Six North East property projects have been singled out as being the best in the region in a celebration of the area’s architectural sector.
The restoration of Newcastle Cathedral and Sunderland’s new City Hall are among the projects to have been shortlisted for the 2023 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) North East Awards. The annual awards celebrate schemes for their regional importance as a piece of architecture, and will see the regional winner go up against others from around the UK.
The six shortlisted projects are 17nineteen in Sunderland, Gilesgate in Durham, City Hall in Sunderland, Godwit House in Northumberland, Newcastle Cathedral and St Hilda’s Church and Kirkleham Parish Centre in Redcar. The 17nineteen building in Sunderland, by Mosedale Gillat Architects, has already scooped a highly commended award at the Constructing Excellence North East awards..
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The Grade I listed redundant church Holy Trinity was on Historic England’s at-risk register and has been transformed in £2.6m restoration project, to create a new community and cultural hub. City Hall in Sunderland was designed by FaulknerBrowns and constructed by Sunderland firm Bowmer + Kirkland, ploughing millions of pounds into the local economy.
The building is one of a number of large-scale development projects progressing in the city centre, as part of an ambitious vision to double the residential population. Last year the building won two awards at the Insider North East Property Awards and was also named winner of the BCO Awards, which recognise exemplary design of workplaces.
Gilesgate, Durham, by Building Design (Northern) Ltd, was a residential project to remodel an existing dwelling within the Durham City Conservation Area to create an open plan, dementia-friendly extension and detached workshop. Godwit House, also a residential project, saw MawsonKerr design a one-off house on the edge of Warkworth, Northumberland.
The shortlist is rounded off by Newcastle Cathedral: Common Ground in Sacred Space by Purcell, which included internal alterations to provide a more flexible and more community focussed Nave area, including the removal of all pews, and the creation of ‘eco church’ St Hilda’s Church and Kirkleham Parish Centre by Chance de Silva, in Redcar, Cleveland.
All shortlisted projects will be assessed by a regional jury, and the winning projects will be announced later this spring.
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