The recently completed Monash PHRT project was officially opened today, marking the 1000th public housing dwelling to be handed over to Housing ACT as part of the ACT’s Public Housing Renewal Taskforce program. The program commenced in 2015 and is close to achieving its objective of renewing a total of 1,288 dwellings by June 2019. AMC is proud to have been a part of the PHRT Monash project, working with Boss Projects Group to deliver 17 townhouses and 13 apartments offering tenants energy-efficient homes that are close to public transport, shops and local amenities. Read more about this project here.
04th Mar
Sculptural Installation at Denman Village Shops
A striking contemporary sculpture has recently been installed at AMC’s Denman Village Shops development. ANU Fine Arts student, Naomi Taylor Royd, won a competition run by Capital Estates with her Eucalyptus Triad sculpture, “inspired by the simple organic shapes of native eucalyptus trees”. The artwork consists of three 6m high curvilinear steel elements painted a bold red which are now installed in the main forecourt of the retail precinct. The sculpture is the latest addition to the recently completed development designed by AMC and complements the bold curves and natural materials palette which also take their cue from the natural surroundings and features of the Molonglo Valley. Read more about the sculpture here.
01th Feb
New Visit Canberra Information Booth unveiled at Canberra Airport
AMC was pleased to again work with Visit Canberra to deliver their new information booth within Canberra International Airport. Building upon the success of the Canberra & Region Visitors Centre at Regatta Point, opened in 2016, AMC was engaged to design the new booth which provides visitors with convenient access to information about what to see and do in Canberra via self-service touchscreen portals, brochures or with a friendly Visit Canberra staff member. The booth is located in the Arrivals area and operates 24 hours a day. More info can be found here.
14th Dec
Two AMC projects officially announced as Finalists in PCA Innovation & Excellence Awards
AMC’s base building refurbishment of Penrhyn House (2-6 Bowes Street) in Woden and The Central at Crace were officially announced as Finalists in the 2019 Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards on Friday. The inclusion of these projects speaks to the success of each in demonstrating excellence in innovative, high quality and sustainable design within their respective categories (Penrhyn House: Best Sustainable Development – Existing Building, The Central: Best Retirement Living Development).
Thank you to the PCA for a special mention in your Press Release!
Winners will be announced at the PCA Awards Gala Dinner on 17 May. Good luck to our fellow nominees!
10th Dec
Introducing our first Associate – Craig Perrott
As AMC approaches its third decade, our reliance on valued and talented staff members has become increasingly important.
It is with this in mind that we take great pleasure in announcing that Craig Perrott has been appointed as AMC’s first Associate. Craig joined us in 2011 when he still lived in Bundanoon. He spent 2 years commuting between home and Canberra before moving with his family to Canberra in late 2014. Since then, his career with AMC has flourished to now be a valued, trusted and talented senior member of the AMC team. Craig is a highly intelligent and capable professional with skills across all aspects of architecture practice and in more recent years he has played an increasingly significant role up-front with his design strengths and capacity for first principles thinking.
Craig’s new status of Associate is an acknowledgement of the high esteem in which we hold him, and a marker to our clients and peers that he is an emerging leader in our practice.
29th Nov
Exciting new townhouse development in Lyneham!
AMC-designed townhouse development for Domain Design Projects is currently under DA assessment and recently featured in the Canberra Times. The development includes 10 townhouses (a mix of 3 and 4 bedroom houses) with basement parking located on Oliver Street close to Lyneham shops, Dickson and a new light rail station. Read more about this project here.
12th Nov
The Central wins HIA Award for Specialised Housing
Congratulations to Manteena who won the HIA Specialised Housing Category award at the recent 2018 HIA-CSR ACT/Southern NSW Housing Awards for The Central retirement village development in Crace – very well deserved!
We would also like to acknowledge our client, Goodwin, and their vision and courage to develop an innovative retirement living precinct embedded within the new Crace community, offering residents access to high quality services and a range of accommodation options. AMC enjoyed working with Dowse Projects, DSB, Rudds, Sellick Consultants, Certified Building Solutions and PBS Building with Stage 1 on what is an exciting project.
21th Aug
Australian Cyber Security Centre is officially opened!
AMC’s recent fitout for the Australian Cyber Security Centre at Brindabella Business Park was officially opened by PM Malcolm Turnbull last week. The ACSC’s new headquarters fosters collaboration between agencies and a stronger engagement with business and academia to share information and counter cyber security threats. A great result for all involved! For more details about this project, click here.
27th Jul
Giralang Shopping Centre Development Approved!
After 13 years, the Giralang community will soon have a new vibrant local centre after Planning Minister Mick Gentleman recently called in and approved a proposed four storey, mixed-use development including a 1,000sqm supermarket, community spaces and residential apartments. This is an exciting and long-awaited result for Giralang Properties, AMC and the Giralang community and is a positive outcome after a series of setbacks since the original shops closed in 2005. Construction is due to commence in October 2018 with the supermarket operational from late-2019. Watch this space! Read more here.
02th Jul
MBA Building Excellence Awards 2018
Congratulations to our interior design team and Projex Building Group with their recent success at the MBA Building Excellence Awards 2018! The teams took out two awards for “Commercial Fitout, Refurbishment or Alteration” – Less than $1m (Microsoft Fitout Extension, Barton) and $1-$5m (Vikings Club Erindale Refurbishment, Wanniassa). The CDPP Fitout, Canberra (Built) and the ACSC Fitout, Brindabella Business Park (Construction Control) were finalists in their categories. An exceptional result for all involved!
25th Jun
2018 AIA ACT Awards
Congratulations to all the award and commendation recipients at the 2018 Australian Institute of Architects ACT Awards held on Saturday! The judging panel, including AMC’s Alastair MacCallum, was faced with the challenging task of selecting winners from a large number of high calibre entries this year across all categories. A full list of award recipients is available here.