Edition 2 of the Corian® Design Awards 2026 is now closed, and we are thrilled to reveal the Finalists.
The four projects below, two Residential and two Commercial, showcase some of the most inspiring Corian® Solid Surface work from across Australia. They now go to our independent judging panel, who will decide the winners. The winners of the Corian® Design Awards 2026 will be announced in early December, with the grand prize a fully hosted trip to Seoul, South Korea.
Congratulations to all four finalists.
2026 Corian® Design Awards
Edition 2: Residential Finalists
Arc Residences
Residential Finalist · Toowong, Brisbane
Designed by: Bureau^Proberts, for developer Spyre Group
Fabricated by: SDC Australia · Builder: Graya
Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones and Nira
Arc Residences by Spyre Group is a 24-apartment riverfront development in Toowong, Brisbane, that draws its architectural language from the Brisbane River. Occupying a triangular site between the riverbank and Coronation Drive, the building features a colonnade of carved forms beneath the apartments. Swept surfaces suggest the shaping action of tidal currents, an idea carried through the architecture, interiors and bespoke details.
Kitchen islands in Corian® River Pearl translate that expression into each apartment. Extending up to nine metres, they form sculptural centrepieces that connect the kitchen and living spaces with the building’s broader design. Each island needed to read as a solid, sculpted form while still working hard as an everyday kitchen, with flowing surfaces and seemingly eroded contours creating a distinctive gathering point within otherwise visually restrained interiors.
Working with fabricator SDC Australia, the team combined the Corian® surface with a bespoke internal framework before delivery, reducing the need for extensive shaping within the apartments. Each island was installed in two pieces, which were seamlessly joined on site to achieve the continuous finished form. A sweeping arch beneath the elongated benchtop lifts the centre of the island away from the floor, and natural light across the Corian® River Pearl surface reveals the changing geometry.
Corian® colour: River Pearl
Applications: Kitchen island
CASA CONCRETO
Residential Finalist
Designed by: Mark Gacesa
Fabricated by: Streamline Cabinets · Builder: Arcadia Constructions
Photography: Luke Donegan
Casa Concreto is a private residence that brings a refined industrial character to a highly personal home. Originally conceived as a bachelor residence that could later accommodate a family, the brief evolved during design to support family life while retaining the home’s individuality and architectural strength.
Corian® features throughout the residence, from custom vanity tops and semi-recessed basins to bedroom furniture, shower recesses, a coffee station, laundry and outdoor kitchen. A custom-shaped Corian® Deep Nocturne cap also finishes the circular spa. Across these applications, sculpted profiles connect the interiors with the building’s distinctive concrete details.
Corian® Dove and Deep Nocturne allowed the rebated, cog-like profiles of the concrete architecture to be interpreted at the scale of furniture and joinery, including custom UltraPOP semi-recessed basins in the master ensuite, guest ensuites and powder room. Within the outdoor kitchen benchtop apron, the rebated pattern even spells out the client’s name in code. At the spa, the shaped Deep Nocturne cap resolves the transition between the tiled structure and its upper edge, combining the circular geometry with a comfortable surface for everyday use.
Corian® colours: Dove and Deep Nocturne
Applications: Custom UltraPOP semi-recessed basins, vanity tops, bath and shower recesses, master bedhead recess, bespoke bedside tables, coffee station, laundry benchtop, outdoor kitchen benchtop, pool spa surround
2026 Corian® Design Awards
Edition 2: Commercial Finalists
Fremantle Hospital Mental Health Unit
Commercial Finalist · Fremantle, Western Australia
Designed by: Hunt Architects
Fabricated by: Frontline Interiors (Collaboration Hubs) and Ace+ (vanity installation)
Photography: Evolve Design Studio, Ryan North and Nicholas Putrasia
The Fremantle Hospital Mental Health Unit is Western Australia’s first 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Centre. Delivered in collaboration with the Department of Housing & Works and South Metropolitan Health Service, the expansion covers more than 4,500m² across three floor plates and adds 40 mental health beds, increasing the hospital’s inpatient mental health capacity by more than 60 per cent.
Corian® was used in two applications that respond to different needs within the facility. Custom Mental Health Basins in Corian® Glacier White support safety and everyday care, while sculptural Collaboration Hubs in Corian® River Pearl create opportunities for connection between consumers and staff. The design sought to challenge the institutional character of secure mental health environments, balancing technical safety requirements with dignity, comfort and human connection.
Purpose-designed with the project user group, each basin combines a curved bowl, bench, concealed plumbing and integrated two-tier shelving within one continuous Corian® Glacier White form, with radiused edges and safety-focused detailing. The Collaboration Hubs bring together staff functions, accessible consumer-facing seating, tables and space for informal interaction, their flowing River Pearl forms sitting beneath circular timber-look aluminium ceiling features. Following prototyping and testing, the basin design has also been used at Royal Perth Hospital Ward 2K and Bentley Hospital.
Corian® colours: Glacier White and River Pearl
Applications: Mental health vanity, custom furniture, accessible seating, tables
Mader Group
Commercial Finalist · Applecross, WA
Designed by: Office Fitout Professionals
Fabricated by: Prestige Solid Surfaces · Joiner: KR Cabinet Making
Photography: Zaf Ahrone
Mader Group is an ASX-listed mining services company with over 4,500 employees globally. Its 4,200m² workplace fitout spans two levels in Applecross, WA, and was designed in three months and built in seven.
Corian® Laguna Terrazzo features in three key areas: the benchtops and splashbacks in three fully equipped staff kitchens, the custom seating bench in the waiting area, and the front panels and benchtop of the custom reception desk. Using one colour across these zones gives the fitout a consistent, refined design language, and a material chosen early enough to support a tightly coordinated programme.
The fitout was guided by The Social Heart Framework, a design concept that treats kitchen and breakout zones as the cultural heart of an organisation, drawing on the architectural idea of the piazza. The Ground Floor kitchen was conceived as a built-in piazza, and at its centre sits the Corian® Laguna Terrazzo benchtop, a continuous surface that anchors the composition. Set against mosaic tiles, greenery and warm timber, it gives the kitchen the character of a destination rather than a standard workplace amenity.
Corian® colour: Laguna Terrazzo
Applications: Kitchen benchtops, splashbacks, reception counter, waiting area seating
The Edition 2 finalists now join the Edition 1 finalists in the hands of our independent judging panel, who will decide the winners of the Corian® Design Awards 2026. Winners will be announced in early December. You can meet the judges here.
The grand prize is a fully hosted trip to Seoul, South Korea: return flights, accommodation and a curated itinerary of industry and cultural experiences, travelling with CASF and members of our national fabrication network.
