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h o u s e s
j ohn pa rdey arch i tects
Trewarren House
Pooley House
Hurst House
Hind House
Watson House
Duckett House
Surrey Hi l ls House
Attwood House
Spence House
Smith House
Fa i rbank Poolhouse
The Aviary
s e l e c t e d h o u s e s 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 1 4
John Pardey Archi tects was establ ished
in 1988 as a sole t rader pract ice in
conjunct ion with teaching at severa l
schools of archi tecture. The pract ice
launched in 2000 and now employs 12
staff . The commiss ions have grown over
the years but i t is the pr ivate one-off
house that has made our reputat ion and
remains where our heart l ies.
We have undertaken numerous pr ivate
house commiss ions ranging f rom
refurb ishment and extensions to large
new- bui ld houses for which we have
gained nat ional recogni t ion and received
many awards.
Being a medium-sized pract ice, we can
offer c l ients a personal serv ice with the
involvement of John at a l l stages of the
design process. Our partner ing with
large internat ional f i rms of archi tecture
a lso g ives us the unique opportuni ty to
design large schemes both in the UK and
abroad.
The pract ice has gained some th i r ty-
n ine nat ional and internat ional des ign
awards and our work has been widely
exhib i ted and publ ished. John Pardey
has held post-graduate teaching posts at
Canterbury and Portsmouth univers i t ies
and been an external examiner at Cardi ff
and Oxford Univers i t ies. He is author of
two books on Danish archi tecture.
John Pardey was appointed to
the Nat ional Review Panel of the
Commiss ion for Archi tecture and the
Bui l t Env i ronment in January 2009.
RIBA Southern Reg ion Award 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Shor t- l i s ted for the 2009 St i r l ing Award’s Stephen Lawrence Pr ize
Shor t- l i s ted for the 2011 Manser Meda l and Downland Pr ize
Grand Des igns Award W inner 2007
Voted one of Br i ta in ’s top ten pract ices in Grand Des igns magaz ine in 2012.
Gold Meda l for Arch i tecture in Wales 2013
a b o u t u s
h o w w e w o r k
In our domest ic designs we recognise
the need to work c losely wi th c l ients to
not just create a marvel lous house, but a
home – we a im to enhance a g iven br ie f
to br ing a l i t t le soul into each space.
We see our work as contemporary and
avoid the idea of a futur ist ic aspi rat ion,
preferr ing to bui ld on what has gone
before – our ideal is to achieve a
t imeless qual i ty in each work and a
del ight in the ordinary; the joy of s imple,
natura l mater ia ls enr iched by a precis ion
or juxtaposi t ion and th is we combine
with at tent ion to the s i te, constra ints,
or ientat ion and v iews.
We genera l ly conceive a home as a
ser ies of e lements – l iv ing spaces,
s leeping spaces and work ing spaces –
and these are p lanned as d iscrete parts
that are then brought together rather
than considered as mere ly rooms in a
box.
We enjoy the idea of uni t ing ins ide and
outs ide spaces, to create a natura l p lace
to l ive that ce lebrates v iews and the
changing weather whi le mainta in ing an
energy eff ic ient and easi ly mainta ined
home.
At th is stage we look at your br ie f and
advise on how th is can best be ut i l ised
as wel l as establ ish ing the in i t ia l pro ject
budget.
A design concept is then developed
through a ser ies of sketches and
computer generated models, leading up
to the p lanning appl icat ion.
t h e p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s
We recognise that bui ld ing a new home
is a ser ious commitment, but i t is a
worthwhi le exper ience that wi l l g ive you
joy and pleasure for present and future
generat ions.
Planning can somet imes be stra ight-
forward, but i t can be a lso a t r icky
process as we somet imes chal lenge
t radi t ional be l ie fs in what a house should
be and look l ike. P lanning departments
and local communit ies are by nature
conservat ive, and i t is our task to dr ive
archi tecture and the bui ld ing of new
amazing houses forward.
In the last ten years, we have secured
planning permiss ion for over forty pr ivate
homes and we have an unpara l le led
reputat ion for the design and success
rate in the del ivery of award winning,
pr ivate one-off houses.
Our expert ise wi th the p lanning process,
wi l l he lp you rea l ise the dream of your
next home.
We a lways recommend commiss ioning a
cost p lan at th is stage so that aspi rat ion
and budget can be met wi thout running
into overspend later in the process.
d e t a i l e d d e s i g n
We understand the construct ion process,
d i fferent procurement routes and ways
of bui ld ing.
We work with some of the best structura l
engineers in Br i ta in, and our jo int
exper ience ranges f rom tradi t ional
masonry bui lds to innovat ive cutt ing-
edge, engineered t imber solut ions.
By producing a very thorough set of
product ion drawings and speci f icat ions,
we are able to mainta in t ight contro l
on the bui ld ing contract and keep to
the budget. This is a lso the t ime to set
the env i ronmenta l and susta inabi l i ty
targets for the house. W ithout making
susta inabi l i ty an end in i tse l f , we a lways
incorporate an env i ronmenta l agenda
into our houses. This wi l l a lso ensure a
low running cost wi th reduced bi l ls and a
smal ler carbon foot-pr int .
Attent ion to deta i l is fundamenta l to
achiev ing a great house and we see
deta i l as part of the design process.
By producing a very thorough set of
product ion drawings and speci f icat ion,
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GRIDLINE A - CLERE STOREY DETAIL
HARRIS POOL HOUSE
SEPT. 2003
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CONSTRUCTION
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we are able to contro l the deta i l and the
qual i ty of the bui ld as wel l as effect ive ly
managing the bui ld ing contract and
u l t imate ly keep to the budget.
We l ike to use natura l mater ia ls - stone,
t imber, meta l , g lass, br ick - a l l of which
weather beaut i fu l ly wi th t ime. The r ight
choice of long last ing mater ia ls wi l l
a lso g ive your bui ld ing a t imeless fee l
ensur ing that i t wi l l look as good in
twenty- f ive years as i t does today.
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work commences. • The Contractor's attention is drawn to the Health &
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We work hard to make sure that the end
product is not just wel l -bui l t , but that the
design exceeds expectat ions. We l ike to
be involved in the choice of furn i ture and
f i t t ings to make a complete work. No
deta i l is le f t unexamined.
Many of our one-off house c l ients remain
as f r iends and we have enjoyed repeat
c l ients and many recommendat ions that
have led to fur ther commiss ions.
We str ive to not just make a great house,
but a great home.
I t was a great p leasure to f ind one
of our houses used by the wr i ter and
phi losopher Ala in De Botton in h is 2007
book ‘The Archi tecture of Happiness’ .
as an i l lustrat ion of Stendhal ’s aphor ism
that,
‘Beauty is the promise of happiness’
‘C lear ly i t i s cons idered somewhat odd in the arch i tectura l pro fess ion for the c l ients to actua l l y en joy the process wi th the arch i tect (e .g . poor o ld Ed i th Farnsworth and Mies van der Rohe) but we d id en joy the way you took us through the whole th ing - I can’t honest ly say that Jane en joyed every second of the actua l bu i ld ing! - and made c lear where you were coming f rom and what the in f luences were, a t the same t ime as push ing forward wi th a s ingu lar ly ind iv idua l house. ’ Dav id At twood
‘…(the house) is a complete joy to l i ve in and has far exceeded our expectat ions. The whole house has a grand fee l ing o f space, l ight and ca lmness so lack ing in i ts or ig ina l s ta te . You have created not on ly a beaut i fu l , but a lso a very pract ica l home. ’ W i l l i am + Rache l Bar t le t t
‘My wonder is smal l and d iscrete – w i thout inv is ib i l i t y i t wou ld never have rece ived p lann ing consent in i ts sens i t i ve New Forest set t ing. The Watson House is de l ight fu l . I t l i f ts your sp i r i ts to see a s imple yet thorough ly insp i ra t iona l house s i t t ing in i ts landscape. John Pardey’s des ign pays homage to Dan ish examples o f the mid-20th century and has been enr iched by a p lay fu l humour such as the f loor leve l w indows which g ive pr ivacy, but a lso expose the inner l i fe o f the bu i ld ing in a de l ight fu l way.The bu i ld ing is uncompl icated, e legant and t icks a l l the env i ronmenta l boxes. Th is is the opt imism of the post-war per iod made to work proper ly w i th modern and vast susta inab le techno logy. I f ind i t a poet ic bu i ld ing, wh ich is a l l too rare in the Eng l ish env i ronment for new homes. I t ’s the sor t o f ho l iday home everyone would wish for. ’ O l i ver R ichards (Bu i ld ing magaz ine Apr i l 2012) .
‘We’ve now spent a Summer (on and off ) a t Creek House and i t seems l i ke the t ime to say a BIG THANK YOU for a l l you’ve done over the last three years… I must say that we are both over the moon about the house. Every t ime we are there we have the most wonder fu l t ime’ . Jerome + Penny Spaargaren
This house s i ts on a s loping s i te
over looking the Newport Estuary in
Pembrokeshi re. The design is based on
spl i t t ing the p lan into two e lements - a
heavy, ‘serv ice’ e lement to the roadside,
conta in ing c i rcu lat ion and serv ice rooms
as a juxtaposi t ion to the l ighter, open
‘served’ e lement to the estuary f ront.
The rear part turns i ts back to the cold
north and easter ly winds, whi le the f ront
opens up to the sun and v iews.
With bedrooms on the lower leve l , the
upper f loor prov ides a large open-
Newport , Pembrokeshi re
2012
£974K (£3,080M2)
RIBA Wales Award 2013
Highly Commended – The Wood Awards 2013
Nat ional winner Bui ld ing Contro l Awards 2013
Gold Medal for Archi tecture in Wales 2013
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t r e w a r r e n h o u s e
plan l iv ing-din ing-k i tchen-study space
opening out onto a balcony and set
beneath a cedar-raf tered fo ld ing roof
that pro jects to prov ide solar shading.
The house is anchored to the s i te by
means of a large rendered chimney
which doubles up as an outdoor
barbeque at ground leve l .
The s i te is on the water’s edge with
d i rect access to the sea and enjoys
fabulous v iews across Chichester
Harbour.
Our concept begins wi th the c l ient ’s
desi re to explo i t the magni f icent
panorama f rom f i rst f loor leve l , resul t ing
in an open-plan l iv ing space that fuses
outdoor terraces and a f ramed outdoor
room – to enjoy the sea v iews and catch
the sun at a l l t imes of the day.
The ground f loor, a rendered masonry
Hayl ing Is land, Hampshire
2010
440K (1,746M2)
RIBA Award 2012
locat ion
complet ion
contract
p o o l e y h o u s e
construct ion, accommodates bedrooms
and bathrooms and a wet room/ d inghy
store to accommodate the c l ient ’s
passion for watersports.
The f i rst f loor is a stee l- f ramed,
cedar-c lad ‘box’ that perches on an
insulated render-c lad masonry base and
cant i levers f ront and back.
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
2012
£950K (£2,960M2)
h u r s t h o u s e
Located on the edge of the v i l lage of
Bourne End in Buckinghamshire. The s i te
f ronts an area of open f ie lds that form
part of the Chi l terns Area of Outstanding
Nat ional Beauty.
The c l ient ’s br ie f was to bui ld a very
susta inable fami ly home that would have
the f lex ib i l i ty to cope with changing
fami ly condi t ions as the i r ch i ldren
grow up and leave the nest. This led
to a house where they can l ive in one
extended space at f i rst f loor leve l to
enjoy the v iews, whi le fami ly bedrooms
at ground f loor can be shut down and
lef t on t ick-over. At the southern end
of the f i rst f loor vo lume the g laz ing is
pul led back to create an outdoor l iv ing
area which is open, a l lowing the sun to
reach i t at d i f ferent t imes of day.
A smal l gas condensing boi ler, together
wi th heat recovery vent i lat ion, ra inwater
recycl ing, so lar water heat ing, a 10kW
wood burner and a 9.9kWp photovol ta ic
insta l lat ion ensure the property has an
overa l l near zero CO2 impact rat ing.
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Wargrave, Berkshi re
2008
£620K (£2,580M2)
l o c a t i o n
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RIBA Award 2009
Grand Designs Best New House in Br i ta in
F ina l is t 2009
Short l is ted for the 2009 St i r l ing Award’s
Stephen Lawrence Pr ize
The s i te l ies on the west bank of the
River Loddon in Wargrave. The c l ients
wanted a house that would deal wi th
seasonal f looding f rom the r iver and that
would prov ide a large, open l iv ing space
connected to outdoor l iv ing terraces
engaging with the r iver.
Conceived as a p inwheel p lan
consist ing of three d i fferent ly ar t icu lated
inter locking e lements, the house has
a long, s leek cedar-c lad l iv ing wing, a
b lack z inc-c lad entrance/ guest room
and a two-storey bedroom block, a l l
h i n d h o u s e
connect ing around a centra l entrance
hal l .
The house was occupied in December
2008 and has deal t wi th i ts f i rst f lood of
some 1.2 metres, va l idat ing the design
concept in a v isual ly st r ik ing fashion.
The house replaces a large suburban
sty le two-storey house in a rura l s i te
wi th in the New Forest . The design
responds to both the c l ient ’s desi re
to l ive in c lose contact wi th nature
together wi th the idea of making the
house inv is ib le f rom the publ ic rea lm
to deal wi th restr ict ive local p lanning
pol icy d i rect ives on ‘ t radi t ional form and
deta i l ’ . Th is has resul ted in a long, low
pavi l ion that ‘ touches the earth l ight ly ’ .
W ith in a north-south or ientated the box-
l ike form prov ides three bedrooms that
open up to the east and morning l ight ,
Boldre, New Forest
2010
£640K (£2,400M2)
RIBA Award 2011
Shor t l i s ted for the RIBA Manser Meda l 2011
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c o n t r a c t
w a t s o n h o u s e
and a large open-plan l iv ing-din ing-
k i tchen area, together wi th a master
bedroom sui te and study, that opens up
to the west wi th v iews into a p ine copse.
The low- impact design on the s i te is
extended into the use of ground source
heat pump, ra inwater recycl ing and h igh
leve ls of insulat ion that a lso make the
house env i ronmenta l ly eff ic ient . The
house is based on the use of cross-
laminated panel construct ion and is
cedar-c lad with a sedum roof . A large
chimney and hearth bui l t in Danish br ick
anchors th is del icate pav i l ion to the s i te.
The house won an RIBA Award and was
short l is ted for the RIBA 2011 Manser
Medal (best new house in the UK).
Set wi th in the Bur ley Conservat ion Area
of the New Forest , th is pr ivate house
a ims to achieve a contemporary out look
that s i ts wel l wi th in i ts sensi t ive rura l
context . The concept is based on the
idea of creat ing a new bui ld ing that
respects the idea of vernacular bui ld ings
by avoid ing a s ingle form in favour of
an assemblage of smal ler e lements, ak in
to the typology of farm bui ld ings. The
programme therefore d iv ides into three
funct ions; guest/study; l iv ing; s leeping.
These are seen as the e lements that
create three inter locking forms.
d u c k e t t h o u s e
Three large s l id ing doors on the ground
f loor a l low the l iv ing, d in ing and k i tchen
areas to open up and connect the ins ide
to the outs ide.
The k i tchen is the heart of the house
and is a focal point wi th a double-height
vo lume and the sta i rcase cant i lever ing
off the chimney. Openings a l low v iews
and contact wi th other parts of the
house.
The house is largely c lad in western red
cedar and has b lack z inc roofs.
Bur ley, New Forest
completed 2003
£400K (£2,050M2)
l o c a t i o n
s t a t u s
c o n t r a c t
Grand Designs Best New House in
Br i ta in F ina l is t 2006
The Duckett House has been publ ished
in severa l magazines and books
inc luding Ala in De Botton’s ‘The
Archi tecture of Happiness’ and featured
on Channel 4’s ‘Grand Designs Trade
Secrets’ .
I t was Grand Designs Magazine f ina l is t
for Best New House in Br i ta in in 2006.
A replacement house s i t t ing on a
spectacular 17 acre s i te in the Surrey
Hi l ls offers a spectacular opportuni ty to
fuse archi tecture and landscape.
Work ing with Tom Stuart-Smith
landscape archi tects, the design for
a 730M2 house occupies a shoulder
between three meadows, wi th d istant
v iews across woodland and s i ts on a
new stone-wal led terraced gardens.
The design creates a l inear form fac ing
due south, and the largely g lazed
Surrey Hi l ls
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elevat ion is deeply recessed to avoid
solar ga ins wi th in a dark t imber-c lad
volume. A concrete chimney pierces the
facade.
Two wings f rame the entrance court
prov id ing garage, housekeeper and
off ice accommodat ion – entrance
opens into a d in ing hal l wi th the centra l
f i replace d iv id ing the main l iv ing space
to one s ide. A large k i tchen and day
room is p lanned to the western s ide of
the house, which opens out onto a pool
court , complete wi th gym space. F i rst
f loor conta ins bedrooms and bathroom
sui tes.
The house is powered by ground source
heat pumps and a solar thermal array on
the roof , combined with wood-burn ing
stoves in the chimney structure that wi l l
burn wood f rom the woodland s i te.
Descendant of the so cal led ’Case Study
houses’ of the 1960s in Cal i forn ia,
the or ig ina l house was a stee l f ramed,
s ingle-storey structure. The house is
ra ised up on stee l columns as the s i te
is an ‘eyot’ on the r iver Loddon, just
off the Thames and prone to seasonal
f looding.
The or ig ina l p lan of the house was based
on the conf igurat ion of two squares;
one for s leeping the other for l iv ing.
The addi t ion of two new wings and
refurb ishment of the house, maximises
‘ we d id en joy the way you took us through the whole th ing - and you made i t c lear where you were coming f rom and what the in f luences were, a t the same t ime as push ing forward wi th a s ingu lar ly ind iv idua l house. ’
Dav id At twood
Wargrave, Berkshi re
2004
£320K (£1,350M2)
Grand Designs Best Remodel led House in
Br i ta in Award winner 2006
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c om p l e t i o n
c o n t r a c t
the s i te’s 270-degree v iews of the r iver
and forms a natura l p inwheel d iagram
emanat ing f rom the centra l core.
A s imple g lass pav i l ion was prov ided
for l iv ing, and a warm t imber box was
env is ioned as a conta iner for s leeping.
The house was the winner of Grand
Design Magazines Award for Best
remodel led house in Br i ta in 2006. I t has
been widely publ ished.
a t t w o o d h o u s e
s p e n c e h o u s e
Beaul ieu, New Forest
2000
£600K (£2,400M2)
RIBA Award 2001
l o c a t i o n
c om p l e t i o n
c o n t r a c t
Bui l t by Si r Basi l Spence (1907-76)
on the north bank of the Beaul ieu
r iver in 1961, the Spence House is
quintessent ia l ly 1960s; open plan, f lat
roofed and str ip windowed. The house
was Grade 2 l is ted in 1998. The c l ient
requi red a new ‘wing’ to prov ide two
bedrooms and a bathroom that would
l ink to the main house which was a lso
complete ly refurb ished. The cedar
c lad bedroom wing is designed with
the ambit ion to ce lebrate the sunr ise
and spectacular v iews down-r iver each
morning for the awakening owners
through a large f ramed opening. The
ex ist ing outdoor pool was replaced with
a new state-of- the-art st ructure that
ut i l ised heat pump technology housed in
an underground plant room. The house
was carefu l ly refurb ished to reta in a l l
or ig ina l features to respect i ts iconic
status.
The Spence House won the RIBA
Southern Region Award 2001. I t has
been widely publ ished and featured in
two tv programmes for BB2 and C4.
I t features in ‘The Iconic House’ by
Dominic Bradbury, 2009.
The c l ient ’s design br ie f was for
a ret i rement house that could be
comfortably occupied at ground leve l ,
but can then expand when fami ly
arr ive to stay by the use of f i rst f loor
bedrooms. They further wanted to have
open l iv ing spaces that had south l ight ,
whi le a lso address ing the garden ly ing to
the north.
We began with the idea of creat ing a
‘courtyard’ p lan that a l lowed an open
plan l iv ing space to straddle the s i te.
A s ingle storey bui ld ing fac ing the
street wraps a conta ined courtyard –
f ront and rear are then connected by a
serv ice wing to the eastern s ide – th is
arrangement opens up the house to the
sun and creates a ca lm centra l court that
catches the sun.
The lower volume is c lad in an insulated
external acry l ic render system to p ick
up on the seaside vocabulary of ‘whi te’
bui ld ings, whi le the upper vo lume is c lad
in western red cedar boarding.
To the garden facade, the upper
Chr istchurch, Dorset
2011
£649K (£2,325M2)
l o c a t i o n
c om p l e t i o n
c o n t r a c t
s m i t h h o u s e
floor has a more ret icent facade with
low glaz ing onto a corr idor serv ing
bedrooms whi le one bedroom to the
east, d iscrete ly faces the garden. A large
br ick chimney anchors the bui ld ing to
the s i te.
The house employs roof-mounted
photovol ta ic panels that wi l l generate
power and the bui ld ing fabr ic is h ighly
insulated to achieve very h igh ‘U’ va lues
and a l l g laz ing wi l l be argon-f i l led t r ip le
g lazed uni ts in thermal ly broken f rames.
A pavi l ion bui ld ing prov id ing a swimming
pool , together wi th p laces to exerc ise
or re lax, set wi th in the grounds of a
large detached house, the poolhouse
s i ts some three and a hal f meters below
the main garden leve l , nest led into the
s loping s i te.
The archi tectura l approach uses two
contrast ing forms – a sol id, masonry
serv ice b lock that is dug into the s loping
s i te and conta ins sauna, changing,
showers and plant spaces – and a l ight ,
stee l- f ramed pool ha l l set beneath a
’ f loat ing’ roof . These two e lements are
separted by cont inuous roof g laz ing to
heighten the tension between heavy and
l ight , so l id and f loat ing.
Roofs are p lanted to s i t natura l ly wi th in
the landscape when v iewed f rom the
house and have deep overhangs above
above large s l id ing g lazed screens.
The poolhouse prov ides a t ranqui l p lace
to enjoy swimming, work ing out, re lax ing
and nature.
Uckf ie ld, West Sussex
2013
Conf ident ia l
l o c a t i o n
c om p l e t i o n
c o n t r a c t
f a i r b a n k p o o l h o u s e
A new highly contemporary Country
House set wi th in a c lear ing in a
woodland, a stone’s throw f rom one
of Lutyens’ greatest Country houses,
‘Orchards’ in Munstead, just outs ide the
Surrey town of Godalming.
We a im to cont inue the t radi t ion with a
re- imagined Country house – an object-
l ike pav i l ion that f loats in i ts sy lvan s i te,
wi th a complete ly g lazed ground f loor
l iv ing space set below an overhanging
vei led volume that is ne i ther sol id nor
vo id, conceal ing
Munstead, Surrey
2016
£6M (£3,000M2)
l o c a t i o n
c om p l e t i o n
c o n t r a c t
t h e a v i a r y
bedrooms and a garden behind a
d iaphanous screen.
L iv ing spaces are subdiv ided by
‘ f loat ing’ objects, l ike g iant p ieces
of furn i ture, that create d i fferent spaces
for l iv ing, enterta in ing, study, p lay – a l l
the whi le the t rees outs ide prov ide the
enclos ing wal l .
In the urban wor ld we now inhabi t , we
want a house that a l lows the occupants
to make a new connect ion to nature.
Work ing with Tod Longstaffe-Gowan
landscape archi tects, the design
counterpoints the bui ld ing’s geometr ic
design with p layfu l curv i lnear forms.
The house is powered by ground source
heat pumps and a solar thermal array on
the roof , combined with wood-burn ing
stoves in the chimney structure that wi l l
burn wood f rom the woodland s i te.
F i rs t Pr ize : Bui ld ing Centre Trust
nat ional ' Ideas for l iv ing, a housing
demonstrat ion pro ject compet i t ion' .
1988
Jo int Premier Pr ize : Memor ia l
Advisory Bureau nat ional 'Phoenix
Awards for the design of a cemetery
for commemorat ion af ter cremat ion
compet i t ion' 1988
F i rs t Pr ize : Bi rmingham City
internat ional des ign compet i t ion for the
design of a 700 pupi l inner c i ty jun ior
school and community centre wi th
anci l lary housing. 1989
Second Pr ize : Chichester Distr ict
Counci l /RIBA nat ional des ign
compet i t ion for a 900 space mult i -storey
car park wi th in a conservat ion area.
1989
Second Pr ize : EEC Energy Research
Group 'Work ing in the Ci ty' . European
archi tectura l ideas compet i t ion for a
design of a passive-energy urban off ice
prototype in London. 1989
Honourab le Ment ion: Comune di
Genova internat ional compet i t ion to
redesign the area of P iazza Dante,
Genoa, I ta ly. 1990
High ly Commended: RIBA/Country L i fe
nat ional des ign compet i t ion for a new
v is i tors centre at the Dulwich Picture
Gal lery. 1990
Honourab le Ment ion: Internat ional
compet i t ion for the design of a Chamber
Theatre and Arts Centre, Moscow. 1990
Th i rd Pr ize : RIAS/Scott ish Sports
Counci l hote l swimming pool
compet i t ion. 1992
Second Pr ize : Blanc de Bierges Street
furn i ture design compet i t ion. 1992
Runner up: Kent County Counci l /RIBA
nat ional des ign compet i t ion for an inf i l l
s i te in Rochester town centre. 1992
F i rs t Pr ize : Nat ional compet i t ion for the
design of a new Garden of Remembrance
at Kensal Green cemetery, London. 1993
Honourab le Ment ion: Europan
internat ional compet i t ion for medium
densi ty housing in the suburbs of
Stockholm, Sweden. 1994
Commended: Centro/RIBA nat ional
des ign compet i t ion for a new ci ty centre
bus stat ion, Walsa l l , W. Midlands. 1995
Runner up: Europan internat ional
housing compet i t ion at Pr iesth i l l ,
Glasgow. 1996
F i rs t Pr ize : RIBA susta inable school
compet i t ion in Canterbury. 2001
RIBA Southern Reg ion Cha i rman’s
Award 2001
F i rs t Pr ize : Galvanisers Associat ion
Award 2004
Chi l te rn ’s Des ign Award 2004
Runner up: The Pr ime Min ister ’s Best
Publ ic Bui ld ing Award 2005
Second Pr ize : Chr istchurch Borough
Counci l / RIBA compet i t ion for a new
cl i f f - top cafe 2005
F ina l is t : Grand Designs Magazine
Awards for Best New House in Br i ta in
2006Grand Des igns Magaz ine Award for Best Remodel led House in Br i ta in Award 2006
Shor t l i s ted: RIBA Bookshops 2005
Internat ional Book Award: for John
Pardey’s book ‘Utzon: Two Houses on
Majorca’ . 2006
F i rs t Pr ize : Southwark Counci l /
Internat ional des ign compet i t ion for a
new ‘School for the Future’ 2007
Shor t l i s ted: RIBA Bookshops 2007
Internat ional Book Award: for John
Pardey’s book ‘Louis iana and Beyond
–The work of V i lhe lm Wohlert ’ . 2007
F ina l is t : Grand Designs Magazine
Awards for Best New House in Br i ta in
2009RIBA Southern Reg ion Award 2009
High ly Commended: RIBA / Rother
Distr ict Counci l ’s Seafront shel ters +
k iosk compet i t ion. 2009
Shor t l i s ted: RIBA St i r l ing Pr ize Stephen
Lawrence Award 2009
RIBA Southern Reg ion Award 2011
Shor t l i s ted: RIBA Manser Medal 2011
Shor t l i s ted: RIBA Downland Pr ize 2011
a w a r d s
RIBA Southern Reg ion Award 2012
Shor t l i s ted: 2012 Internat ional Design + Archi tect
Awards 2012
RIBA Welsh Reg ion Award 2012
Winner : Nat ional Bui ld ing Contro l Award 2013
H igh ly Commended: The Wood Awards 2013
Gold Meda l for Arch i tecture in Wales 2013