Brook Cottage, Whitby was awarded the title of Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Home at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building industry’s calendar.
A panel of industry experts judged a list of the highest quality projects from around England and Wales to reward the best in technical innovation, sustainability and design.
The project involved the conversion, extension and refurbishment of a Georgian-style detached cottage by the edge of the river Esk in Grosmont village, near Whitby.
LABC Chief Executive Paul Everall said: “There are a number of reasons why this project won at our Grand finals. From the use of local contractors, suppliers and family members to reduce the carbon footprint, to introducing disabled access through the ground floor, and finally the project team’s excellent working relationship with Building Control. Congratulations to everyone involved”
“Our building excellence awards are an opportunity for the industry to celebrate good practice. Our winners demonstrate how positive working relationships with local authority building control teams achieve high quality, sustainable buildings. Our awards are unique because they recognise how this cooperation improves building standards and professionalism across the industry.”
Robert Harper at North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership said; “Careful design, combined with enthusiasm and a drive to build a home that suited the owners’ needs, has created a modern and functional interior within an attractive traditional façade.
“Great credit is due to the owners for their vision and hard work and to the builder for his skill and quality of the build”
The Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards took place on Monday 28 November 2016 at the Westminster Park Plaza in London and was hosted by TV presenter Nick Knowles, best known for his work on DIY SOS. Over 700 building industry professionals including contractors, architects and engineers attended the celebration to find out which projects won across the 15 hotly contested categories.
About the LABC Building Excellence Awards
The LABC Building Excellence Awards showcase buildings and design teams that have had to tussle with difficult technical or construction issues and building site constraints. They highlight innovative and creative solutions and building control professionalism that leads to safe, sustainable and high quality construction projects. Sponsors of the 2016 awards included FMB, Home and Build, LABC Acoustics, Instagroup, LABC Warranty, Jewson, Polypipe Terrain and TLX insulation.