RI A S QUA RTERLY AU T UMN 2 012 SALTIRE HOUSING AWARDS
4 LINSIADER, UIG, ISLE OF LEWIS – STUDIO KAP
It was a very good afternoon for designers from Skye, with Celebrating both the Saltire Awards Scheme and Dualchas’ Dualchas Architects picking up the coveted Saltire Medal and cash work Dick Cannon FRIAS said: prize for two projects and previous Saltire Medal winners Rural Design, also taking home a category award, the nd ever Innovation “e Awards present an opportunity to raise aspirations and in Housing Award and a cash prize. Reiach and Hall and Studio applaud vision and excellence. We are fortunate this year to KAP took two awards each in the Alterations, Renovations and have a signicant number of outstanding projects, conrming Extensions category, with projects as far afield as Shetland and the that design quality - committed to the intelligent use of energy Isle of Lewis also picking up awards in the three other main awards and resources - remains exceptionally high in Scotland. e categories. medal this year has been awarded not to a building, but to a Representing the Scottish Government, the Awards’ principal practice for two exceptional projects. ese represent the work supporter, Housing Minister Keith Brown said: of a studio taking on relatively modest projects and going full tilt to push the boundary of their own skill and to enrich the “e Scottish Government recognises the importance of the lives of their clients.” Saltire Society’s Housing Design Awards, which year upon year, help raise the quality of Scotland’s built environment. e full results of Saltire Society Housing Design Awards e Awards generate debate and inspire those involved in the are as follows: process of development to innovate and to aim ever higher.” 48 AU T UMN 2 012 RI A S QUA RTERLY
WESTFIELD AVENUE, 7N ARCHITECTS WITH MAKE ARCHITECTS PARK VIEW, DO ARCHITECTURE
DA VADILL, RICHARD GIBSON ARCHITECTS PROMENADE HOUSE. WISZNIEWSKI THOMSON ARCHITECTS (CHRIS HUMPHREYS)
AWARDED: 2012 SALTIRE MEDAL Dualchas Architects, Isle of Skye. LARGE SCALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh N Architects with Make Architects 2012 INNOVATION IN HOUSING AWARD R-House, Drynoch, Isle of Skye Rural Design SMALL SCALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Da Vadill, Grantfield, Lerwick, Shetland Richard Gibson Architects COMMENDED: Fore Street, Whiteinch & Scotstoun, Glasgow Hypostyle Architects LARGE SCALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE DWELLING – NEW BUILD Grödians, Quoys, Lerwick Richard Gibson Architects House in Boreraig, Duirinish, Isle of Skye Dualchas Architects Park View, - Golspie Street, Glasgow DO Architecture e Edge, Sandyhills, Dumfries & Galloway Carole Naylor & John Chesbrough PRIVATE DWELLING - NEW BUILD e Model ‘D’ House, Insch, Aberdeenshire Gokay Deveci Chartered Marlaw, Sprinkell Avenue, Pollokshields Gareth Hoskins Architects Architect Promenade House, Musselburgh Wiszniewski omson Architects
ALTERATIONS, RENOVATIONS AND EXTENSIONS Summing up what has been a superlative year for the awards, Kirk House, Garve, Ross-shire Dualchas Architects Panel Convenor Jane Paterson said: Ackling Cook Bothy, Ettrick Valley Reiach and Hall Architects Wormit Extension, Wormit, Fife WT Architecture ‘e Awards are widely spread geographically. I am very Cape Cove, Shore Road, Helensburgh Cameron Webster Architects encouraged that high quality architecture, engaged clients Ledcameroch Road, Bearsden Studio KAP and willing contractors exist in so many dierent locations Linsiadar, Uig, Isle of Lewis Studio KAP throughout Scotland. is year has been particularly rewarding Bogbain Mill, Loch Ussie Rural Design for members of the judging panel who have had the opportunity House in Roslin, Chapel Loan, Roslin Reiach and Hall Architects to visit some of the Scotland’s best homes’. 49