November 2006

NATURAL STONE AWARDS 2006

Among the six principle categories for the National Stone Awards, announced in November 2006, Luke Hughes & Company were involved with no less than six of the winning or highly commended buildings:

Royal Bank of Scotland, Gogaburn (Architects: Michael Laird Architects) - Winner of the modern new-build (non-load bearing) category

Postmasters' Yard at Merton College Oxford (Architects: Allies and Morrison) Highly Commended in the same category

Temple Bar (Architects: Freeland Rees-Roberts) Winner of the Repair and Restoration category

St George's Bloomsbury (Architects: Molyneux Kerr) - Winner in the Craftsmanship category, for sculptor Tim Crawley

Temple Bar - Highly commended in the Craftsmanship category, again for sculptor Tim Crawley

To cap it off, Luke Hughes's own home was also Highly Commended in the new-build category. This award was for a modern extension (designed by Eric Parry) to a 17th century house. The judges comment: 'an outstandingly sensitive site demonstrating a well-judged solution to the challenges of extending an historic house'. The stone mason was Oliver Coe. The project manager was Luke Hughes. 'It is interesting how all great buildings, old and new, have one thing in common - a need for good furniture to help them work. It is our privilege to be selected to design and make for all these quality buildings, alongside such committed architects and artisans' , said Luke Hughes shortly after the awards ceremony.


The SUNDAY TIMES carried an interesting article on the 28th January 2007 covering the whole Wardour project. Read article

LINKS:

National Stone Federation www.stone-federationgb.org.uk
Michael Laird Architects www.michaellaird.co.uk.
Allies & Morrison www.alliesandmorrison.co.uk.
Eric Parry www.ericparryarchitects.co.uk
Freeland Rees-Roberts www.frrarchitects.co.uk
Olive Coe www.olivercoe.com
Tim Crawley www.fairhavengroup.co.uk

© Luke Hughes & Company, January 2007