On the 1st December 2021 the Mayor of Guildford Marsha Moseley presented the Guildford Design Awards 2021. This award is run jointly by the Guildford Borough Council and The Guildford Society. The award celebrates good building Design and Public Art completed in the borough over the last 12 months.
The event was introduced by Ian Doyle Service Delivery Director Guildford Borough Council and the master of ceremonies was Peter Coleman RIBA Chair of the Judging Panel.
Awards ranged from across Commercial Offices, Housing Schemes, Individual Homes and Public Art. Pictures of the winners are at the foot of this item, click to expand to full size on the screen.
Videos of the Winners
There are short videoed interviews, made on site, with each Winning Architect (and in some cases the Owners) available using the link provided on each property.
An introductory video by Peter Coleman chair of the Judging Panel
1.COMMERCIAL BUILDING:
Architect: dn-a architecture
2. NEW PUBLIC BUILDING:
Hilltop New Science Centre, RHS Wisley
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre
3.COMMUNITY PUBLIC BUILDING
Millmead, Guildford Baptist Church
Architect: Re-Format
4. INDIVIDUAL HOUSE SELF BUILD:
Architect: WW Studio
5. INDIVIDUAL HOUSE
Holly Blue House, The Mount, Guildford
Architect: Peter Huf
6. MULTIPLE HOUSING UP TO 30: Design Commendation
Architect: Felix Lewis Architects
7. MULTIPLE HOUSING ABOVE 30:
Scape Student Living , Walnut Tree Close, Guildford,
Architect: Stephen Marshall (Urbanism)
Interior Designer: AB Rogers
8. PRIVATE HOUSE CONSERVATION PROJECT:
Architect: Lytle Associates
9. PUBLIC CONSERVATION PROJECT:
North West Restrooms, West Horsley Place
Designer /Architect: Goddard Partnership Limited & David Lloyd Jones
Associates
10. SMALL REGENERATION PROJECT :
Architect: Atelier db Architects
11. LARGE REGENERATION PROJECT:
Architect: dn-a architecture
12. PUBLIC REALM:
Three Garden Spaces, Hilltop Science Centre, RHS Wisley
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre
Landscape /Garden designers:
Matt Keightley, Rosebank Landscapes- Well Being Garden.
Ann- Marie Powell Gardens- World Food and Wildlife Gardens
13. PUBLIC ART:
Sculptor: Will Nash
Client: Surrey Hills Arts
Our Sponsors.
The Guildford Society and Guildford Borough Council thank the following companies in the Planning, Architecture and Development Community, who recognising the importance of good design, have generously donated, alongside the Council and The Society, to support the Guildford Design Awards.
Ash Contracting Limited Building Contractors - ashltd.biz
C7 Architects Architects - c7architects.com
Draffin Associates Environmental, Landscape & Urban Design Consultants - draffinassoc.co.uk
Hill Clements Estate Agents - hillclements.com
Knight Frank Estate Agents - knightfrank.co.uk
Michael Edwards Company Project Management Quantity Surveying - meaconsult.co.uk
Motion Consultants Transport, Infrastructure and Drainage Design Consultancy - motion.co.uk
Lytle Associates Architects - lytle-associates.com
Runnymede Homes Housing Developer - runnymedehomes.co.uk
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