Best Building: Conservation, alteration, or extension (Projects over £2m construction cost)
In this category there is one winning scheme and two commendations.
Client – Downing Place United Reformed Church
Main Contractor – Coulson Building Group Ltd
Architect – Archangel Architects
Structural Engineer, Party Wall Surveyor & CDM Advisor – Andrew Firebrace Partnership
Quantity Surveyor – Bremner Partnership
M&E Engineer – David Bedwell & Partners
Photo © Lina & Tom Photography Ltd
Judges’ Comments
“The judges loved the ambitious, community-focused renewal of this Victorian non-conformist church. With a new stone entrance and windows facing the street, new catering and rentable office facilities, the church can now offer a genuinely warm welcome to everyone, including late at night to those in need of help.
The original worship space has been given a new lease of life, and the creative transformation of one of two large church halls, creates more interconnected spaces by inserting new passages and a mezzanine level. Spaces now flow much more successfully. Though still heated by gas, interventions to reduce energy demand have been implemented.”
