THE INDUSTRY'S
NIGHT OF NIGHTS

The Student Co-Creation Process
Nominator: University of Adelaide
SA

In 2009, the University of Adelaide embarked on a co-creation process, with the aim of providing the best on-campus experience within the Australian national tertiary sector for all our students. Completed in September 2011, on time and on budget, the project involved more than 9,000 individual student hours of consultation and over 3,000 hours of staff participation and discussion, and acted as a catalyst for a profound change in the relationship between the university and its students.

 

The Nicholson 12-20 Nicholson Street East Coburg
Nominator: Places Victoria
VIC

The Nicholson in East Coburg, Melbourne, a commercially-replicable innovative mixed use and mixed tenure apartment development delivers affordable living in a well-connected location. It demonstrates innovation in its tenure model and its construction. The successful integration of 110 private, 58 social and 31 affordable rental apartments into a unique place-managed environment was evidenced by unheralded sales success demonstrating that inclusive housing can be delivered without negatively impacting sales.

 

Avenues and Urbane Design Coburg
Nominator: Ausbuild
QLD

The Avenue and Urbane product was developed to meet the need for affordable freehold housing in close proximity to city centres. This project is a unique design that cleverly provides two separate residences serviced by a laneway on lots from 70sqm up to 250sqm. Housing solutions such as these would ordinarily have a CMS imposed, but through innovative titling are instead located on a freehold lot and not subject to the fees or regulations of a body corporate.

 

Virtual Brisbane
Nominator: Brisbane City Council
QLD

Virtual Brisbane is an innovative 3D model, playing a vital role in helping Brisbane City Council plan for future growth. The project has already revolutionized Council's strategic planning, development assessment and community engagement processes, providing significant benefits for industry partners and community members. As Brisbane continues on its journey to becoming Australia's new world city, Virtual Brisbane offers a shining example of the way world‐class technology and an innovative leadership approach is helping to deliver Brisbane City Council's vision for the city's future.

 

Lochiel Park Green Village
Nominator: Land Management Corporation
SA

Lochiel Park is South Australia's model green village demonstrating contemporary sustainable living can reduce ecological and carbon footprints. Every home incorporates energy efficient design, has mandated solar energy, a minimum 7.5 star rating, and access to recycled water and rainwater systems. The Village, of 103 homes, is eight kilometers from the Adelaide CBD, with wetlands and parklands on a 15 hectare site.

 

Polaris Data Centre
Nominator: Springfield Land Corporation
QLD

Polaris Data Centre is the most technologically advanced data centre in Australia. Located in the heart of Greater Springfield, Polaris houses sophisticated operating platforms for national and international companies such as Local, State and Federal Government, NEC, Suncorp, British Gas, Interactive, AAPT, and NBN Co. Polaris showcases Springfield Land Corporation's ability to solve complex accommodation challenges and is the first "Tier 3+ N+2" data centre solution ever built. Coupled with Springfield's 72klm dark fibre network, Polaris is a foundation enabler to the development of a truly Digital City.

 

TWiN Lift System - Raine Square Building Perth
Nominator: ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia
WA

For the first time in Australia, an elevator system is positively influencing the architecture and profitability of a building. The use of the TWiN Lift System at Raine Square enabled the engineers and designers to create large open floor plates with lift cores at the outer extremities of the building, maximise transportation and energy efficiency while creating additional net lettable area. Through using TWiN, long waiting times for passengers or stop-and-go journeys in overfilled cabins are a thing of the past.

 

Solaris, 8 Basalt Road, QUARRY at Greystanes
Nominator: DEXUS Property Group
NSW

Solaris was the first project undertaken at Quarry at Greystanes, DEXUS's premier industrial estate. It achieved a new benchmark for warehouse office design by incorporating the elements of CBD office spaces recently developed: innovative, sustainable design providing exceptional workspaces and environments for employees. This shows that with the correct vision and collaboration, a unique and sustainable office design can be created within budget.

 

Project Management of The STAR
Nominator: APP Corporation Pty Limited
NSW

The transformation of Star City Casino and Hotel into The STAR was a complex and challenging $870 million project spanning three years of construction from 2009 to 2011 involving a number of concurrent projects:

• Reorientation of the Casino towards Sydney's Harbour and skyline;
• Creation of a new, 171 room, 5-star hotel (The Darling);
• Redevelopment and 25% floor area expansion of the existing gaming floor;
• Creation of a new retail area, with expanded food and beverage offering; and
• A major upgrade of critical engineering services infrastructure in key areas across the facility.

These concurrent projects required the establishment of a closely integrated team APP and Echo Entertainment Group to successfully manage scoping design and delivery in a live environment.

 

1 Bligh Street
Nominator: DEXUS Property Group
NSW

1 Bligh sets a new global benchmark for high rise office buildings. It combines leading edge sustainability, design and technology in one of the world's most enviable locations. Designed and developed by an international team from Australia, UK and Europe, 1 Bligh's innovative design has produced a landmark building recognized globally as a visionary achievement in world class office architecture.

 

Pixel
Nominator: Grocon
VIC

The Pixel Building in Melbourne is an example of the "office of the future". The building is a laboratory that Grocon is using as a test bed of technologies for a future in which there are constraints on the emission of carbon and where water is valued as a precious resource. With a perfect 105 credits for Greenstar and the highest LEED rating in the world Pixel is a pointer to future commercial office developments.

 

123 Albert Street
Nominator: DEXUS Property Group
QLD

123 Albert Street in Brisbane has been developed by DEXUS Property Group to deliver leading environmentally sustainable innovation and operating performance, setting new standards for state-of-the-art high rise office developments in Queensland and Australia. Designed to exceed the needs of a progressive generation of tenants, 123 Albert Street delivers superior workspace quality with leading edge sustainability features including chill beam-air conditioning, rainwater recycling, tri-generation and the use of environmentally friendly building materials.

 

Pixelcrete - Low Carbon Concrete
Nominator: Grocon
VIC

In 2010 Grocon undertook the challenge to see just what could be invented, tested and implemented in the way of "green" concrete suitable for all ranges of uses in buildings. In independent analysis undertaken by the Centre for Design at RMIT University Pixelcrete was shown to nearly halve the global warming impact of this 40MPa concrete. It is believed that "Pixelcrete", is the first "green" concrete capable of use in in-situ casting of post tensioned suspended slabs.

 

IKEA Springvale
Nominator: Building Services Engineers
NSW

BSE has worked with IKEA on the design of mechanical services for four stores. A range of innovations to reduce energy consumption and costs were incorporated into these stores, including: chilled water storage, improved building insulation, air to air heat exchangers on ventilation air, economy cycle operation, solar hot water, more efficient lighting, better lighting controls, and the collection of rainwater for onsite use. IKEA Springvale specifically has a floor area of 36,000 square metres, and the sprinkler water storage has a capacity of 1.2 million liters.