Bristol architectural practice Stride Treglown is celebrating double success for its ambitious £35m Heartlands regeneration project in Cornwall in the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) awards.
As a result of winning the RIBA South West & Wessex Client of the Year Award 2013 and RIBA National Award 2013, Heartlands will now be put forward for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize long list.
Earlier this month, the development, which has transformed one of Cornwall’s most derelict urban areas into an inspirational cultural landscape, received the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) South West Project of the Year Award and also a commendation at the Civic Trust Awards. It has also won the RTPI SW Award for Planning Excellence 2013.
The primary goal of the Heartlands Project was the regeneration of a significantly derelict and economically depressed community and it has already delivered tremendous benefits including:
- 42 construction sub-contracts let locally.
- 95% of the individual workforce came from Cornwall.
- 25 full-time jobs created within the Heartlands Trust.
- 50 potential full-time jobs within the work space units.
- 240,000 visitors within the first 10 months. Heartlands is set to become Cornwall’s third most popular visitor destination.
- Becoming a catalyst for regeneration of the surrounding area. Planning proposals have started for workshops, offices, hotel, leisure facilities, private and affordable housing, and development by the Heartlands Trust.
Stride Treglown director Alastair Wilson said: “We are thrilled that Heartlands has won two RIBA Awards and also the RTPI SW Award for Planning Excellence.
“We are particularly proud of this project and it’s great for the team to receive such an endorsement. Heartlands is a complex scheme and a great example of how a derelict urban space can be reclaimed into a valuable and cultural asset. It’s fantastic that regeneration projects are receiving such high recognition.”
Stride Treglown was appointed to the Heartlands project as architect, lead-designer, specialist historic building architect, and also provided planning consultancy.
