Best New Building (over £3m construction value)
There was one commendation and one winner in this category.
Highly Commended: Brooklands
Brooklands is Cambridge’s first major Net Zero Carbon in operation workplace campus, transforming an underused site into 6,000sqm of flexible, inclusive workspace. With contextual design, gentle density and a biodiverse courtyard, it sets a blueprint for sustainable urban growth.
Architect: Allies and Morrison
Client: M&G, Wrenbridge
Structural Engineer and Civil: Ramboll
M&E: Couch Perry Wilkes
Quantity Surveyor: Stace
Landscape: Barton Willmore (Stantec)
Interior Design (reception): Allies and Morrison
Planning: Barton Willmore (Stantec)
Sustainability and BREEAM: Couch Perry Wilkes
Transport: Vectos (SLR Consulting)
Air Quality and Acoustics: Ramboll
Fire: Hoare Lea
Daylight and Sunlight: DLC
Party Wall Surveyor: Bidwells
FF&E and Wayfinding: Ralph + Smith
CDM coordinator: Scott White and Hookins
Approved building inspector: 3C Shared Services
Main contractor: SDC
Net Zero consultant: MSL
MEP contractor: Munro
Image: Photograph from Clarendon Road, looking south ©Jack Hobhouse
Judges citation:
“This clever, innovative speculative office campus at the top of Brooklands Avenue replaced a huge, ugly monolithic 1960s office block and is a brilliant example of what can be done to provide attractive, up-to-the-minute office accommodation next to a residential Conservation Area, with a strong drive for sustainability. The new buildings with their layered roofs are cleverly stepped back so as not to crowd their neighbours and better complement the existing streetscape. A new publicly accessible garden has been created and the upper floors provide stunning views across Cambridge.”
