Timber Design Award 2019 winners announced
The Seed House has taken out the prestigious Excellence in Timber Design award at the 2019 Australian Timber Design Awards.
Hailed as a spectacular exercise in cross laminated timber (CLT) and stone for the home of James Fitzpatrick of fitzpatrick+partners in Sydney’s Castlecrag, the Seed House was the overall winner of the prestigious Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA), held in Melbourne on October 17.
The Seed House wraps the occupants in timber with joinery and furniture are all made from timbers sourced from the bottom of the hydro lakes of Tasmania. Species used include celery top pine, Huon pine, radiata pine and blackwood. Together they form a backdrop to the owner’s collection of Wegner and Aalto furniture pieces, Danish ceramics and modern art.
“I would like to congratulate all the entrants and winners on their excellent work,” said Eileen Newbury, WoodSolutions Program Manager and National Marketing and Communications Manager for Forest and Wood Products Australia, the industry services company that resources WoodSolutions, the Platinum sponsor of the event.
Now in their 20th year, the Awards promote and encourage outstanding timber design. They are open to builders, designers, architects, engineers and landscapers: to anyone involved in the design or building of structures that feature timber.
Oak REDefined Denfair Pavilion
A Rising Star Award is available to students and entrants aged 35 or under and this year was won by designer maker and architect Adam Markowitz who has written for Australian Wood Review magazine. Oak REDefined Denfair Pavilion was a collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and graphic artist Marcus Piper.
The Pavillion made entirely from red oak by Sydney-based Evostyle and designed to be a ‘space in which to relax, recharge and reconnect’ for AHEC’s stand at the Denfair design trade show in Melbourne. The stand won the Best Large Stand award at the 2019 Denfair Awards.
Detail of Oak REDefined Denfair Pavilion
Tasmanian designer maker Simon Ancher took out the Furniture and Joinery Award for his bespoke Tailored Tasmanian oak couch. Shown above, the couch is made from Hydrowood Tasmanian oak and Pelle leather with a laser cut steel base. The base has a matte black powder coat.
Timber Design Award 2019 Winners
Award winner: Overall Winner – The Seed House – sponsored by WoodSolutions
Merit Category
• People's Choice - 25 King - Bates Smart, Aurecon and Lendlease DesignMake
• Sustainability - Monash University Gillies Hall - AECOM / JCB Architects / Multiplex
• Innovative Structural Design - Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre - iph architects with ATC Studio
• Rising Star - Oak REDefined Denfair Pavilion - Adam Markowitz
• Small Budget - Blue Mountains CLT Studio - Design King Company
Excellence in Timber Applications
• Residential Class 1 - New Building - The Seed House - fitzpatrick+ partners
• Residential Class 1 - Alteration or Addition - Brown Street House - Rod Pindar & Natalie Sciberras
• Furniture and Joinery - Tailored couch - Simon Ancher Studio
• Interior Fitout – Commercial - 1 Martin Place - Adriano Pupilli Architects & Siren Design Group
• Interior Fitout - Residential - His and Her House - FMD Architects
• Multi-Residential - Fenner Hall Student Accommodation, Australian National University - BVN & LendLease DesignMake
• MERIT - Multi-Residential - Denison Rivulet - Taylor and Hinds Architects
• Public or Commercial – Commercial – 25 King – Bates Smart
• Public or Commercial – Public - Mernda Pavilion & Playspace - BVN & TTW
• Landscape – Mernda Pavillion & Playspace - MDG landscape architects
• Stand Alone Structure - Somewhere Other - jacaranda
Excellence in Timber Products
• Imported Timber - Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre - iph architects with ATC Studio
• Recycled Timber - Mount Mulligan Lodge - David Dubois
• Sliced Timber Veneers and Prefinished Veneers - Bank of China, Sussex Street Sydney - Built
• Timber Flooring - Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre - iph architects with ATC Studio
• Timber Panels - Castle Cove House - TERROIR in collaboration with Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design
• Timber Veneers - Luther College - Imagination Hub - Cox Architecture/ Ireland Brown
• Timber Windows and Doors - Tree Haus - Pedersen Architecture