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Turley success in RIBA awards 2019

In May, RIBA announced their 2019 Regional Awards winners at events around the country, including a series of special awards. RIBA announced their National Awards on 27 June, whilst on 18 July the shortlist for the highest accolade in architecture, the Stirling Award winner, will be launched.

Turley is very pleased to have been part of a range of successful projects.

Westgate

We provided heritage, townscape and VIA advice and advocacy in support of the redevelopment of this prominent city centre site. Through careful analysis and considered engagement with key stakeholders we were able to successfully integrate a new place within Oxford’s rich historic townscape. 

 

In deciding to grant the RIBA South-East Award, the citation states:

 

“Monumental in its ambition and scale, the design team have excelled in the way they’ve executed the fine detail. First and foremost, the project is an exemplar of urban architectural detailing … It has opened up a vista of Oxford that never existed before, accessible to all and inclusive of all.”

The Ned

Since its opening The Ned hotel in the City of London has won many awards, including best European Hotel of the Year 2019, with the RIBA award recognising the quality of the scheme for conversion of this iconic grade I listed building into a world-leading hotel. We worked alongside the architects and consultant team advising on the building’s special interest and how this could inform the proposals for conversion. Early room-by-room understanding underpinned this advice and assisted with pro-active engagement with the statutory authorities.

 

The citation acknowledges the value we brought to this project through exemplary research, close engagement with the client and design team and our strong advocacy with Historic England:

 

“This is an extremely successful reuse of a complex site, carried out sensitively while retaining the character of the original Lutyens design. Extensive research and analysis have been undertaken, as well as fine tuning of various possibilities and options in order to find the right solution. The close relationship with Historic England, Soho House, several stakeholders and consultants through all stages of the project has been rewarded….”

Mustard Tree and Alder Hey Hospital

Our Manchester based team advised on proposals to alter and refurbish an existing building to create a refreshed home for the Mustard Tree charity. Supporting the work of OMI Architects and planning co-owners, the team provided heritage advice and assessment to support a successful full planning application for works to a former 1950s factory, aimed at creating a welcoming and unintimidating space for the continuing work of the charity. The judges noted:

 

“In commissioning the project the charity worried that a shiny new building may be off-putting to the centre’s vulnerable users, they wanted the spirit of the old Mustard Tree – welcoming, evolving, unintimidating - to remain in the new….”

 

Our Manchester team is also pleased to see recognition for the latest proposals at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, following their contribution to the original outline planning permission.

Dorothy Garrod Building, Newnham College

We provided the heritage work justifying the demolition of 20th century buildings and alteration of older properties as well as giving design advice to ensure the large new building respected the fine ensemble of ‘Queen Anne’ college buildings, many of which are grade II* listed buildings. The new building, which covers a large area in the West Cambridge Conservation Area, includes study, research, social and dining spaces to create a social heart for the college. The judges concluded:

 

“Profound and multiple connections between the past and the future are very carefully conceived and highly impressive.”

Image courtesy of Walters & Cohen Architects

Kettle's Yard

We acted as Heritage Consultant for the proposals, designed by Jamie Foubert architects, to provide enhanced accommodation for the gallery, which is grade II listed and within a conservation area. The works involved the incorporation of adjoining properties into Kettle’s Yard and reordering of spaces. The scheme took inspiration from the unique relationship between the original 18th century cottages and the artworks on display which gives Kettle’s Yard an extraordinary ambience, which was superbly recognised in Phase I of the 1970 Leslie Martin extension. The citation notes: 

 

“Jim Ede’s domestic museum, Kettle's Yard, which was established in the 1950s and subsequently extended by Sir Leslie Martin in the late 60s, is given an authentic and faithful enhancement through this careful and sensitive project. By taking reference from Sir Leslie Martin’s extension, which the architects felt had been eroded and degraded by later interventions, their plan was to restore this first major addition to the way it had been when it first opened….”

Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School

We were appointed by the university as part of a design team, including award winning architects Stanton Williams, to provide heritage advice on a masterplan for the first stage of the site's expansion. This phase included the demolition of the former nurses' accommodation to the rear of the site and its replacement with a purpose built structure, interlinking with the rear of the old hospital building and John Outram's 1990 additions. This has provided much needed teaching and office space, as well as new catering facilities and break out spaces. We were retained by the university to liaise with Historic England over the subsequent listing review of the building, which saw it upgraded from grade II to II*, reflecting the importance of the post-modern Outram work. The judges recognised the quality of the building delivered on a constrained site:

 

“…This extension occupies space behind the original building, on a very constricted site, pressed hard up against Tennis Court Road at the rear. A large amount of accommodation was required, necessitating very efficient use of space and very careful planning. It is a mark of success that the interiors feel spacious and flowing.”

 

Please do get in contact with the Heritage and Townscape team if you would like to discuss these projects in more detail.

 

View the projects on the RIBA website here.



16 July 2019