Awards
UDIA Awards for Excellence
The UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) has developed its Awards for Excellence Programme in order to recognise excellence and innovation in the urban development industry. The programme is one of WA's most respected and valued, and the prestigious awards are highly sought-after.
The 2011 UDIA WA Awards for Excellence were held on September 3 in a gala event at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, where Australand and Port Coogee were proud to take a hat trick of awards.
Here's what the judges said:
Environmental Excellence
With Port Coogee, Australand set out a vision of a well designed, compact and connected oceanside community to support a diverse range of housing types in a sustainable urban environment, well integrated with public transport.
We were impressed with processes used to transform a contaminated site into a prestigious residential address, including;
- Remediation of an industrial wasteland, together with the prevention of leaching of hazardous materials into the surrounding waters of Owen Anchorage,
- Protection of the marine environment during construction, and
- Realignment of Cockburn Road to create an accessible public realm at the water's edge.
The magnitude of civil and infrastructure work to create the marina, protect the water quality and make the soil safe was enormous.
Congratulations to Australand for this award.
Residential Development Over 250 Lots
After significant remediation works, protection of the marine environment and the re-alignment of Cockburn Road, Port Coogee is well on its way to becoming home to nearly two thousand dwellings.
The built form will consist of residential housing all the way through to mixed use higher density as part of the Marina Village Master plan, which also integrates the Port Coogee marina and public access to the waterfront.
Congratulations to all involved with Port Coogee.
President's Award
Australand's Port Coogee development is one of Australia's largest coastal marina development projects with an end value nearing two billion dollars. Ultimately the project will consist of over eight hundred house lots, one thousand one hundred apartment units, a three hundred-berth marina and nearly twelve thousand square metres of retail and tourism.
The level of town planning detail, complexity of the noxious site remediation, the dealings with the local Cockburn community and the interface with the marina and public waterfront, showcase this development not only as the signature development for Australand but as a significant part of the future of Perth's waterfront, and for that reason is a fitting recipient of the UDIA President's award.
Congratulations Australand.
