2017 SMALL SCALE RESIDENTIAL AWARD: sponsored by Lawson Commercial
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The brief was to carry out complete restoration of this dilapidated Grade II listed house including internal and external alterations as required to convert it back to a comfortable home with modern facilities.
Submitted by: John D Clarke Architects, Eastbourne. www.jdcarchitects.co.uk
Architect: Richard Crook RIBA, AADipl, FRSA, AABC, John D Clarke Architects.
Contractors: J H Builders, Hellingly. www.jhbuilders.co.uk
Craftsmen: T E Tilley Ltd (Stonemason), Brighton. www.stonemasonsbrighton.co.uk | Roger Barton (Glazing Specialist), Brighton. Tel: 01273 563 140.
Other: David & Barbara Martin (Archaeologists), Bexhill-on-Sea. Tel: 01424 732 473 | Stephen Harkness (Consulting Engineer), H T Partnership LLP, Little Horsted. www.htpartnership.co.uk
The brief was to convert a Grade II listed barn into a family home with a modern twist. All the character of the barn was preserved with the use of more contemporary features such as electric switchable glass either side of the entrance doors and specialist resin flooring.
Submitted by: Nicholls Countryside Construction Ltd, Kirdford. www.nichollsltd.com
Architect: John Rippin. Details on request.
Site Manager: Tom Baker, Nicholls Countryside Construction Ltd.
Contractors: Nicholls Countryside Construction Ltd.
Other: Hodgson Hickie Designs (Interior Design), hodgsonhickie@gmail.com
The Grade II* listed Jack Mill, one of the Jack and Jill pair, is located on the ridge of the South Downs National Park. Jack Windmill had fallen into disrepair and the architects were commissioned to oversee its restoration and the redevelopment of the adjoining Granary and 1960s Mill House.
Submitted by: Featherstone Young Architects, London. www.featherstoneyoung.com
Architect: Featherstone Young Architects.Contractors: R W Armstrong & Sons Ltd, East Ashling. www.rwarmstrong.co.uk
Other: Stockdale (Quantity Surveyor/Cost Consultant), London. www.stockdaleuk.com | HB Archaeology and Conservation Ltd (Heritage & Conservation Consultant), Steyning. www.maggiehenderson.org | Morph Structures (Structural Engineers), London. www.morphstructures.com | Bonwick Milling Heritage Consultancy, Southampton. www.bonwick.co.uk
A Grade I listed building forming part of the formal architectural set piece of Sussex Square/Lewes Crescent/Arundel Terrace/Chichester Terrace. The property originally comprised six individual flats, with the brief to merge the separate basement flat with the ground floor flat to form a comfortable modern home.
Submitted by: DK Architects Limited, Hove. www.dkarchitects-uk.com
Architect: Clive Williams, DK Architects Limited
Contractors: Jurial Construction Ltd, Worthing. www.jurial.co.ukCraftsmen: Brighton Mouldings (Plasterwork Ornamental). www.brightonmouldings.com | Marchant Joinery, Haywards Heath. Tel: 07753 821 124 | J Deacon (Decoration). Tel: 07880 706 008.
Other: Cobb Electrical, Brighton. www.cobbelectrical.co.uk | F. Humphrey Heating Sussex Ltd, Brighton. Tel: 01273 558 571. www.humphreyheating.co.uk | Peter Jones (Steam Room), Oceanic Saunas, Wolverhampton. www.oceanic-saunas.co.uk | Showcase Kitchens of Southwick. www.showcasekitchens.co.uk
The brief was to provide new and radically different spaces for artists Hamish and Yvonne Black to live and work whilst allowing them to remain on the Sussex farmstead they had occupied since 1979. This involved the conversion, extension and repair of an existing 19th-century barn building.
Submitted by: Field Architecture Limited, Lewes. www.fieldarchitecture.co.uk
Architect: Keir Black BSc (Hons), MA (RCA), Arb, RIBA, Field Architecture Limited
Client/Self-build by: Hamish Black, www.hamishblack.com
Contractors: Schuco (Glazing System Manufacturer), Milton Keynes. www.schueco.com | Crown Aluminium (Glazing System Fabricator), Stroud. www.crown-aluminium.co.uk | Prima Systems (Glazing System Installer), Dover. www.primasystems.co.uk | C.S Concrete Limited (Concrete Flooring), Littlehampton. www.cs-concrete.co.uk | Econergy (Biomass Supplier), Rugby. www.bghn.co.uk | D H Solar (Biomass & Solar Thermal System Designer & Installer), Lewes. www.dh-solarengineering.co.ukCraftsmen: Larkin Engineering Limited (Structural Steelwork), office@larkins.eclipse.co.uk | Toadman Joinery (Timber Staircases), toadmanjoinery@yahoo.co.uk | Albourne Stone & Marble (Stone Worktops), Lewes. www.albournestone.co.uk
Other: Price & Myers (Structural Engineer), London. www.pricemyers.com | RYKB Consult (now Ramboll) (Environmental Engineer). www.ramboll.co.uk | Dale Mayhew (now Dowsett Mayhew Planning Partnership) (Planning Consultant). Brighton. www.dowsettmayhew.com
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Viscount Hampden’s family have owned the Grade I listed Elizabethan Mansion and it’s surrounding estate for generations. Giles Quarme & Associates design has delivered a sensitive transformation to part of the building that now provides a home for 21st Century family living whilst conserving and restoring historic fabric. The second phase focused on renovation of the East façade including extensive repairs to the gallery ceiling.
Submitted by: Natasha Brown, Giles Quarme & Associates, London. www.quarme.com
Architect: Dr Archie Walls & Julian Cripps (Phase I) and Natasha Brown (Phase II), Giles Quarme & Associates
Site Manager: Neill Fraser, Daedalus Conservation, Dorchester. www.daedalusconservation.co.uk (Phase II)
Contractors/Craftsmen: Cardys Construction: Shane Barnes, (Phase I). Details on request | Daedalus Conservation (Phase II).Other: Gary Wood (Structural Engineer), SFK Consulting, Southampton. www.sfkconsulting.co.uk | Steve Scammel (QS), Sawyer & Fisher, Epsom. www.sawyerfisher.co.uk | Andrew Thompson (M&E), Blair Thompson, London. www.blairthompson.co.uk
The application sought to convert a redundant agricultural barn which had been in use as part of the existing farm. Enlisting Parker Dann, the advice provided was that the barn could be considered for conversion to a dwelling under Class MB. The Government has subsequently replaced Class MB with Class Q.
Submitted by: Adrian Moore, Parker Dann, Lewes. www.parkerdann.co.uk
Architect: Chris Smith, 3D Architecture Ltd, Suite G, Kenneth House, The Office Village, Uckfield TN22 1SL
Site Manager: Mike Brashill, Laughton Agriplant, Lewes. Tel: 07974 317 568
Contractors: Laughton Agriplant | OHM Energy, Eastbourne. www.ohmenergy.co.uk | Enlightened Engineering Ltd, Horam. Tel: 07989 148 433
Craftsmen: R Stenning Carpentry, Uckfield. Tel: 07841 351 563.
A 400sq/m house extension adjoining a 100sq/m Victorian gate lodge in the South Downs National Park. Its traditional ‘Sussex barn’ form is connected to the existing cottage via a linking building, which has taken reference from each of the buildings it adjoins, while the interior is packed with one-of-a-kind joyful spaces.
Submitted by: MATT Architecture LLP, London. www.mattarchitecture.com
Architect: MATT Architecture LLP
Site Manager/Contractors: Chalmers & Co, Laughton. www.chalmersandco.co.uk
The brief was to create a contemporary family home using eco and sustainable materials resulting in a low carbon footprint building which was largely self-sustaining and inexpensive to run. The new building replaced one half of a semi-detached smallholding cottage and derelict glasshouses on a brownfield site.
Submitted by: Joe & Polly Harmston (Owners)
Architect: Meynell Hoolahan Architects, Chichester. www.meynellhoolahanarchitects.com
Site Manager: Polly Harmston.Contractors: Ascot Buildings, Haslemere. www.ascot-timber.co.uk and Self-build
Craftsmen: Joe Harmston (Owner) | G. Davies, Aldwick Doors & Windows Ltd, Chichester. www.aldwickdoorswindows.uktc.com | Brett Parker (Bricklayer and Stonemason), Westbourne. Tel: 07921 365 039
Other: NJS Roofing, Chichester. www.njsgroup.co.uk | Jonathan Fridlington (Electrician), Bognor Regis. Tel: 01243 267 272 | Nic Naylor (Heating Engineer), Arundel. Tel: 07427 668 649 | John Davies, J L D Plumbing & Maintenance. Tel: 01243 379 212
A three-bedroom detached, Grade II listed house situated within the Westgate Conservation Area. The brief was to design a single storey extension linking the main house to the existing garage to provide a new family room, upgraded WC facilities, basic utility facilities and a study/playroom with cloakroom.
Submitted by: Pullen & Wells Architects, Chichester. www.pullenandwellsarchitects.co.uk
Architect: Pullen & Wells Architects
Site Manager: Chris Dodd, Westmount Construction, Havant. www.westmountconstruction.co.uk
The property is directly adjacent to Rye Nature Reserve and looks out on to the Grade II listed Mary Stanford Lifeboat building. The new building, made almost entirely from timber, replaced a small two room bungalow with a collection of sheds in various states of disrepair.
Submitted by: RX Architects, Rye. www.rxarchitects.com
Architect: RX Architects.Site Manager: Nick Browne. Details on request.
Contractors: CID, Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell, Wadhurst TN5 7PR
Other: North Quay Joinery. Details on request.
A newly built 6 bedroom certified PassivHaus dwelling, built on an historic Percy Crane landscape garden. The new house replaces the bungalow formerly built for the estate gardener. The brief was to create a modern, environmentally friendly house that contrasted with, but respected the original landscape and connected the garden with the main living spaces.
Submitted by: James Galpin, Hazle McCormack Young LLP, Tunbridge Wells. www.hmy.uk.com
Architect: James Galpin, Hazle McCormack Young LLP
Site Manager: Steve Richardson, Richardson & Peat, Shefford. www.richardsonandpeat.com
Contractors: Richardson & Peat.