Peddle Thorp

Peddle Thorp is an Australian-based architecture, interior design, and urban planning firm, with offices located in Melbourne, Victoria, in Asia and in the Middle East.

Not to be confused with PTW Architects.

Peddle Thorp
TypePrivately-owned
IndustryArchitecture
Founded1980s in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
HeadquartersLevel 1, 525 Flinders Street,
Melbourne, Victoria
,
Australia
Area served
Australia, China
Key people
  • Peter Brook
  • Carlo Corallo
  • Martin Hall
Services
Websitewww.pta.com.au

Major architectural works

Peddle Thorp has designed some of Australia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

CompletedProject nameLocationAwardNotes
1988National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (now Rod Laver Arena)Flinders Park, Melbourne, Victoria[1]
1997Melbourne Sports and Aquatic CentreAlbert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
2000Hilton Melbourne Airport (now Parkroyal)Melbourne Airport, VictoriaExcellence in Construction Award (2001)[2][3]
Melbourne Aquarium and Antarctic ExhibitionMelbourne Aquarium, VictoriaAustralian Property Council, Category Winner (2001)
TEDA Football StadiumTianjin, ChinaZhan Tian You Award, Winner (2005)
Lu Ban Award, Winner (2005)
Royal Hobart HospitalHobart, TasmaniaAustralian Institute of Architects Awards, Urban Design Award, Winner (2008)
Kardinia ParkSouth Geelong, Victoria
2010ANZ Bank HeadquartersDocklands, Melbourne, VictoriaWorld Architecture Festival Interiors and Fit Out, Overall Winner (2011)[4]
RMIT Design HubRMIT University, Melbourne City campus, VictoriaVictorian Architecture Medal (2013)
William Wardell Award for Public Architecture (2013)
International Prize for Sustainable Architecture (2013)		[5]

The firm produced highly innovative design features such as the roof opening at the tennis centre at Melbourne Park, which was one of the first in the world to use this approach; to allow for play in all kinds of weather.[6] The firm's New Zealand branch, established in 1968,[7] has also designed various buildings of note, including the Metropolis in Auckland, and Vodafone on the Park in Wellington.

Criticism

Despite its success, Peddle Thorp was criticised by Norman Day, an architectural critic, for producing buildings of little value.[8] Day's views have been contested by Peddle Thorp's design director, Peter Brook.[9] The dispute reflects a broader tension in architectural circles about its role in the commercial sphere. The dispute was seen publicly when a group of architects opposed Peddle Thorp designed changes to Harold Holt swimming pool in 2007.[10] The dispute lost ground when the original architect Daryl Jackson praised Peddle Thorp's revised designs. The highly successful commercial architect Barry Patten, who designed the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, also faced similar criticism from Day and other critics during his career. He was later seen as one of Australia's greatest architects.[11]

See also

References
  1. "How Peddle Thorp designed opening roof at Melbourne Tennis Centre". Peddle Thorp Architects. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. "Parkroyal returns to Melbourne with new GM". Hospitality. Australia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  3. "1999 Annual Report" (PDF). Australia Pacific Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  4. "ANZ Centre, Melbourne, Australia". World Buildings Directory. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. "NEW YORK ARCHITECTS SELECT PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR 2013" (PDF). International Architecture Awards. The Chicago Athenaeum. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. "25 Years of Retractable Roof Tennis in Australia". World Tennis Magazine. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. Peddle Thorp NZ
  8. Day, Norman (21 June 2004). "Peddle Thorp Architects Book" (Book review). The Age. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  9. Brook, Peter (7 July 2004). "Architecture, not art". The Age. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  10. "Harold Holt Swimming Pool". Butterpaper. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  11. "Obituary: Barry Patten" (requires subscription). Architecture Australia (7). 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2006.


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