This PRS scheme adopts some of the concepts of co-living but with more spacious apartments and a community hub at the base of the building, which helps create more permeability with the surrounding areas.
The project demonstrates that buildings considered ‘boring’ or ‘undesirable’ by some can provide the space to create high quality, mixed-tenure homes. 120 one- and two-bedroom apartments have been inserted within the shell of a former office block that once housed HMRC offices.
This adaptive re-use project has transformed a tired 1970s building into much-needed homes in the heart of Liverpool, with a social focus for both residents and the wider public.
The judges said:‘A good example of an amenity rich adaptive reuse project that balances intervention with respect.’
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FINALISTS & JUDGES’ COMMENTS
- Xi Shang Guest House by Amber Design – ‘Elegant and stylish’
- Sequence by HyemingTam Studio – ‘Understated luxury’
- 16-18 Potterrow by Jasper Sanders + Partners – ‘Delightfully realised student living with consideration of space and material use’
- H Residence by JC Interior – ‘Ritualistic elegance’
- Arbour by KIBRE – ‘Luxurious design’
- Homewood Grove by Stride Treglown – ‘Very stylish retirement accommodation’
- Broad Street by TEN – ‘Loved the use of biophilia throughout’
- Ebb & Flow, Station Hill by The Vawdrey House – ‘Design with the end user fully in-mind’
- Enclave: Croydon by TiggColl – ‘A BTR scheme that fully delivers a sense of place and community’
