Design Awards Scheme

The Annual Design Award Scheme is a high profile initiative organised by Aylesbury Vale District Council to recognise and celebrate examples of good building design in the District. This year we have ten entries with two more to be confirmed soon.

2010 Design Award entries

New housing at former Leonard West Site, Walton Road, Aylesbury
An affordable housing development
Architect: HPF Architects, Wendover
Owner: Housing Solutions Group, Maidenhead

Thornton College, Thorton
Contemporary Science Block adjacent to a Grade II listed school building
Architect: Acanthus Clews Architects, Banbury
Owner: Thornton College

Highridge, Aston Clinton
Contemporary sustainable new home
Architect: Radclyffe Associates, Amersham
Owner: Mrs Crawford

Subterranean Office complex, Chiltern Business Centre
Underground office building
Architect: Ian Slater Associates, Thame
Owner: Chiltern Business Centre

The Old Vicarage, Brill
Contemporary extension to a Grade II listed property
Architect: Bramwell Hall Architects, Oxford
Owners: Mr and Mrs Woodman

Waddesdon Mill
Conversion of an empty historic mill into offices
Architect: BSA Chesters, Long Crendon
Owner: Edward Payne

Seinna, Padbury
Contemporary new home
Architect: HDA Architecture, Northampton
Concept Architect: Niche Architects (formerly Emmerson Architects), London
Owner: Annie Tinson

Apollo Office Court, Gawcott
20 individual office units around a central courtyard
Architect: Alan Drury Architects, Abingdon
Owner: Apollo Developments Ltd

Brill Windmill
Restoration of a Grade II* listed windmill
Architect: Oxley Conservation, Henley-0n-Thames
Owner: Buckinghamshire County Council

Old Gaol, Buckingham
Enhancement of entrance, improvement of access and flexibility of central area
Architect: Whyteconsult Architecture, Buckingham
Owner: Buckingham Heritage Trust

A panel of judges including elected members and built environment professionals from CABE (The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment), and The Architecture Centre, will assess each entry with particular attention being paid to:

• Context, including local distinctiveness
• Quality of design and construction
• Fitness for purpose
• Sustainability
• Accessibility
• Innovation
• Attractiveness

The certificates and plaque will be presented at an evening awards ceremony to be held in the Oculus on Wednesday 10th November. The designer of Aylesbury's new Waterside theatre, Norman Bragg, Principal Director of RHWL Architects, will be speaking about its design. Designers and clients for all schemes entered will be invited.

This year the evening has been kindly sponsored by Aylesbury Vale Advantage, Howard Sharp and Partners, Savills and RHWL.

If you have any questions about the scheme please get in touch with us as detailed below.

More details and photographs of all winners from the last six years are available below.