award winning architects

Wednesday, 19 September 2007 00:00

Gold Standard

Stride Treglown Achieves Building For Life Award

National architectural practice, Stride Treglown has been awarded a Building for Life Gold Standard for its eco development at Great Bow Yard, Langport. The award is a joint initiative between CABE and Home Builders Federation.

The Building for Life Standard was launched in July 2003 and represents the national standard for good housing and neighbourhoods.

Great Bow Yard

The winning Great Bow Yard is a waterside development of 12 low energy homes which achieved an Eco Homes 'excellent' rating and includes a range of green features. The 8 townhouses and 4 apartments have been designed to have low running costs due to a passive solar layout and very high levels of insulation, much of which is made from recycled newspaper. Externally, the timber and reclaimed brick clad terraces wrap around a communal garden. Judges commented, "You can imagine it'll be a happy place...a healthy place with healthy materials."

The judging panel included Building for Life Chair Wayne Hemingway, CABE Commissioner Dickon Robinson and HBF Executive Chair Stewart Baseley.

The homes have generated really positive press coverage and were featured in a Sunday Times article by Kevin McCloud in which he described the scheme as 'beautifully put together' and 'excellent examples of just how environmentally well thought out a house can be.'

Kevin Steer, chairman of Stride Treglown commented, "We are immensely proud of the Great Bow Yard project and are thrilled at the recognition it is receiving. This is an important award for us as it reinforces the overall goal of creating communities that are practical and sustainable."

Great Bow YardFor more information please go to the Great Bow Yard Project Page

 

Tomorrow's Garden City

In addition, Stride Treglown also won an international housing design competition entitled Tomorrow's Garden City: A Sustainable Approach to Modern Living which was sponsored by Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation and North Hertfordshire Homes in partnership with the RIBA. Stride Treglown was also recently shortlisted in a second open ideas competition: the Cooling Towers Site Competition organised by the RIBA Competitions Office on behalf of Groundwork Sheffield sought imaginative ideas for the potential re-use of a derelict brownfield site dominated by the two tier Tinsley Viaduct and two unused cooling towers.