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Woy Woy buildings win awards |
Two buildings in Woy Woy have won awards in the Newcastle Master Builders' Association Excellence in Building Awards.
The St David's Woy Woy Presbyterian Church has won the award for the "Best Commercial Project between $500,000 and $1 million".
The Peninsula Law building received the award for $1-2 million commercial projects.
The awards night was held on September 21, and was open to buildings on the Central Coast and in the Newcastle and Hunter region.
Church secretary Ms Margaret Ricciardone said that the Woy Woy Presbyterian Church had been entered into the category of Best Commercial Project between $500,000 and $1 million by its building company, North Construction & Building Pty Ltd.
Four judges inspected and reviewed all projects during a site inspection six weeks ago.
"The judges commented that the building blended the existing old-style church with a new modern facility that provided plenty of light and space," Ms Ricciardone said.
"They liked the effect of leaving structural steel exposed, both internally and externally and the detailing of the project in that very little fastenings were viewed.
"The building was the best constructed building within the category judged."
Ms Ricciardone said that the committee of management and members of the church congratulated architects Geoff Deane and Andrew Duffin from Noel Bell Ridley Smith & Partners, of McMahons Point, for designing a "unique and modern facility".
Central Coast construction company Baxter Building completed the Peninsula Law project in December last year.
The three-storey development featured ground floor car parking, lift lobby and reception.
The first floor provides commercial office space for Peninsula Law and the second floor penthouse office space.
Local designer Mr Ross Howard was involved throughout the project, assisting Peninsula Law partners Mr Geoffrey Corah, Mr Alan Bingham and Mr John Turnell from concept to completion.
According to Baxter Building, the project was challenging with the building being built on all four property boundaries with restricted access on and around the site.
The construction was a combination of pre-cast concrete panels integrated with a proprietary floor slab system with reinforced concrete piling 11 metres into the ground.
Press release, 24 Sep 2007 Margaret Ricciardone, Woy woy Presbyterian Church