Good Design Recognised In Guildford Society’s Awards

Published on: 6 Oct, 2020
Updated on: 7 Oct, 2020

The Guildford Society has announced the winners of its 2020 Design Awards.

With a virtual awards ceremony to be held later in the autumn, it says 2020 has been difficult year because of Covid 19, which delayed some buildings in Guildford from being completed.

The chairman of the society’s judging panel, Peter Coleman, said: “The judging panel was heartened by the high quality of the entries with a range of new developments and restoration projects happening in the borough.

“The submissions demonstrated a range of good quality contemporary architecture and sensitively designed extension works to existing buildings. All categories apart from one were well represented. Sadly, we had no commercial buildings that merited inclusion in the long list for judging.

“Our thanks to all who put forward properties for the Design Awards.”

The winners are:

Guildford Crematorium exterior.

New public building winner: Guildford Crematorium, Haverstock Architects for Guildford Borough Council.

Guildford Crematorium interior.

House in St Catherine’s Drive, Guildford.

Individual house winner: St Catherine’s Drive, Guildford, designed by Alex Clifford for himself.

Close-up view of house in St Catherine’s Drive.

House in Maori Road, Guildford, exterior.

Individual house commendation: Maori Road, Guildford, Peter Huf Architecture for Stuart Maguire.

House in Maori Road, interior.

Foxfield, West Clandon.

Small multiple housing winner: Foxfield, West Clandon, architects Omega Partnership for Runnymede Homes.

Foxfield, West Clandon.

Student housing at the University of Surrey’s Manor Park Campus.

Large multiple housing winner: student housing at the University of Surrey’s Manor Park Campus, MJP Architects for the University of Surrey.

Student housing at the University of Surrey’s Manor Park Campus.

St Nicolas Church Community Hall, exterior.

Restoration / refurbishment winner: St Nicolas Church Community Hall, Guildford, Nye Saunders Architects for the church’s parochial church council.

St Nicolas Church Community Hall, interior.

Guildford Crematorium, exterior.

Civic building public realm winner: Guildford Crematorium, landscape architect Plinke, for Guildford Borough Council.

The grounds at Guildford Crematorium.

The Welcome Building at RHS Gardens Wisley.

Public building public realm winner: The Welcome Building, the RHS Garden, Wisley, KSS Architects, landscape architect Christopher Bradley–Hole, for the Royal Horticultural Society.

The Welcome Building at RHS Garden Wisley

The Guildford Society’s aims are to promote high standards of planning and architecture, to Influence the pace and type of development and raising the level of public awareness of local issues.

It campaigns on key issues affecting the town and urban area of Guildford, holds public meetings, lectures, events, visits, and interesting talks and more besides.