2022 National Commendation for Public Architecture

Jury citation

New Farm Neighbourhood Centre is an inclusive and welcoming social service facility that connects the street to its community. The equity of the architecture and its generosity in meeting the neighbourhood’s social needs and values reflect a sense of grace and social responsibility.

The simple notion of opening to the street and welcoming those often-misaligned neighbourhood social needs does not comprise a social experiment; rather, it facilitates a return to the value that well-considered community architecture can bring to society in a sublime and contributory manner.

Well-supported by its neighbours and community patrons, the design resolution allows this centre to offer refuge, friendship and somebody to talk to in the face of adversity and loneliness. Congratulations to the architects for encapsulating community spirit and establishing a building capable of supporting its neighbourhood.

— New Farm Neighbourhood Centre will be reviewed in Architecture Australia January/February 2023.

Project credits

Architect Vokes and Peters with Zuzana and Nicholas; Project team Stuart Vokes, Nick Skepper, Emma Robinson, Aaron Peters; Builder ATG Projects; Hydraulic consultant H Design; Structural engineer NGS; Services consultant Ashburner Francis

New Farm Neighbourhood Centre is located in New Farm, Queensland on the land of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples.