Multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm Cundall has been recognised for providing sustainable building services across Australia, receiving prestigious awards for projects in South Australia and New South Wales and commendations for two of Victorian projects.
Cundall’s Managing Principal in Australia, Simon Wild, said the awards highlighted the firm’s commitment to meeting sustainable performance goals. VS1, the South Australian Water headquarters in Adelaide, was recognised with the Keith Neighbour Award for commercial architecture; an award for interior architecture and a commendation in the sustainability category.
The Commercial Architecture Jury praised Cundall’s inside-out approach to building design, saying “SA Water is an example of successful architecture which starts from the inside, where a well organised program is translated into pleasurable spaces. To the public the building is open and accessible; it allows for shared outdoor and indoor spaces which interlock well with the corporate environment.”
In NSW, the Rouse Hill Town Centre project received several awards recognising its sustainable and liveable design. The Rouse Hill development was granted top honours at the 2009 Property Council of Australia Rider Levett Bucknell Awards for Innovation and Excellence. Cundall’s Stephen Veber, who attended the awards, said the Property Council award recognised Rouse Hill’s sustainability credentials.
In addition to the awards received for SA Water and Rouse Hill, Cundall received an award for masterplanned communities for the Prince Henry at Little Bay project, and an award for sustainable development for the refurbishment at 101 Miller St, North Sydney. In Victoria, Cundall collaborations The Gauge and The Bendigo Centre were highly commended in the Property Council Awards.
Cundall has received numerous sustainability awards and is recognised as a leading Australian design consultancy.