LABC South West Winners & Highly Commended 2023

Meet the winners...

Winner: Best Residential Extension

Odun Grange, Appledore

• Project Team: Fearnley Lott Architects, John Routley, Emma Morris, Paul Pizani, Chris Hockin, Luke Parkhouse, Exact Structures
• Local Authority: Torridge District Council

Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

The Lookout Tower, East Devon

• Project Team: hmad architects, Project Management & Building Etc Ltd, The Lookout Tower, Structurehaus, Lighthouse Development Consulting, Christopher Gosney GQS Services
• Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership 

Winner: Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home

Dorsley Grange, Totnes

• Project Team: Park Productions Ltd, Higher Dorsley Ltd, VESP Architects, Teresa Townsend, Keith Hayes
• Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Above Town, Devon

• Project Team: Harrison Sutton Partnership, Paul Rowden Construction Ltd, James Frost, Hurley and Co, StructureHaus
• Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder

Steve Brine, S M Brine Ltd

• Local Authority: Somerset Building Control Partnership

N.B. Construction Ltd 

• Local Authority: Somerset Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Small New Housing Development 

Edith Walk, Cornwall

• Project Team: The Bazeley Partnership Ltd, Claydon Builders Ltd, John Grimes Partnership, Energy Performance Services
• Local Authority: Cornwall Council

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development 

Shell Cove, Devon

• Project Team: Poppy Developments, Gillespie Yunnie
• Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development 

The Green, Devon

• Project Team: Heritage Homes 
• Local Authority: Exeter City Council

Winner: Best Purpose Built Accommodation

Douglass House Learning Disability and Autism Community Resource, Plymouth 

• Project Team: Mitchell Architects Ltd, Coyde Construction Ltd, Gates Consultants, Advance Consulting Engineers Ltd, Matthew Edward
• Local Authority: Plymouth City Council

Winner: Best Residential Site Manager

Angus Edmond, Heritage Developments SW Ltd

• Local Authority: Exeter City Council

Lewis Paget, JS Construction Solutions Ltd

• Local Authority: Cornwall Council

Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

The Pumpkin Delicatessen, Somerset

• Project Team: We Plan Your Extension, Neil Leavey, The Borough Mall Co Ltd, Brian Jones Structural Engineers
• Local Authority: Somerset Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Public or Community Building

The Hope Centre, Dawlish

• Project Team: J German Developments Ltd, Grainge Architects, Hope Church
• Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership

Winner: Public Service Superstar 

Martin Pipet, Cornwall Council

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

New Space Architecture with Devon Building Control Partnership

ARCO2 Architecture Ltd with Cornwall Council

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Individual New Home

Labrador Bay House, Maidencombe

• Project Team: VESP Architects Ltd, Goulden and Sons Ltd, Lou & Rob Willings, Airey and Coles
• Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership

Highly Commended: Best Public or Community Building

University of Plymouth CobBauge Building, Plymouth

• Project Team: University of Plymouth, Chris Noakes Eco-construction, Fox Ecological Architects, SDS Engineers, Barry Honeysett Engineers, Insite Projects, Kendall Kingscott
• Local Authority: Plymouth City Council

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