The 2014 Wood Awards winners are revealed

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft- large display cabinet
Arnold Laver Gold Award and Existing Building Award winner Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex, by Adam Richards Architects Materials: KLH UK spruce CLT and English oak
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The Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft by Adam Richards Architects has walked away with the flagship award at this year's UK national Wood Awards. Presented in the suitably wood-clad spectacle that is the main banqueting room at Carpenters' Hall, the Arnold Laver Gold Award went to Adam Richards for its 'mix of new-build and restoration, of ancient techniques co-existing happily with the high technology of today,' said Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times architecture critic and one of the judges. 'It adroitly uses a mixed palette of materials that suits its context admirably - and is designed in such a way as to waste practically nothing.'

Winners in other categories included the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, by McCurdy & Co, in the category of Commercial & Public Access; House No 7 in Tiree, Scotland, by Denizen Works in the Private category; the Alfriston School Swimming Pool in Beaconsfield by Duggan Morris Architects in the Structural category; and a studio in Oxford by James Wyman Architects in the Small Project category.

Makers' Eye won the Bespoke Furniture Award for its 200-piece oak furniture collection, and Fowler & Company's 'Hat Tree' took the Production Made Furniture Award. Two Judges' Special Awards went to London firm dRMM for its 'Endless Stair' installation, created for the 2013 London Design Festival, and to Jack Badger joiners for its pair of hand-carved Gothic oak doors. Here, we take you on a tour of this year's winning designs.

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft- stairwell

Arnold Laver Gold Award and Existing Building Award winner
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex, by Adam Richards Architects
Materials: KLH UK spruce CLT and English oak


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Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft- External view

Arnold Laver Gold Award and Existing Building Award winner
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex, by Adam Richards Architects
Materials: KLH UK spruce CLT and English oak

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Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, person sitting in a window in a large room

Arnold Laver Gold Award and Existing Building Award winner
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex, by Adam Richards Architects
Materials: KLH UK spruce CLT and English oak

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interior of St George's Chapel

Existing Building Award: highly commended
St George's Chapel Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, by Hopkins Architects
Materials: European oak

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Interior roof of St George's Chapel

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Endless Stairs

Judges' Special Award: winner
Endless Stair, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: Cross laminated American tulipwood

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Hand-carved oak gothic doors

Judges' Special Award: winner
Hand-carved oak gothic doors, near York, by Jack Badger Ltd
Materials: European oak

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Hand-carved oak gothic doors

Judges' Special Award: winner
Hand-carved oak gothic doors, near York, by Jack Badger Ltd
Materials: European oak

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Close up of Hand-carved oak gothic doors

Judges' Special Award: winner
Hand-carved oak gothic doors, near York, by Jack Badger Ltd
Materials: European oak

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Interior of House No 7- Dining table and chairs

Private project award: winner
House No 7, Tiree, Scotland, by Denizen Works
Materials: Scottish spruce glulam, Scottish Larch and reclaimed pitch pine

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Interior of House No 7- Dining table and chairs

Private project award: winner
House No 7, Tiree, Scotland, by Denizen Works
Materials: Scottish spruce glulam, Scottish Larch and reclaimed pitch pine

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WoodBlock House

Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT

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Interior of WoodBlock House- Kitchen area and table and chairs

Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT

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Interior of WoodBlock House

Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT

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Exterior of WoodBlock House

Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT

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Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield

Structural Award: winner
Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, by Duggan Morris Architects
Materials: Scandinavian whitewood - glulam and CLT

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Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield

Structural Award: winner
Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, by Duggan Morris Architects
Materials: Scandinavian whitewood - glulam and CLT

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Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield

Structural Award: winner
Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, by Duggan Morris Architects
Materials: Scandinavian whitewood - glulam and CLT

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Exterior of Farnham Place

Structural Award: highly commended
Farnham Place, Southwark, by Allies & Morrison
Materials: Siberian larch, European oak and birch ply

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Interior of The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Commercial and Public Access Award: winner
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, by McCurdy & Co Ltd
Materials: English & European oak, European redwood and spruce

(Image credit: Nick Guttridge)

Interior of The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Commercial and Public Access Award: winner
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, by McCurdy & Co Ltd
Materials: English & European oak, European redwood and spruce

(Image credit: Nick Guttridge)

Interior of Living Planet Centre-rows of desks either side of a plant corridor

Commercial and Public Access Award: highly commended
Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK Headquarters, Surrey, by Hopkins Architects
Materials: Spruce glulam, radiata pine, birch ply, ash, larch and LVL/spruce

(Image credit: Janie Airey)

Exterior of Living Planet Centre

Commercial and Public Access Award: highly commended
Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK Headquarters, Surrey, by Hopkins Architects
Materials: Spruce glulam, radiata pine, birch ply, ash, larch and LVL/spruce

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Exterior of Living Planet Centre

Commercial and Public Access Award: highly commended
Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK Headquarters, Surrey, by Hopkins Architects
Materials: Spruce glulam, radiata pine, birch ply, ash, larch and LVL/spruce

(Image credit: Morley von Sternberg)

Interior of Living Planet Centre- Office with trees inside

Commercial and Public Access Award: highly commended
Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK Headquarters, Surrey, by Hopkins Architects
Materials: Spruce glulam, radiata pine, birch ply, ash, larch and LVL/spruce

(Image credit: Janie Airey)

Hat Tree

Production Made Furniture: winner
'Hat Tree', by Fowler & Company
Materials: Steamed laminated European beech

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Oak furniture- table

Bespoke furniture: winner
Oak furniture for the Dickson Poon Centre, St Hugh's College, Oxford, by Makers' Eye
Materials: European oak

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Oak furniture- low table

Bespoke furniture: winner
Oak furniture for the Dickson Poon Centre, St Hugh's College, Oxford, by Makers' Eye
Materials: European oak

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Scorched Oak Rocking Chair

Bespoke furniture: highly commended
'Scorched Oak Rocking Chair', Hampshire, by Edward Barnsley Workshop
Materials: European oak

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Studio-pool house and pool

Small Project Award: winner
Studio, Oxford, by James Wyman Architects
Materials: English sweet chestnut

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Exterior of 'studio'

Small Project Award: winner
Studio, Oxford, by James Wyman Architects
Materials: English sweet chestnut

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Interior of 'Studio'

Small Project Award: winner
Studio, Oxford, by James Wyman Architects
Materials: English sweet chestnut

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Exterior of Ravenswood

Small Project Award: highly commended
Ravenswood, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
Materials: Siberian larch and Douglas fir

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Interior of Ravenswood- Living space

Small Project Award: highly commended
Ravenswood, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
Materials: Siberian larch and Douglas fir

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Interior of Ravenswood- living space

Small Project Award: highly commended
Ravenswood, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
Materials: Siberian larch and Douglas fir

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Based in London, Ellen Himelfarb travels widely for her reports on architecture and design. Her words appear in The Times, The Telegraph, The World of Interiors, and The Globe and Mail in her native Canada. She has worked with Wallpaper* since 2006.