2019 PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AWARD: sponsored by Gatwick Airport Limited
A project which provides or improves facilities for the community. Click on an image to view a larger version.
A Grade II listed building built in c1750 situated on top of a Scheduled Ancient Monument and unused since 1905. The façade has been restored with a burnt Sussex clay tile finish and mortar torching underneath secured to the brick structure. West Sussex CC have subsequently reinstated the windmill’s sails.
Submitted by: Brodie Plant Goddard, Dorking. www.bpg.com
Architect: Brodie Plant Goddard.
Contractors: Fowler Building Contractors, Cowfold www.fowlerbuildingcontractors.co.uk
The brief was to extend the Real Tennis court to meet the needs and interests of Petworth House Tennis Club, the National Trust and the Leconfield Estate. The design provides modern facilities that are sympathetic to the character and history of the Grade I listed building and its setting.
Submitted by: Savills, Petworth www.savills.co.uk
Architect: Terry Adsett, Savills.
Site Manager: Simon Hepworth, A & F Pilbeam Construction, Brighton www.pilbeamconstruction.co.uk
Contractors: A & F Pilbeam Construction. Craftsmen: Tilley Stonemasons Ltd, Brighton www.stonemasonsbrighton.co.uk
Other: Baqus (Quantity Surveyors), Chichester www.baqus.co.uk | Hockley and Dawson (Structural Engineers), Cranleigh www.hockleyanddawson.co.uk | Vortex 9 (M&E Consultants). Details on request.
The Hay and Threshing Barns had fallen into disuse after a fire in the 1980s. Visible flintwork, timberwork and significant engineering were required to stabilise them. A new building provides art Galleries. Opened in 2018 with a programme of exhibitions, events and a café/ restaurant.
Submitted by: The Charleston Trust, Lewes www.charleston.org.uk
Architects: Julian Harrap Architects (Barns), London www.julianharraparchitects.co.uk | Jamie Fobert Architects (Galleries), London www.jamiefobertarchitects.com
Contractors: R Durtnell & Sons, Westerham. Tel: 01959 564 105.
Craftsmen: The Flintman Company, Lewes www.flintman.co.uk
Other: Manorwood, Chilgrove www.manorwood.co.uk
The new Performing Arts Centre provides the day and boarding school with a flexible 370-seat courtyard theatre with the central mass of the auditorium rising in the middle, with four columnar roof vents punctuating the roof ridge, and the ancillary spaces wrapped as a secondary layer around the outside.
Submitted by: Burrell Foley Fischer LLP, London www.bff-architects.com
Architect: Burrell Foley Fischer LLP
Contractors: Management and Construction Services Ltd, Weybridge www.mcs-construction.co.uk
The aim of the buildings was to provide the College with new sporting facilities, swimming pool, dining facilities, classrooms and social spaces. Located in the College Conservation Area, the sports facilities were sunk into the ground, with the dining hall and classrooms built over the top.
Submitted by: Miller Bourne Architects, Hove www.miller-bourne.co.uk
Architect: Miller Bourne Architects
Site Manager: Mike Rozier, VINCI Construction UK Ltd, Reigate www.vinciconstruction.co.uk
Contractors: VINCI Construction UK Ltd
The oriel window at Brighton College is a prominent feature from the George Gilbert Scott designed Grade II listed ‘main’ building which was the first building for the College in 1845. With concerns over the deteriorating condition of the window, it was replaced in its entirety, designed and constructed to match the original.
Submitted by: Traditional Stone Restoration Ltd, Rudgwick www. traditionalstoneltd.co.uk
Site Manager: John Rye, Traditional Stone Restoration Ltd.
Contractors: Traditional Stone Restoration Ltd.
Craftsmen: Ian Robb, Neale Watts, Steve Collis, Bradley Thwaites. Traditional Stone Restoration Ltd
The Venue on the Green is a new innovative building situated on Forest Row village green providing a new home for the youth club as well as providing facilities for the skate park, outdoor gym, football pitches and festivals that take place on the green.
Submitted by: Douch Partners Ltd, Forest Row. www.douchpartners.com
Architect: Nicolas Pople Architects Ltd, Forest Row. www.nicolaspople.com
Site Manager: Jerry Chandler and Johannes Soper, c/o Douch Partners Ltd. Contractors: Douch Partners Ltd.
Craftsmen: Jerry Chandler (Joinery), East Grinstead. Tel: 07766 663 793.
Other: Corbett & Tasker Ltd (Structural Engineer), London. www.corbett-tasker.com
Part of a grander scheme to save a unique part of our heritage – the world’s oldest working electric railway. The project saw the conservation of the original Victorian carriages from 1883. The new station/visitor centre and café were developed formally from a playful interpretation of two train carriages on tracks passing one another.
Submitted by: ABIR Architects, Hove www.abir.co.uk
Architect: ABIR Architects
Contractors: Cheesmur Building Contractors, Lewes www.cheesmur.co.uk
The brief was to design and to oversee a range of improvements to the accessibility of Seaford Martello Tower and its Museum, including the fabrication and installation of a footbridge spanning the existing dry moat in order to provide wheelchair- user access to the Tower.
Submitted by: Morgan Carn Architects, Brighton www.morgancarn.com
Architect: Lap Chan and Martin Wilyman, Morgan Carn Architects.
Contractors: Marc Thomas, Karn Sandilands, Chris Sivers, Dirk Engels of Millimetre Ltd, Portslade www.millimetre.uk.net
Other: Atelier One Structural Engineers, London www.atelierone.com
Constructed in 1852, to the designs of architect William Tress, it is widely considered to be one of the finest gothic revival stations in the country. The Grade II listed building required substantial repairs to the chimneys, roofing, rainwater goods and walling stones all whilst the station remained open.
Submitted by: Clague LLP, Canterbury www.clague.co.uk
Architect: James Kenton, Clague LLP. Contractors: REDEC Ltd, Sevington www.redec.co.uk
Craftsmen: Clarke Roofing Southern Ltd, Eastbourne www.clarke-roofing.co.uk
Other: Rother District Council, Bexhill-on-Sea www.rother.gov.uk
The former Carmelite Convent site in Hunston, West Sussex was built in 1870, had fallen into a dilapidated state following the building being vacated in 1994. The Building was converted to build an ‘all through’ school and to completely renovate the Convent to become the ‘Heart of the School’.
Submitted by: Noviun Architects, Chichester www.noviun.com
Architect: Noviun Architects
Site Manager: Jerome Curran. Details on request.
Contractors: Farrans Construction. Details on request.