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Bloomberg shortlisted for Stirling Prize
HOUSING
Kirkstall Forge scheme wins design award
CEG and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios won the Project Award at this year’s national Housing Design Awards, with the judges commended the “contemporary design” of the homes. They particularly liked the unusual
mews houses which use the topography of the site to deliver daytime living and garden space on the first floor and split- level studios and bedrooms above, and felt the development, combined with proposals for leisure, retail and office space, offered a “smaller-scale trailblazer” for the NHS’s Healthy New Towns programme. The judges, which are made up of all
five major professional institutions – RICS, RIBA, RPTI, the Landscape Institute and Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists – went on to congratulate planning authority Leeds City Council for securing the transport infrastructure and quality of proposals, as well as architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) for the designs and to developer CEG for “the vision of Kirkstall Forge”. James Shimwell, head of residential
development at CEG, said: “This is the first award we have secured for the residential element of the scheme and to do so in light of the incredibly tough
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competition is great news.” Kirkstall Forge is also the only
development in England located outside of London to make the shortlist for the World Architecture Festival Awards. Jon Kenny, development director of
CEG, said: “For Kirkstall Forge to be recognised on an international stage is testament to the hard work the team has put in to create something very special on this brownfield site.” “From the delivery of a new railway
station to the blend of contemporary architecture with traditional materials, this site is designed to bring to life a connected community for business, residents and visitors. FCBStudios has captured that with an inspiring design that maximises the green space and waterfront opportunity.” Keith Bradley, Partner at Feilden Clegg
Bradley Studios, said: “The inspiration for Kirkstall Forge is taken from local historic model villages such as Saltaire and the hillside terraced streets found in many Yorkshire towns. This reference to the ‘best of the past’ is combined with a contemporary vision for a 21st century neighbourhood, making this new settle- ment both authentic and progressive. A beautiful urban village for a new genera- tion to live, work and explore.”
Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, located near Bank Station in the City of London, features on this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist of six of the UK’s best buildings. One of the world’s most sustainable office buildings, its form, massing and materials are sensitive to its historic setting yet clearly of its own time, and “make a positive contribution to the public realm,” said RIBA.
Bloomberg comprises two buildings connected by link bridges over a dining arcade that bisects the site and returns a lost portion of Watling Street, an ancient Roman road, back to the City grid. The building is rated BREEAM Outstanding, with the highest design-stage score of any major office development globally. Its self-shading facades and natural ventilation throughout the deep-plan interior spaces contribute significantly to the energy efficiency of the building, which also incorporates innovative water conservation strategies, lighting and power systems. The building’s interior is a highly bespoke response to the needs of the global business information and technology company – and its 4,000 London-based employees. It was “designed to inspire collaboration and communication in a dynamic, innovative environment”. The Stirling Prize winner will be announced on Wednesday 10 October.
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