SPACES Awards & Yearbook 2021
The SPACES Annual Awards Ceremony 2021 which also incorporates the 18th Civic Building of the Year was held online on 10th November 2021. These are the only awards in the industry that are solely dedicated to rewarding excellence, collaboration and innovation in construction projects delivered within the Public Sector.
This year we have continued to reflect and recognise the multi-disciplinary nature of SPACES, but also the collaborative nature in which public sector projects play in their communities, and the contributions made by project members. We know that delivering these projects are challenging at the best of times. To deliver these projects in the shadow of a global pandemic adds considerable complexity and we applaud all those involved the submissions.
We invited the submissions of any project which has received an element of public funding. Submissions were invited nationally and could include:
New building and refurbishment projects across the public sector
Buildings that add value to the communities they serve
Buildings from all sectors of public construction
Projects that demonstrate collaboration
Projects that demonstrate Engineering excellence/ingenuity
Surveying projects that renew embedded value
Examples of construction team excellence
Articles of interest on public sector buildings
Anyone could make a submission whether you are the client, architect, contractor, engineer, surveyor or project manager who felt there was merit in a particular building or project.
Our shortlist continues to show the breadth of schemes that are delivered each year with the aid of public funding. Because it wasn’t possible to hold these awards last year, we have included the 2019/2020 entries in this year’s deliberations.
There were 22 projects have been shortlisted from over 200 submissions. Our SPACES Yearbook, details 106 of the incredible schemes across the country. Download the SPACES 2021 Yearbook below:
These awards are not just about design. They recognise the importance of collaboration in delivering a project that meets the brief, is delivered on time and to an agreed budget. Given the global pandemic, and the increased cost of labour and materials, greater reliance on working together and shared ownership has had to come to the fore.
To judge the awards, the shortlisted projects are visited by members of the SPACES awards panel, which is made up to reflect the multi-disciplinary nature of our industry.
The broad topics of Design, Impact, Concept, Functionality, Complexity, Sustainability and Build Quality are considered as part of the assessment. The visits help to validate the findings of the panel and enable the team to experience first-hand the impact the project has on the community it serves.
Civic Building of the Year & Sustainability Category Winner
Sustainability Award sponsored by Symetri
WINNER - Harris Academy, nominated by Architype and Department for Education
As the first Passivhaus secondary school in England, The Harris Academy, Sutton, is a pioneering project, which not only delivers an excellent internal environment, but also, through monitoring, can already be seen to be performing even better than anticipated, in respect of energy consumption.
Fitted into a tight suburban site on a significant slope, with mature trees along the street frontage, the design creates protected outdoor areas between the blocks.
Our judges felt that the internal spaces feel generous, bright and airy, and the exposed timber wall and ceiling surfaces of the CLT construction, together with the choice of internal finishes, create an internal environment which has been very well received by pupils and staff alike.
All aspects of the project have been designed and constructed to a high standard, responding positively to the climate emergency and is an outstanding educational building in its own right , but its strong sustainability credentials, lends itself to being our category winner for Sustainability and our Civic Building of the Year.
Client: London Borough of Sutton / Department for Education
Architect: Architype
Engineer: BDP
Structural Engineer: Price & Myers
Surveyor: Synergy
Contractor: Willmott Dixon
Project Manager: London Borough of Sutton
Landscape Architect: Churchman Thornhill Finch
Value: £38m
Collaboration Category
WINNER - North Range Student Services Centre, nominated by Kier Construction
The judges were extremely impressed with how the team managed the complexity and challenges that this project posed. This was an extremely difficult site to access, located in the heart of Cambridge. It had all the challenges of dealing with an iconic listed building, formally the historic Exam Hall of the University of Cambridge, whilst at the same time ensuring the university remained in operation. With numerous stakeholders to manage, both internally and externally, the project team demonstrated how a truly collaborative team can overcome the odds and deliver an outstanding result. An exceptional team that we are proud to recognise.
Client: University of Cambridge Architect: Bennets Associates Engineer: Munro Building Services Structural Engineer: AECOM Surveyor: Edmond Shipway Contractor: Kier Construction Value: £30m
Community Category
Sponsored by Faithful+Gould
WINNER – The Hold, Nominated by Concertus Design and Property Consultants
A great example of community architecture which actively brings together different user groups, whilst highlighting the value of local historical records. On the judge’s visit, it was clear to see the passion the end user had for the building and what it represents to the community, and praise goes to the Architect and wider delivery team for creating such a valuable asset.
Client: Suffolk County Council
Architect: Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects
Engineer: Munro Building Services Ltd
Surveyor: Focus Consultants
Contractor: R G Carter (Southern) Ltd
Project Manager: Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Value: £16m
Highly Commended:
Guildford Crematorium, Nominated by Haverstock
Riverside Leisure Centre, Nominated by Kier Construction and Pick Everard
Education Category
Sponsored by Bauder Roofing
WINNER - IMPACT Building (Institute for Innovation, Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies), Nominated by Kier Construction
Situated within the Bay Campus of the University of Swansea, The Impact Building impressed the judges with its vision and successful delivery of an engineering teaching building designed for maximum collaboration with industry. With strong architectural and low energy design, it has surpassed its remit, despite the pandemic, in attracting £15million of research income.
Client: Swansea University
Architect: AHR Architects
Engineer: AECOM
Contractor: Kier Construction
Project Manager: Faithful+Gould
Value: £17m
Runner-up - Wintringham Primary School, Nominated by Morgan Sindall
Client: Cambridgeshire County Council
Contractor: Morgan Sindall Construction
Project Manager: Faithful+Gould
Value: £11m
Offering a great display of design and sustainability.
Highly Commended:
Barton Farm Primary Academy, Nominated by Hampshire County Council
Bournemouth Gateway Building, Nominated by Atkins
Cotton End Forest School, Nominated by Lungfish Architects
The Richmond Building, Nominated by Atkins
Health Category
WINNER - Blossom Court, St Ann’s Hospital, Nominated by Medical Architecture
A building that successfully delivers a new way of working for both staff and residents, improving the health and well being. The staff look forward to coming to work, the residents feel much happier and safer in their new environment. It’s an incredibly well resolved project that provides both flexibility and security with great design.
Client: Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Architect: Medical Architecture Engineer: Hulley and Kirkwood Structural Engineer: Perega Contractor: Integrated Health Projects Landscape Architect: PLACE Design + Planning Value: £25m
Heritage Category
WINNER - The Box, Nominated by Atkins
A complex project which incorporates local heritage into an excellent example of Public Architecture. The resulting scheme redevelops the area into a creative and flexible art and exhibition space whilst celebrating the historic nature of the area.
Client: Plymouth City Council Architect: Atkins Engineer: Atkins Ltd / Hoare Lea & Partners Surveyor: Faithful+Gould Contractor: Willmott Dixon and The Hub Project Manager: Ward Williams Associates Landscape Architect: Atkins Value: £29m
Regeneration Category
WINNER - Elms Field Regeneration, Nominated by Wokingham Borough Council
This is the second phase of Wokingham’s ambitious town centre regeneration scheme that has seen the redevelopment of a vacant 1960’s office block, car park and underused open space with a high quality mixed use development comprising 126 new homes, shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.
Despite initial public opposition, Elms Field has been embraced by the community, proving hugely popular and is bringing people to the town centre from further afield.
The judges felt that Elms Field project was a powerful example of the wide ranging benefits a successful urban regeneration is bringing to the Market Town of Wokingham.
Client: Wokingham Borough Council
Architect: Benoy
Engineer: McLaughlin & Harvey
Surveyor: Wilson Bowden Developments
Contractor: McLaughlin & Harvey
Project Manager: Wokingham Borough Council
Value: £51m
Runner-up - Dudley House, Nominated by Willmott Dixon
Formally a tower block converted into a new mixed use development scheme, comprising a 4 form entry secondary school, a Church, retail offerings and 197 modern flats for social and key worker housing.
Client: Westminster City Council
Architect: Child Graddon Lewis (CGL) Architects
Contractor: Willmott Dixon
Value: £85m
Small Project Category
WINNER - Treadgolds, Nominated by Pritchard Architecture
Treadgolds is a Grade II listed Victorian time capsule, retaining a Dickensian feel with its dark shop full of nuts & bolts, fascinating fixtures, fittings and machinery.
The project involved the transformation of the existing Victorian Warehouse into a unique meeting and conference space. A new mezzanine floor provides an additional training and meeting space in this unique setting, serviced with a hospitality zone.
With a relatively small budget, the warehouse spaces were conserved and sensitively remodelled. The light touch approach to the design retains the historic fabric and essential character of the building with contemporary enhancements, creating a new layer of history and breathing new life into the local community.
Client: John Pounds Community Trust
Architect: Pritchard Architecture
Engineer: Nick Owen Associates Ltd
Structural Engineer: Marbas
Surveyor: MEA
Contractor: T Coleborn & Sons Ltd
Project Manager: Pritchard Architecture
Value: £274k
Runner-up – Jim Clark Motorsport Museum, Nominated by Scottish Borders Council
A small budget and small site but no less significant an impact that some of our larger more expensive projects. This building is an example of collaborative working that has brought a new lease of life to a traditional, B Listed Georgian Villa and coach house. Enhanced by a double-height extension forming the new entrance, it is intentionally modest due to its rural setting and as a reflection of the character of Jim Clark, fuseing traditional materials (natural stone, slate & zinc) in a contemporary, yet subtle, manner.
The proof of good design has been how the public have been brought in to view a worthy collection of memorabilia and trophies won by Jim Clark during his career.
Client: Scottish Borders Council
Architect: Scottish Borders Council
Engineer: Cundall
Structural Engineer: Christie Gillespie Consulting Engineers Ltd
Surveyor: Thomson Gray Construction Consultants
Contractor: James Swinton & Co
Project Manager: Scottish Borders Council
Value: £1m
You can watch a video of the SPACES Awards Ceremony on our YouTube channel:
2021 Shortlist
Due to the number of submissions over the last two years and due to the ongoing effects of the Pandemic, we had to make difficult decisions on how we could run the awards. The judging panel have decided to combine all the applications and judged both years’ together on their merit.
SPACES is pleased to announce the following projects have been successful in being nominated for the Civic Building of the Year (CBOY) and SPACES Awards:
“The Box”, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Barton Farm Primary Academy, nominated by HCC Property Services
Blossom Court, St Ann’s Hospital, nominated by Medical Architecture
Bournemouth Gateway Building, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Cotton End Forest School, nominated by Lungfish Architects
Dudley House, nominated by Willmott Dixon
Elms Field Regeneration, nominated by Wokingham Borough Council
Endeavour Primary School Kirk Campus, nominated by Hampshire County Council
Guildford Crematorium, nominated by Haverstock
Harris Academy, nominated by Department for Education / Architype
IMPACT Building (Institute for Innovation Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies), nominated by Kier Construction Western & Wales
Jim Clark Motorsport Museum, nominated by Architects Team – Scottish Borders Council
Lea Fields Crematorium, nominated by Haverstock
Netley Chapel, nominated by Hampshire County Council
North Range Student Services Centre, nominated by Kier Regional Building Eastern
Northstowe Education Campus, nominated by Kier Regional Building Eastern
Riverside Leisure Centre, nominated by Pick Everard
The Christie Proton Beam Therapy Centre, nominated by HKS Architects Ltd
The Hold, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
The Richmond Building, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Treadgolds, nominated by Pritchard Architecture
Walter Bower House, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Wintringham Primary School, nominated by Morgan Sindall Construction
The following projects will be in our yearbook:
Ada Lovelace High School, nominated by HKS Architects Ltd
Aireborough Leisure Centre Refurbishment, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
Allerton C of E Primary School, nominated by NPS LEEDS
Armley Library & Community Hub, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
Barrow CEVC Primary School, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Bartholomew School, nominated by PSBP; Department for Education
Beaucroft Foundation School, nominated by Dorset Council
Beaulieu Park School, nominated by Kier Regional Building Eastern
Beeston Hill Saint Luke’s Primary School, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
Beever Street Bungalows (Social Housing), nominated by NPS Barnsley Ltd
Bierton Crematorium, nominated by Haverstock
Bildeston Primary School, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Braywick Court School, nominated by ADP
Bronte Girls’s Secondary School, nominated by Department for Education
Brough Community Primary Heating Upgrade, nominated by NPS NW Ltd
Brushwood Community Care Hub, nominated by Kier Design and Business Services
Bulmershe Leisure Centre, nominated by Faithful+Gould
Cambridgeshire Archives, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Chesterton Community College, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Claydon Primary School, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Coombe Wood School, nominated by Department for Education
Cooper Gallery Cottage Refurbishment, nominated by NPS Barnsley
Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School, nominated by Kier Construction Western & Wales
Croxley Danes School, nominated by HKS Architects Ltd
Ealing Fields, nominated by Department for Education
Economics Building, University of Kent, nominated by Bond Bryan
Extension to Middleton Leisure Centre, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
Fair Havens Hospice, nominated by Barnes Construction
Figbury Lodge Care Home, nominated by Atkins Ltd
Glenwood School Residences, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Hackwood Primary Academy, nominated by Lungfish Architects
Highfields Spencer Academy, nominated by Lungfish Architects
Highfields Spencer Academy, nominated by Morgan Sindall Construction
HMS Victory – Dry Dock No.2, nominated by Pritchard Architecture
Hornsey Library, nominated by Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture
Hove Schools, nominated by HKS Architects Ltd
Hunslet Community Hub and Library, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
IQE CS Cluster, nominated by Atkins Ltd
James House, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
Katherine Warington School, nominated by Department for Education and Kier Construction
Kettering Science Academy Expansion, nominated by Pick Everard
Kinnaird Waters Early Learning and Childcare Centre, nominated by Clark Contracts
Lakelands Primary School, nominated by Barnes Construction, Concertus Design & Property Consultants and Pick Everard
Lexden Springs School, nominated by Morgan Sindall Construction
Leytonstone School 1FE Expansion, nominated by NPS London Ltd.
Linden Farm Autism Supported Living, nominated by Haverstock
London Screen Academy, nominated by Department for Education
Lyme Regis Harbourmasters Office, nominated by Dorset Council
Millvina House, nominated by Kier Design and Business Services
Moor Allerton Hall Primary, nominated by NPS Leeds Ltd
Moreno House, Marlowe Road, nominated by NPS London
Newark Orchard School and Newark Day Services, nominated by Arc Partnership
Oakmoor School, nominated by HCC Property Services
Paxman Academy, nominated by Barnes Construction and Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Peach Place Regeneration, nominated by Wokingham Borough Council
Pilgrim Fathers’ (Mayflower) Memorial Conservation Works, nominated by Southampton City Council – Design Services
Postbridge Visitors Centre, nominated by NPS South West Ltd
Project Medius, nominated by Morgan Sindall Construction
Queen Elizabeth Country Park, nominated by Hampshire County Council
Riverside Leisure Centre, nominated by Kier Regional Building Eastern
Ryedene Primary School, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Selkirk High School Social Spaces, nominated by Architects Team – Scottish Borders Council
Sir Bobby Robson School, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Sir George Staunton Country Park – A Regency Landscape Revealed, nominated by HCC Property Services
South Essex College, nominated by Morgan Sindall Construction
St Denys Primary School Refurbishment and New Build, nominated by Southampton City Council – Design Services
St Mary’s Catholic School Refurbishment, nominated by Feilden+Mawson LLP
Stoneham Park Primary Academy, nominated by Hampshire County Council Property Services
Suffolk Wildlife Trust Visitor’s Centre, nominated by Barnes Construction
Sybil Andrews Academy – Teaching Block 3, nominated by Concertus Design & Property Consultants
Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School, nominated by ADP
Tessa Jowell Health Centre, nominated by Willmott Dixon
The Centre, nominated by Slough Urban Renewal (SUR)
The Junction, nominated by NPS London
Theatre Royal Winchester, nominated by Hampshire County Council
Townsend Hub, nominated by Kier Design and Business Services
Tufnell Park School, nominated by Haverstock
University Hospital of Wales, nominated by Kier Construction Western & Wales
University of East Anglia New Science Building, nominated by Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
Vyners School Expansion Project, nominated by Noviun Architects
Warley Primary School, nominated by Pick Everard
West Hampstead Overground Station, nominated by BPR Architects Ltd
West Suffolk Hospital Nurses Residencies, nominated by Barnes Construction
West Suffolk Operational Hub, nominated by Morgan Sindall Construction
Weymouth Beach Control Office, nominated by Assets & Property, Dorset Council
Wimborne First School, nominated by Assets & Property, Dorset Council
Wootton Park School, nominated by Kier Regional Building Eastern
X Keys Refurbishment Project, nominated by Faithful + Gould Ltd
You can download a copy of the list and information on the project teams below:
Our congratulations go to them all.