Regional centre tops Queensland Architecture Awards

A regional ‘hub’ has been awarded the top honour at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2012 Queensland Architecture Awards announced tonight, Friday 22 June 2012.

Caboolture Hub, a centre for local culture, art, history, learning and social interaction, by Peddle Thorp + James Cubitt Architects received the F.D.F. Stanley Award for Public Architecture.

Housing over 5000 square metres of built floor space comprising a modern library, regional art gallery, learning centre and cafe alongside the Caboolture Town Square, the ‘building creatively earns its title ‘hub’,’ the jury noted.

Caboolture Hub by Peddle Thorp Architects. Image by Roger D’Souza.

The interior space maximises the use of natural light achieved through large windows and double storey volumes, manipulating the scale of the building to suit the function of the spaces inside.

‘The planning is legible yet fluid, the building connects multiply to the city, and the spaces facilitate both defined and adaptive uses.’

In total 216 projects were entered in this year’s awards program from across the state and tonight 34 state prizes and commendations were awarded. Winners of the named awards and state awards will now progress to the National Architecture Awards to be held in Perth on November 1. Other key award winners included (see separate attachment for full list of winners and jury citations):

St Leo’s College Entry by Ferrier Baudet Architects received the Art and Architecture Prize for an entrance that ‘generates a relationship and threshold between inside and outside that connotes both continuity and reflection, enriching the Christian Brother's ethos and values’.

The Beatrice Hutton Award for Commercial Architecture and the Karl Langer Award for Urban Design was awarded to Arkhefield & Cardno S.P.L.A.T. for their River Quay development that has proved a ‘commercial success while materially and spatially enriching its river and garden setting’.

Pie Residence, Peregian Beach, QLD by Geoffrey Pie Architect is 'a masterly work that continues to be “a house in the spirit of Robin Boyd” as cited by the 1986 Jury’ and has been recognised with the Enduring Architecture Award.

Pie Residence, Peregian Beach, QLD by Geoffrey Pie Architect. Image by Dr Richard Stringer.

The G.H.M. Addison Award for Interior Architecture was awarded to the Eatons Hotel and Function Centre designed by KP Architects for its ‘wonderful translation of sophisticated design which attracts an extremely wide demographic’.

Viridian Noosa: Stage 3 by JMA Architects received the Job & Froud Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing ‘for conserving an intimate beach culture ethos over many dwellings’.

The Hayes & Scott Award for Small Project Architecture went to Donovan Hill’s National School Pride – Cannon Hill State School project. ‘A thoroughly successful editing and recalibrating of an existing elevated Queenslander classroom building.’

Viridian Village: Outrigger Resort crafted by JMA Architects was recognised with the Harry S. Marks Award for Sustainable Architecture ‘for generating an enriched quality of building and landscape integration’.

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