Performance

Balanced on the spine of a rocky ridge, the 300 square metre linear house threads through a grove of strawberry trees. At the entrance, the beautifully timbered roof form is a common gable. All rooms are accessed off a central hallway.

Expressing the traditional craftsmanship associated with bespoke furniture design, with a modern architectural twist, this new educational structure employs timber in unusual and unexpected ways.

The new two-storey head office of STGM Architects in Quebec City features timber in an impressive list of innovative design, construction and environmental performance applications.

With a loft like a forest of timber framing, the Disneyland House is a modern take on traditional gabled structures.

Ronald McDonald House is environmentally focused, employing the use of timber and natural products to support the emotional welfare of its occupants.

Woodleigh Homestead by Law Architects, the 2016 ATDA Australian Certified Timber Winner, is an appealing, intrinsically sustainable redevelopment project.

UTAS Inveresk, the 2016 ATDA Engineered Timber Products Winner, is an innovative system of sustainably designed, prefabricated student apartments.

The 2016 ATDA Grand Prix Winner is Three Track Cabins by JAWSARCHITECTS, a series of simple, elegant accommodation facilities.

This project transforms an outdated office space. Celebrating connection to place and global connections, the timber feature spine speaks of the importance of cross-disciplinary exchange.

Abbotsleigh Sports Hall, the 2016 ATDA Timber Flooring Winner, is a sustainable, multipurpose venue designed to harmonise with the surrounding bushland.

Bold Park Aquatic by Donovan Payne Architects, the 2016 ATDA Rising Star Winner, is an attractive, functional building with a strong sustainability focus.

The basic condition for the design was to create a building that fits in with the surroundings but doesn’t negate its contemporary reference.