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Old Water Tower Passivhaus & Burry Port Primary make RIBA Regional shortlists

Congratulations to PHT member Gresford Architects, and PHT Patron member Architype on being shortlisted for the Regional RIBA awards. Architype's Burry Port Primary School competes againsts another 5 schemes selected in the Welsh region.

Burry Port Primary School

Burry Port Primary. Image Credit: Archiytpe/Leigh Simpson

Gresford Architects', The Old Water Tower, participate in the 2015 UK Passivhaus Open Days, and is the sole Passivhaus project to become a finalist in England. 32 schemes are vying for the RIBA regional accolade in the South, which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Middlesex and Oxfordshire.

The Old Water Tower

The Old Water Tower. Image Credit: Gresford Architects

Regional winners will be put forward for the RIBA National Awards. Those collecting national awards will then be considered for the 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize. 2015 Passivhaus winners include national winner Dundon Passivhaus, and regional winners River Studio & HARC.

Good luck to the Burry Port Primary & Old Water Tower, and fingers crossed.

 

2016 RIBA Regional Awards:

  • 68 shortlist for RIBA London Regional Awards

  • 32 shortlist for RIBA South Regional Awards

  • 16 shortlist for RIBA South West Regional Awards

  • 11 shortlist for RIBA South East Awards

  • 12 shortlist for RIBA Yorkshire Regional Awards

  • 12 shortlist for RIBA North East Regional Awards

  • 17 shortlist for RIBA North West Regional Awards

  • 25 shortlist for RIBA East Regional Awards

  • 8 shortlist for RIBA West Midlands Regional Awards

  • 12 shortlist for RIBA East Midlands Regional Awards

  • 5 shortlist for RIBA Northern Ireland Regional Awards

  • 6 shortlist for RSAW Wales Regional Awards

  • 23 shortlist for RIBA Scotland Regional Awards

Old Water Tower project team

Architects: Gresford Architects Ltd

Certifier: Warm: Low Energy Building Practice

Building Society: Ecology Building Society

Project Management: Trunk Low Energy Building

Main Contractor: MBC Timber Frame

MVHR Design: Green Building Store

Burry Port project team

Client: Carmarthenshire County Council

Architects: Architype & Carmarthenshire CC 

Environmental M&E: Troup Bywaters & Anders

Passivhaus M&EElemental Solutions & Alan Clarke

Contractor: WRW Group

Structural Engineer: Bingham Hall Partnership


Further Information

RIBA Regional Awards 2016 

Previous PHT story: Gresford Architects' Old Water Tower receives certification - 3 December 2015

Previous PHT story: Burry Port School pioneers Brettstapel and aims for Passivhaus - 24 November 2015

14th March 2016


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