BKK Architects
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| Partners | Tim Black, Julian Kosloff, Simon Knott |
| Location | 180 Russell Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria Australia |
| Founded | 2000 |
BKK Architects is an Australian architectural practice based in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was established in 2000 by architects Tim Black, Julian Kosloff and Simon Knott, all of whom are graduates of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Realized commissions include a broad spectrum of residential, commercial, public and institutional buildings, as well as infrastructure and urban design projects. Current undertakings include Melbourne’s landmark Clark Street Tower[1] and the Central Dandenong Urban Masterplan. The philosophy of BKK is design-based problem solving and is not limited to specific building typologies, although an emerging focus in their work is place making. The firm has strong research interests and established affiliations with several Melbourne educational institutions.
Selected Projects
current
Set to be Melbourne’s slimmest tallest tower covering a plot of 238 meters high
An upgrade to the existing social housing tower block. Introducing new façade elements and improving residential and energy performance
completed
A project part of the VicRoads Victorian Rest Area Strategy, located between Anglesea Rd and Drayons Rd, Geelong
- Australian Garden Shelters. 2012[4]
A series of five garden shelters located amongst the Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne
- Holiday House 2012[5]
Located in Mornington, Victoria
Part of the larger revitalising central Dandenong urban masterplan
- Beached House 2009[7]
A residential property along Western Port Victoria. The house was a finalist for the Houses over 200m2 in 2011
A residential project featured on ABCs Dream Build
- Calder Woodburn Rest Area 2008[9]
A public facility undertaken with VicRoads providing travel amenities along the Goulburn Valley Highway
Sound reflecting panels to prevent noise pollution on the surrounding residential area
- 2-Parts House 2003[11]
A contemporary addition to an existing Bungalow in Elwood
- Wrap House 2003[12]
Design for Tim Blacks parents, located in Toorak. In 2004 it won the City of Stonnington Urban Design Award and received High Commendation for the Interior Design Awards
Research
BKK Architects is involved with several high profile architectural research projects in affiliation with various partners. These include the Bi-Directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) project in collaboration with (RMIT) and Soundwall technologies working in concert with Australian acoustic engineering firms and plastic manufacturers.
Awards
- 2013 AIA National Architecture Awards, Winner Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, Lonsdale Street Redesign
- 2012 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Winner Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media, Good, Bad or Ugly – Simon Knott and Stuart Harrison
- 2012 Premier’s Design 2012 Awards, Finalist, Hi-pod component of Tower Turnaround
- 2011 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Winner Residential Architecture New, Beached House
- 2010 Interior Design Awards, Winner Colour in Commercial Design, Calder Woodburn Rest Area
- 2009 CCAA Public Domain Awards, Winner Public Artwork Award, Calder Woodburn Rest Area
- 2005 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Winner Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media, Simon Knott and Rory Hyde
- 2004 City of Stonnington Urban Design Award, Winner Best New Residential Development, Wrap House
- 2003 Australian Timber Design Awards, Winner Best Victorian Residential Project, Frame House
Media
3RRR Radio
In 2003 Simon Knott and Stuart Harrison established a weekly Tuesday night Architecture radio show, The Architects, later joined with Rory Hyde and Christine Phillip. The show focuses on boarding the understanding of architecture in the wider community.
In 2013 ABC featured an eight-week segment on Art Nation called ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ hosted by Simon Knott and Stuart Harrison. In 2012 the show won the Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media. Segments featured The Arts Prescient, Dockland and Fed Square.
References
- 1 2 "Clarke Street Apartment Tower". Black Kosloff Knott Pty Ltd. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tower Turnaround". BKK Architects. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Geelong Ring Road". Cirrus Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Australian Garden Shelters". Niche Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Black Kosloff Knott Pty Ltd". Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lonsdale Street Dandenong". ArchDaily. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Beached House". ArchDaily. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Great Wall of Warburton". ABC. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Calder Woodburn Rest Area". BlueScope Steel Limited. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "VicRoads Soundwalls". Architecture Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "2-Parts house". Timber Development Association. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Wrap House". The Contempoist. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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