SUPER STUDIO 2024 results
SUPER STUDIO 2024
super studio 2024 recap
Super Studio 2024 kicked off on 31 July 2024 with the brief reveal, followed by a week full of creativity-enhancing activities like mentoring and design day presentations. The event culminated in state and territory presentation days on 7 August 2024.
Responding to a national brief with a theme of design for adaptation, participants were invited to explore radical and innovative solutions to address the impacts of extreme weather.
After impressive presentations to local juries in the QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, ACT, NSW, & WA Chapters, each chapter winner advanced to the national shortlist. The National jury carefully selected the top four teams, with Team Tasmania emerging as the National Winner!
Super Studio stats
- 83 submissions received
- 182 students participated across the country
- SONA members from 20 universities around Australia joined in this yea
Volunteers & supporters
Super Studio could not go ahead without the generous contributions of volunteers from the architectural community that contribute their time and expertise to help deliver this program for our SONA members.
NATIONAL winner
Tasmania
Jingana Epicormic Resilient Community Housing Strategy
CREATORS: Luke Pendergast, Mia Larsen & Lachlan Sutton
UNIVERSITY: Masters students at the University of Tasmania
‘Jingana Epicormic Resilient Community Housing Strategy’ demonstrates a composed and adaptable approach to navigating severe and unpredictable climate events.
The jury found the ‘light touch’ approach to disaster relief captivating. The jury was particularly impressed by the careful consideration of timescale in the response to the brief, such as the immediate rollout post-disaster, allowances for customisation and modification during occupation, and the capacity for repair and relocation in the longer term. The design response is commended for its adaptability, with the provision of a central refuge core alongside the flexible extension modules. This strategy successfully balances the need for immediate respite and emergency shelter with the longer term needs of a community in recovery. Furthermore, the inspiration of biomimetic responses from the Jingana plant demonstrates a thorough investigation of natures adaptability in the face of constant changes to climate.
Ultimately, the jury agreed that the ‘Jingana Epicormic Resilient Community Housing Strategy’ embodies a highly considered approach to designing for adaptability.
national shortlist
South Australia
The Safe Harbour
CREATORS: Shashwath Ravisundar & Harita Kumari
UNIVERSITY: Master’s students at the University of Adelaide
‘Safe Harbour’ evokes a calm resilience to a complex and dramatic challenge.
The Jury was impressed by the detailed consideration of modularity and structural resolution of the proposal with specific references to the natural forces of extreme weather, as well as the integration of biomimetic design principles. Scalability and flexibility were also noted as a strength of the design, and the option for clustered accommodation around a central hub captures the challenge of temporary housing without complicating the individual spaces.
The jury commended the spatial design of both the clusters as well as the internal arrangements, also noting the design for cross flow ventilation and dynamic solar PV layout showed a consideration for the challenges of design for a non specific location
Overall, ‘Safe Harbour’ exemplifies a combination of practicality and ‘radical resilience’ to a complex design brief
Victoria
d - disaster drone deploy
CREATORS: Sam Wilson and Thierry Fong
UNIVERSITY: Master’s students at RMIT University and the University of Melbourne respectively.
Queensland
Moodular meadows
CREATORS: Luke Elliott, Bea Angela Enciso and Khoa Tran
UNIVERSITY: Undergraduate students at Queensland University of Technology
STATE WINNERS
wESTERN aUSTRALIA
TEMPEST MORPHOLOGY
CREATORS: Ayla Woodland, Ethan Leibowitz and Bridget Hartree
UNIVERSITY: Undergraduate students at Curtin University
act
weather guard
CREATORS: Jimmy Yang, Dechen Clarke and Yury Edovin
UNIVERSITY: Undergraduate students at the University of Canberra
NEW SOUTH WALES
THE GROUND UP INITIATIVE
CREATORS: Michael Connolly, Annie Kang and Samuel Shin
UNIVERSITY: Masters students at the University of Sydney
The Ground-Up Initiative is born from a deep understanding of the emotional impact that losing cherished places has on individuals and communities. Pormpuraaw, a remote community of 600 in Far North Queensland, was completely destroyed by a cyclone in 1952. The grief experienced is not just for the physical loss but for the erasure of the life and potential that these places held.
Acknowledging that temporary solutions cannot fully restore what has been lost, our prospective inquiry outlines our vision for the future of digital fabrication that aims to support both the physical and emotional rebuilding process. The Ground-Up Initiative offers a novel solution for rapidly deploying housing in displaced communities through large-scale 3D printing. Prepositioned kits are dispatched containing printers, binding material and natural fibres to combine with local soil for on-site production, quickly creating an elevated and adaptable residential landscape – layer by layer – where prefabricated windows, roofing and service modules are then installed.
At the end of its service life, the modules and services can be removed to leave behind a footprint of earthen walls that will progressively melt back into the site. Resilience is addressed through the programmatic planning and technical design of the project, striving to provide safe, reliable and comfortable spaces that can be transformed to the likes of a home.
Pormpuraaw, like many communities above the Tropic of Capricorn, remains seriously vulnerable to floods, cyclones and bushfires. By enabling communities to rebuild with locally sourced materials and adaptable designs, it rationalises the construction process to minimise transport time and material cost.
Our initiative strives to gently uplift affected communities, recognising their profound loss and supporting their journey of healing. By providing tools to reconstruct their environment from familiar materials, we hope to help individuals and communities regain their sense of place, continuity, and connection. In doing so, we aim to ensure that their return to daily life is not only practical but also restorative and empowering.
Super studio volunteers
Super Studio could not go ahead without the generous contributions of volunteers from the architectural community who contribute their time and expertise to help deliver this program for our SONA members. We acknowledge and thank all those who have contributed this year.
Creative directors & national jury
Matt Sabransky
Super Studio Creative Director & National Juror
Matt Sabransky
At Deakin Univer,sity Matt is currently studying a Bachelor of Design (Architecture) and Bachelor of Construction Management (Hons) | Deakin University
"SONA aims to foster a community with a culture of mateship and growing into industry professionals together. Through my connection to SONA I have made valuable networks and lifelong friendships. This is something I hope to continue to do, and pave the way for other students like me, to have the same positive experience. "
Chris Jensen
Super Studio Creative Director & National Juror
Chris Jensen
Chris joined the University of Melbourne from industry bringing extensive experience as a sustainability consultant on a wide range of projects including high performance commercial office buildings, energy modelling in Antarctica, shading impacts of super-tall buildings and off-grid low tech residential dwellings. His expertise includes high performance buildings including facades, systems, services, renewables and design for net-zero, often with reference to European trends and systems.
His recent research is focused on resilient design solutions in the face of extreme weather events that are increasing in frequency and intensity globally, with numerous recent devastating events in Australia. Examples of this includes adaptation design strategies for building preservation to facilitate reuse following a cyclone, flood or fire. Chris is the current President of the Architectural Science Association (ASA), with the aim to connect academic and industry research in the field of architectural science.
Linkedin profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jensen-47583913/
Uni profile https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/277539-christopher-jensen
Allison Stout
Super Studio Creative Director & National Juror
Allison Stout
With a design career spanning back to 2001, Allison has cultivated a rich and diverse portfolio across various project typologies, including high-end residential, commercial, hospitality, education, and remote health and social housing initiatives. Over the years, she has had the privilege of collaborating directly with Indigenous communities in locations such as the Northern Territory, Southwest Victoria, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, India, and Western Australia.
For the past 13 years, Allison has effectively served as a Project and Design Architect, steering projects from their conceptualization through to the conclusion of defects and liability periods. Her extensive experience traverses the domains of Indigenous housing, social housing, tourism, remote health, remote education, community development, commercial interiors, and feasibility studies.
Linkedin profile : https://au.linkedin.com/in/allison-g-stout-6322494
Erika Bartak
Super Studio Creative Director & National Juror
Erika Bartak
Erika is an ESD consultant and sustainable housing researcher with a background in architecture, and a passion for designing and promoting better housing. She is particularly interested in narrowing the gap between discourse and practice in sustainable housing, which has motivated her doctoral thesis, investigating energy efficiency culture and practice within the Australian volume home building sector.
Erika’s consulting, teaching and research are underpinned by her commitment to sustainable, heathy and resilient housing. To this end, she has worked across government, industry and consumer projects as both a consultant and researcher, and has taught in a range of environmental design subjects at the University. She is enthusiastic about translating academic research for industry and the general public, and educating the next generation of sustainable designers and building practitioners.
Linkedin profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-bartak-45628a16/
Research PhD: https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/study/research/graduate-researchers/erika-bartak
State and territory jury members
VIC – Cesar Taboada
VIC – Safa El Samad
VIC – Nyoah Rosmarin
VIC – Robert Davidov
VIC – Youseff Ibrahim
VIC – Isabella Peppard
QLD – Kieren Dolores
QLD – Ivan Ling
QLD – Jess Blair
QLD – Gregory Holmes
QLD – Lauren Stegman
QLD – Patrick Wolfe
WA – Bianca Triscari
WA – Sharaan Muruvan
WA – Jimmy Thompson
TAS – Jono Buist
TAS – Uta Green
TAS – Tara Broun
TAS – Mark Dewsbury
NSW – Kimberley Angangan
NSW – Hugo Malone
NSW – Candice Andrews
NSW – Justin Hamilton
NSW – Helen Hirmiz
ACT -Jez Baron
ACT – Sally Farrah
ACT – Vyasa McPherson
SA – Josh McCallum
SA – Marie Borg
SA – Brijesh Savaliya
SA – Dr Veronica Soebarto
NT – To be announced!
Mentors
VIC – Lucinda Owen
VIC – Sumeeka Farooqui
VIC – Adrian Fernandez
VIC – Natalie Chiodo
VIC – Cesar Taboada
VIC – Robert Davidov
VIC – Trisha Karkhanis
QLD – Andrew Mcfadden
QLD – David McEvoy
QLD – Selina Mayer
QLD – Sionnnan Gresham
QLD – Abigail Lee
QLD – Callum Senjov
QLD – Martin Ziarmal
QLD – Ruwan Fernando
QLD – Meghna Prasanth
QLD – Paul Violett
QLD – Genevieve Quinn
WA – Ahmed Elsayed
WA – Isaac McCormack
WA – Yang Yang Lee
WA – Katherine Ashe
WA – Joel Benichou
NSW – Debjani Sarkar
NSW – Isaac Smeke
NSW – Olga Mladenovic Cvjetkovic
NSW – Chloe Pellicer
NSW – Sarah Slattery
NSW – Maria Cano Dominguez
NSW – Amandine Simonetti
NSW – Kendall Claus
ACT – Sergio Guena
SA – Mirai Morita
SA – Josh Nash
NT – To be announced!
design day speakers
NSW – Alison Cunningham
NSW – Michelle Cramer
Prizes – Office Immersions
NSW – PMDL (learn more)
VIC – Davidov (learn more)
VIC – Buchan (learn more)
WA – Hames Sharley (learn more)
WA – MJA Studio (learn more)
ACT – COX (learn more)
QLD – Buchan (learn more)
QLD – Cox Architecture (learn more)
TAS – Terroir (learn more)
SA – To be announced!
NT – To be announced!
VENUE HOSTS
QLD – Griffith University (learn more)
QLD – QLD Chapter office (learn more)
VIC – Buchan (learn more)
TAS – University of Tasmania (learn more)
ACT – ACT Chapter office (learn more)
WA – Hames Sharley (learn more)
WA – Curtin School of Design
NSW – University of Newcastle (learn more)
NSW – The University of Sydney (learn more)
SA – SA Chapter Office (learn more)
NT – To be announced!
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