Saffron Walden’s £10m world-class music venue is up for three gongs in this year’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards.
Saffron Hall has made the shortlist for the Design through Innovation, Community Benefit, Tourism & Leisure categories in the prestigious awards scheme.
RICS announced its shortlist for the East of England Awards last week.
Seven category winners and a Project of the Year will be selected from the 37 shortlisted entries. And winners from the Building Conservation, Community Benefit, Design through Innovation and the Regeneration categories will then be invited to represent the region and compete against projects from across the rest of the UK, at the overall RICS Awards in London. The organisation is the leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction.
Judging is due to take place during the spring with an awards ceremony in St Albans in May.
Luay Al-Khatib, director RICS East, said: “The quality of entries received this year is truly outstanding and clearly demonstrates the fantastic work being carried out by property professionals.
“There is a wealth and variety of inspirational new projects and regenerated developments and I am sure it will be a challenging judging process.”
Finchingfield Guildhall, which re-opened in August after a seven-year, £1.8m regeneration project, is shortlisted for the Community Benefit and Building Conservation awards.
25-27 Church Street, Saffron Walden, is also shortlisted for the Building Conservation award.
RICS East of England Awards 2014 – shortlisted projects
Residential
Abode at Great Kneighton, Cambridge
Hargood Close, Colchester
High Ongar Straw Bale Development, High Ongar
Passivhaus Affordable Housing Development, Fulmodeston
Manor Farm Barns, Holkham
Connect 21, Peterborough
Design through Innovation
Abode at Great Kneighton, Cambridge
The University of Cambridge Sports Centre, Cambridge
Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Hargood Close, Colchester
Belfairs Woodland Centre, Southend – on- Sea
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Louise Hamilton Centre, Lowestoft
Tokko Youth Space, Luton
Passivhaus Affordable Housing Development, Fulmodeston
Cringleford CE VA Primary School, Norwich
Royal Pavillion, Southend Pier, Southend on Sea
The Britten-Pears Archive, Aldeburgh
Community Benefit
The University of Cambridge Sports Centre, Cambridge
Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Hargood Close, Colchester
Belfairs Woodland Centre, Southend on Sea
Finchingfield Guildhall, Fichingfield
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
The Backstage Centre, Thurrock
Louise Hamilton Centre, Lowestoft
Tokko Youth Space, Luton
Passiv Haus Affordable Housing Development, Fulmodeston
Creative Arts Building, Norwich
Cringleford CE VA Primary School, Norwich
Royal Pavillion, Southend Pier, Southend on Sea
Tourism and Leisure
The University of Cambridge Sports Centre, Cambridge
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Building Conservation
25-27 Church Street, Saffron Walden
Finchingfield Guildhall, Fichingfield
Banham Hall Barns, Diss
City Hall Refurbishment, Norwich
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