WESTERN REGIONAL COMMERCIAL BUILDER OF THE YEAR A W NICHOLSON PTY LTD T/AS NICHOLSON CONSTRUCTION

Project: Warrnambool Learning & Library Hub, Warrnambool

Website: www.awnicholson.com.au

Designer: Kosloff Architecture — Lance van Maanen

Photographer: Derek Swalwell Photography

The Victorian Government partnered with South West TAFE and Warrnambool City Council to deliver a much larger, brighter, and more accessible space to replace the existing Warrnambool library in Liebig Street. This exciting new community space brings together TAFE and library facilities with a seamless integration of old and new, enabling TAFE students, community and visitors to come together in a new, larger, and accessible Library and Learning Centre. The two outstanding quality considerations relate to the feature precast panels and the bespoke feature ceiling joinery. Nicholson placed a particular emphasis on quality, the restoration of existing plaster cornice work throughout the Customs house, refinishing of the original heritage timber floorboards to new café areas, and emphasis on craftsmanship of feature blackbutt to the grand spiralling central staircases, among other elements.