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Best of brick recognised at national awards
Media ReleaseFor immediate release
October 2, 2008:
Two outstanding commercial projects were tonight recognised in the 2008 Horbury Hunt Awards for excellence in craftsmanship and innovation in brickwork.
The Mornington Centre in Victoria was announced as the winner of the 2008 Horbury Hunt Award and a High Commendation was presented to the Nigel Peck Centre for Learning and Leadership at Melbourne Grammar School.
In both projects, designers and builders worked closely with the brick manufacturers to innovate and create striking, contemporary facades. For the Mornington Centre, an entirely new type of face brick was developed and at Melbourne Grammar School, a new ‘book stack’ bond pattern designed for the brickwork.
The Horbury Hunt Award recognises the contribution of architects, builders, masonry contractors and brick manufacturers and the winning project team included Lyons, ABI Group, BVM Builders and Austral Bricks. The Morning Centre’s brick façade is made up of patterned bricks laid in intricate combinations to create a unique and contemporary brick facade.
As the aged-care centre is located near the beach, the architects wanted to create the informal and relaxed feeling of a beach house.
Lyons decided to emboss the brick with a wood grain pattern based on a prototype developed by Dr Derham Groves, a senior lecturer in architecture at The University of Melbourne. This led to the concept of a façade that combined the durability and low maintenance of face brickwork with the textural interest of the classic timber beach house.
The Highly Commended project team included John Wardle Architects, Deca Constructions, Probuild Constructions and Daniel Robertson for The Nigel Peck Centre for Learning and Leadership at Melbourne Grammar School, which was also awarded the prestigious Victorian Architecture Medal 2008, recently.
The Horbury Hunt Award was initiated by the Horbury Hunt Club Incorporated and is being managed by Think Brick Australia, the peak body representing Australia’s brick manufacturers. Its purpose is to reward innovation and craftsmanship in brickwork and recognises the contribution of architects, builders, bricklayers and manufacturers in that process.
Chief Executive Officer Linda Ginger believes this year’s outstanding field of nominated projects reveals the widespread interest in rediscovering some of the lost craftsmanship associated with traditional building materials like clay bricks.
“The jury was impressed by the level of innovation shown through the winning project but all the nominated entries make a very strong case for the versatility of clay face brick for the largest scale commercial project through to small, intimate public spaces.” Ginger says.
Notes to Editors: About John Horbury Hunt
John Horbury Hunt (1838-1904) was an architect who came to Australia from America in 1863. Hunt is renowned for the distinctive, radical architecture he introduced to Sydney and rural New South Wales, including St Peter’s Cathedral and Booloominbah in Armidale, and Convent of the sacred Heart and Tivoli on Rose Bay.
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