Award for Sustainable Architecture

ANMF House by Bayley Ward

Wurundjeri Country

with key sustainability and regenerative measures.

ANMF successes demonstrates how projects can holistically be underpinned by sustainable principles, while still supporting economic drivers, positively contributing to its place and progressing the industry.

Practice team: Kieran Gleeson (Project Director), Nick Readett-Bayley (Design Director), Andrew Bancroft (Project Architect), Daniel Byrne (Documenter), Jacinda Jones (Interior Designer), Florence Davies (Interior Designer)

Consultant / Construction team: WSP Australia Pty Ltd (Structural Engineer), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (services Consultant), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (Electrical Consultant), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (Hydraulic Consultant), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (Acoustic Consultant), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (ESD Consultant), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (Certified Passive House Designer), Stantec Australia Pty Ltd (Lighting Consultant), Urbis Pty Ltd (Town Planner), Bryce Raworth Pty Ltd (Heritage Consultant), Impact Traffic Engineering Pty Ltd (Traffic and Waste Management), Intuitive Consulting (Pty) Ltd (Fire Engineering), Slattery Australia Pty Ltd (Cost Consultant), LCS Advisory Pty Ltd (Project Manager), MEL Consultants Pty Ltd (Wind Engineering), Inhabit Australasia Pty Ltd, Facade Consultant

Builder: Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd

Photographer: Earl Carter

Commendation for Sustainable Architecture

Bendigo Law Courts by Wardle

Country: Dja Dja Wurrung

Bendigo Law Courts navigate a complex network of stakeholders and project outcomes to deliver a future-focused contribution to this rapidly expanding regional city. An early foregrounding of key sustainability outcomes has resulted in a completely electric building that engages local craft industries and champions the integration of First Peoples’ continuing culture and Country through the building and landscape. All of this is supported by deft siting and meaningful engagement with the place and its people.

Builder: Kane Nicholson Joint Venture (KNJV)

Photographer: Tim Griffith

Commendation for Sustainable Architecture

Glenroy Community Hub by DesignInc Melbourne

spring creek road farm house by architect brew koch

Country: Wurundjeri

Embraced by the diverse user groups, this community centre is celebrated. Integrating a certified Passivhaus approach and exposed timber structure, it offers a place of refuge with improved social outcomes. The jury found the project to be incredibly thorough, maximising technical aspects and resulting in a high-performance building that will generate more energy than it uses. Living Building Challenge principles elevate the project to express leadership in sustainable architecture and an educative role through integrating extensive QR code signage.

Builder: Building Engineering

Photographer: Dianna Snape

Country: Wadawurrung spring creek road farm house affects a charged position in the crisis of expanding Australian cities and a loss of biodiversity. The project of house and land has been instrumental first to protect then restore a remnant swath of volcanic grassland in Victoria’s Western Districts. Enabled by a Trust for Nature covenant, the modest off-grid house supports the work of the two owner architects and off long days bent over hand and knee, plucking feral orchids and cultivating endangered seeds.

Builder: GD Property & Construction

Photographer: Thurston

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