Winner: Adam Khan Architects
On his win, Adam Khan commented : "This is such a dream project for us: as well as the chance to make a unique, poetic landscape, we're really excited by the potential of the project to make sustainability cross–over into the mainstream - by enticing and delighting, by demonstrating how interesting and how beautiful it could be to rise to the challenges facing us all."
Category | Project Competition / Competition Result |
Type | International Architecture Project Competition |
Genre | Visitor-Center |
Country | UK |
RegDeadline | 3 Sep 2007 GoogleCal iCal |
19 Sep 2007 (Must be Received) | |
Eligibility | Registered architects and architect-led multi-disciplinary design teams |
Description
It is hoped that Brockholes will become a nature conservation site of regional, national and international importance. The vision is to design a suite of visitor facilities for the Brockholes Nature Reserve that will inspire and encourage people to visit the site and engage with the natural world. In addition it is the intention that the facilities at Brockholes will signpost visitors to the range of landscape, recreation and biodiversity assets present in this part of England's Northwest.
The current estimated construction budget of the main visitor facilities is approx 」4 million to include all interpretation, fitting out and equipment. The project is being funded as part of the region's 」59 million Newlands land regeneration scheme, Britain's largest ever environmental programme.
The visitor facilities will include a café/restaurant, shop, gallery, education room, conference space and associated facilities, designed to meet the needs of the projected 250,000 visitors a year to the site. The suite also aspires to be a carbon neutral construction, drawing on local resources where possible.
Organization
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Jury
Catherine Burd (Burd Haward Architects, RIBA Adviser)
Ian Selby (Brockholes Project Manager, Lancashire Wildlife Trust)
Anne Selby (Chief Executive, Lancashire Wildlife Trust)
Heather Emery (NW Development Agency Representative)
Forestry Commission Representative tbc
Environmental Consultant tbc
Competition Type
Two-Stage, anonymous in the first stage
Prize
£11,000 Total and Design commission
Entry Fee
£35.00
Entries
Maximum of two A1 panels accompanied by a short report on not more than two A4 sheets
Timetable
Site visit: Wednesday 15 August 2007
Question deadline: Thursday 23 August 2007
Replies to questions: Friday 31 August 2007
Assessment: Wednesday 3 October 2007
Shortlist announced: w/c 8 October 2007
2nd stage presentations Wednesday 31 October 2007
Winner announced November 2007
Official Website
http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/Also/Competitions_3898.html