One of York’s oldest buildings, a contemporary new housing development, a bridge club, a former convent, and a bed & breakfast took the top honours last night at the 2022 York Design Awards as the best of the city’s architecture once again took centre stage after a three-year absence.
The 2022 award winners were announced at the annual presentation evening held this year at the Yorkshire Museum which was attended by more than 150 property professionals.
An independent panel of architects visited each entry and chose the winners in eight categories:
Conservation/Restoration: York Guildhall and Clifford’s Tower
Commercial: MonkBridge House B&B and Moxy Hotel
Residential Single Dwelling: Cloister Garth, Marygate
Residential Multiple Dwellings: Lowfield Green and The Lodge/Extern House at St Joseph’s Convent
Community/Education: York St John’s Creative Centre and The Harriet Centre at York Cemetery
Open, Communal or Public Realm Space: Hudson Quarter and The Lodge/Extern House
Sustainability: York St John’s Creative Centre and York Bridge Club, Acomb
Lord Mayor’s Award: Lowfield Green
The recently restored Clifford’s Tower, the largest surviving structure from the medieval royal castle of York, was the winner of both The Press People’s Choice Award and the Young People’s Award (under 18s).
Chair of the judging panel Andy Davey, senior partner at Simpson & Brown Architects; said: “All the judges were greatly impressed by the quality and professionalism exhibited by this year’s entries. It proves yet again that the city of York continues to inspire and foster good, uplifting architecture and sensitive design. The winners of the various categories, and indeed all the entries, have contributed enormously to the burgeoning built heritage of the city – from the “small but perfectly formed” new house at Cloister Garth, tucked discreetly behind a screen wall in Marygate to the much grander flagship projects at York Guildhall, Clifford’s Tower and The Creative Centre at York St John University.
“Of all the projects, we were unanimous in our decision to name Lowfield Green as the winner of the Lord Mayor’s Award. This is the first large scale housing development undertaken by the City of York Council in over 70 years. In Phase 1 the 88 homes create an intergenerational community designed to encourage interaction between residents and promote healthy living. Well landscaped outdoor spaces, thoughtful contemporary architecture, best practice urban design and crafted construction have all contributed to a unique, lively, highly successful development with a real sense of place and community cohesion. We were impressed not only by its architectural finesse, but also by its beneficial social and environmental credentials. It certainly ‘ticked all the boxes’ with regard to the main judging criteria of Quality, Context, Materials and Craftmanship, Sustainability and Delight. On behalf of all the judges, I congratulate all involved for their vision, ambition and the superb quality of delivery.”
Chair of the York Design Awards committee Ann Reid said: “Congratulations to all our 2022 award winners. We were delighted with the quality of the entries once again this year, which presented our judging panel with a tough challenge deciding which projects should take the honours.
“I’d like to thank our sponsors, without whom the York Design Awards simply wouldn’t be able to run in the way that they do, and most importantly the people and organisations who entered.”
The York Design Awards launches every February with entries submitted for judging in May. The awards are organised by a committee of volunteers and all funding is provided through sponsorship and support from Shepherd Group, O’Neill Associates, Innovate Associates, York Architectural Association, York Civic Trust, York Conservation Trust, City of York Council, The Partners Group, United By Design, Ravage Productions, Crombie Wilkinson, Fulprint, York Explore, York Press and Malmaison Hotel.
Judging alongside Andy Davey were Professor Brian Edwards from the University of Edinburgh; conservation architect Janine Riley; and Nicky Watson, Director of award-winning JDDK Architects in Newcastle.
The full list of 2022 York Design Award winners is:
Conservation/Restoration
York Guildhall
Architect/Designer: Burrell Foley Fischer
Client/Developer: City of York Council
Builder: VINCI Construction
Clifford’s Tower
Architect/Designer: Hugh Broughton Architects
Client/Developer: English Heritage
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
Commercial
Monkbridge House
Architect/Designer: Native Architects
Client/Developer: Monkbridge House (Bed & Breakfast)
Builder: Ebor Construction
Moxy
Architect/Designer: CSP Architects
Client/Developer: Vastint Hospitality B.V
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
Residential Single Dwelling
Cloister Garth
Architect/Designer: Mitchell Design Consultancy
Client/Developer: Owner
Builder: Stone Edge North Ltd
Residential Multiple Dwellings
Lowfield Green
Architect/Designer: BDP Architects
Client/Developer: City of York Council
Builder: Wates Group
The Lodge/Extern House
Architect/Designer: MESH Architects
Client/Developer: Northminster
Builder: Elvington Park Building Services
Community/Education
Creative Centre
Designer: Tate+Co
Client/Developer: York St. John University
Builder: Kier Construction | North & Scotland
Harriet Centre
Architect/Designer: PPIY
Client/Developer: York Cemetery
Builder: JMark Construction
Open, Communal or Public Realm Space
Hudson Quarter
Architect/ Designer: Fuse
Client/Developer: Palace Capital PLC
Builder: Caddick Construction
The Lodge/Extern House
Architect/Designer: MESH Architects
Client/Developer: Northminster
Builder: Elvington Park Building Services
Sustainability
Creative Centre
Designer: Tate+Co
Client/Developer: York St. John University
Builder: Kier Construction | North & Scotland
York Bridge Club
Architect/Designer: Townscape Architects
Client/Developer: The York Bridge Club
Builder: EK Build
The Lord Mayor’s Award
Lowfield Green
Architect/Designer: BDP Architects
Client/Developer: City of York Council
Builder: Wates Group
The Press People’s Choice Award
Clifford’s Tower
Architect/Designer: Hugh Broughton Architects
Client/Developer: English Heritage
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
Young People’s Award
Clifford’s Tower
Architect/Designer: Hugh Broughton Architects
Client/Developer: English Heritage
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
Find out more about the York Design Awards at www.yorkdesignawards.org.
