The power and versatility of prefabricated building has been on show with the crowning of the winners of the 2023 Fleetwood Challenge Cup.
Proudly developed by modular building industry peak body, prefabAUS, and Fleetwood Australia, the Challenge Cup is a national design competition that provides university teams across Australia with the opportunity to demonstrate creative and innovative solutions, unmatched by traditional construction.
Teams are multidisciplinary and include contributions from both architectural and engineering students.
Teams from both sides of the country filled the finalist positions, with Hexad Studios from Monash University winning the People’s Choice Award and capturing attention with a beehive-inspired design for Malvern East in Victoria, and the Quokka Quarters and The Baleen entries from Curtin University both putting forward bold plans for redevelopment of a tourist facility on Western Australia’s Rottnest Island.
Quokka Quarters was announced as the overall winner of the $7000 first prize at the prefabAUS national conference, Offsite 2023 at Melbourne Connect in Victoria, with The Baleen placing second and scoring a $3500 prize and an additional $2000 as the winner of the Fleetwood Industry Award. The Hexad Studio team from Monash University took out third place, receiving $2500 and the prestigious People’s Choice Award.
Fleetwood Australia CEO Bruce Nicholson congratulated the finalists on their outstanding work, which was admired by attendees at Offsite 23, the industry conference for the modular building industry in Australia.
“Modular building and prefabrication have huge roles to play in tackling the world’s housing challenges and the calibre of entries for this year’s Challenge Cup shows the even brighter future that lies ahead for our industry,” Mr Nicholson said.
“All of the finalists received strong praise from the judges, which is reflective of the extremely high standard of entries for the 2023 Fleetwood Challenge Cup.
“It’s fantastic to see the versatility, adaptability and sustainability of modular building showcased in such a fashion.”
For more details on the 2023 Fleetwood Challenge Cup entries, visit: https://www.fleetwoodchallengecup.com.au/2023-submissions