Design Awards Scheme 2010

ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD DESIGN AWARDS 2010

THE DESIGN AWARDS

The Borough's Design Awards Scheme was started in 1993 and aims to identify and celebrate the best of recent development in the Royal Borough. The 2010 Design Award Scheme was open for any new scheme completed between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2009.

The period of submission of entries for the 2010 Design Awards ran during July and August 2010, with a closing date of Friday 3rd September 2010. Anyone was able to nominate a building - not just owners and architects.

This year we have received 28 schemes nominated for entry from members of the public, local amenity societies, local Councillors, as well as architects and agents.

THE AWARD CATEGORIES

Categories this year vary from previous years in that they are more thematic and this allows awards for more specialist areas such as sustainability.

A: New Build (both large and small scale development). Can be a single building or a group of buildings and related open spaces.

B: Renovations or Extensions. Can include small scale domestic extensions, adaption of redundant buildings and new shopfronts.

C: Sustainable Design. Aimed at projects that best apply the principles of sustainable design and construction. Can be new build, conversions, small scale extensions or schemes that may not have required planning permission.

D: Historic Environment/Conservation. Can include alterations, extensions or conversions to historic buildings, or a new building which has been designed to enhance the character and appearance of a Conservation Area or historic setting.

E: Designed Open Space and the Public Realm. Can include either public or private spaces designed to relate to the surrounding environment.

THE JUDGING

The judging of the Award Scheme has been in two phases, with an initial short-listing, then a final judging of the short listed schemes by a panel of judges visiting the buildings. Details of the judging criteria can be found on the Detailed Judging Criteria web page.

The judging day took place on Friday 29th October 2010 and involved 15 short-listed schemes across the five categories. The judging panel comprised the Lead Member for Planning and Development, two local amenity society representatives, a professional representative from the RTPI and the Chair of the Borough's Design Review Panel.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS

For the first time ever, the Design Awards Scheme allowed the public to get directly involved in the judging process by voting for their favourite short-listed building from the new build category. The winner as voted by the public received a specific People's Choice Award. Voting for the People's Choice award closed on 24th December 2010.

THE AWARDS CEREMONY

The 2010 Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday 20 January 2011, held in Maidenhead Town Hall's Desborough Suite.

The winners in the five categories received plaques from Cllr Alison Knight, Cabinet Member for Planning and Development. A new award went to the People's Choice winner.

The winners in each category are:

Category A: New Build

The Odney Club, Cookham - redevelopment of a former training centre within the grounds of a Grade ll listed building, providing a new conference centre linked to converted outbuildings. Photo shows Cllr Alison Knight with architect Crispin Wride, left, and Jeremy Thornton from owner John Lewis.

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Category B: Renovations or Extensions

The Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham - re-planning of the interior to provide new gallery space, with external alterations to relocate a listed telephone kiosk and create an accessible new glazed entrance and external surfacing.

A commendation went to Silwood Park Farmhouse, Ascot, for its replacement of a 20th century extension with a new wing and the conversion of a listed barn and outbuildings. Our photo shows Cllr Alison Knight with Stuart Conlin from the Stanly Spencer Memorial Trust.

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Category C: Sustainable Design

The Science Building, Berkshire College of Agriculture, Burchetts Green - teaching facility within the grounds of a Grade I listed manor set in the Green Belt. Sustainable features include a wood chip boiler, sedum roof, rainwater harvesting and recycling, and sun tubes.

A commendation went to St Edmund Campion RC Primary School, Maidenhead, for its purpose-built early years unit. Our photo shows Cllr Alison Knight with Ross Bridgeman of Archial Architects and Peter Thorn of BCA.

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Category D: Historic Environment/Conservation

Lewandowski Willcox Ltd - internal alterations and replacement rear extension to a Grade ll listed building, providing an architects' office with residential accommodation on the upper floors. Our photo shows Cllr Alison Knight with Ron and Dan Lewandowski and Ben Willcox.The Stanley Spencer Gallery received a commendation (details above).

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Category E: Designed Open Space and the Public Realm

Grenfell Park, Maidenhead - following public consultation the park has undergone a real transformation over the last two years while retaining the character of Maidenhead's oldest park. Our photo shows Cllr Alison Knight with Royal Borough Landscape Officer Jonathan Howe.

Commendations went to Berkyn Manor Farm, Horton, for its considerable tree planting and the insertion of two lakes on a former gravel extraction site, and the Stubbings sponsored roundabout in Maidenhead which acts as a key entrance point to the town.

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People's Choice Award

Upton House School, Windsor - this new category attracted more than 300 votes with Upton House's new purpose-designed nursery school building receiving the most. Our photo shows Cllr Alison Knight with headteacher Madeleine Collins and Ruth Niven and John Corrigan from CSK Architects.

Ascot Business Park, which has transformed the area to the south of Ascot Railway Station, received a commendation for coming a close second.

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The event was attended by ward councillors, the design teams, nominators, and voters in the People's Choice whose names were drawn to receive tickets to the ceremony. One voter also won a year's National Trust membership.

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