The annual RAIA Awards have been taking place in each Australian state since May. ACT saw the Woodhead designed ATO project announced as the only government project in the state to pick up an award.
July 14th, 2008
The RAIA Architecture Awards honour excellence in all areas of architecture and are the profession’s most prestigious awards.
ACT held their chapter’s award night on June 21st, seeing Woodhead pick up the only award for a Government project for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) headquarters in Canberra.
Woodhead won the ‘Commendation for Interior Architecture’ award for the project in the Interior Architecture category.
The jury, which included Richard Johnson and Virginia Haussegger said that the ATO’s achievement is all the more remarkable given the decline of the Government’s role in driving Canberra’s work place design.
Johnson said, “This project has the hallmark of a positive and fruitful relationship between the client and architect, with the happy result being an enjoyable and engaging interior.”
According to Woodhead Principal and project designer, Angelo Di Marco, the ATO was designed to attract and retain high-quality staff and enhance creativity.
“The building matches the ATO’s workplace requirements but also creates a sense of place that resonates with Canberra as a seasonal city.”
“The success of the design for the ATO has been reflected in its overwhelmingly positive reception by our client, their staff and now this further recognition by the RAIA through the award.”
The national RAIA awards will be announced on October 30.
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
Channelling the enchanting ambience of the Caffè Greco in Rome, Budapest’s historic Gerbeaud, and Grossi Florentino in Melbourne, Ross Didier’s new collection evokes the designer’s affinity for café experience, while delivering refined seating for contemporary hospitality interiors.
Sub-Zero and Wolf’s prestigious Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) has celebrated the very best in kitchen innovation and aesthetics for three decades now. Recognising premier kitchen design professionals from around the globe, the KDC facilitates innovation, style and functionality that pushes boundaries.
Suitable for applications ranging from schools and retail outlets to computer rooms and X-ray suites, Palettone comes in two varieties and a choice of more than fifty colours.
Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.
Designed by Jacques van der Merwe for Dado Creations, the Moloko bathtub is the star of the bathroom.
Indian architects, Studio Mumbai, are attracting international attention for the integrity and imagination of their projects. Here, Kerstin Rose is taken through a recent project and introduced to how the practice thinks.
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
Landing in the city’s financial district for the first time, The Sebel Sydney Martin Place has had its modern interiors completed by Stack Studio.
We spoke with Jeffrey Wilkes of WILKESDESIGN about the John Portman-designed building, which has been infused with touches of local culture and colour.