NEWS 5 RIBA AWARDS
Folkestone sports park wins RIBA South East ‘Building of the Year’
Designed by the London and Kent-based Hollaway Studio, F51 Sports Park in Folkestone – the world’s fi rst multi- storey skatepark, which opened in 2022 – has received national recognition for its contribution to inspiring young people. Funded by local philanthropist Sir Roger De Haan, the project has proved a local success story.
F51 Sports Park won three Awards at the RIBA 2023 South East Awards: RIBA South East ‘Regional Award,’ RIBA South East ‘Building of the Year,’ and RIBA South East ‘Client of the Year.’ The RIBA Awards Jury described the project as “appearing as a shimmering aluminium vessel with glimpses of the tangerine-orange structure within, F51 looks like nothing else.” Home to three fl oors of skating, a climbing wall, and a boxing club, as well as social and multifunctional spaces, “there is a tangible buzz to the place,” said RIBA. They added: “It is clear that Sports Trust, the charitable foundation that runs F51, is deeply invested in the development of young people in the local community.” Guy Hollaway, principal partner at Hollaway, commented: “Receiving four RIBA 2023 South East Awards is such an honour. To win for projects completed in the South East region, namely the Folkestone & Hythe District, shows how our commitment to creating high-
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quality architecture for the community is recognised at a national level.” Describing it as an ‘adrenaline building’, RIBA said the landmark structure appears as an “imposing concrete beacon shrouded in mesh rising out of the Folkestone Creative Quarter,” which has “transformed the landscape of Folkestone both architecturally and for the community.” Part of a major ongoing programme to
regenerate the seaside town, F51 “refl ects Hollaway Studio’s ongoing commitment to placing community fi rmly at the very heart of its work.” F51’s design has already received a number of awards and was selected in The Guardian’s best architecture of 2022 where it was described as “immaculately crafted.”
More infomation on the F51 Sports Park can be found in the June 2022 Issue of ADF.
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