STRUCTURAL TIMBER AWARDS 2015 WINNERS Client of the Year:
VEOLIA Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility
In 2013, Leeds City Council instructed Veolia Environmental Services, a company for waste treatment, recycling and removal, to build a high-tech recycling and energy recovery plant in Leeds. In one of its units, this facility will enable the recovery of recyclables by a mechanical waste pre-treating. In another unit, a capacity of 164,000 tons of residual waste per year will be processed for the recovery of energy. The design of the facility was created by the internationally renowned architect Jean-Robert Mazaud of S’pace Architects in Paris. The design concept mainly focused on the principle of sustainability, which is reflected both in the materials used and in the building’s design.
Contractor of the Year:
MORGAN SINDALL New Park and Northway Primary Schools
The two timber frame primary schools, New Park and Northway, in Liverpool are the evolution of a design process started in 2011. Morgan Sindall assembled an experienced team of consultants with the purpose of developing a best practice approach to primary school design as a response to promote efficiency and standardisation within school procurement, and to satisfy a growing need for cost effective, educational buildings that could be delivered to very tight timescales. New Park and Northway form part of the Liverpool Schools Investment Programme (LSIP), a programme of school rebuilds and extensions for Local Authority client Liverpool City Council.
Engineer of the Year:
ENGENUITI Banyan Wharf
Banyan Wharf is a unique 10-storey residential development, constructed by Regal Homes, that pushes the boundaries of hybrid buildings and timber engineering through its innovative twisted design, complex geometry and concrete, steel and timber construction. Architect’s Hawkins Brown took a basic cruciform shape which provided four courtyard communities for residents and then twisted every second floor to ensure all the flats had dual or triple aspect views and generous terraces. The complex geometry of the building meant that it did not lend itself to being built purely in cross-laminated timber (CLT), but rather to a hybrid CLT and steel structure.
There has already been a large amount of attention focused on the 2016 awards, which are going to be even bigger and better with two additional categories: Best Self Build Project // Product Marketing Award
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