Hemmant Tower wins big in building awards for bold design
The winner of a coveted building award might just have built one of Brisbane’s most unique homes. Take a tour of the tower that rises out of a flood plain.
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A BOLD, red tower completely clad in Colorbond steel rising out of a Brisbane flood plain has won a coveted building award.
Wynnum builder and project manager David Bartle’s Hemmant Tower took out the top award in the Individual Home up to $250,000 in the Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction awards.
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The awards, held last Friday, showcase the best the river city has to offer across residential, commercial and tourism construction.
The unique two-storey house was built for Mr Bartle’s carpenter Mat Taylor — who wanted a house that was “simple, yet broke the mould” of what a traditional home should be.
Designed by Wynnum West’s Baahouse and Baastudio Architecture, the home took Mr Bartle and Mr Taylor five months to complete.
Mr Bartle said because of the block’s location in a flood plain, they had to employ a “creative use of space” to work within the minimum and maximum building height.
“We’ve not wasted any space in the house. There’s a toilet and kitchen drawers under the stairs,” he said.
The second floor consists of a loft style large bedroom with an ensuite, walk in robe and built in office.
The award was Mr Bartle's’ second with Master Builders.
He said the biggest honour was knowing that Mr Taylor wouldn’t have changed any aspect of the house.
“The award is a bonus but having the owner being happy is the thing I enjoyed the most,” Mr Bartle's said.
The Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction awards recognise 55 categories.
Full list of residential winners:
Optimal living delights Winner of the 2019 Brisbane President’s Award — McDonald Jones Homes Pty Ltd T/A Brighton Homes Queensland
Home Renovation/Remodelling Project up to $275,000 — King Builders Pty Ltd for Jacaranda House (Mount Gravatt East)
Home Renovation/Remodelling Project $276,000 — $575,000 — DJ Built Homes Pty Ltd for Doughty Renovation (Holland Park West)
Home Renovation/Remodelling Project $576,000 — $1 million — Nicholas Copeland Pty Ltd for Warilda (Camp Hill)
Home Renovation/Remodelling Project over $1 million — Zephyr Industries Pty Ltd for Belvedere (Ascot)
Display Home up to $250,000 — Coral Homes Qld Pty Ltd for Noosa 23MKII — Mornington facade (Logan Reserve)
Display Home $251,000 — $350,000 — McDonald Jones Homes Pty Ltd T/A Brighton Homes Queensland for Mika 35 (South Ripley)
Display Home $351,000 — $450,000 — McDonald Jones Homes Pty Ltd T/A Brighton Homes Queensland for Oscar 37 (Pallara)
Display Home $451,000 — $550,000 — McDonald Jones Homes Pty Ltd T/A Brighton Homes Queensland for Preston 40 (South Ripley)
Display Home over $551,000 — McLachlan Special Projects Pty Ltd for The Sea Breeze (Newport)
Individual Home up to $250,000 — David A Bartle for Hemmant Tower (Hemmant)
Individual Home $251,000 — $350,000 — Australasian Homes Pty Ltd T/A Valcon Homes for Vista 227 (Bahrs Scrub)
Individual Home $351,000 — $450,000 — D3K Constructions PTY LTD T/A Stroud Homes Brisbane East for Wildflower 256 Skillion facade (Sherwoood)
Individual Home $451,000 — $550,000 — VJ Homes Pty Ltd T/A Oceanview Constructions for Whitehall (Birkdale)
Individual Home $551,000 — $650,000 — Zephyr Industries Pty Ltd for Bayview Glasshouse (Wavell Heights)
Individual Home $651,000 — $750,000 — Arlidge Constructions Pty Ltd for Sherwood Courtyard Home (Sherwood)
Individual Home $751,000 — $950,000 — Eco Building Services Pty Ltd for Grange Residence (Grange)
Individual Home $951,000 — $1.25 million — Cardwell Pty Ltd T/A Knowlman McDonald for Corinda House (Corinda)
Individual Home $1.26 million — $2 million — MCD Construction (Qld) Pty Ltd T/A MCD Construction for Highgate Hill Residence (Highgate Hill)
Individual Home over $2 million — J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Hill House (Pullenvale)
Best Use of Small Sites — Alan G Newitt for KARINYA (Petrie Terrace)
Best Use of Sloping Sites — Graya Construction Pty Ltd for Upper Cairns House (Paddington)
Best Use of Steel Frame Housing — Stroud Homes Brisbane South Pty Ltd for Montego 393 Display Home (New Beith)
Medium Density up to 3 Storeys — 2 to 5 Dwellings — Dux Designer Homes Pty Ltd T/A PPI Construction for Napier Residence (Ascot)
Medium Density up to 3 storeys — over 5 Dwellings — Sunland Homes Pty Ltd for Shea Residences (St Lucia)
Excellence in Sustainable Living — ARP Building Group Pty Ltd for La Fleur (Auchenflower)
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