{"id":266569,"date":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/266569\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","slug":"cemetery-depot-in-melbournes-north-wins-national-design-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/266569\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemetery depot in Melbourne\u2019s north wins national design prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

A community housing project on Shiel Street in North Melbourne won a national award for multi-dwelling residential architecture.<\/p>\n

Clare Cousins Architects designed the eight-level building with 78 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for Housing Choices Australia.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The North Melbourne development that won of the National Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Multiple Housing<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is exceptional community housing that sets a clear precedent for honest, well-designed affordable homes that provide transformational support for those who need them the most,\u201d the jury citation said.<\/p>\n

The Truganina Community Centre in Melbourne\u2019s west and the Eva and Marc Besen Centre in Healesville both won national awards for public architecture.<\/p>\n

Kerstin Thompson Architects designed the latter, which was an addition to the Tarrawarra Museum of Art in the Yarra Valley.<\/p>\n

The jury said it was a \u201cquite extraordinary\u201d way to showcase more than 300 stored artworks<\/a> that would otherwise be hidden.<\/p>\n

Jasmax (Canvas Projects) designed the Truganina Community Centre, which provides kindergarten, healthcare, library and council services to surrounding greenfield estates.<\/p>\n

The jury said the building \u2013 opposite what remains a barren field \u2013 engendered belonging \u201cwithin one of the most economically challenging, socially complex and culturally diverse emerging Melbourne communities\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerous daylight, open sightlines and tactile, natural materials enhance a sense of safety and warmth,\u201d the citation said.<\/p>\n

The national award for small project architecture was given to the Geelong Laneways: Malop Arcade project.<\/p>\n

NMBW Architecture Studio and ASPECT Studios transformed a two-storey shop into a green pedestrian passage between Malop Street and Dennys Place in Geelong\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Nolan\u2019s Gunn Ridge House won a national award for residential architecture following its renovation of a historic home.<\/p>\n

The firm also won the national award for interior architecture at Melbourne Place, a new 14-storey hotel on Russell Street.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe interiors draw inspiration from the city\u2019s best features: dimly lit laneways, hidden bars and a fearless use of colour,\u201d the jury citation said.<\/p>\n

Fieldwork\u2019s nine-storey Everlane Cremorne building won a national award for commercial architecture.<\/p>\n

Commendations were also handed to the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre in Parkville, the renovated Carlton Cottage in Carlton, and Pascoe Vale Primary School.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Nolan\u2019s Melbourne Place was also given a commendation for commercial architecture.<\/p>\n

The jury chair, Jane Cassidy, said the 43 projects honoured on Thursday offered innovative solutions to housing, climate and cost-of-living challenges.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The award-winning Northern Memorial Park Depot in Glenroy.Credit: Peter Bennetts<\/p>\n

\u201cThese models can and should inspire better communities across our country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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