2001 Victoria and Tasmania State Awards

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Tecton Projects, Hobart City Council

Commendation - 2001 Victoria and Tasmania State Awards

Mawson Place , Constitution Dock, Hobart

Client: Hobart City Council

Jury Comments: The jury is pleased to see significant work being achieved at Constitution Dock following years of indecision. The design resolution is bold. The seats modelled on "stacks of wood delivered to the wharf side" are an excellent design resolution.

The jury was impressed with the overall resolution of the project, and the solution is considered to be exciting and worthwhile.

Mawson Place at Constitution Dock on Hobart's Waterfront is designed as a contemporary place; a rediscovered primary city location. The site has solid historical context - it was an important working dock from convict times until the 1950's, and is still used by Hobart's pleasure craft for maintenance and for exhibitions.

The design uses vandal and maritime resistant materials and finishes, and employs glass screens to provide sheltered nooks across the site, reducing the impact of prevailing winds and traffic noise. Elements of the landscape design took clues from industrial and maritime remnants. For example, timber seats were modified on stacks of wood delivered to the wharf.