Key projects and awards

Purcell’s commitment to excellence has resulted in an array of awards for a multitude of projects

Places of worship

1960-today Ely Cathedral

• Stone Award for the Lady Chapel Floor • Commendation for the Processional Way

1990 Ebley Mill, Stroud

• Civic Trust Award • RIBA Award • Royal Town Planning Institute Award for Parking Design (Commended)

1992 Lower Treginnis Farm for City Children, Wales

• Civic Trust Award • RIBA Award • National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture

1994 Castell Henllys, Pembrokeshire

• RIBA Award • Civic Trust Award (Commended) • Prince of Wales Award

1995 Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran

• British Construction Industry Award • Civic Trust Award (Commended) • RIBA Award

1999 Clevedon Pier, Clevedon

• Civic Trust Award • National Piers Society Pier of the Year

2003 St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation & Peace, London

• City Heritage Society Award • Natural Stone Award • RIBA Award (Commended)

2004 Christ Church, Spitalfields, London

• Natural Stone Award for Repair & Restoration (Commended) • Civic Trust Award • RIBA Award

2004 Danson House, Kent

• Georgian Group Award for Rescue of a Georgian Country House at Risk • RIBA Award (Commended) • Civic Trust Award (Commended)

2004 Greatwater Boathouse, Norfolk

• RIBA East Spirit of Ingenuity Award for Heritage

2006 Stowe House

• British Construction Industry Award for Conservation • RIBA Award 2007 • Country Life Restoration of the Century Award (Marble Saloon) 2010

Cultural

2006 The National Gallery, London

• RIBA Crown Estate Conservation Award • RIBA Inclusive Design Award (Finalist)

2006 Weston Park Museum, Sheffield

• RIBA 2007 • Civic Trust Award (Commended)

2007 Cusworth Hall, Doncaster 2007 Lady Lever Art Gallery, Bebington

2007 Roundhay Park, Leeds

• Green Apple Awards • Leeds Architectural Awards

2008 Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park, Stainborough

• Civic Trust Special Partnership Award • RIBA White Rose Award (Special Mention) • Country Life Restoration of the Century Award 2010

2008 Blaenavon World Heritage Resource Centre, Wales

• National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture • RIBA Award

2004 St Paul’s Cathedral, London

• Natural Stone Award for Interiors (Highly Commended) • RICS National Project of the Year 2009 • RIBA English Heritage Award for Conservation 2012

2005 Blakesley Hall, Yardley

• Civic Trust Award (Commended)

2007 Kew Palace, London

• Gulbenkian Prize for Museums & Galleries (Finalist) • RICS Conservation Award • RICS National Museums & Heritage Award for Excellence

2007 Wollaton Hall, Nottingham

• Nottingham Civic Society Award (Commended) • RICS Conservation Award (Commended)

2008 St George’s Hall, Liverpool

• Civic Trust Special City of Culture Award • National Lottery’s Best Heritage Award (Finalist) • Painting & Decorating Association Award

2008 Wolverhampton Art Gallery

• RIBA Award

2008 Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

• RICS Yorkshire Tourism and Leisure • Leeds Architectural Awards • Green Apple Awards

2009 Athenaeum Hotel, London

• Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009 (No 31 The Living Wall) • European Hotel Design Award for Conversion of an Existing Hotel Building (Finalist) (Finalist)

2009 Blue Boar Quad, Christ Church, Oxford

• Oxford Preservation Trust Awards (Finalist)

2009 Cobham Park Gardens & Darnley Mausoleum, Rochester

• Country Life Country House of the Year • RICS South East Conservation Award • Royal Town Planning Institute South East Region (Overall Winner)

2010 Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol

• Bristol Civic Society Environmental Award • Landscape Institute Awards: Heritage and Conservation Award • RIBA South West Town and Country Design Awards: Conservation Award

2010 Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury

• Natural Stone Award for Repair and Restoration (Highly Commended) • RICS South East Building Conservation Award

2010 Dillington House, The Hyde, Ilminster

• RIBA Award

2010 Hampton Court Palace, Base Court, Richmond upon Thames

• Natural Stone Award • RICS London Project of the Year Award 2016 • Civic Trust Award AABC Conservation (Commended)

2010 Hampton Court Palace, Cumberland Art Gallery, Richmond upon Thames

• RICS London Awards, Building Conservation (Finalist) • Museums and Heritage Awards, Restoration or Conservation (Finalist)

Hospitality

2011 Ballyfin Hotel, Ballyfin

• European Hotel Design Awards: Conversion of an Existing Non-Hotel Building to Hotel Use • RICS Project of the Year Award 2012

2011 Leighton House Museum, London

• RIBA London Arts & Leisure Award • RICS London Award for Conservation (Finalist) • Europa Nostra Conservation Award

2012 Coworth Park Spa, Sunningdale

• Condé Nast Traveller Best Hotel Spa 2011 #5 in the world • Condé Nast Johansens 2015 Awards for Excellence. Best Hotel with Spa Award

2012 Florence Institute, Liverpool

• IHBC North West Award for Conservation • Civic Trust Award Community Recognition 2013 • RIBA North West Award 2013

2012 National Maritime Museum, London – Sammy Ofer Wing

• Civic Trust Award (Commended) • LABC London Regional Building Excellence Awards: Best Community Building • RIBA London Award

2012 Tudor House Museum, Southampton

• Civic Trust Award (Regional Finalist) • RICS South East Building Conservation Award • RICS South East Project of the Year Award

2013 Radcliffe Humanities (Radcliffe Infirmary), Oxford

• Oxford Preservation Trust Building Conservation Award • RIBA South East Award (Finalist) • RICS South East Building Conservation Award (Finalist)

2014 CoRE (Centre of Refurbishment Excellence), Stoke-on-Trent

• LABC Award for Best Change of Use • Building Magazine Project of the Year (Finalist) • RIBA West Midlands Award

Education

2014 City College Norwich, Norwich – Creative Arts Building

• Civic Trust Award • Norwich Society Design Community Award 2015

2015 Malt Cross, Nottingham

• RICS East Midlands Awards, Community Benefit • RICS East Midlands Awards, Building Conservation (Finalist) • RICS Awards (National), Community Benefit

2015 Munro Drive, Edinburgh

• Scottish Design Awards (Finalist) • Herald Property Awards for Scotland (Finalist)

2014 Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford

• Oxford Preservation Trust Award: Building Conservation • Civic Trust AABC Conservation Award • Art Fund Museum of the Year (Finalist)

2014 Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth

• National Trust Special Places: Wales’ Official Special Place • Pier of the Year • RICS Project of the Year

2014 Private residence, York

2015 British Museum, London – World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre

• RICS London Awards, Tourism and Leisure • Stirling Prize shortlisted with RSHP

2015 Newcastle Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne – Black Gate

• RICS North East Renaissance Awards, Building Conservation

2015 Clifton Cathedral, Bristol

2015 The Natural History Museum, Hinzte Hall

• Museum and Heritage Award (Highly Commended) 2018 • D&AD Wood Pencil Award for Special Design 2018

2016 British Museum, London – Waddesdon Bequest

• RIBA London Award

2016 Cardigan Castle, Cardigan

• RICS Wales Regeneration Award • RSAW Award • Channel 4 Restoration of the Year

2016 Sacrewell Watermill, Thornhaugh

• RICS East of England Project of the Year Award • Civic Trust Award AABC Conservation (Commended)

2016 The Grove Hotel, Watford –Cedar Suite

• European Hotel Award, Interior Design - Event Spaces (Finalist) • The International Hotel & Property Award, Lobby, Public Areas, Lounge (Finalist)

2016 Westminster Kingsway College, London

• BD Refurbishment Architect of the Year (Finalist)

2016 Knole House, Sevenoaks

Commercial

2017 Cromford Mills

• Europa Nostra Conservation Award

2017 St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

• AJ Architecture Award, Cultural Project of the Year (Finalist) • RICS Wales Tourism and Leisure Award • National Eisteddfod Gold Medal

2017 Aerospace Bristol

• AJ Architecture Award, Public Building of the Year (Finalist) • RICS South West Tourism and Leisure Award • RICS South West Project of the Year 2018 Award

2018 Durham Cathedral Open Treasure

• RIBA National Award for Cultural Buildings • RIBA North East Building of the Year 2018 • RIBA North East Conservation Award

2018 Yr Ysgwrn, Trawsfynydd

• RICS Wales Building Conservation Award • RSAW Welsh Architecture of the Year • RSAW Project Architect of the Year • RSAW Building of the Year

2016 Conservation school 2018 Delapré Abbey, Northampton

• RICS Midlands Building Conservation Award

Healthcare and wellbeing

2018 The Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre

2018 Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong

2018 Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge

• Cambridge Design & Construction Award (Finalist)

2017 Liz Smith on Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes

2018 John Wesley’s New Room, Bristol

• LABC Bristol Excellence Best Public Services Building

Kresen Kernow, Redruth Battersea Power Station, London Manchester Museum

2018 Culzean Castle

• AJ Small Projects mention

St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol Clandon Park House The Story Museum, Oxford

2018 Tropical Ravine

• RICS Building Conservation • RICS Northern Ireland Project of the Year

Hull Maritime City Trent Park Public

Manchester Town Hall

2018 Old Treasury, Melbourne Residential

Bristol General Hospital Nottingham Castle Wolverton Works

National Portrait Gallery, London Hilde Besse, Oxford St Catherine’s College, Oxford

‘Conversations with Purcell are easy and open, allowing the dynamic generation of ideas. We were delighted to win the National Portrait Gallery’s £35m development, ‘Inspiring People’. It’s a great opportunity to see our relationship with Purcell continue to grow’

Jamie Fobert, Director, Jamie Fobert Architects

Purcell Commissioning Editor Rob Gregory Editorial Team David Hills Heather Jermy Jane Kennedy Jess McCulloch Liz Smith Tom Brigden

The Architectural Review Contributing Editor Jeremy Melvin Editorial Director Paul Finch Editor Manon Mollard Art Editor Tom Carpenter Production Editor Cecilia Thom Production Manager Paul Moran Business Development Manager Elizabeth Burke We hope you have enjoyed this picture of Purcell, published at an exciting moment as we move into our eighth decade as a practice committed to developing new and innovative approaches to architecture, masterplanning and heritage consultancy.

From modest beginnings, today’s work includes an increasing wealth of varied projects, including the design and delivery of awardwinning contemporary new buildings and the masterplanning of large-scale sites.

Regardless of how diverse our portfolio has become, however, we can still – and always do – trace roots of each place back to its origins, deploying our innate sensitivity to produce the very best design in context.

If you would be interested in working with us, please contact us via www.purcelluk.com

‘Working with Purcell was an amazing chance to bring together two approaches to design. Not only was it an exciting, challenging way to work but also a way to create richer projects and offer clients the best of many worlds’

‘We were lucky to work with brilliant individuals from Purcell, who helped frame arguments in favour of new proposals at Auckland Castle. It gave us confidence to use history, not as an obstacle, but as a spur to original and ambitious new architecture’

Niall McLaughlin

Monograph produced by The Architectural Review November 2018