Guildford Design Awards 2023 - Winners Announced

The Guildford Design Awards, organised by The Guildford Society in partnership with Guildford Borough Council recognise and reward excellence in architecture, urban design, planning and public art across the borough.

At a event in The Boatyard Guildford on the 23rd November the 2023 Award winners were annouced. The event was attended by the President of the Guildford Society, Robin Countess of Onslow, and the Mayor of Guildford, Councillor Masuk Miah and the Mayoress.

Note: unlike previous recent years it proved logistically impossible to conduct video interviews with the winners.

The Winners are pictured below on the steps for the Boathouse at Millbrook.

Conversation flowed before and after the event 

THE WINNERS

The winners were awarded in various categories, together with those who were commended.  We thank all who entered the competition.

CATEGORY - COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Large Commercial Building

Commendation - Pembroke House

Architect: Child Graddon Lewis

Client : Investra Properties​

​​Guildford Design Award - White Lion Walk

• Architects Corstorphine and Wright
• Client Redevco

Small Commercial Building

Guildford Design Award - Boathouse

• Architects:  Martin Johnson and Mitchel Evans ,
• Interior Designer: Raw Clay
• Client: Soulspace

CATEGORY - NEW SHOP AND HOSPITALITY PROJECT

Commendation - Ivy Asia

• Designer: Pump House Design
• Client: Troia UK Restaurants

​Commendation -  Megan’s by the Castle.

• Designers: Megan’s in House Team
• Client Megan’s

CATEGORY - INDIVIDUAL HOUSE

Town House

Commendation - Fort Road.

• Architects Lytle Associate Architects
• Client Mandy and Chris McAleese

Guildford Design Award - Devon Bank.

• Architect Mark Hillier
• Client Annabel and Chris Agace

Suburban House

Guildford Design Award -  Ledgers

• Architect and Client: Monica Halpern.

CATEGORY - MULTIPLE HOUSING - 30 HOMES AND OVER

Commendation - Riverside House

• Architect: Stelling Properties Ltd
• Client: Unilife and Big Sur Properties

Guildford Design Award - Bankside Student Living.

• Architect: 5plus Architects
• Client: Sladen Estates & Peveril Securities

CATEGORY MULTIPLE HOUSING - UP TO 30 HOMES 

Guildford Design Award - Alvaston.

• Architect: SCd Architects  
• Client:  Runnymede Homes

CATEGORY - CONSERVATION PROJECT

Major Conservation Project

Guildford Design Award  - Old Laboratory Building at RHS Wisley.

• Architect: Philip Hughes Associates,
• Exhibition: Designer Agenda Design
• Client:  Royal Horticultural Society

Small Conservation Project

Guildford Design Award  - Guildhall

• Designer and project manager: GBC Assets Team
• Client: Guildford Borough Council

Special Conservation Project

Guildford Design Award - Bowes Lyon Pavilion

• Conservation Surveyor David Alexander
• Client Royal Horticultural Society

CATEGORY - REGENERATION PROJECT

Commendation - 2&4 Genyn Road, Guildford.

• Designer David Strudwick Projects

Commendation - New House, Art Space, Fays Passage, Guildford.

• Designer and client Newhouse Art

Commendation - Founders Studio, Millbrook, Guildford.

• Planning architect Chrysalis Designs
• Interior Designer:  Ra Ra Designs
• Client: Emmaus Road Community Church

Guildford Design Award - Cathedral Hill Industrial Estate

• Designer: Savills Building and Project Consultancy Team
• Client: Corporate Pension Fund

CATEGORY - PUBLIC REALM

Commendation - New Garden Space, Old Laboratory RHS, Wisley,

• Landscape Architect: Bradley-Hole Schoenaich
• Client: RHS, Wisley

Guildford Design Award - Walnut Bridge, Bedford Road, Guildford.

• Architect Knight Architects
• Client Guildford Borough Council

CATEGORY - PUBLIC ART

Art Installation

Commendation - Abbot’s Hospital Ceramic Panels,

• Artists: Aluna Ceramics- Carlos Espana and Liliana Montoya
• Client: Abbots Hospital

Guildford Design Award  - ‘Host’ Installation at Guildford station

• Artist: Julie Hoyle
• Clients:  Network Rail at Guildford Station,  Arts Society Guildford,  Guildford Arts

Environmental Art

Guildford Design Award - Habitat project at The University of Surrey

• Artists: Russell Jakubowski, Amy Haigh, Will Nash, Livia Spinolo
• Client: Surrey Hills Arts

GUILDFORD'S FAVOURITE BUILDING

Voted for by the Public.

Winner: Guildford Cathedral Stag Hill

More Information

You can Download a PDF file of the winners plus pictures at foot of post.   Links to previous to winners of previous years are also at foot of post. 

Many Thanks

The Guildford Society and Guildford Borough Council thank the following for their generous support either in cash or free services that make the running of the Award Scheme possible. 

Judging Panel

The panel consists of representatives from the Guildford Society, Guildford Borough Council and other panellists invited for their relevant expertise whether architectural, planning, artistic, or project commissioning. 

Nic Allen              Architect, Design and Heritage Group, Guildford Society

Joanne Bell         Director of Estates and Facilities, University of Surrey

Peter Coleman    Architect, Design and Heritage Group, Guildford Society, Chair of  the Judging Panel                                  

Martin Giles         Editor of the Guildford Dragon News

Dawn Hudd         Strategic Director of Place, Guildford Borough Council

Gerry Lytle          Architect, Design and Heritage Group ,Guildford Society

Marilyn Scott       Arts and Heritage consultant. Formerly Director of the award Winning Lightbox in Woking  

The judging criteria for each Category of Project is available here.