One of York’s oldest buildings, a contemporary new housing development, a bridge club, a former convent, and a bed & breakfast took the top honours last night at the 2022 York Design Awards.
The best of the city’s architecture once again took centre stage after a three-year absence.
The recently restored Clifford’s Tower, the largest surviving structure from the medieval royal castle of York, was the winner of both The Press People’s Choice Award and the Young People’s Award (under 18s).
MonkBridge House B&B and Moxy Hotel both won in the Commercial category, while York Bridge Club in Acomb was one of the winners of the Sustainability award.
Chair of the judging panel Andy Davey, senior partner at Simpson & Brown Architects; said: “All the judges were greatly impressed by the quality and professionalism exhibited by this year’s entries.
“It proves yet again that the city of York continues to inspire and foster good, uplifting architecture and sensitive design.
“The winners of the various categories, and indeed all the entries, have contributed enormously to the burgeoning built heritage of the city – from the ‘small but perfectly formed’ new house at Cloister Garth, tucked discreetly behind a screen wall in Marygate to the much grander flagship projects at York Guildhall, Clifford’s Tower and The Creative Centre at York St John University.”
Chair of the York Design Awards committee Ann Reid said: “Congratulations to all our 2022 award winners.
“We were delighted with the quality of the entries once again this year, which presented our judging panel with a tough challenge deciding which projects should take the honours.”
The winners
Conservation/Restoration
Winner: York Guildhall
Architect/Designer: Burrell Foley Fischer
Client/Developer: City of York Council
Builder: VINCI Construction
Winner: Clifford’s Tower
Architect/Designer: Hugh Broughton Architects
Client/Developer: English Heritage
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
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Commercial
Winner: Monkbridge House
Architect/Designer: Native Architects
Client/Developer: Monkbridge House (Bed & Breakfast)
Builder: Ebor Construction
Winner: Moxy
Architect/Designer: CSP Architects
Client/Developer: Vastint Hospitality B.V
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
Residential Single Dwelling
Winner: Cloister Garth
Architect/Designer: Mitchell Design Consultancy
Client/Developer: Owner
Builder: Stone Edge North Ltd
Residential Multiple Dwellings
Winner: Lowfield Green
Architect/Designer: BDP Architects
Client/Developer: City of York Council
Builder: Wates Group
Winner: The Lodge/Extern House
Architect/Designer: MESH Architects
Client/Developer: Northminster
Builder: Elvington Park Building Services
Community/Education
Community/Education
Winner: Creative Centre
Designer: Tate+Co
Client/Developer: York St. John University
Builder: Kier Construction | North & Scotland
Winner: Harriet Centre
Architect/Designer: PPIY
Client/Developer: York Cemetery
Builder: JMark Construction
Open, Communal or Public Realm Space
Winner: Hudson Quarter
Architect/ Designer: Fuse
Client/Developer: Palace Capital PLC
Builder: Caddick Construction
Winner: The Lodge/Extern House
Architect/Designer: MESH Architects
Client/Developer: Northminster
Builder: Elvington Park Building Services
Sustainability
Winner: Creative Centre
Designer: Tate+Co
Client/Developer: York St. John University
Builder: Kier Construction | North & Scotland
Winner: York Bridge Club
Architect/Designer: Townscape Architects
Client/Developer: The York Bridge Club
Builder: EK Build
The Lord Mayor’s Award
Winner: Lowfield Green
Architect/Designer: BDP Architects
Client/Developer: City of York Council
Builder: Wates Group
The Press People’s Choice Award
Winner: Clifford’s Tower
Architect/Designer: Hugh Broughton Architects
Client/Developer: English Heritage
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
Young People’s Award
Young People’s Award
Winner: Clifford’s Tower
Architect/Designer: Hugh Broughton Architects
Client/Developer: English Heritage
Builder: Simpson (York) Ltd
The York Design Awards launches every February with entries submitted for judging in May.
The awards are organised by a committee of volunteers and all funding is provided through sponsorship and support from Shepherd Group, O’Neill Associates, Innovate Associates, York Architectural Association, York Civic Trust, York Conservation Trust, City of York Council, The Partners Group, United By Design, Ravage Productions, Crombie Wilkinson, Fulprint, York Explore, York Press and Malmaison Hotel.
