2015 ARCHIVE: PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AWARD: sponsored by Gatwick Airport Limited
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CATEGORY WINNERS
Arundel Museum, Mill Road, Arundel, BN18 9PA
The site of the new museum, opened in 2013, was previously occupied by St Nicholas Hall and is on the banks of the River Arun. The need was to create a durable building of quality which responded appropriately to the setting.
Submitted by: Arundel Museum Society, Arundel Museum, Arundel. Tel: 01903 885 866
Architect: Graham Whitehouse for GWP Architects, Burgess Hill. Tel: 01444 239 019. www.gwparchitects.co.uk
Project Manager: Cragg Management Services Ltd, Haywards Heath. Tel: 01444 880 344. www.craggmanagement.co.uk
Contractors: Farnrise Construction Ltd. Details on request.
Craftsmen: Equinox Design Limited (Internal Fit Out), Leeds. Tel: 0113 244 1300. www.equinox-design.com
Other: Potter Associates (Internal Exhibition Design), Harrogate. Tel: 07710 286 988. www.potter-associates.co.uk
New Boarding House, Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 0AL
A girls’ boarding house. This building completed the original Sir Thomas Jackson intention for the southern range of buildings forming the quadrangle. The range of buildings began in 1880.
Submitted by: Brighton College, Brighton. Tel: 01273 704 200. www.brightoncollege.net
Architect: Allies & Morrison, London. Tel: 020 7921 0100. www.alliesandmorrison.com
Site Manager: Maurice McAllen (Contact Contractor). Details on request.
Contractors: McLaren Group, Brentwood. Tel: 03330 770 413. www.mclarengroup.com
Cairns Tower, Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 0AL
The Cairns Tower was part of the Sir Thomas Jackson Eastern Road Grand Entrance. During construction in 1880 the College ran out of money so work stopped at first floor. The works were eventually completed in 2014, over one hundred years later.
Submitted by: Brighton College, Brighton. Tel: 01273 704 200. www.brightoncollege.net
Architects: Richard Griffiths Architects, London. Tel: 020 7 357 8788. www.rgarchitects.com
Site Manager: Mark Jeffrey (Contact Contractor). Details on request.
Contractors: Virtus Contracts, London. Tel: 020 7234 8600. www.virtus-contracts.co.uk
Chichester Festival Theatre RENEW, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP
The Grade II listed Festival Theatre’s Powell & Moya design was ground-breaking in its use of concrete in 1962, however had become out-dated and inadequate. A total of £22m was raised which saw the Festival Theatre re-open in July 2014.
Submitted by: Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester. Tel: 01243 784 437. www.cft.org.uk
Architects: Haworth Tompkins Ltd, London. Tel: 020 7250 3225. www.haworthtompkins.com
Site Manager: Richard Burton (Senior Site Manager) for Osborne, Reigate. Tel: 0800 025 8008. www.osborne.co.uk
Contractors: Osborne.
The Coultershaw Heritage Site, Petworth
Coultershaw is an important example of 18th century industrialisation in a rural area. Site of several mills, Rother Canal, turnpike and a waterwheel-driven beam-pump (1782), it is now a Schedule Monument. The Trust was established to maintain the Pump and promote restoration of the site.
Submitted by: Terry Adsett FRICS for Smiths Gore, Petworth. Tel: 01798 340 980 www.smithsgore.co.uk
Architect: Terry Adsett FRICS for Smiths Gore, Petworth.
Site Manager: Alex Lucking for Lucking Bros Ltd, Petworth. Tel: 01798 342 365 www.luckingbros.co.uk
Contractors: Lucking Bros Ltd
Other: Robin Wilson, Chairman of The Coultershaw Heritage Trust www.coultershaw.co.uk
Kino Rye, Lion Street, East Sussex TN31 7LB
A collection of Victorian school buildings, which were left empty and fell into disrepair. A local volunteer group named ‘Fletcher in Rye’ was formed – named after local playwright John Fletcher – with the aim of preserving the site for future generations and promoting film and the arts in Rye.
Submitted by: Jonathan Dunn Architects, Rye. Tel: 01797 225 200 www.jdarchitects.co.uk
Architect: Jonathan Dunn Architects.
Site Manager: Colin Poole for Durtnell & Sons Ltd, Kent. Tel: 01959 564 105. www.durtnell.co.uk
Contractors: Durtnell & Sons Ltd.
Craftsmen: Richard Cullinan Joinery, London. Tel: 020 8 871 0029. www.rcjoinery.co.uk
HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Courtyard, 6, 6a, 6b High Street, Rotherfield, TN6 3LL
The aim of the project was to rescue a neglected Grade II listed building in the centre of Rotherfield (one of the oldest houses in the village) and transform it into a creative cafe and meeting place for the whole community.
Submitted by: Rotherfield Parish Council, Crowborough. Tel: 01892 664 245 www.rotherfieldparishcouncil.co.uk
Architect: Mark Wakelin, Tangent Space Limited, Rotherfield. Tel: 01892 852 628 www.tangentspace.co.uk
Site Manager: Alan Russell (Carpenter) for GM Lines Building and Development, Forest Farm Cottage, Three Cups, Heathfield, Eat Sussex TN21 9PB Tel: 01435 830602.
Craftsmen: Pashley Contracting Limited (Bricklaying), Dell Farm, Cowden Lane, Hawkhurst, TN18 4QS Tel: 01580 755 660
Other: Bosence Building Conservation, Lewes. Tel: 07971 433 865. www.bosence.co.uk
Simon Green Plumber, 129 Framfield Road, Uckfield. Tel: 01825 370 010.
Paul Neal Electrical Contractor, 2 Western Gardens, Crowborough. Tel: 01892 653 302.
New Classrooms, Mead House, Lewes Old Grammar School, 140 High St, Lewes BN7 1XS
Reacting to increased educational requirements and as part of the school’s quincentennial celebrations, Liam Russell Architects designed an innovative new extension above an existing two-storey 1970’s extension to Grade II listed Mead House tin order to provide additional science classrooms.
Submitted by: Liam Russell Architects, Shoreham by Sea. Tel: 0845 180 3676 www.liamrussellarchitects.co.uk
Contractors: Principal Contractor: Nick Muckherjee for M & G Contractors. Tel: 01273 480 874 www.mandgcontractors.com
Lead Contractor: Steve Hodges and Andrew Green for Hodges and Marten, Unit 6-7 Ringmer Business Centre, Chamberlaines Road, Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5NF. Tel: 01273 812 771 (Lead sources from Associated Lead Mills)
Craftsmen: The Flint Man (Flintworker). Tel: 01273 556 827 www.flintman.co.uk
Other: Structural Engineers: Paul Silvey for Woodside Developments. Tel: 07506 710 773 www.woodsidedevelopments.co.uk
Arboricultural Consultant: Nicholas D Jones for R W Green Ltd. Tel: 01273 480 727 www.rwgreeenlimited.co.uk
Historic Buildings Inspector: Tom Foxhall for English Heritage South East Region. Tel: 01483 252 035 www.english-heritage.org.uk
CDM Co-ordinator: M. Tricker for Hawthorn Safety Consultancy Ltd, Tudor Cottage, Humphreys Farm, Friars Hill, Guestling, East Sussex TN35 4HJ. Tel: 01424 815 296