Cedar on Collins Wins Regional Architects Award

Cedar on Collins, our Retirement Community in Kiama, has won an award for the category “Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing” at the Australian Institute of Architects 2025 NSW Regional Architecture Awards.  

  Selected from a shortlist of 36 architectural projects by a jury of industry experts, the 21 winners and commendations can be seen as a window into the changing built environment of contemporary regional Australia.  

The 2025 winning cohort showed a pathway forward for sustainable and heritage buildings, including insightful adaptive reuses and considered renovations and additions. They have also shone a spotlight on design that has a deep connection to context and an intrinsic consideration of culture and Country.  

The jury citation for the award said, “On a complex parcel of land in Kiama, Cedar on Collins creates 56 residential units in a retirement community that brings fully accessible housing close to services, shops, cafes, and the centre of town.    

 The series of buildings comprising the development are carefully and extensively articulated across the battleaxe site, navigating between the two narrow street frontages with an assortment of courtyards, terraces, and community spaces.   

 The individual units are carefully planned to foster a sense of community, both opening towards sun and views, and engaging with communal spaces and courtyards. Throughout the communal spaces, pockets are created for stopping, meeting, relaxing, and interacting.    

 Materials used are considered for durability, to assist in navigating the site and to break down the scale of the buildings. Cedar on Collins is a carefully considered, inviting, and intelligent design that offers substantial amenity for the many residents.” 

Congratulations to all who were involved in the development of Cedar on Collins from build to completion of construction, and special acknowledgement must go to Kennedy Associates Architects for their attention to detail and design. 

Find out more about the awards here: https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/winners-of-2025-nsw-regional-architecture-awards  

Apartments are now selling at Cedar on Collins, Kiama’s premium retirement community so if you know of anyone looking to downsize or are thinking of a coastal retirement, visit cedarkiama.com.au for more information.