Jackson Clements Burrows Architects (JCB)

Windsor Park’s design is characterised by elegant forms, apertures and playful materiality that embrace the leafy surrounds. The concept, inspired by minimalist Japanese architecture, is one of enduring design that is one with its environment. The architectural form is interpreted as a series of smaller buildings separated by pockets of greenery. Vertical breaks along both street interfaces create shadow lines, changing the macro to micro for human-scale experience. Sensitive landscaping to the neighbouring reserve evokes an urban escape, while a generous internal courtyard offers a sculptural, contemplative space for residents to enjoy, extending the park experience into the building. Considered materiality adds a layer of richness and delight to the architecture, with the use of concrete offset by lightweight, metallic panelling. Careful apartment planning maximises opportunities for natural daylight, cross-flow ventilation and dual-aspect amenity.

Altona Pier has been recognized in the 2024 National Landscape Architecture Awards with the Award for Civic Landscape! The jury citation reads: “The project presents a harmonious blend of history, recreation and modern functionality. The simple, beautiful design and detailing demonstrates a confidence in resolving complex challenges without resorting to complex expression. The result is a space that users can safely access and enjoy in intuitive and timeless ways. The designers have, through thoughtful collaboration, produced a versatile civic space that provides access and enjoyment for a diversity of community uses and users.” Congratulations to the project team for this fantastic accolade and thanks to Parks Victoria and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)! Site Office Landscape Architecture, AW Maritime, Traditional Owners and First Nations Cultural Collaborators Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Structural engineering WSP, Lighting design Electrolight, Project management North Projects, Traffic engineering Traffix Ltd, Access Du Chateau Chun, Builder Simpson Construction Co. Photography Peter Clarke

Nice work Christopher Botterill and Jimmy Walker!! These two superstars returned from the 2024 Australian Timber Design Awards in Sydney last week with some seriously heavy hand luggage. Berninneit Cultural & Community Centre received a Sustainability Merit and T3 Collingwood received an Excellence in Timber Applications ­ – Commercial Building award. Both projects, along with Sweetwater House, were also finalists in the Australian Certified Timber category, which acknowledges the use of timber products sourced from Australian forests. "It was terrific to see three JCB projects recognised in the program and to gain greater insight into some of the incredibly innovative work being done in timber construction around Australia," says Chris. Congratulations to all three project teams and big thanks to the 2024 Australian Timber Design Awards jury!   Images: Victor Vieaux Australian Timber Design Awards, Hines, Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH), XLAM DOLOMITI, Bass Coast Shire Council.

"You can sense, by feeling and hearing, the difference of these spaces. This struck me as soon as I stepped out of the lift on a timber-structured level. This unusual experience made me realise, by immediate comparison with the concrete levels below, that the soundscape and tactile feel of a timber structure – through the soles of your feet – is completely different. I really didn’t expect this: the only way to describe the timber levels is that they felt genuinely “softer,” in some difficult-to-define, acoustic/tactile kind of way." A terrific piece on T3 Collingwood by Marcus Baumgart in Architecture.au

Today at Design Speaks’ "The Architecture Symposium: Out of Office" in Brisbane, Sarah Lynn Rees will present on Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) Hub at University of Melbourne. The symposium will explore case studies in cross-discipline collaboration and celebrate relationship-building and new ways of directly engaging with materials, makers and site. A central feature of AFSE (Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity) is its Welcome area, which features a suspended installation of Message Sticks. Procured by Agency Projects, the sticks were made by furniture maker Damien Wright in collaboration with artist Bonhula Yunupiŋu (Yolngu) and Pete McCurley (Ngarabul-Gumbaynggirr) of Curly Timbers. The sticks were carved from a single messmate tree that blew down during a storm on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Milled onsite, it was then transported to Damien’s Northcote workshop. Damien formed the collaborative practice Bala Ga’ Lili (Two Ways Learning), an ongoing, cross-cultural project with Bonhula Yunupingu, a Yolngu artist from Northeast Arnhem Land. Together they crafted 360 Message Sticks, 60 of which were sent across Australia to be marked by First Nations artists.   Message Sticks have been used by First Nations communities for thousands of years to communicate across language and long distances. When fellows, staff and visitors are inducted into the fellowship program, they locate their Country on a map placed at the circle’s centre and adorn the corresponding Message Stick with a woven sleeve. Over time, the collection of woven sleeves will represent the AFSE community and allow those on site to reconnect with where they are and where they’re from. Image: Bonhula Yunupingu Photography: Bernard Wright, Tom Blachford With thanks to Architecture Media

Thirty minutes outside Shepparton on Yorta Yorta Country, surrounded by rolling farmland, sits JCB’s recently completed new student accommodation at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus. Working closely with head contractor Modscape, the highly efficient two-storey design was prefabricated offsite and utilised modular construction methods to meet a fast-tracked program, enabling the college to quickly meet increased accommodation needs with an additional 85 bedrooms. The project, a joint investment by the Victorian Government and the University of Melbourne, provides a comfortable and welcoming residential environment for students, staff and visitors of the college. Inspired by the campus’ agricultural roots, the design pays homage to the rural vernacular with its clean, vertical lines expressed throughout the external façade. Each of the ensuite units overlook a communal courtyard, while an expansive communal kitchen and living area creates a social heart, with large windows framing views of the surrounding trees. Supporting the University’s growing regional presence, the new accommodation offers a modern living experience in a rural setting and enhances Dookie's role as a hub for agricultural education and research. Modscape, AECOM, ACOR Consultants, GLAS Landscape Architects Photography: Gavin Green

The Indigenous Centre of Excellence (ICOE), our project with Western Sydney University, has reached an exciting milestone.

"Tennant Creek Brio: Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis" is the first major survey of the artist collective living and working on Warumungu Country. Currently exhibiting at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, it's a fantastic and memorable show exploring cross-cultural identity, the renewal and remaking of cultural practices and the collaborative resilience of a frontier community. JCB is a proud Exhibition Partner. Don't miss it!

Tomorrow, JCB Director Graham Burrows will present at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) International Conference in London. Graham, presenting alongside Nigel Burden of AECOM, will lead the session ‘T3 Collingwood: Next-Gen Commercial Carbon Consciousness’ using our recently completed mass-timber project T3 Collingwood as a case study for sustainable and innovative tall building construction. The theme of the conference, ‘New or Renew: Addressing the Density Dilemma’, centres around social, economic and environmental issues related to the future of city-making around the world and poses the question: should we build new buildings or adapt existing ones? As part of this year’s program, CTBUH will present T3 Collingwood with two awards: Best Tall Building by Height (under 100m) and Best Tall Building by Region (Oceania). Congratulations to the T3 Collingwood team and thanks to project partners Hines ICON Construction AECOM and Duo Projects. Image: Tom Blachford To learn more about CTBUH 2024, visit https://lnkd.in/eQPZhzv #sustainablefuture #masstimber #netzerofuture #ctbuh #greenbuilding #jcb #jcbarchitects #jacksonclementsburrows #melbournearchitecture #architecture

Our proposal for the redevelopment of a former private hospital in Melbourne’s bayside into 45 luxury homes has been given the green light. Navigating complex planning controls, the development at 152 Como Parade is a contemporary reimagining of the mid-century aesthetic. The design response draws on the architectural legacy and bayside charm of Parkdale and carefully considers the scale, materiality and character of its context. More details to come soon.