The mark of excellence in timber design, the internationally renowned Australian Timber Design Awards recognises talent and innovation across the industry. Announcing their 2016 winners, the Timber Awards have set the benchmark for outstanding timber design for the year to come, celebrating 18 Australian projects across 24 categories.
Jaws Architects has been awarded the Grand Prix Award for the Three Capes Track Cabins located on the Tasman Peninsula on Tasmania’s south-east coast. Working in collaboration with The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, Jawsarchitects created a series of cabins dotted along the Three Capes track. Elegant in their unobtrusive simplicity, these cabins were developed to blend effortlessly into the Peninsula’s breathtaking scenery and provide accommodation for nature-lovers undertaking the four-day walk.
The full list of 2016’s Australian Timber Design Award winners:
Grand Prix // Winner
Three Capes Track Cabins by Jaws Architects
People’s Choice // Winner
Makan Place by PNEU Architects
Residential Class 1, New Buildings // Winner
West End House by Richard Kirk Architect
Residential Class 2, Alteration or Addition // Winner
Sofia and Otto’s Playground by Gaetano Palmese Architects
Public or Commercial Building // Winner
Bold Park Aquatic by Donovan Payne Architects
Interior Fitout, Residential // Winner
The Farm by Fergus Scott Architects
Interior Fitout, Commercial // Winner
Lot 1, Sydney by Enter Projects
Standalone Structure // Winner
Condev Reception Space by Studio Workshop
Furniture and Joinery // Winner
The Pieman Collection by Hydrowood
Landscape // Winner
Henley Square Redevelopment by Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Troppo Architects in association with the City of Charles Sturt
Timber Fabrication // Winner
Bold Park Aquatic by Donovan Payne Architects
Sustainability // Winner
Marist College Bendigo Montagne Centre by Y2 Architecture and Three Acres Landscape Architecture
Small Budget // Winner
106 Flinders Street by Bates Smart
Australian Certified Timber // Winner
Woodleigh School Homestead Redevelopment by Law Architects
Engineered Timber Products // Winner
University of Tasmania Inveresk Student Residences by Morrison and Breytenbach Architects in association with Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
Timber Cladding // Winner
Inlet House by Seeley Architects
Timber Flooring // Winner
Abbotsleigh Multi-Purpose Assembly and Sports Hall by Allen Jack and Cottier
Timber Panels // Winner
The Gipson Commons, St Michael’s Grammar School by Architectus Group