber Panels – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp for Bayside Police Station, Sandringham
Timber Veneers – Rintoul for The Concourse, Chatswood
Australian Certified Timber – Morrison & Breytenbach Architects for Tarremah Hall
Recycled Timber – Timothy Moon Architects for Escarpment House
Treated Pine – Louise Williams LAW Building Design for Empire House Circa 1908
Australian Designed International Project – Emergency Architects Australia with the West Ghizo Community for Ngari Community High School, Ghizo Island, Solomon Islands
A full list and gallery of award winners is available on the Timber Design Awards website.
