The 2014 Wood Awards winners are revealed
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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.
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
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
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
Existing Building Award: highly commended
St George's Chapel Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, by Hopkins Architects
Materials: European oak
Judges' Special Award: winner
Endless Stair, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: Cross laminated American tulipwood
Judges' Special Award: winner
Hand-carved oak gothic doors, near York, by Jack Badger Ltd
Materials: European oak
Judges' Special Award: winner
Hand-carved oak gothic doors, near York, by Jack Badger Ltd
Materials: European oak
Judges' Special Award: winner
Hand-carved oak gothic doors, near York, by Jack Badger Ltd
Materials: European oak
Private project award: winner
House No 7, Tiree, Scotland, by Denizen Works
Materials: Scottish spruce glulam, Scottish Larch and reclaimed pitch pine
Private project award: winner
House No 7, Tiree, Scotland, by Denizen Works
Materials: Scottish spruce glulam, Scottish Larch and reclaimed pitch pine
Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT
Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT
Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT
Private project award: highly commended
WoodBlock House, London, by dRMM Architects
Materials: British larch and CLT
Structural Award: winner
Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, by Duggan Morris Architects
Materials: Scandinavian whitewood - glulam and CLT
Structural Award: winner
Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, by Duggan Morris Architects
Materials: Scandinavian whitewood - glulam and CLT
Structural Award: winner
Alfriston School Swimming Pool, Beaconsfield, by Duggan Morris Architects
Materials: Scandinavian whitewood - glulam and CLT
Structural Award: highly commended
Farnham Place, Southwark, by Allies & Morrison
Materials: Siberian larch, European oak and birch ply
Commercial and Public Access Award: winner
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, by McCurdy & Co Ltd
Materials: English & European oak, European redwood and spruce
Commercial and Public Access Award: winner
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, by McCurdy & Co Ltd
Materials: English & European oak, European redwood and spruce
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
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
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
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
Production Made Furniture: winner
'Hat Tree', by Fowler & Company
Materials: Steamed laminated European beech
Bespoke furniture: winner
Oak furniture for the Dickson Poon Centre, St Hugh's College, Oxford, by Makers' Eye
Materials: European oak
Bespoke furniture: winner
Oak furniture for the Dickson Poon Centre, St Hugh's College, Oxford, by Makers' Eye
Materials: European oak
Bespoke furniture: highly commended
'Scorched Oak Rocking Chair', Hampshire, by Edward Barnsley Workshop
Materials: European oak
Small Project Award: winner
Studio, Oxford, by James Wyman Architects
Materials: English sweet chestnut
Small Project Award: winner
Studio, Oxford, by James Wyman Architects
Materials: English sweet chestnut
Small Project Award: winner
Studio, Oxford, by James Wyman Architects
Materials: English sweet chestnut
Small Project Award: highly commended
Ravenswood, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
Materials: Siberian larch and Douglas fir
Small Project Award: highly commended
Ravenswood, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
Materials: Siberian larch and Douglas fir
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.
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