The East Midlands fbe (Forum for the Built Environment) has
unveiled the names of the top construction schemes shortlisted as finalists in
its annual awards after receiving a record number of entries.
The finalists include projects across Derbyshire,
Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland.
“We had a record-breaking number of nominations to our
awards scheme this year, highlighting the excellent quality of developments
being undertaken in the East Midlands,” said Jef Todd, regional chairman of the
property, development and construction professionals' group. “This has made the
judges’ decision difficult, but we are delighted to announce the shortlisted
schemes and would like to congratulate the teams behind them.”
The shortlisted entries are:
Regeneration;
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34-38 Upper Tichborne Street, Leicester,
nominated by HLP Architects (the conversion of three Victorian terraced villas,
located within a Conservation Area, from former run-down emergency homeless
hostel accommodation into eight family homes and three bedsits suitable for
supported living)
- Lincoln Science &
Innovation Park, nominated by Pulse Associates (LSIP is a joint venture
between The Cooperative Group and the University of Lincoln to regenerate
a dilapidated brown field area South of Lincoln city centre. Joseph Banks
Laboratory (JBL) is phase I of this regeneration and includes the £10.4m
extension and fit-out of an existing Grade II listed building)
- Abbey Mill, Abbey Parks
Street, Leicester, nominated by RGP architects (a £6.3 million refurbishment
of the former Abbey Mill Building to provide 78 apartments, including 50 extra
care flats part-funded by LCC Adults Social Care, for people of all ages
and abilities, as an extension to the existing Wolsey Building extra care
facility)
- The Malt Cross, Nottingham,
nominated by Wm Saunders (The refurbishment of Nottingham’s only surviving
Victorian music hall, built in 1877, and one of relatively few in the
country)
Residential;
- Whitwell House, Whitwell,
Oakham, nominated by FCD Architecture (a five-bedroom detached house on
the north shore of Rutland Water, designed to Passivhaus standard by the
architect for his family)
- Youlgrave, Derbyshire, nominated
by Lindum Construction and EMH Group (Six houses and two bungalows – a mix
of affordable rent and shared ownership homes with priority for local
people)
- Albert Road, Nottingham,
nominated by HLP Architects (a redevelopment of a brownfield site which
previously contained a hostel and ‘move on’ and office accommodation to
create 13 two and three-bedroom affordable family houses)
- 34-38 Upper Tichborne
Street, Leicester, nominated by HLP Architects (the conversion of three
Victorian terraced villas, located within a Conservation Area, from former
run-down emergency homeless hostel accommodation into eight family homes
and three bedsits suitable for supported living)
Non-residential;
- Leicestershire and Rutland
Wildlife Trust Volunteer Training Centre, Rutland Water, nominated by Corporate
Architecture (a new £1.1 million centre for a growing band of trust volunteers,
a base for operations and an attractive flagship for LRWT)
- RAS buildings ( Rutland Agricultural Society ), nominated by D W Hicks (a new headquarters for the Rutland
Agricultural Society and clubhouses for Oakham Rugby Club and Royce Rovers
Football Club)
- Borderville Sports Centre,
Stamford, nominated by LK2 architects (a £6 million scheme to provide an
enhanced sport science, leisure and education facilities alongside a
community football club into a single facility)
- Rushcliffe School Sixth
Form Centre, nominated by Pulse Associates (a new sixth form centre for
the school in West Bridgford, Nottingham, which included additional
teaching classrooms for whole school use, together with 6th Form
administration, social and private study spaces.
The winners of the East Midlands fbe Awards, which recognise
and reward schemes and the teams behind them, will be announced at a sold-out dinner
and ceremony to be held at the City Rooms, Leicester, on 15th
October 2015. Around 150 people from the region's construction sector are
expected to attend the event, which will be compèred by former BBC East
Midlands political editor John Hess.
The awards have been sponsored by construction recruitment
specialist Hays Recruitment, civil engineering, building and M&E contractor
North Midland Construction, engineering and environmental consultants M-EC
Consulting Development Engineers, DW Hicks Building Co Ltd and chartered accountants
and business advisers Duncan & Toplis. Civil and structural engineering
company BSP Consulting has sponsored the drinks reception.
As well as announcing a winner from each category, an
overall winner will also be crowned as project of the year at the awards
ceremony, which is supporting the East Midlands NSPCC 'now I know' Appeal as
its charity.
