Architecture firm awarded for design excellence
Architecture firm Urban Designs have received an award at the AT Awards 2021 for their project at Errisbeg House near Burton-On-Trent.
The project was Highly Commended in the small to medium project category for Excellence in Architectural Technology.
With over 25 years experience in designing homes and buildings for domestic, residential and commercial purposes, the award comes as true recognition for the hard work of all involved in the project.
The success of the project was due to delivering a building that truly meets its functional requirements. This was achieved by having a client in West Midlands Referrals, who spent endless hours with their team of veterinary practitioners, nurses and administration staff to develop a clear brief, and when concepts were proposed evaluating these a number of times to ensure that the requirements were met.
The selection of a good project team including Armsons Quantity Surveyors & Millward Associates Structural Engineers working alongside A&S Enterprise as the main contractor we 're all key elements to the success of the project.
The building is designed as a respectful response to the site context and part utilises the existing 19th Century building, Errisbeg House, whilst offering a single storey extension in a rural-contemporary style, designed to house the hospital 's new clinical facilities. The design capitalises on the site 's natural lighting and views out towards the adjacent Trent & Mersey Canal.
The design contains eye-catching architectural features such as the large glulam structures which protrude past the building 's front elevation and inform the large sweeping curved roof profile. The beautiful western-red cedar cladding emphasises the rural feel of the site, and epitomises the design concept of enabling the building to age naturally along with the rest of the site. Rain chains in place of downpipes to the principal elevation help to connect the building with its natural environment.
When asked for a referral from the client, they said:"We are chuffed to bits with our design team, with our architectural consultants Urban Designs, with our main contractor A&S Construction, and with our finished product.
“We were delighted with the care and diligence that went into their design and planning.
“I'm really delighted with the building you've designed for us. There is no doubt that it has 'wow-factor '. ”