Jury citation
Tasked with activating a thoroughfare shared by several stakeholders in Perth’s State Buildings complex, Trower Falvo Architects explored the possibilities of a demountable structure. The Postal Hall bookshop achieves a complex juggling act: to be not only a place that supports the adjacent tenancies, but also a destination in itself. Adaptable, removable and functional, the insertion integrates seamlessly into the larger postal hall locale.
The project’s proportions and scale have been meticulously calculated; the units slot together with ease and the shop can be demounted when the space is needed for large events. An example of the value of prototyping and research, Postal Hall truly reinvigorates its surrounding space.
Postal Hall is located Perth, Western Australia on Whadjuk Country.
Project credits
Architect: Trower Falvo Architects; Project team: Dayne Trower, Simona Falvo, Alessio Fini; Builder: Frontline Interiors.
