{"slug": "was-growing-housing-diversity-on-show-at-industry-awards", "link": "https://www.udiawa.com.au/press-releases/was-growing-housing-diversity-on-show-at-industry-awards/", "title": "WA\u2019S GROWING HOUSING DIVERSITY ON SHOW AT INDUSTRY AWARDS", "text": "At a gala event on Saturday night, the very best developments in WA were crowned at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) 2024 Awards for Excellence.\nUDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck said the quality of the award finalists and ultimate winners is testament to the dedication and hard work from an industry that continues to navigate a challenging market including high construction costs, skilled worker shortages and a critical housing supply shortage.\n\u201cMany of the projects honoured this evening have had to navigate ongoing challenges resulting from the pandemic,\u201d Ms Steinbeck said.\u00a0 \u201cDespite those challenges, the industry continues to deliver absolute quality, innovation and design excellence in building new and enhancing existing communities.\u201d\n\u201cThese awards showcase the ever-expanding diversity of housing and communities that the people of Western Australia get to call home,\u201d Ms Steinbeck said.\nFor the first time, a\nSenior\u2019s Living\ncategory winner also won the highest honour, with\nCurtin Heritage Living\u2019s Cottesloe Redevelopment\ntaking out the\nRussel Perry Award for Urban Development Excellence\n.\nThe Russel Perry Award is chosen out of all the winners on the night and the winning project reflects the very best urban development for 2024.\nAccording to the Awards for Excellence judging panel, Curtin Heritage Living\u2019s Cottesloe Redevelopment is a standout project, from the sensitive redevelopment of a heritage area, the bringing together of old and new buildings, to the seamless integration of new community amenity in the heart of Cottesloe, the project sets a new benchmark.\nThe site features Marine Views Cottesloe, a 128-suite state-of-the-art residential aged care home incorporating design and technology innovations from around the world, and Waterfront Cottesloe, which includes 76 luxurious independent living apartments with thoughtfully designed shared spaces.\n\u201cThe Cottesloe Redevelopment is a standout for all the right reasons, with a design and execution that represents the care and attention to detail of the project team,\u201d Ms Steinbeck said.\n\u201cCurtin Heritage Living have achieved a harmonious blend of seniors living, community integration, and heritage preservation within this outstanding project.\u201d\nIn what can only be described as a new icon on the South Perth skyline, the magnificent\nCivic Heart\nby Finbar\ntook home two awards on the night in the categories of\nUrban Renewal\nand\nApartments\n(High Rise).\nCivic Heart is Western Australia\u2019s largest single stage strata development, comprising 309 apartments and 26 commercial tenancies. The project is a diverse mix of apartments and the heritage buildings of the former South Perth Police Station and Post Office.\nCivic Heart has transformed a fragmented suburban block into a vibrant destination precinct.\n\u201cThe Civic Heart development is a significant milestone for South Perth as it becomes a much more vibrant residential and commercial hub,\u201d Ms Steinbeck said.\n\u201cThe judges noted several challenges that were overcome by the development team, including the successful integration of heritage buildings, as well as addressing road frontages on all sides,\u201d Ms Steinbeck said.\u00a0 \u201cThe project is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team at Finbar.\u201d\nBlackburne\ncontinued their successful run at the Awards for Excellence this year, with three projects securing award wins including\nThe Grove Residences\nin the\nDesign\ncategory;\nWest Village\nin the\nMarketing\ncategory; and\nEast Village\nin the\nApartments (Mid Rise)\ncategory.\n\u201cBlackburne have cemented their reputation for delivering quality, medium and high-density living options targeted at downsizers in their respective local areas,\u201d Ms Steinbeck said.\nThe judges were impressed by the quality design features of\nThe Grove Residences\n, which include generous living spaces with abundant natural light and mature landscaping.\nResidents in this luxury complex also enjoy extensive high-end common facilities including a large swimming pool, hot spa and cold plunge, gymnasium, sauna and steam rooms, billiards and media room and a sunset rooftop lounge.\nAt\nWest Village\nin Karrinyup, the targeted marketing approach clearly resonated with their buyer demographic, with most interest coming from within a 15km radius of the site, underscoring the local community\u2019s strong connection to the development.\nThe design of\nEast Village\n, which is located on a challenging, linear site, has achieved an exceptional transition between the hard edge of the Karrinyup Shopping Centre and the surrounding low density residential housing.\nThat transition has been achieved through the introduction of a highly landscaped podium, facade articulation, and intelligent use of colour and material selection.\nIn a further win for the downsizer market,\nDalkeith Terraces by\nWestbridge Urban\nwon in the\nBoutique Development category\n.\nThe project was one of the first townhouse developments following the rezoning of land around the Dalkeith town centre and was guided by the principle of \u201cdownsizing not downgrading\u201d.\nCurtin University\ncontinued their winning streak, they backed up their award win last year by taking out the\nSocial & Community Infrastructure\naward category in 2024 for their\nTL Robertson Library\nredevelopment.\nThe refurbishment project consolidated 7,000 linear metres of books and engrossed services into a new tower, releasing 2,000sqm that has been re-imagined into places for diverse research and study needs including areas for group discussion, presentations, as well as quiet zones for individual study.\nAnother library building, this time in Dardanup, was recognised in the\nSustainability\ncategory, with the\nShire of Dardanup\u2019s\nnew\nLibrary, Administration and Community Building\ntaking top honours in that category.\nThe innovative project integrates advanced mass timber construction with cutting-edge, energy-efficient technologies.\nThe popular family friendly community\nStockland\u00a0Whiteman Edge by Stockland\nwon in the\nMasterplanned Communities\ncategory. Stockland Whiteman Edge has established itself over the last decade as a popular, affordable and attractive lifestyle opportunity for a range of buyers.\nIn the\nResidential Subdivision\ncategory,\nMyella, Wanneroo by Satterley\nwon for its focus on building a neighbourhood that facilitates wellbeing and creates a place where people can thrive.\nTwo Judges\u2019 Awards were also bestowed on the night, one to\nHesperia & Aegis Health\nfor\nMurdoch Square\nand the second to\nParcel Property\nfor\nKennedy Bay (Marketing).\nTwo new awards were also launched at the event \u2013\nTeam of the Year\nand\nLocal Government of the Year\nwith the Team of the Year award going to joint winners,\nWormall Group\nand\nErben for Cirque Duet\n.\nLocal Government of the Year went to the\nShire of Serpentine Jarrahdale\nfor their collaborative approach to advocacy and funding for infrastructure.\nIndividual winners on the night were\nEmma Colombera,\nDirector of the Department of Treasury\u2019s Housing Supply Unit for the Women in Leadership Award and\nGia Barrington\nfrom Parcel Property won the Young Leaders Award.\nEnd\nAvailable on request:\n\u00b7\nSeparate media releases for each winning project / team\n\u00b7\nHigh res project images of each project\n\u00b7\nHigh res images from the gala event"}