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Purcell’s chapel extension triumphs in 2022 Brick Awards
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Radley College Chapel Extension © David Miles
A painstakingly detailed extension to a chapel at Radley College, a private school in Oxfordshire, was the overall winner in the 2022 Brick Awards. The heritage project won in three award categories – Supreme Winner, Contractors’ Choice and Craftsmanship. Purcell Architecture’s Oxford studio designed a series of “localised” extensions, including a new octagonal Sanctuary at the east end of the chapel. The brick supplier Northcot Brick was able to “exactly match the bricks to the original 1894 chapel,” said the Brick Development Association (BDA), who organise the awards.
Northcot worked closely with the specialist subcontractor O.G. Stonemasonry, who laid the bricks and manufactured and installed stonework. They created three bespoke brick blends in imperial sizes to match the chapel, both internally and externally. The judges commented: “The overall use of brickwork and well-considered complementary materials work fully within a historic context, yet the building is still very much 21st century.”
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Also awarded was a four-storey workspace in Brixton, London – The Department Store Studios picked up the Sustainability Award for commercial projects. Designed by Squire & Partners, the building provides 13,000 ft2 of workspace, in a “highly sustainable development.” The judges commended it as being “subtly beautiful, complementing the local area perfectly,” featuring Ravenshead Tradesman Common bricks.
In the Sustainability – Residential category, Barratt won for its Zed House, a zero carbon home concept developed with Salford University. Claimed to be the fi rst new home in the country built by a major housebuilder to deliver a carbon reduction of 125%, it used Forterra Butterley Blue Smooth bricks. Alongside overhead infrared panels that provide “instant zero carbon heat” and air powered showers, the building has clay brick facing the ground fl oor level. The judges said: “Barratt have done a fantastic job of considering the sustainability of the materials.” Woodmore Mews, a development of 37 affordable homes for rent in London was
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awarded Architects’ Choice. Peter Barber Architects specifi ed Forterra brick for this project built by Neilcott Construction for Greenwich council; 29 houses, seven fl ats and one maisonette creating a “pretty neighbourhood” of houses, plus a series of mews streets which connect into the urban fabric, said BDA. The houses are built from a “soft and rustic brick that helps ensure that the new homes feel embedded into the surrounding area.” The judges said it showcased “sculptural, whimsical, bold and well-articulated architecture.” Medium Housing Development winner
was The Gables in Liverpool, by DK Architects, a RIBA National award-winning development of 30 family homes for Musker Developments on a former factory site. Wienerberger’s Con Mosso brick was chosen as the main facing brick for its “subtle textured fi nish and tonal variation.” Large Housing Development was won by Goodluck Hope at Leamouth Peninsula in London, a riverside development opposite the O2 by Allies and Morrison architects working with Todd Architects.
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