2012 Australian Interior Design Award Winners

AWARD WINNING AUSTRALIAN DESIGN
BECOMES AWARD WINNING GLOBAL DESIGN IN 2012

A revolutionary hospital for children, a food emporium in Canada and a Japanese food truck in Melbourne are just three of the amazing projects to receive gongs at this year's Australian Interior Design Awards, announced last night.

The awards presentation, attended by the 'who's who' and 'who's next' of Australia's interior design industry, took place at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney.

Co-presented by the Design Institute of Australia, designEX and Artichoke, the ninth year of the Australian Interior Design Awards saw standards and submission numbers increase once again as Australian professionals showcased their work from here and overseas. Across all 15 categories the winning work represented briefs and budgets of all varieties, produced by both small and large practices.

This year's Premier Award for Interior Design Excellence and Innovation went to the Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart for the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne. The therapeutic benefits of nature in the healing process underpin the overall design of the new hospital and more than 100 architects and interior designers were involved in its creation. According to the jury, the building's interior design "will extend the experience of the power of interiors into the public realm further than any other project this year".

Elenberg Fraser won the Sustainability Advancement Award for Vue de monde in Melbourne. The restaurant incorporates a range of sustainable features to deal with energy, water, materiality and products. The jury was particularly impressed by the strategies employed to deal with food waste and the use of locally produced furniture. "The project redefines sustainable interior design" was the overall comment and the jury went on to acknowledge that Vue de monde's general excellence would set a "new standard for Australian design identity".

"With 30 per cent more entries submitted than last year, the 2012 Australian Interior Design Awards indicate a local design scene that is truly flourishing," says event manager, Jacinta Reedy. "The work this year had the judging panel continually commenting on how, across the board, Australian designers are now influencing trends and standards globally."

The Awards go to:

PREMIER AWARD FOR INTERIOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION (supported by Forbo Flooring Systems)
Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart for The Royal Children's Hospital, Vic

SUSTAINABILITY ADVANCEMENT (supported by Somfy)
Award
Elenberg Fraser for Vue de monde, Vic

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN (supported by Smeg)
Award
Anthony Gill Architects for Potts Point Apartment, NSW
Smart Design Studio for Tusculum St, NSW
Commendation
Noxon Giffen for Manning Road House, Vic
Clare Cousins for Brick House, Vic
Robert Mills Architects for Sorrento, Vic
Carr Design Group for South Yarra Residence, Vic

RESIDENTIAL DECORATION (supported by Smeg)
Award
Atticus & Milo for Huntingtower, Vic
Commendation
Greg Natale Design for Astor Apartment, NSW
Bates Smart for V6 Concavo Display Suite, Vic

RETAIL DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Landini Associates for Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens, Canada
Commendation
The Uncarved Block for Melbourne Central, Vic
The Uncarved Block for The Galeries Victoria, NSW
Matt Gibson Architecture + Design for Oscar & Wild, Vic

HOSPITALITY DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Elenberg Fraser for Vue de monde, Vic
Commendation
Hecker Guthrie for The Old Library, NSW
SJB Interiors (NSW) for Scarlett Restaurant, NSW
Russell & George for Mister Close, Vic
Matt Gibson Architecture + Design for Ramen Ya, Vic
Anthony Gill Architects for Berta Restaurant and Bar, Vic
Travis Walton(interior design) and Rohan Newman (graphic design) for Pretty Please, Vic

WORKPLACE DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Russell & George for Paper Stone Scissors Vic
Commendation
Hola Projects for Skilled Medical, Vic
here studio for Hub Melbourne, Vic
Group GSA for Credit Suisse, NSW
HASSELL for George Patterson Y&R, Vic
Oxigen with Woods Bagot for Oxigen, SA

PUBLIC INTERIOR DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)
Award
Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart for The Royal Children's Hospital, Vic
Commendation
Searle x Waldran Architecture for Annexe - Art Gallery of Ballarat, Vic
McBride Charles Ryan for PEGS Junior Boys, Vic

INSTALLATION DESIGN (supported by Barrisol)
Award
HASSELL for Chasing Kitsune, Vic
DesignOffice for Nishi Display Suite, ACT
Liminal Spaces for The Barbarians, Tas
A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung) for Scrumptious Reads, Qld

COLOUR IN RESIDENTIAL DESIGN (supported by Dulux)
Award
Smart Design Studio for Tusculum Street, NSW
Commendation
Russell & George for Stepped House, Vic
Thomas Jacobson for Paddington Terrace, NSW

COLOUR IN COMMERCIAL DESIGN
Award
Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart for The Royal Children's Hospital, Vic
Commendation
Regional Associates for Kyambura Lodge, Uganda
Searle x Waldron Architecture for Annexe - Art Gallery of Ballarat, Vic
Elenberg Fraser for Vue de monde, Vic
Travis Walton (interior design) and Rohan Newman (graphic design) for Pretty Please, Vic

EMERGING INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICE (supported by SPACE)
Award
Anthony Gill Architects, NSW
Commendation
Studio Moore, Vic
Travis Walton, Vic
Ten23 Architects, Vic

BEST OF STATE - RESIDENTIAL DESIGN (supported by Smeg)*
NSW - Anthony Gill Architects for Potts Point Apartment
Qld - Renato D'Ettorre Architects for Azuris
Vic - Robert Mills Architects for Sorrento
WA - rad architects for Brisbane Street Additions
SA - William Burton Architects for North Adelaide Residence

*Please note there is no Best of State - Residential Design for the ACT, NT or Tas in 2012

BEST OF STATE - COMMERCIAL DESIGN (supported by The Laminex Group)*
NSW - The Uncraved Block for the Galeries Victoria
Vic - Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart for The Royal Children's Hospital
WA - CODA Studio for CODA Studio
ACT - DesignOffice for Nishi Display Suite
SA - Oxigen with Woods Bagot for Oxigen
Qld - A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung) for Scrumptious Reads
Tas - Liminal Spaces for The Barbarians

*Please note there is no Best of State - Commercial Design for NT 2012

BEST INTERNATIONAL
Hecker Guthrie for Graze & Kha, Singapore

Projects eligible for 2012 awards were completed between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2011. For further information visit www.australianinteriordesignawards.com.