BRD Group Winning Designs - BDAQ Regional Design Awards

The annual Building Designers Association of Queensland (BDAQ) awards for the Sunshine Coast Region were held last night at Yandina.  Hosted by Look Cabinets and Kleenmaid Appliances these awards showcase the best designs from the region in 18 categories, ranging from residential, commercial, including interior categories, to public buildings and special structures.

BRD Group received 3 awards, and will progress to the State Awards on 27 July 2012 at the Brisbane Convention Centre.

Our award winning entries;

New Residence, Eumundi - 'New Homes over 450sq metres'

'La Balsa' Business Centre, Mooloolaba - 'The Peter Modini Award for Commercial Buildings'

Maroochydore Surf Lifesaving Club Alterations - 'Best Commercial Interiors'

HIA & Bluescope Steel 2012 Solutions In Steel Award

''Bluescope Steel and the HIA have teamed up to present the HIA-Bluescope Solutions in Steel Awards, which showcases Building Designers across Australia who have used steel in residential construction projects that are of outstanding quality, original or a practical solution to a building challenge''.

BRD Group's entry was this Sunshine Coast residence designed over 3 levels. By selecting steel as the core element for the home we were able to create the fine lines and the building form and the features that are evident in the completed structure. The use of alternative products such as concrete or timber would have produced a bulkier and more expensive home.

The resultant use of a core steel structure produced a house that is extremely solid in its exposed hilltop location and also allows the house to blend and endure the test of time with low maintenance, sustainable materials.

Exposed galvanised steel was also used internally to compliment the external structure.  Using the exposed steel frame to the stair and lift symbolically showed how the steel was a core element to the house and the rawness contrasted, but also complimented the other natural and modern finishes.

BRD Group were selected as 2012 finalists.

Lexus Southport, Alterations & Additions

Lexus of Brisbane have appointed BRD Group to undertake design and construction administration services for the demolition, extensive alterations and additions to the Lexus dealership at Southport.

Progress photos of  the existing showroom, and construction of the new dealership and workshop facilities.