About the Awards
2019 saw the third year of the Worcestershire Architecture Awards by the Worcestershire Society of Chartered Architects.
The awards have been set up to recognise good architecture in Worcestershire, engage with the public and promote the value that using an architect can bring to the local environment. A jury consisting of architects and non-architects judged the submissions.
The awards were presented at the WSCA Summer Party on Thursday 15th August 2019 which was kindly sponsored by Solus Ceramics.
A free exhibition, open to the public was held at The Guildhall, Worcester on Saturday 17th August 2019 from 10am until 4.30pm.
This celebration of local architects and architecture was part of the successful Worcester Festival.
The exhibition will be displayed again at The Hive, in Worcester, in September. We are hoping to arrange further exhibitions later in the year.
Entries and winners for previous years can be viewed at:
Worcestershire Architecture Awards 2018 – Entries and Winners
Worcestershire Architecture Awards 2017 – Entries and Winners
Entries and Winners – 2019
The Worcestershire Architecture Awards 2019 were announced at the WSCA Summer Party on 15th August 2019.
Details of all of the entries in each category along with winners and commendations are below. Click on the entry name to view the full entry board as a pdf.
Categories 1-6 were judged by a panel of three judges. Entries were assessed on the basis of the extent to which they demonstrated, in the opinion of the judges, fitness for purpose, elegance of design and the contribution they make to the built environment. More details on the categories and awards can be found here.
The judges were:
Katherine McNeil – Lecturer in Architecture, University of Coventry and Architect
Kirk Rushby – Architect, Archetype
Steven Collins – Reporter, Worcester News part of Newsquest, West Midlands
Category 1 – Built Private House
Entries:
Wychbold House – Batterham Smith Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Private House in the Countryside – DJD Architects
Private Pool – Osbornes Chartered Architects
Category 2 – Unbuilt Private House
Entries:
The Tree House – Vivid Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Victoria Road – Osbornes Chartered Architects
The Light Box – Vivid Architects
The Long House – Vivid Architects
Category 3 – Built Project in Worcestershire
Entries:
Royal Porcelain Works – KKE Architects CATEGORY WINNER
St Ann’s Well Cafe – Matthew Gullick Architects
Malvern Vale Primary School – Jacobs
New Fitness Suite, New College Worcester – Jacobs
Extensions, Red Hill School – Jacobs
Godfrey Brown Theatre – Lett + Sweetland Architects
Heron Lodge – Lett + Sweetland Architects
Sir Thomas White Court – Lett + Sweetland Architects
Hafod Road – One Creative Environments
Malvern Hills Council House – Osbornes Chartered Architects
Hartlebury Castle Bishop’s House and Workshop Cafe – Rodney Melville and Partners
Category 4 – Unbuilt Project in Worcestershire
Entries:
Dutch Barn – MAG Architecture CATEGORY WINNER
Proposed Extra Care Living, Pershore – DJD Architects
Lion Fields Urban Regeneration – One Creative Environments
Category 5 – Built Project outside Worcestershire
Entries:
Four Oaks Methodist Church – KKE Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Residential Development, Shobdon – DJD Architects / Owen Hicks Architecture
Mary Stevens Hospice – KKE Architects
St Peter’s Hospice – KKE Architects
Brighton Sealife – Osbornes Chartered Architects
The Furnace Kitchen – Osbornes Chartered Architects
Category 6 – Unbuilt Project outside Worcestershire
Entries:
The Teamaker’s Guesthouse – David Holland Architect. + Designer CATEGORY WINNER
HME Educational Facility, Lagos, Nigeria – One Creative Environments
People’s Choice Award in Association with Newsquest West Midlands
Newsquest West Midlands publish local newspapers across Worcestershire. 3 projects from across all of those entered above were selected by the editorial team, and published in the papers in print and online. An online vote was organised through the newspaper websites with members of the public voting for their favourite project.
The Furnace Kitchen – Osbornes Chartered Architects PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER
Wychbold House – Batterham Smith Architects
The Teamaker’s Guesthouse – David Holland Architect. + Designer