LABC West of England Winners & Highly Commended 2023

Meet the winners...

Winner: Best Residential Extension

Elmcroft, Royal Wootton Bassett

• Project Team: PKA Architects, Iain Case, Graham Adkins Construction
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council

Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

Skara Brae, Bath

• Project Team: Hetreed Ross Architects, SBS Design & Build, Matthew Butters
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Winner: Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home

Barn At Berry Farm, South Cerney

• Project Team: Dawson & Marsh Ltd, A L Associate Surveyors Ltd, Mr & Mrs Jeffery
• Local Authority: Cotswold District Council

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Cynthia House, Bath

• Project Team: I.S Property Developments Ltd, Mr Johann Gulotti
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder

Ross Parsons, Ross Parsons Building Contractor Ltd

• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council

Ben Robinson, R & R Design and Build

• Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council

Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year

Darren Cawkwell, Hills Homes Developments Ltd

• Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council

Winner: Best Small New Housing Development 

Lambridge Buildings Mews, Bath & North East Somerset

• Project Team: Wraxall Builders, Lewellyn Harkwer Lowe Architects, Lambridge Ventures Ltd, Elements Design
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development 

Manor Farm, Wiltshire

• Project Team: Acorn Construction (Newbury) Ltd, Property Design Studio Ltd, Rivar Ltd
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development 

Old Pump House, Bedminster Down

• Project Team: Newland Homes, Caudles, Rowntree Partnership, MIFE of CWB Ltd, Matrix Acoustics, Avonside Renewables
• Local Authority: Bristol City Council

Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development

Former George Gay Gardens, Swindon

• Project Team: Willmott Dixon, Quattro Design Architects
• Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council

Winner: Best Purpose Built Accommodation

Eign Gate, Herefordshire

• Project Team: Hook Mason, Lola Property Investment
• Local Authority: Herefordshire Council

Winner: Best Residential Site Manager

Michael Kord, Hills Homes Ltd

• Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council

Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

The Forge & Fern Cafè Bar & Restaurant, Bristol

• Project Team: CMS Group Ltd, Vertex Investment Group, CMS Architects, Brunel Integrated Services Ltd, Morgan Structural Ltd
• Local Authority: South Gloucestershire Council

Winner: Best Non-residential New Build

Unity Place, Swindon

• Project Team: Skanska Construction UK Ltd (Image credited by MATT Architecture / Fred Howarth) 
• Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council

Winner:  Best Public or Community Building

The Arc Climbing Centre, Wiltshire

• Project Team: CMS Group Ltd, Rigg Construction (Southern) Ltd, Artel31, Chippenham Borough Lands Charity, CMS Project Managers & Surveyors Ltd, Giraffe Engineering, CANVAS Spaces, Greengauge
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council 

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Kenneth and Edwards Ltd with Swindon Borough Council

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Residential Extension

Bloomfield Road, Bath

• Project Team: Phil Cook Builders & Contractors, SM Harris and Associates, Conall Platts
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Individual New Home

Millpond House, Bristol

• Project Team: whiteBOX architects Ltd, Seahorse Construction Ltd, Andy Bamford 
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder

Jack Humphrys, The Open Plan Man

• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council

Highly Commended: Best Large Social Housing Development

Land To The South Of Quercus Road, Gloucestershire

• Project Team: EG Carter & Co Ltd, Quattro Design Architects Ltd, Bromford
• Local Authority: Cotswold District Council

Highly Commended: Best Residential Site Manager

Paul Burns, Ashford Homes

• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council

Robert Mustoe, EG Carter & Co Ltd

• Local Authority: Cotswold District Council

Highly Commended: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

Newark Works, Bath

• Project Team: BAM, Ferguson Mann Architects, TCN UK
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Non-residential New Build

Woodlands Nursery, Cheltenham

• Project Team: EG Carter and Co Ltd, Roberts Limbrick, Cheltenham College
• Local Authority: Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Building Control Service

Highly Commended: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Eastabrook Architects with Cotsworld District Council

SJP Architectural Consultants Ltd with South Gloucestershire Council

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