LABC Central Winners & Highly Commended 2024

Meet the Winners...

Winner: Best Residential Extension

Laburnum Grove, St Albans

• Project Team: JW Bespoke Architecture & Interior Design, Greenfield Projects, ERS Structural Engineering
• Local Authority: Watford Borough Council, St Albans City & District Council (Shared Services)

Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

High Street, Berkhamsted

• Project Team: Contour Architecture Ltd, Equibuild UK Construction Ltd
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Wiltshire Avenue, Crowthorne

• Project Team: Anne Owen Architects Ltd, HDL Construction Ltd
• Local Authority: Building Control Solutions (Wokingham & West Berkshire)

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer

Alex Gili-Ross, Architects Corporation Ltd

• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development

Mill Green Lane, Hatfield

• Project Team: Brooks Murray Architects, Jarvis Homes Ltd, Gascoyne Estates
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development

Hunsbury Grange, Northampton

• Project Team: BIG Partnership, Shelbourne Estates
• Local Authority: West Northants Council

Winner: Best Small Social Housing Development

• Project Team: Francis Jackson Homes, Richard Ward Design, Compton Estates, MD Warranty Inspection Services Ltd
• Local Authority: West Northants Council

Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development

Banbury Rise Phase 3, Banbury

• Project Team: Bloor Homes - Western Region
• Local Authority: Cherwell District Council

Winner: Best Purpose Built Accommodation

High Street North, Dunstable

• Project Team: Modplan Building & Refurbishment Contractors Ltd, Ingleton Wood LLP
• Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council

Winner: LABC Site Manager of the Year

Scott Preston, Shelbourne Estates, Hunsbury Grange

• Local Authority: West Northants Council

Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

Wixams Tree Primary Extension, Bedford

• Project Team: Willmott Dixon Construction, NORR, Pick Everard
• Local Authority: Bedford Borough Council

Winner: Best Non-residential New Build

GSK Ware M2 OSD NPI Building, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Simons Design Ltd, GSK
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Public or Community Building

Buntingford First School, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Morgan Sindall Construction, Holmes Miller, Hertfordshire County Council
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: LABC Newcomer of the Year

Steve Griffiths, Hertfordshire Building Control

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer

Geoff Phillips, Plans to Expand

• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Highly Commended: Best Public or Community Building

Oak Hill Crematorium, Hatfield

• Project Team: R G Carter, Benchmark Architects, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, Press & Starkey
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

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