VOTE NOW FOR THE CITY OF ADELAIDE PRIZE
The City of Adelaide Prize is a category within the prestigious South Australian Architecture Awards Program which recognises innovative projects that enliven the City’s public spaces and engage with the community.
The City of Adelaide and the Australian Institute of Architects are working together to support the enhancement of public spaces in the City.
Vote for the project you feel best represents this. Voters go in the draw to win a $100 voucher to be used at Community on North Terrace.
Bice Building Refurbishment
Hassell, Purcell and Baukultur
The four-storey Bice Building (c1927) stands as a highly valued heritage building on the edge of Adelaide’s exciting new innovation and technology precinct, Lot Fourteen. Part of the original 1921-22 Masterplan for the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the newly refurbished building forms an important gateway for North Terrace facing site.
The removal of previous alterations and reinstating original design intent of associated architectural elements with a modern approach was key to the adaptive re-use of the building. The project sought to conserve and reinstate much of the exterior building envelope, either to conserve original fabric or replace previous alterations in a contemporary, visually sympathetic, and complementary manner. By working with the previously modified, original built form and optimising the size and flexibility of the floor plates and ground plane, Bice has been transformed into an innovative, collaborative, and accessible building, fit for the reactivated precinct for many years to come.
Voting for the City of Adelaide prize has now closed.