Winning Architect
Stephen Petrie
To select the best design that would
take advantage of the site and meet Archicentre’s aim to “ transform
the simple two bedroom traditional cottage on an undeveloped
site into a fully landscaped property with a stunning four
bedroom contemporary home incorporating ESD principles”,
Archicentre held a design competition amongst its NSW Architect
members.
A judging panel reviewed all the entries and selected the
top five designs based on how well they met the design brief,
which included specific requirements, some of which are below:-
- To take advantage of the views to Quakers
Hat Bay and the northern orientation;
- Be compliant with Local Council regulations;
- Base the design on Environmentally Sustainable Design
(ESD) principles;
- Have an impressive entry and street presentation;
- Four bedrooms with one or two being multi-function, office
/ guest accommodation;
- Two and a half or three bathrooms;
- Two living areas with outside connections that are well
proportioned and functional;
- Terrace/ entertaining areas with integrated landscaping
for the whole block incorporating a modest sized swimming
pool and landscaping;
- Plenty of storage and efficient waste handling;
- Two car parking spaces are desirable;
- A high level of innovation.
The Winner announced on the 4th of May
was:
Winning
Architect Stephen Petrie
Runners up were.
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