2023 Design Awards Best of Region

Best of Region

Out of over 650 submissions spanning 40 countries, 39 exceptional projects have emerged as Best of Region Winners in our 2023 Shaw Contract Design Awards. Meticulously selected by a diverse panel of judges from around the world, these projects represent the best of design from each region.

Scroll below to look through the Design Optimist lens at spaces that inspire new ways of working, learning, healing, and thriving. Each of these winners will move forward to the next stage of judging to crown the ‘best of the best’ – our Best of Globe.

Modern workplace setting with wooden tables, black chairs, and a gray carpet

477 Pitt Street, Sydney by Wardle

Sydney, Australia
2023 Best of Australia & New Zealand

"477 Pitt Street occupies a rare whole-of-island site to the south of Sydney CBD. The 32-storey office tower comprises lobby and associated retail spaces, upper level roof terrace. The design response transforms the appearance and performance of the building by refreshing its interior spaces and services as well as series of ESD initiatives to deliver considerably enhanced sustainability credentials."

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Modern workplace conference room with beige chairs, a long black table, and commercial carpet flooring

Newmont by Rezen Studio

Perth, Australia
2023 Best of Australia & New Zealand

"This workplace is an example of the rapidly evolving office typology which responds to the rapid changes in the ways in which businesses are operating. Completed during the pandemic years, the workplace is positioned as a fluid social connector and place for employees to connect and identify with the business."

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Modern workplace meeting area with green carpet tiles and a group of people seated around a table

Silver Fern Farms by Unispace

Dunedin, New Zealand
2023 Best of Australia & New Zealand

"Silver Fern Farms is New Zealand's leading marketer, producer, and procurer of premium grass-fed meat. With the pandemic serving as a catalyst to rethink its future of work, Silver Fern Farms came to Unispace with a simple desire; create a workplace experience where our people feel more energised and enriched when they leave."

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Spacious hospitality facility with modern design featuring commercial carpet tile flooring

The Goods Shed by i2C Architects

Ballarat, Australia
2023 Best of Australia & New Zealand

"Located on Lydiard Street and forming part of the broader Ballarat Station Precinct, The Goods Shed transforms the local area with its new food and beverage offerings and event spaces, housing a myriad of cafes and restaurants."

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Modern education facility with hexagonal patterned carpet tiles in shades of blue and gray, featuring wooden ceiling and furniture

Wellington Child and Family Centre by AOA Christopher Peck

Melbourne, Australia
2023 Best of Australia & New Zealand

"Conceived for young children, there’s a playful quality to the classrooms. There are unimpeded sight lines throughout the building with overscaled porthole-style windows, evocative of a submarine and mindful of the scale of built-in furniture."

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