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Supreme Winners for the Surface Design Awards
Two winners were announced as Supreme Winners on the final day of the Surface Design Show last month (February). Glade of Light, by BCA Landscape, won the Landscape & Public Realm category and the winner of the Commercial Building Exterior category was MONC by Nina + Co with Smile Plastics. This year’s judges were struck
Above right MONC’s award-winning retail space in Marylebone, London
Below The Glade of Light memorial to the victims of the May 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack
Right, from top Plastered brick and terrazzo surfaces at the Jiva Spa and Wellness Centre. The distinct pink pattern of the Knitted Eaves House ofice space
by the quality of this year’s entries, which led to a Surface Design Show first with the decision to crown not one but two entries as the Supreme Winners. Glade of Light is a living memorial to those who lost their lives in the May 2017 terror attack at Manchester Arena: a space for reflection and remembrance. The abstract design is an emotional response to the ineffability of sorrow and loss. It’s a special place where people can briefly pause time, find a place of quiet and stillness in their busy lives, providing a space to reflect and linger a while. MONC is a retailer selling sustainable eyewear and its debut store in Marylebone, London was designed with circularity in mind. Almost everything brought into the building was entirely bio-based or recycled. The furniture within the store is expertly built to last but can also be disassembled for re-use, recycling or return to the earth as nourishment. The differences of the two outstanding projects, a landscaped living memorial and a retail interior, proved challenging for the judges, with strong opinions divided. After a long debate, it was decided that the only fair decision
that they could make was to award the Supreme Award to both. The judges said of Glade of Light, ‘It is a special place, which creates a moment and makes you feel safe,’ whilst MONC was praised by the judges for ‘its powerful design with all the wow factor and beauty, yet still retaining a fantastic sustainability focus, something that we could all learn from’. Andy Thomson and Shivani
Gunawardana from BCA Landscape were at the breakfast presentation to accept the award for Glade of Light. Andy said, ‘It was a sensitive journey for everyone who worked on the project.’ Shivani explained, ‘The materials played a really important part, from the Carrara marble to reusing the existing paving.’
Amongst the team to collect MONC’s
award was Nina Woodcroft from Nina + Co who said about the project: ‘Both the client and I were like-minded when it came to circularity. It was important that sustainable design decisions were made when it came to the materials and the way they were applied.’
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SURFACE DESIGN AWARDS
Supreme Winners MONC / Nina + Co with Smile Plastics
Glade of Light / BCA Landscape
Commercial Building Exterior Design District Building D2 / Mole Architects
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Knitted Eaves House
Commercial Building Interior
MONC / Nina + Co with Smile Plastics
Housing Exterior
Stepped Loft / Andre Kong Studio
Housing Interior
JOINT WINNER: Wiltshire Farmhouse / Emil Eve Architects
JOINT WINNER: Southwark Brick House / Satish Jassal Architects
Light & Surface Exterior
Knitted Eaves / Studio AVT Architects Pvt
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Yards St Martin’s Courtyard Terrace / Brimelow McSweeney Architects
Light & Surface Interior
Sky Lantern House / Proctor & Shaw Architects
Public Building Exterior
The Digi-Tech Factory / Coffey Architects
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sutton Hoo / Nissen Richards Studio
Landscape + Public Realm Glade of Light / BCA Landscape
Temporary Structure JOINT WINNER: A Cautionary Bench/Mark / Andre Kong Studio
JOINT WINNER: The River Book / Atelier YokYok
Architectural Photography A Deserts Rose / Sanaa Aftab
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STUDIO RECALL
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