MFA

Australian Institute of Architects
Award and Jury commendation

AWARD FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION - 2023

ST SAVIOUR'S CATHEDRAL | MICHAEL FOX ARCHITECTS

St Saviours Cathedral in Goulburn is an important Edmund Blacket building dating from 1874 with State Heritage Listing.  The seemingly modest work that has been undertaken belies the complexity, restraint, important stewardship, and leadership demonstrated by the Community and their Architect.

The project exemplifies the ongoing commitment required to protect and conserve important heritage items. Particularly commendable, is that this project has been driven by a local community at a grass-roots level, who simply love this building.

Beginning with a thoroughly researched and comprehensive Conservation Management Plan, the architects have brought an extremely high level of experience and skill to this project.

Engaging with exceptionally specialised conservation trades, has produced high quality conservation of stonework and stained glass – altogether a vastly specialised knowledge base within the accumulated team.

This project is truly an ongoing labour of love, and the jury were impressed by the commitment shown to date.

Australian Institute of Architects

AWARD FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE 2022

TUNCURRY MUSEUM AND GOLF FACILITY
MICHAEL FOX ARCHITECTS

The new Tuncurry Museum and Golf Facility is a public building beautifully detailed and sensitively provides a relationship between the new Clubhouse and an enduring typology respecting the heritage contents.
The planning has a direct relationship to vistas in the landscape and the building form is articulated to relate directly to the internal program.
The scale has been carefully considered to ensure it does not dominate the landscape but rather resides peacefully within it.

ESD principles have been incorporated through a structure-free floor plate with minimal embodied energy to minimise structural complexity.
Low embodied energy of materials was a core driver in the design process and has clearly influenced the building’s tectonics.
Through the use of recycled materials, the building has integrated a chronological narrative that speaks throughout the fabric and connection to its natural environment.