Three luxury home building projects that were entered by Mardini Constructions, in the 2013 HIA-CSR NSW Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards, were each judged as Finalist, in their respective category. The Finalist awards were presented at the Awards night, last Saturday night, as follows:

• North Bondi Project – Finalist in the Renovation/Additions Project, $600,001 – $1 Million category
• Bellevue Hill Project – Finalist in the Renovation/Additions Project, Over $1 Million category
• Bronte Project – Finalist in the Custom Built Home $1 Million – $2 Million category

After receiving these three accolades, Elvis Mardini said “It’s a great honour to be acknowledged by the industry for our consistency across such a diverse range of projects.”

The concrete works for Harry’s Park, designed by Harry Seidler and Associates, and built by Mardini Constructions, were recognised with a Commendation Award in the 2013 Public Domain Awards, Precincts category, from Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA), at the Awards Ceremony held last night at the Opera House.

The CCAA Public Domain Awards represent the national awards for excellence in concrete to enhance the public domain.

Congratulations to the team!

Mardini Constructions has entered three home projects in this year’s HIA-CSR NSW Housing Awards, for the North Bondi, Bellevue Hill and Bronte projects.

The three entries, and their respective categories, were as follows –

• North Bondi Project – in the Renovations/Additions Project, $600,001 to $1 Million category
• Bellevue Hill Project – in the Renovations/Additions Project, Over $1 Million category
• Bronte Project – in the Custom Built Home $1 Million to $2 Million category

The results of the HIA-CSR NSW Housing Awards will be announced on 19 October 2013.

Mardini Constructions was announced as the Winner of the National Alterations/Additions Over $500,000 Award, for the Bellevue Hill Project (‘Kharkov’), at the 2012 Master Builders Australia National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards.

Mardini Constructions was announced as the Winner of the Public Buildings Up To $5 Million category, for the Harry’s Park Project at Milsons Point, at the Master Builders Association of NSW 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards night.

Harry Seidler & Associates won two awards in the Australian Institute of Architects 2012 National Architecture Awards, on Thursday 1 November.

Following on from the NSW Architecture Awards, Harry’s Park, designed by Harry Seidler & Associates, was awarded the National Commendation for Urban Design. This tribute to the late Harry Seidler was built in Milsons Point, by Mardini Constructions.

Also, the iconic Australia Square won The National Enduring Architecture Award.

Mardini Constructions was announced as the Winner of the House Additions/Alterations/Renovations over $5 Million category, for the Bellevue Hill Project.

Collins and Turner Architects were Finalists in the Outdoor category, in the 2012 Houses Awards, for the ‘Kharkov’ house in Bellevue Hill.

The reconstruction and restoration building works for this historic home were carried out by Mardini Constructions.

Collins and Turner Architects were also Finalists in the House Alteration & Addition under 200m2 category for the Balmoral house.

Renowned Architects, Harry Seidler & Associates, won three awards in the Australian Institute of Architects 2012 NSW Architecture Awards, on Thursday 28 June.

Harry’s Park, which was designed by Harry Seidler & Associates as a tribute to the late Harry Seidler, in the form of a public park, and built by Mardini Constructions, won the Urban Design Architecture Award.

Sydney landmark, Australia Square, took out the Award for Enduring Architecture, with the jury noting that the iconic 50-storey tower and its associated public square “more than any other single project shaped the redevelopment of Australian cities for the remainder of the 20th century”.

They also won a Commendation for Commercial Architecture for the 9 Castlereagh Street lobby and forecourt.

Mardini Constructions was announced as the Winner of the 2011 House Additions/Alterations/Renovations $550,001-$700,000 category, for the Paddington Terrace Project, at last weekend’s Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence in Housing Awards night.

This particular two storey terrace was originally built as a worker’s cottage in 1885.

The design brief from the Architects, Collins and Turner, required a reconstruction of the whole structure, as well as providing an additional lower ground floor level living area, while maximising the use of space, in a modern open plan, clean unobstructive manner.

Following carefully planned underpinning of the original fragile masonry structure, which had been built on loose sandy soil, a total of 240 cubic metres of soil was excavated by hand. Then, the entire terrace home was demolished.

A key feature of the construction involved a series of steel frames that were integrated together for great strength and rigidity, with most being exposed, as part of the design. These were further highlighted by concealing continuous LED strip lighting behind the column flanges.

Very precise shadowlines were required for the floors, walls and ceilings, as part of the pure, clean appearance.

In addition to the honed limestone tiles in the bathroom, the benchtops, vanities, basins and even the bathtub, were all custom-made on site from slabs of limestone.

White washed recycled Oregon timber flooring was used for the ground floor, as well as for the staircase, which featured custom-made fabricated steel and glass balustrades.

In the landscaped rear yard, the basin and BBQ bench were constructed from Italian Basaltina stone.