The Australian Institute of Architects introduced the winners of the 2023 Newcastle Structure Awards on Friday 18 November, recognizing native design excellence within the constructed atmosphere throughout eight classes.
The highest honour within the awards program, the Newcastle Medal, was awarded to Modus Operandi Brewery by Prevalent. Produced from an current portal body shed, that includes sliding partitions, rammed earth partitions, the brewery reimagines the “Australian shed”.
Prevalent additionally took dwelling the highest award for Industrial Structure, and it was recommended within the Sustainability class and the Colorbond Award for Metal Structure. The brewhouse makes use of one hundred pc inexperienced vitality and the architects sought to re-use and reinterpret supplies the place they may.
“Modus Operandi Brewery is a splendidly conceived juxtaposition of hospitality venue, brewery expertise and manufacturing facility,” the jury stated. “Cleverly blurring the strains between inside and exterior house, and patron and manufacturing house via the usage of big polycarbonate clad sliding doorways, the architects have delivered a singular and assorted patron expertise while seamlessly facilitating advanced manufacturing necessities.”
Three initiatives obtained awardsin the Residential classes. Peter Stutchbury Structure’s Sacred Mountain Home and JL Home by Derive Structure and Design obtained awards for Residential Structure – Homes (New). Curious Follow’s Aija’s Home gained an award for Residential Structure – Homes (Alterations and Additions) in addition to a Sustainability award for its “refreshing method to an improve of a house and to sustainability.
The winners are:
Newcastle Medal
Modus Operandi Brewery – Prevalent
Industrial Structure
Award
Modus Operandi Brewery – Prevalent
Inside Structure
Commendation
Âpé Yakitori Bar – Prevalent
Residential Structure – Alterations and Additions
Award
Aija’s Place – Curious Follow
Residential Structure – Homes (New)
Award
JL Home – Derive Structure and Design
Sacred Mountain Home – Peter Stutchbury Structure
Commendation
Hill Home – SHA
Residential Structure – A number of Housing
Commendation
Station Avenue Inexpensive Housing – CKDS Structure
Small Undertaking Structure
Commendation
Stuart Park Facilities Constructing/s – Port Stephens Council
Sustainable Class
Award
Aija’s Place – Curious Follow
Commendation
Modus Operandi Brewery – Prevalent
Colorbond Award for Metal Structure
Commendation
Sacred Mountain Home – Peter Stutchbury Structure
Modus Operandi Brewery – Prevalent