CHRISTOU Design Group

Design firms HASSELL, Cox Architecture and HKS have received plaudits for their work on Perth’s Optus Stadium at the 2018 WA Architecture Awards, with the sports and entertainment precinct winning the top accolade and prizes in four other categories.

FIRM Construction has begun work this week on the redevelopment and expansion of Prendiville Group’s Hotel Rottnest.

Alkimos, Piara Waters, Treeby, Burns Beach and Wellard will all receive new primary schools ahead of the 2022 school year, with the state government announcing the $116 million investment ahead of today’s mid-year budget update.

Saracen Properties and Security Capital Australia have announced the development of a $100 million, five-star spa and resort in Margaret River, a boon for the South West region's tourism industry as it pursues a post-pandemic revival.

The new Westin resort planned for Margaret River joins a wave of hotel developments taking shape across the state worth more than $500 million.

Christou Design Group has secured work on two early childhood facilities worth $5 million, while Oldfield Knott Architects and DWA Architects have also won state government contracts.

Architects have been major beneficiaries of the state government’s COVID-19 stimulus, with a host of firms securing contracts to redesign public schools in recent months.

Saracen Properties’ $118 million Gnarabup Beach resort proposal will undergo the highest level of environmental assessment, after a flood of public submissions on the development.

Developers are navigating choppy waters to progress tourism resorts in regional WA.

Attention to environmental impact was a theme across several of the winners of this year’s Architecture Awards.