It is required to showcase the City's environmental commitment whilst meeting particular functional demands such as providing a suitable civic address and entry experience, outdoor seating areas and flexible flow-out space associated with the adjacent concert hall.

Three design compositions tell the ecological and cultural stories of the region. A double row of Allocasuarinas mulched with crushed red brick recall tree lined escarpments and local brickworks. Basalt floaters are evoked with an elliptical seat wall and a tight copse of Red Box represents woodland. A stone carpet of bluestone, mudstone and sandstone represents the geology of the site.

Significantly, the project employs best practice in regard to use of recycled materials, low embodied energy resource use, and the creative use of indigenous plants in a formal setting.

J U R Y ' S    C O M M E N T S
The project has a strong intellectual connection with the Moreland area and skilfully tells the story of its cultural and physical landscape. This is present in the elements that reintroduce the escarpment, original woodland and the underlying geology into the overall design. The project is cost effective and combines a very apparent environmental overlay.

Although the jury felt that the movement patterns could be more fully resolved, it found the project to be sensitively and intelligently executed within a small budget.