Galkangu | Lyons
151 Toorak Road | Bird de la Coeur Architects
Elizabeth North Stage 2 – CSL Global Headquarters and Centre for Research & Development | Cox Architecture
Four Pillars Gin Distillery 2.0 | Breathe
Murran – First Nations Business, Retail and Arts ub | Dawn Architecture
The Round | BKK Architects + Kerstin Thompson Architects
Wirrng Wirrng | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Wirrng Wirrng is a new community hub for Queenscliff, named by Corrina Eccles on behalf of Wadawurrung Traditional Owners after the phrase meaning listen with both ears. This invitation is reflected in the shared functions of library, museum, visitor information centre and community meeting place it is a building for learning, listening and communicating, and a reminder to listen to Country. Located on the main street, Wirrng Wirrng provides publicly accessible, inviting, and relaxing spaces for residents and its many visitors. The Queenscliffe Library, Visitor Information Centre and Queenscliffe Historic Museum have been co-located on the site for many years, with these new upgrades improving and supporting mutual interests. This facility prioritises environmental sustainability, flexibility, and functionality, seamlessly integrating heritage with existing building elements. External public amenity extends from footpath to rear laneway through considered urban furniture, front park, a 24-hour interactive building façade, sunny courtyard, and shady rear garden.
Xavier College Kostka Building | MGS Architects
Xavier Colleges Kostka Building was identified as a key project in MGS Architects 2020 Master Plan, enabling the relocation of the Colleges year 7 and 8 student cohort from its Brighton and Studley Park campuses to its Senior Campus in Kew.
Kostka accommodates the specific pedagogical and wellbeing requirements of younger students as they transition to high school, while sparking curiosity and creativity in a welcoming, homelike environment. The building is a nurturing teacher, layered with meaning, learning opportunities and spaces that support connection and belonging.
Programmatic expression drives the architecture. Bluebrown brick forms erupt from the terrain, fragmented to create an inhabitable façade. These solid shapes shift to offer connection and retreat, opening to views and closing to create moments of refuge, their mass amplified by highperformance glazing that showcases activities within the building to adjacent spaces and connects students with the historic Chapel, ovals, and city beyond.
Wangaratta District Specialist School | Sibling Architecture
Wangaratta District Specialist School caters to students who have clinically diagnosed physical and intellectual disabilities. The new building provides spaces for students to develop skills that encourage independent living. Sensory design devices are employed including colour, tactility, and atmosphere. Such devices are an integral part of the pedagogical experience. These are manifested in several sensory considered spaces, spaces for quiet, spaces for wonder and spaces for respite. Classrooms are designed with intimate learning in mind, with each classroom having its own breakout space and outdoor zone. Colour is used throughout the design to create identity and familiarity for students. With each function of the school assigned a unique identity. The school provides students with space to build skills that encourage independent living, beyond the school years.
Wilam Ngarrang Retrofit | Kennedy Nolan with Finding Infinity
Wilam Ngarrang is a minimalintervention retrofit of a 1970s apartment block in Fitzroy, it is Australia’s first plus energy retrofit of an apartment block. The purpose of transforming this building was to create an example for the city. A financially replicable model of low environmental impact retrofit concentrating on improving thermal performance, extending the lifespan of the building and increasing amenity for tenants. Importantly, there is also an emphasis on creating a sense of domestic comfort, on making places for people which are warm, welcoming and beautiful, in their own modest way. The design of the project was a partnership between Kennedy Nolan and Finding Infinity, regular collaborators on a diverse range of projects.
