Refurbishment & Restoration

Winner Bill Taylor MCIOB, Beard Construction

Project: St Peter’s College Chapel, Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire Scope: Extension and reordering of Grade II*-listed chapel, completed in 112 weeks Client: Radley College Contract: JCT 2016 Value: £4.2m

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The multiple subcontractors for

the bespoke design were smoothly assembled by Bill Taylor into a collaborative team. The interfaces were many and complex. Take the new sanctuary’s marble floor, for instance, which lines up with the hand-made bricks of the wall, which slots between stone arches that line up with the intricate timber ceiling, which fits the glass lantern precisely, which in turn is surrounded by handmade 42kg lead tiles.

Bill had the new sanctuary’s octagonal roof made off site, using BIM to coordinate the design with the concrete frame and brickwork. Made in timber to complement the hammerbeam trussed structure of the existing chapel, the new roof was tied together with a stainlesssteel strap around the perimeter. He altered the detail of the sanctuary’s vaulted ceiling and arches from traditionally built brick vaults and solid stone to a lightweight brick-slip system supported by secondary steel. This reduced costs by £200,000 and improved buildability. He also devised temporary support to leave a huge stained-glass window in place, as the wall beneath was manually removed to make the opening into the new sanctuary.

Other finalists

Azir Ali

Wates, Royal College of Surgeons England, London

Thomas Biggins MCIOB

Conamar Building Services, 16 Chart Street, London N1

Robert Brazier MCIOB

Pexhurst, Unit A, Woolborough Lane, Crawley

Patrick Coyle

McAleer & Rushe, Everards Printworks, Bristol

Ruslan Khisamutdinov MCIOB

Durkan, Lisgar Terrace phase 5, London W14

Winner Francisco Javier Fernandez Nuevo MCIOB, Knight Harwood

Project: British Academy of Film and Television Arts, London W1 Scope: Refurbishment of Grade IIlisted building and addition of fourth storey, completed in 66 weeks Client: BAFTA Contract: Design and build Value: £30m

On this scheme to refurbish a Grade

II-listed building built in 1883 and add a new storey, Javier Fernandez Nuevo repeatedly showed the power of innovative thinking.

His biggest win was to change the lifting methodology for the existing steel frame supporting two heritage rooflights. He jacked up the rooflight frame from below, using the existing internal birdcage steel for bracing, rather than hanging the frame from a temporary steel structure before lifting it into place. He also avoided the need to redesign the services by rotating the metal grid to support the plasterboard for the ceiling.

A collaborative manager and an excellent communicator, Javier hugely impressed the client.

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