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The Hammersmith Society announced the winners of its 30th Awards, introduced by committee member Derrick Wright, and presented by the Society’s president, Prof. Hans Haenlein at its AGM at Olympia on 12th June. Click on any image for the full resolution version.
In our 30th year of Awards, we renamed our Conservation Award the Tom Ryland Award for Conservation in honour of our past Chairman. We were delighted to present it for the first time to St. Augustine’s Church in Fulham Palace Road.
St. Augustine’s interior
When you step through the doors you enter an inspiring, simple church interior, white walls, light stained roof timbers, clear polished joinery and a wood floor, a building transformed in a refurbishment project in 2017 from the over-painted over-decorated interior which came before. The project team was led by Father Notarianni, himself an alumnus of the Slade, who saw the potential for the transformation, with the architect Roz Barr. The new interior creates a wonderful haven, a refuge which welcomes you from the noisy city outside, whilst maintaining the quiet solemnity of the church interior. The Society applauds the courage of the project, the creative insight, the design sensitivity and restraint.
There were four Nancye Goulden Awards this year, in two distinct pairs, all are projects which have made positive contributions to the Hammersmith streetscape.
The first two are King Street shop fronts: Paintbox Studios and Coffeeology
Paintbox Studios | Coffeeology
A good spell seems to have been cast on this end of King Street, where we are seeing a more intimate and diverse high street emerging, counterbalancing the more commercial character of the Broadway end. Paintbox has spotted a wonderfully quirky original frontage, and brought it back to life – and Coffeeology, its immediate neighbour, has celebrated the qualities of its original shopfront, restoring the fabric with careful colour selection and restrained graphics. These two shopfronts complete another wonderful thread in the King Street tapestry.
The other two Nancye Goulden Awards recognise another type of improvement to the streetscape in the form of the Hammersmith Grove Parklets and The Planting under the Flyover.
Hammersmith Grove Parklets – West
Hammersmith Grove Parklets – East
Planters under flyover
“Plants not pollution”
Last year the Society noted their appreciation of the guerrilla gardening, undertaken by local residents, that was taking place in the borough and fully back the Council’s initiatives in supporting other greening scheme such as those identified here. The scheme is a collaboration between Hammersmith BID (Hammersmith Business Improvement District), Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Medidata – a company working in the new offices at 10 Hammersmith Grove – and the Mayor’s office. The landscaping includes a hedge climber at the roadside railing designed to provide screening from the traffic and to absorb some of the heavy concentration of exhaust pollutant.
Other Awards
In it’s 30th year, and sadly in stark contrast to last year, the committee decided that no completed projects met the standard required for either the main Environment Award or Jane Mercer award, and neither were given.
Sovereign Court
Wooden Spoon
Sovereign Court Phase 1. There are many qualities to this new building, but the corner is what you see from so many angles, from the town centre approach and from Lyric Square, and we are concerned that this very prominent element of the building presents an unattractive and confused profile which offers a poor addition to the town centre streetscape.
For further information, please contact: Richard Winterton, Chairman:
Award Nominations 2019
The full list of nominations is shown below for reference. Those in bold/blue were shortlisted when committee members visited the nominations on 19th May.
Environment Award
White City Campus: Molecular Sciences building (not 100% complete when reviewed)
I think Saffron is potentially a candidate for a wooden spoon, certainly not the Nancye Goulden award. The new fascia is too large and prominent, and is a plastic material, in an unusual colour as well. Perhaps it is not hideous, but neither is it in anyway beautful or an addition to addition to the streetscape.
I think it would be a bit tough to award the wooden spoon to Sovereign Court. Is it really that bad?
Also, I drive past the student accomodation at Savoy Circus almost every day. I think it’s quite an appealing building in a tough and dirty part of town. Not too big and has made an effort with the fascia. Again it would be harsh to award the wooden spoon.
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AllAward Winners, arranged by year
Click on an image to see Award winners, Wooden spoons, and where recorded, the related Nominations.
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Click on a pin for a popup which shows what we have recorded about it - client, architect etc. with links to a picture where available, and the relevant awards page. The complete list of Awards & Nominations is available here in spreadsheet form:
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I think Saffron is potentially a candidate for a wooden spoon, certainly not the Nancye Goulden award. The new fascia is too large and prominent, and is a plastic material, in an unusual colour as well. Perhaps it is not hideous, but neither is it in anyway beautful or an addition to addition to the streetscape.
I think it would be a bit tough to award the wooden spoon to Sovereign Court. Is it really that bad?
Also, I drive past the student accomodation at Savoy Circus almost every day. I think it’s quite an appealing building in a tough and dirty part of town. Not too big and has made an effort with the fascia. Again it would be harsh to award the wooden spoon.