Camerer Hatches Winning Seat

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Camerer Hatches Winning Seat
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• Landscape architect Nicholas Camerer, from
  Fremantles Ecoscape in Western Australia, is the
  winner of the first Intergrain Urban Timber
  Project.
• Graduates and students pitched their designs for
  a functional piece of urban furniture for a
  community garden in Werribee Park, Victoria a
  supportive cross-cultural hub for locals and
  Karen refugees.

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• The challenge to find imaginative ways to use
  timber in a seat that invites the community to
  come together. Camerers winning design, Hatch,
  features a curved form and strong timber cross
  beams, which can serve as a leaning rack for
  tools and garden stakes when not being used as a
  seat.

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• Flashes of red, white and blue on inner panels
  represent the colours of both Karen and
  Australian flags.
• The bench is designed for easy maintenance and
  cleaning, and complements an existing curved
  space.

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• Im thrilled to win the first Intergrain Urban
  Timber Project. I cant wait to see my design
  brought to life and used in the fantastic
  community garden at Werribee Park, says Camerer.

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• The design was chosen by a panel of industry
  leaders, with AILA National President Daniel
  Bennett, Street Furniture Australias custom
  product manager Michelle Herbut, James Brincat
  from Parks Victoria, and Intergrains Amanda
  Chalmers.
• Nicholas has done a great job of incorporating
  all of the project elements, it is a
  well-considered design, says SFA judge Michelle
  Herbut.

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• The seats look rustic and light, which I think
  will suit the garden and the structure, and the
  pop of colour is a nice addition. The natural
  aesthetic of the timber is really showcased by
  using wide planks of hardwood and will only be
  highlighted further by coating it in oil.

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• The bench will be constructed by Street Furniture
  Australia in Sydney, before its unveiling at the
  Historic Farm Precinct at Werribee Park in 2016.
  The parks community kitchen garden is maintained
  by volunteers, including refugees from the local
  Karen community, who are survivors of the long
  running war in Burma.

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• Karen volunteers are able to build up their
  skills in horticulture and English through their
  work in the garden, while sharing their culture
  with the community.

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• Judge Daniel Bennett says, We were looking for a
  design that would enhance this special and
  valuable space in the Werribee Park community
  garden, especially for the volunteers like the
  Karen people. And Nicholas design achieves this
  beautifully.

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• James Brincat adds, The winning design will
  undoubtedly contribute to and grow the valuable
  sense of community in the garden.
• Intergrain trade brand manager Amanda Chalmers
  says the judging panel was impressed by the
  quality of entries in this first year of the
  competition, especially the winning design.

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• Hatch is a wonderfully thoughtful piece of
  furniture that will become a place of reflection
  in the garden, as well somewhere that brings the
  Karen people closer with members of the public,
  she says. Camerer will receive a 2,000 cash
  prize, a mentoring lunch with an industry
  professional, 50 litres of Intergrain product and
  a one year Graduate AILA membership.

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