Australia’s tallest timber apartment building (10 storeys) received the top award at the 2013 Australian Timber Design Awards presented by Timber Development Association. The awards were announced on 19 September at ZINC at Federation Square, Melbourne. On the jury were: Richard Hough (Arup), Richard Brisland (REB Contracting), Kate St James (Universal Magazines), and Paul Haar (2012 Overall winner, Paul Haar Architect).
Australian Timber Design Award 2013
Forté at Victoria Harbour – Lend Lease
Forté at Victoria Harbour by Lend Lease. Image:
Lend Lease and TBA
Excellence in Timber Design Awards
Application categories
Residential Class 1 – New Buildings
Shearer’s Quarters – John Wardle Architects
Multi Residential – New Buildings
Forté at Victoria Harbour – Lend Lease
Lilyfield Warehouse by Virginia Kerridge Architect.
Image: Michael Nicholson
Residential Class 1 – Best Renovation
Lilyfield Warehouse – Virginia Kerridge Architect
Public or Commercial Buildings
Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Project Coordination
Grain (bar), Four Seasons Sydney by Dreamtime Australia Design. Image:
Paul Gosney
Interior Fitout – Residential
Balmain House – Fox Johnston
Interior Fitout – Commercial
Grain (bar), Four Seasons Sydney – Dreamtime Australia Design
Outdoor Timber – Stand-Alone Structures
The Waratah Studio – studio505
Bentleigh Secondary College Meditation and Indigenous Culture Centre by Nicholas Cini of dwp|suters.
Image: Emma Cross
Furniture and Joinery
Fairhaven Beach House Furniture – John Wardle Architects
Distinction categories
Sustainability
Melton Library and Learning Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt)
Rising Star
Bentleigh Secondary College Meditation and Indigenous Culture Centre – Nicholas Cini of dwp|suters
Small Budget Project
Nunawading Residence – Maxa Design
Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Project Coordination. Image:
Brett Boardman
Overall categories
Translational Research Institute by Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill Architects in association.
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Best Central Region (ACT & NSW)
Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Project Coordination
Best Northern Region (Qld & NT)
Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill Architects in association
Palm Beach House by Andrew Burges Architects.
Image: Peter Bennetts
Best Southern Region (Tas & Vic)
Forté at Victoria Harbour – Lend Lease
Best Western Region (SA & WA)
Karri Loop House – MORQ
People’s Choice
Bentleigh Secondary College Meditation and Indigenous Culture Centre – dwp|suters
Excellence in the use of Timber Products
Recognition categories
Australian Certified Timber
Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Project Coordination
Solid Timber Cladding
Palm Beach House – Andrew Burges Architects
Engineered Timber Products
Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Project Coordination
A Working Community by GroupGSA.
Image: Marcus Clinton
Office Fitout Featuring Veneers
A Working Community – GroupGSA
Recycled Timber
Jamberoo Farm House – Casey Brown Architecture
Treated Pine
Carey Baptist College, Communal Permaculture Garden Pavillion – UWA, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, David Bylund
Carey Baptist College, Communal Permaculture Garden Pavillion by UWA, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, David Bylund.
Image: David Bylund
Timber Veneers
Grain (bar), Four Seasons Sydney – Dreamtime Australia Design
Timber Panels
Karri Loop House – MORQ
Timber Windows and Doors
Shearer’s Quarters – John Wardle Architects
Western Red Cedar
Cedar House – Craig Steere Architects
