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COMMERCIAL
Commercial and Public
Buildings Award
Winning Submission
Tipico Building –
DeMicoli & Associates
The award for this category goes to
an iconic building in keeping with a
site well known for landmark archi-
tecture, located in fact just beside
the Portomaso Tower. The form and
light-weight steel structure of the
building refers to maritime vessels.
The project maximises the site of a
formerly low-lying building and rises
to thirteen storeys above the street
level of the complex. Several challeng-
es with respect to the foundations and
the construction of the building have
been overcome to provide a develop-
ment which alludes to its context by
using materials which can be found in
the neighbouring tower but in a form
that stands out on its own merit.
Special Commendation
Simonds Farsons Cisk
Chapel and Canteen –
Openworkstudio
This project is a good example of
how small-scale projects can be de-
signed in such a way that exemplifies
high quality contemporary design.
The attention to detail in this project
is commendable, as is the industrial
style of the interior design which al-
ludes to the context of the project. In
fact, the product – beer, is referenced
in the use of warm brown colour tones
within the canteen and the chapel, jux-
taposed with concrete and steel mate-
rials, and complemented by well-de-
signed lighting in both spaces.
