23rd Australian Timber Design Awards Winners

The 2022 Australian Timber Design Awards celebrated excellence in timber design at Sydney's Crown Hotel. H&E Architects won the top prize for the Waterfront Tavern in Shell Cove, demonstrating exceptional craftsmanship and timber use. Other notable winners included NBRS & Donovan Payne Architects, Betti & Knut Architecture, and Melbourne Design Studios. Hosted by Adam Dovile, the event highlighted the best in sustainable timber design. Read the full list of winners and learn about the innovative projects below.
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The 2022 Annual Australian Timber Design Award winners were announced last night at the Crown Hotel in Sydney. H&E Architects received first prize for their outstanding project, Waterfront Tavern.

The Waterfront Tavern is the centrepiece in an artificial harbour within the expansive and master-planned Shell Cover development south of Wollongong. It acts as both a refuge for residents and a destination for visitors. Lavish and broad in their use of timber, the project team demonstrates exceptional craftsmanship and detailing through its undulating forms, exposed interior and exterior surfaces and features. 

Overall Winner – Waterfront Tavern by H&E Architects

Merits

  • People’s Choice Bay Pavilions Arts and Aquatic Leisure Centre by NBRS & Donovan Payne Architects
  • Sustainability S.E.ED. – Modular Classrooms by Betti & Knut Architecture
  • Rising StarCarly Martin from Akimbo Architecture for Summer Place Pavilion
  • Small Budget  S.E.ED. – Modular Classrooms by Betti & Knut Architecture 

Excellence in Timber Applications

  • Residential Class 1 – New Building The Hütt 01 Passive House by Melbourne Design Studios
  • Residential Class 1 – Alteration or Addition  Barwon Heads House by Adam Kane Architects
  • Multi-Residential Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay by Misho + Associates 
  • Public Buildings Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club by Jackson Clements Burrows 
  • Commercial Buildings Waterfront Tavern by H&E Architects 
  • Interior Fitout – Residential  The Pad by Suzanne Hunt Architect 
  • Interior Fitout – Commercial  Walsh Bay Arts Precinct by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects 
  • Stand-Alone Structures and Outdoor Applications Grampians Peaks Trail Stage 2 by Noxon Giffen Architects 

Excellence in Timber Products 

  • Australian Certified Timber Annandale CLT house by Still Space Architecture
  • Recycled Timber Bones House by Lachlan Shepherd Architects 

The winners were announced at the Crown Hotel Sydney awards event, hosted by The Ultimate Renewable™ Brand Ambassador – Adam Dovile.⁠ 

We want to thank our panel of judges, sponsors and those who entered projects. We owe the success of the 2022 Australian Timber Design Awards – Australasia’s foremost timber design and architectural awards – to you. 

About the Australian Timber Design Awards

The vision of the Australian Timber Design Awards is to highlight, advertise, advocate, and develop a timber design ethos through the encouragement and showcasing of superlative timber design in various applications. A broad range of entry categories demonstrates the diversity of timber and permits recognition of achievement in various areas.

Overall Winner – Waterfront Tavern by H&E Architects

Structural Engineer: Cantilever Consulting Engineers
Builder: New England Constructions
Photographer: Murray Fredericks Photography
Location: Shell Cove, New South Wales

Please visit our Winners Gallery page for more information on winning projects information including architects, engineers, fabricators, builders, locations as well as project images and photography credits.