The Cape and our partners and collaborators have won numerous awards for our work on the design and construction of the landscape and housing at The Cape. The extensive awards list includes national, state and regional awards by industry peak bodies and government, making The Cape one of the most awarded estates in Australia. Congratulations to our designers, builders and landscape teams for their award winning work, including TS Constructions, The Sociable Weaver, Australian Ecosystems/The Sustainable Landscape Company, Adapt Design Group, Beaumont Building Design and North South Homes.

Awards

2021 - Premier’s Sustainability Awards – Climate Action
2021 - HIA Eastern Region - Residential Building Designer - Beaumont Building Design - Warreeny
2021 - HIA Eastern Region - Greensmart Sustainable Home - Warreeny
2021 - HIA Victorian Residential Building Designer - Beaumont Building Design - Warreeny
2021 - Landscaping Victoria Industry Awards - Sustainable Landscape Award - Australian Ecosystems/The Sustainable Landscape Company
2021 - BDAA 2021 National Design Awards – Chris Reardon Memorial Award for Residential Sustainable Buildings - Beaumont Building Design - Warreeny
2021 - Design Matters National Building Design Awards Residential Design New House $300,001 to $500K - Beaumont Building Design - Warreeny
2021 – BDAA 2021 National Design Awards - Small lot housing (maximum lot size 350 sqm) - Beaumont Building Design -Moonshadow
2021 - Design Matters National Building Design Awards Residential Design New House $500,001 to $750K⁠ - Beaumont Building Design -Moonshadow
2021 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Winner Best Sustainable Home Regional Victoria South East Region - TS Construction - Eclipse
2021 - Housing Industry Association Eastern Awards - Green Smart Sustainable House - Beaumont Building Design - Sunlight Project
2020 - Housing Industry Association National Greensmart Sustainable Home - Beaumont Building Design - Spindrift home
2020 - Housing Industry Association - National Greensmart Sustainable Home of the Year South East Region - Beaumont Building Design - Eclipse
2020 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Best Sustainable Home - North South Homes - Sunlight House
2019 - Good Design Awards – National Winner Gold Medal for Architectural Design - Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2019 - Building Designers Association of Victoria 10-Star Sustainable Design Challenge - Adapt Design Group
2019 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Winner Best Sustainable Home Regional Victoria South East Region - TS Constructions - Spindrift home
2018 - Urban Developer Awards - National Winner for Excellence in Industry Leadership - The Cape
2018 - Housing Industry Association - Winner Victorian Residential Building Designer of the Year Victoria Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2018 - Housing Industry Association - Eastern Victoria – Winner Greensmart Sustainable Home - Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2018 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Winner Best Sustainable Home Regional Victoria South East Region - TS Constructions - CORE9 home
2018 Housing Industry Association - Australian Greensmart Home of the Year 2019 - Designed by Beaumont Building Design built by TS Constructions - CORE 9 home
2018 Housing Industry Association - Australian Greensmart Sustainable Home 2019 - Beaumont Building Design - CORE 9 home
2018 Housing Industry Association - Australian Greensmart Sustainable Home 2019 - Beaumont Building Design - CORE 9 home
2018 Housing Industry Association - Best Residential Design of the Year Victoria - Beaumont Building Design - CORE 9 home
2018 - Building Designers Association of Australia – Best Environmentally Sustainable Building Chris Reardon Memorial Award Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2018 - Building Designers Association of Victoria Building Design Awards – Winner Best Environmentally Sustainable Design Residential Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2018 - Building Designers Association of Victoria Building Design Awards – Winner Best Energy Efficient Design Residential Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2018 - Building Designers Association of Victoria Building Design Awards – Best New Residential Building 250 sqm and over $2000/sq meter Beaumont Building Design - CORE9 home
2017 - Housing Industry Association - Australian Greensmart Home of the Year - The Sociable Weaver - 10 Star Home
2017 - Housing Industry Association - Greensmart Display Home of the Year - The Sociable Weaver - 10 Star Home
2017 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Winner Best Sustainable Home Regional Victoria South East Region - TS Construction - Cutlers home
2017 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Winner Best Sustainable Home Regional Victoria South East Region
2015 - Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence Awards - Winner Best Sustainable Home Regional Victoria South East Region - TS Constructions - The Oaks home
2012 - Premier’s Sustainability Awards - Winner for Design in Built Environment - The Cape

Believing in difference

Energy efficient design: When you purchase land at The Cape, build your home from one of our 10 unique designs, each featuring 7.5-star energy efficient homes with highly efficient lights and appliances. Alternatively you can choose to customise your own based on our design guidelines. Some of the best builders and designers in Australia are on hand to help you build at The Cape

Precious water: The use of rainwater will increase the availability of clean, fresh water in our community. In addition to mains water, all houses will feature at least 10,000 litres of rainwater storage for use in gardens and toilets, helping to create year-round water security. Excess stormwater will be redirected to collection ponds and filtered back through vegetation into groundwater and natural wetlands.

Clean energy: Each house at The Cape will have a minimum of 2.5 kilowatts of solar energy. Powered by the sun, the community will be capable of creating an annual surplus of clean energy. Electric vehicle charge points are also available for residents who want them.

Food gardens: As a resident at The Cape, you will have the opportunity to
grow your own produce in our specially designed gardens if you choose. The café at The Cape’s Community Centre will also offer our residents delicious meals made from the freshest, locally grown produce.

Active lifestyle: The Cape will offer kilometres of walking and cycling paths, parks, a large village green, and an amphitheater, as well as a sports precinct with barefoot bowls, bocce rink, beach volleyball court and a half basketball court. There will also be a conference facility with a community centre, café and seminar space.

Protecting natural habitats: A haven for nature lovers, The Cape is designed to coexist with natural Coastal Heathland and Banksia Woodland habitats. Along with local wildflower species, these habitats provide home to native wildlife such as echidnas, wallabies, kangaroos and countless bird species.

Biofilta food modules growing fresh produce

Aerial shot of the Cape's personal food module fitted garden

Meet the team

The Cape is the brainchild of Brendan Condon, a respected authority in the field of environmental restoration. He brings on board an award-winning team with strong credentials in sustainability and quality modern design, namely Small Giants, Martin Builders, TS Constructions, Australian Ecosystems and The Sociable Weaver.

SMALL GIANTS

Small Giants is a Melbourne-based company, with a track record in delivering modern, boutique, and sustainable developments. Founded by Danny Almagor and Berry Liberman, Small Giants recently completed The Commons, an iconic apartment complex in Brunswick, Melbourne, which won awards such as the 2014 State Architecture Awards for Sustainable Architecture and the 2014 Premier’s Design Awards.

THE SOCIABLE WEAVER

The Sociable Weaver is a design and building company that creates healthy, sustainable, inspiring homes that are functional and affordable. Our architectural homes encourage connection to nature, to community and to ourselves. We create homes that are either carbon neutral or carbon positive and we place strong emphasis on building biology to create a healthy home. Along with Feng Shui design principles, permaculture integration, recycling processes, accessibility and more, our homes are considered in every possible way.

AUSTRALIAN ECOSYSTEMS

Australian Ecosystems (AE) is an ecological restoration and landscape construction company based in Melbourne. The company specialises in restoration of wetland, grassland, woodland and coastal ecosystems, the construction of sustainable landscapes and urban food production. AE operates one of the largest indigenous plant nurseries in Australia, which produces several million plants annually for biodiversity projects.

MARTIN BUILDERS

Builders, innovators & change makers, Martin Builders represent the next generation of leaders in the building industry. With a mission to implement positive change in the world, Martin Builders continues to innovate and translate their knowledge into exceptional design and construction. Winners of Master Builder of the year, all of their homes are constructed to a premium quality with environmental sensitivity at the front of mind.

TS CONSTRUCTIONS

TS Constructions is a respected Wonthaggi building company, and supporter of The Cape for a decade. They had significant input into the development of our designs and guidelines, and helped make beautiful, high quality, and carbon-neutral housing achievable and affordable. They recently won a raft of accolades at the Victorian Master Builder Awards for the Southeast Region, including Sustainable House of the Year.

LIVING AT THE CAPE