Jury citation
Dairy Road is the first stage of an ambitious reimagining of an industrial precinct – the first of its kind in Canberra. An adaptive reuse of existing buildings, the development aims to create a new community and commercial heart. In time, this heart will be a bridge to a new residential estate to the south of the site.
The edges of the development have been designed collaboratively by Oculus and Pezo von Ellrichshausen to remove existing carparks and asphalt, and to integrate native landscape, shade, seating areas and undefined non-commercial public spaces for exploration and contemplation. The relationship between the commercial uses and the outdoor spaces creates an active and playful precinct edge that successfully reinterprets what an industrial estate might be.
The warehouses have been repurposed through the intro- duction of an eclectic and dynamic range of bespoke commercial uses – a brewery, a yoga studio, co-working spaces, maker spaces and eateries – creating a diverse ecology of working opportunities.
Dairy Road is located in Fyshwick, ACT, on Ngunnawal Country, and was reviewed by Philip Vivian in Architecture Australia September/October 2023.
Project credits
Architect: Craig Tan Architects; Project team: Tess Williamson, Stephanie Bott, Jack Monte, Tamara Glick, Diem Le, Craig Tan; Builder: Collie Projects, Nikias Diamond, Manteena Group; Hydraulic consultant: Pinnacle Design Consulting (formerly Plumb Design); Landscape architects: Oculus, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture Structural engineer: WSP; Civil consultant: Rossarden Design; Land surveyor: Veris; Services engineer: AECOM.
