Town Hall restoration wins Wood Awards

The restoration of Stoke Newington’s 1930s Town Hall has won the top prize in the Wood Awards, which were held at Carpenters’ Hall last night.

The project, which involved the restoration of the Council Chamber and the Assembly Hall, won the Conservation/Restoration category as well as the overall Gold award.

The judges, who described the project as “exceptional and to the highest standard”, were unanimous in their decision to award it the highest prize.

The restoration of St Thomas’ Church in Rochdale was highly commended in the Conservation/Restoration category.

The glulam-framed Hull History Centre won the Structural award, while the Commercial & Public Access category was won by Sevenoaks School Performing Arts Centre, and Cranfield University’s Chilver Hall was highly commended.

St Peter’s Centre in Peterchurch, Herefordshire, which used oak supplied by Timbmet, won the Private/Best Small Project, and Colerne Primary School bike shelter was high commended.

In the Furniture category, sculptural seating for Fred Perry, made from plywood supplied by DHH (Timber Products) Ltd, won the award. Radiator covers by Jason Muteham were highly commended.

Forestry Civil Engineering won the Best Use of British Timber prize for a bridge made from Scottish larch, supplied by James Jones & Sons, and Achair, made from English ash from Whitmore’s Timber, won the Innovation award.

The prize for Outstanding Craftsmanship went to College Road, a house in Dulwich, London, which involved the use of European oak, black walnut, European ash and MDF.

For photos of all the winning projects, see next week’s issue of TTJ or the Autumn edition of Timber & Sustainable Building.