Best Conservation, Alteration or Extension of an Existing Building – Over £2m Construction Costs
In this category, there is one winning scheme and one commendation.
Commendation: St Catharine’s College
Client: St Catharine’s College
Pre-Construction Architects: Gort Scott
Executive Architect: AMA
Photography: Jim Stephenson
Contractor: SDC Builders
Heritage Consultant: Marcus Beale Architects
Structural Engineer: Engineers HRW
MEP and Sustainability, Lighting, Acoustics: Max Fordham
Catering Consultant: Keith Winton Design
Cost Consultant, Project Manager, Principal Designer: Henry Riley
Planning Consultant: Turley
Rare Books Consultant: QODA
Fire Consultant: ARUP
Interior Design Consultant: Ralph & Smith
Judges’ Comments
“We highly commend this project, which has radically improved the way the college operates, replaced an unsatisfactory dining hall with a beautiful new space, and created a much more coherent and accessible means of circulation in St Catharine’s College. The pre-existing dining hall had been built as part of a 1960s extension, which had never functioned well, with the kitchens isolated from the rest of the college and huge logistical challenges in circulation. Gort Scott have devised an extremely ingenious solution, replacing the hall, connecting the kitchens and opening up new avenues of circulation by the installation of an atrium.”
