JURY CITATION
The new Defence Network Operations Centre on HMAS Harman is an 80-metre-long, essentially windowless building operating in high security and partly hidden by sloping land. It could have been a monstrous imposition on the landscape, but instead the use of Colorbond on both roof and walls, with a tapered form and muted palette, is cost-effective and elegant. The building’s profile terminates in thin elements which appear to hover above the ground plane, providing a delicacy belying its scale.
Elevations alternate between horizontal and vertical panels. These give it a sensitivity to the surrounding landscape by harmonious opposition, something not normally seen in such a pragmatic military building.
Credits
- Project
- HMAS Harman, DNOC
- Architect
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Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn
Kingston, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Project Team
- Daryl Jackson, Alastair Swayn, Robert Costello, Barbara Bagot, Martin Osolnik, Nadine Pruckner, Tom Bomford, Neil Lloyd-Shephard, Nabil Adhami
- Consultants
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Acoustic consultant
Bassett Consulting Engineers
Civil consultant Bill Guy & Partners
Communications consultant AntiCom
Fire engineer Fire Safety Science
Hydraulic consultant Tennant Hydraulic Consulting Services
Interior designer Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn—Sally Hieatt, Annette de la Rue
Landscape consultant JEA Landscape
Mechanical, electrical and environmental consultant Bassett Consulting Engineers
Project manager Construction Control
Quantity surveyor Property Concepts
Security consultant GHD
Structural consultant AWT Consulting Engineers
- Site Details
- Project Details
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Status
Built
