FRIDAY 10 JUNE
6PM – 8PM
GOURMET BBQ
GOURMET BBQ $55 PER PERSON
BBQ dinner and breakfast need to be booked in advanced through Spring Bay Mill by Wednesday 1 June. Guests won’t be able to purchase these items on the day of the event. Guests can book their meals here accessing the hidden tickets using the code AIAAD.
8pm – 9pm
AROUND THE FIRE PIT
We’ll kick off the weekend and begin the night with a Welcome to Country by the Paradarerme People. We then invite you to join in the conversations around the fire pit with Leigh Woolley and David Travalia. There will also be a cash bar open run by Spring Bay Mill – times TBC.
9pm – 9.30pm
NIGHT TALK | DARK SKY TASMANIA
LANDON BANNISTER | PRESIDENT OF DARK SKY TASMANIA
Tasmania is home to some of the largest swaths of pristine dark skies in the world, but this precious natural resource is under threat from light pollution. The increasingly widespread use of artificial light outdoors not only impairs our view of the universe, but also adversely affects our sleep, our mood, our environment — and the many nocturnal species that inhabit it.
A celebration of the fragile beauty of the cosmos — embracing our long winter nights, taking the time to gaze skyward, and gathering around the warm glow of open fires with a whisky or mulled cider. It’s also an opportunity to learn more about the Dark Sky movement and the simple steps we can take to preserve one of Tasmania’s most prized and imperilled resources.
9.30pm – 11pm
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Sit back and relax around the camp fire or have a little boogie under the night sky. Enjoy the evening entertainments of Tasmanian artistic duo – Jed Appleton and Seth Henderson.
SAT 11 JUNE
7.30AM – 9.30AM
BREAKFAST
FULL BREAKFAST $30 PER PERSON
Breakfast needs to be booked in advanced through Spring Bay Mill by Wednesday 1 June Guests won’t be able to purchase these items on the day of the event. Guests can book their meals here accessing the hidden tickets using the code AIAAD.
EAST COAST SITE VISITS | DAY 1
OPEN TIMES: 11AM – 12.30PM
FOUR MILE CREEK HOUSE | GLENN MURCUTT, DOCUMENTED BY JAWS ARCHITECTS
Located 135 km north of Triabunna, this house was designed by Glenn Murcutt, documented by JAWS Architects and built over the period 2004 to 2018.
Note: Please allow 2 hours driving time from Spring Bay Mill. Address given to registrants only.
OPEN TIMES: 12PM – 1.30PM
BICHENO HOUSE | ANCHER ARCHITECTURE OFFICE
An extension to a 1930’s fisherman’s cottage in Bicheno on Tasmania’s East Coast.
The original weatherboard home was originally crafted to be cosy and confined, seemingly impervious to the unique visa overlooking Waubs Bay.
Our design sought to celebrate the view across Waubs Bay, whilst retaining the cottage’s original charm. Working within a modest budget, we were presented with a number of unusual challenges, such as penguin proofing the exterior to preserve the integrity of the local colony and working in a regional town through Tasmanian border closures.
The form of the addition seeks to continue the tradition of shed architecture found up and down the east coast of Tasmania. The simple gable form is joined to the original shack via a low glazed link to clearly delineate between old and new. The flexible floor plan allows for inter-generational holidays.
OPEN TIMES: 1.30PM – 3PM
DOLPHIN SANDS STUDIO | MATT WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS
Sitting lightly amongst the dunes, Dolphin Sands Studio is a place for calm and respite; and a reconnection with nature.
Originally conceived as a viewfinder, the Studio focusses the occupants on the view across Great Oyster Bay, to the Freycinet Peninsula.
The other guiding idea was that of a solid tent – a structure that provided the shelter required on such an exposed site, while maintaining the immediacy of the surrounding and greater landscape.
The very limited, richly-textured palette creates a building that is easily read, so it readily drops into the background, while subconsciously enriching the overall experience.
GUIDED SITE TOUR: 4PM – 5PM
SPRING BAY MILL | GILBY + BREWIN ARCHITECTURE
The building takes cues from simple workers’ or shearers’ quarters where bedrooms are traditionally arranged along a shared corridor or veranda, with common areas for cooking, eating and socialising.
The design seeks to avoid the generic nature of hotels and the indulgence of luxury accommodation and instead aims to support a visceral experience of this unique regenerating post-industrial site and the surrounding landscape.
Join us for a special guided tour of Spring Bay Mill with Ross Brewin and Anna Gilby.
ARTIST RETREAT
10AM | FORAGE AND FLOAT WITH LUCY BURKE-SMITH
Join us at Windlass Bay to build little seacraft, light them up and set them to sail. For this activity use driftwood, sea weed and found things in nature to model your seacraft. Then gather together to see who’s design and construction outlasts others as you set sail in Windlass Bay! Perfect for little ones and adventurous model makers!
12PM – 1PM | PHOTOGRAPHY WITH NINA HAMILTON
Join us for a photography session with our beloved Nina Hamilton. Nina draws on her background in architecture to inform the way she sees and uses elements such as light + shadow, pattern, texture, lines, form and colour; as well as from her observations of people on her travels, and street photography. Architecture has allowed her to explore some incredible corners of the world, working, volunteering and photographing. This session is bound to get everyone’s creative juices flowing.
Note: Please bring your own camera and have a basic understanding of how to use that particular model.
1PM – 4PM | REDISCOVERING WATERCOLOURS WITH IAN JOHNSON
Join us for an informal sketching and watercolouring session where we can refresh, reset and take in the stunning surrounds on Spring Bay Mill with new eyes.
You will be in the very capable hands of Ian Johnson. Ian Johnson is a retired architect who is happy to share his enthusiasm of this medium with others. For 45 years he has dabbled in watercolour, but more keenly since retirement. Over the years, he has had honed his skill under the tuition of notable teachers, including Blair Gamble, Max Angus, Elspeth Vaughan and John Lovett.
Once you register we will send out a list of basic things to bring, but this is NOT a compulsory materials list and its purpose is to get you started. Please feel free to bring any mediums that you have and are comfortable with using, whether it is watercolours, pencils, pastels, ink, and/or charcoal. Also bring suitable sketch pads, water bottles, brushes, a palette or plate. This session is bound to get everyone’s creative juices flowing.
All levels of experience and age groups are welcome (children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult) – come join us!
6PM | 2022 TASMANIAN ARCHITECTURE AWARDS PRESENTATION DINNER
The Tasmanian Chapter President of the Australian Institute of Architects, Mr Stuart Tanner RAIA, and the Tasmanian Chapter Council invite you and your guests to attend the 2022 Tasmanian Architecture Awards Presentation Dinner which will be held at Spring Bay Mill.
This year, an in person long table presentation dinner hosted by Tim Ross will be held in conjunction with the live YouTube streaming of the awards announcements, hosted by Viv O’Connell.
The night includes Welcome to Country by the Paradarerme People and entertainment by Ange Boxall and the 120 Y’s. We invite you to celebrate with your partners and clients in person, while supporting our regional city.
BOOKINGS CLOSED
SUNDAY 12 JUNE
8AM – 10AM
BREAKFAST
FULL BREAKFAST $30 PER PERSON
Breakfast needs to be booked in advanced by Friday 27 May. Guests won’t be able to purchase these items on the day of the event. Guests can book their meals here accessing the hidden tickets using the code AIAAD.
9AM – 10AM
CULTURAL WALKING TOUR | BUSH FOOD
The traditional owners of this unceded land are the paredarerme people. The ancient middens found at Freestone Point are a reminder that this has long been a place for people to gather, feast and share culture. Join us and NITA Education for a Indigenous bush-tucker cultural tour.
EAST COAST SITE VISITS | DAY 2
OPEN TIMES: 12PM – 1PM
SPRING BEACH GETAWAY | PRESTON LANE
Located at Spring Beach on Tasmania’s East Coast, the house is shared between two families providing a gathering place for escape relaxation in the sun and also a place to enjoy the joys of growing families and the company of friends. The concept for the project evolved from a pragmatic response to the site, a desire to capture specific views both to and from the house and from the challenge of accommodating two families and their needs within a modest footprint and budget. A main living pavilion, offset from the private bedroom pavilion, provides the focal point of the house, a place to gather, relax and enjoy the sun.
OPEN TIMES: 1PM – 2PM
BLUFF HOUSE – SPRING BEACH | PRESTON LANE
Bluff Road House sits comfortably in the corner of a cul-der-sac in the rural beach side suburb of Spring Beach on the East Coast of Tasmania.
The home was to be without pretention and sit quietly in its context which consists of an eclectic mix of building types.
The formal arrangement of the home consists of two gabled pavilions, one housing the Living spaces (to the East), and the other the Carport which is tucked away towards the rear of the property.
The gabled ends address the street, referencing that of a local shed and providing a sense of familiarity for passers by enabling the new home to sit comfortably into its surrounds.
The pavilions are connected by a covered walkway which aligns with the soffit of the carport and sets up a datum for the apertures within the home and providing an aesthetic link between the two.
