13 November 2020
TASMANIA JACK JUMPERS’ NEW HOME AND TREASURY COMPLEX
PLAN TAKE OUT TOP AWARDS
A plan to transform Wilkinson’s Point, Glenorchy into a state-of the-art sports and entertainment precinct that will soon be home to Tasmania’s new NBL team, took out a major award tonight.
The award was announced at the online presentation of the Tasmanian Awards for Planning Excellence organised by the 海角社区 - Tasmania Division.
The Wilkinson’s Point Masterplan by Ireneinc Planning and Urban Design, Fender Katsalidis Architects and Oculus: Landscape Architecture + Urban Design received the Best Planning Ideas - Large Project Award which recognises a project that has town or city, regional, state-wide, national or cross-jurisdiction benefit.
Alongside the redevelopment of the Derwent Entertainment Centre, the masterplan includes new commercial, retail, accommodation and social entertainment facilities as well as space for the public and links to public transport. “Large projects like this are crucial to the built environment of Tasmania and it’s important that they receive praise when planned well” said Awards Convenor and Judge, Heidi Goess. “It will be incredibly exciting to watch the realisation of this masterplan in the next few years. Hopefully, it will create another important place for the community as well as interstate and international visitors”.
The repurposing and revitalisation of space and buildings was a big theme in this year’s awards. A theme evident in the project ‘Conservation Management Plan (CMP) - Treasury Complex and Public Buildings Hobart’ by Purcell and ERA Planning which took out the Best Planning Ideas – Small Project Award.
Following the Tasmanian Government’s indication that it plans to divest from the Treasury Complex, this project explores re-use potential for the site that will ensure its heritage and significance in Hobart’s urban landscape is respected and preserved. In their citation, the judges said that the project demonstrates “innovation through providing practical advice about managing change for the re-use of the buildings” and that “the site’s heritage values remain a core principle”.
The ‘Connected Hobart Smart City Framework and Action Plan’ created by the City of Hobart which is designed to help make Hobart the “most economically, environmentally and socially connected capital city community in Australia by 2030“ took out the Improving Processes & Practice award.
The project aims to achieve this goal through the implementation of smart city projects such as electronic vehicle charging stations, drones, digital bus shelters and wireless communications systems to support Internet of Things technologies.
As Heidi Goess, Awards Convenor, points out, “unlike a great deal of the smart cites popping up around the world, this project is outstanding because it aims to innovate in a way that highlights and builds on what already makes the city an excellent place”.
A full list of award winners can be found below.
FULL LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
Young Planner of the Year
AWARD: Andrew Holmes
Improving Planning Processes and Practice
AWARD: Connected Hobart Smart City Framework and Action Plan by the City of Hobart
Best Planning Ideas – Small Project
AWARD: Conservation Management Plan (CMP) - Treasury Complex and Public Buildings Hobart by Purcell and ERA Planning
Best Planning Ideas – Large Project
AWARD: The Wilkinson Point Plan by Ireneinc Planning and Urban Design, Fender Katsalidis Architects and Oculus: Landscape Architecture + Urban Design
Outstanding Student Project
AWARD: PARK(ING)Day by Mary McNeill