KPA’s Wattle Grove Neighbourhood Centre Opening Makes Local News

The new Wattle Grove Shopping Centre opening has made the news in the West Australian Newspaper and the Kalamunda Reporter.

The Centre is the first for the area and backs onto the Woodlupine Brook. The development features an Aldi and twelve specialty stores including a cafe, medical centre and dental care.

Click on the image below to view the article in the West Australian or here to view the Kalamunda Reporter article online.

KPA’s Koh I Noor Project Features in the West Australian News

The West Australian newspaper has featured KPA Architects new Koh I Noor aged care home in Wembley. After demolition of the Spine & Limb Foundation home, construction of the new facility has begun. With 80 aged care and dementia beds, the home will help relieve the growing demand for our ageing population.

To find out more about this well publicized article, please click on the image below or here to view it online.

KPA’s Marc Spadaccini Heading for Venice Architecture Biennale – Australian Exhibition

We are excited to announce that KPA’s Associate Marc Spadaccini has been selected, for the second time, as an Australian representing volunteer for the Venice Architecture Biennale – Australian Exhibition from the 5th – 30th of September, 2016.

“The Pool is Australia’s exhibition for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Aileen Sage and Michelle Tabet.
The Pool is a lens through which to explore Australian cultural identity. Be they natural or manmade, inland or coastal, temporary or permanent, the creative directors will invite visitors to the new DCM designed pavilion to explore the pools of Australia in all their forms. From pools of necessity to the pools of excess, the pool is a key architectural device, a memory and also a setting. It has the unique ability to evoke both the sacred and the profane. It also aptly represents a distinctively Australian democratic and social space – a great leveller of difference.”

More information can be found at:  http://wp.architecture.com.au/venicebiennale/

Image Credit: Australian Pavilion – The Pool by Aileen Sage Architects (Amelia Holliday and Isabelle Toland) with Michelle Tabet.
Photo: Brett Boardman

Austin Lakes Shopping Centre Makes Local News

KPA Architects Austin Lakes Shopping Centre in South Yunderup has made the local news in Mandurah.

The development includes an IGA supermarket, a Cellarbrations liquor store, specialty shops and cafe overlooking the lake.

The development is being greatly anticipated and will create jobs for locals in the area, and has already created 150 local tradesman jobs during its construction phase.

Click here to view the article.

KPA Wins Commendation for Brickworks Competition

KPA are proud to announce we received the Commendation award for our submission in the Living Future Institute Australia – Brickworks Retail Sustainability Challenge. Our director Todd made it to Melbourne to receive the award. This is a great achievement, as KPA were up against architects from the Eastern States and around the world.

The team involved Link Engineering, Sustainability House, REALMstudio, Ionic Design Australia and others.

For further information on our submission and others, please click here to find out more.

KPA Architects Hosts Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

KPA Architects hosted Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea for the Cancer Council to raise funds for cancer awareness and research on the 24th May 2016.

A great amount of food and teas were served leaving all staff members very full and satisfied, as was the donations box.

We are hoping to raise as much money as we possibly can, so if you would like to donate please visit our donation page.

Bethanie Gwelup Features in TV Show ‘Home in WA’

KPA Architects aged care project Bethanie Gwelup was featured in Western Australia’s Channel 7 TV show ‘Home in WA’ on the 21st of May 2016.

The segment showcases the project with Bethanie Group, showing the current status of construction, 3D images and an explanation of the exciting development.

Click here to watch the segment, read the article and see construction photos.

Image credit: Home in WA

KPA Selected as an Executive Member of WA Leaders

KPA Architects are proud to be selected as one of the inaugural Executive Members of Western Australian Leaders, inspiring the next generation of leading companies.

Western Australian Leaders assists private sector companies through the sharing of experience and leadership from Industry Partners, in conjunction with the knowledge and expertise of Industry Experts.

If you would like to know more about Western Australian Leaders, please visit their website http://www.waleaders.com.au

KPA Architects Wins Finalist Award at the Eldercare Innovation Awards

Todd Paterson received, on behalf of the KPA Architects team, the Finalist Award at the Eldercare Innovation Awards for Ageing Asia, in Singapore on the 27th of April 2016.

The Award was part of the category ‘Best Silver Architecture – Residential – Universal design with social, health and wellness engagement spaces in residential communities’. It was awarded for our Peel Stage 2 Project for Bethanie Group, a two storey Senior Community Housing building which provides 98 one and two bedroom apartments.

Our design philosophy was to provide a master planning and design concept that recognises the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs and aspirations of retirees, and the financial and long term economic development considerations.

Congratulations also goes out to the Bethanie Group Inc and WA Housing Authority.

This is a great achievement in a strong international field and we are very proud to receive this award.

Waterhall Shopping Centre Makes Community News

KPA’s retail development Waterhall Shopping Centre was featured in the Midland Reporter Community Newspaper on March 15 2016.

The article focused on the positive impact the development will have to its surrounding neighbourhood and features Clients Hoi Chen and Kim Su, David Welsh from Focus Building Company and our very own Marc Spadaccini.

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Community Newspaper Group