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RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK - longlist announced

Date:

19 May 2011

Press office contact:

Beatrice Cooke
T: +44 (0)207 307 3813
E: beatrice.cooke@riba.org

In association with HSBC Private Bank

Seventeen exceptional new homes form the longlist for the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house or major extension in the UK in association with HSBC Private Bank, the UK’s pre-eminent private housing design award.

From small urban homes squeezed into tight city sites to woodland hideaways and dramatic beachfront villas, the 2011 longlist reveals some of the most cutting-edge trends in housing design and lifestyle choices and recognises some of the UK’s most talented architects.

The seventeen houses on the longlist are:

  • Balancing Barn, Suffolk by MVRDV in collaboration with Mole Architects
  • Bavent House, Suffolk by Hudson Architects
  • Blue Door, Monmouthshire by Hall & Bednarczyk Architects
  • Carnathan Lane, Northern Ireland by Twenty Two Over Seven
  • Hampstead Lane, London by Dugan Morris Architects
  • House in Epsom, Surrey by Eldridge Smerin
  • Hoxton House, London by David Mikhail Architects
  • Love Shack, Lake District by Sutherland Hussey Architects
  • Meat Factory, Nottingham by Marsh:Grochowski Architects
  • New Mission Hall, Sussex by Adam Richards Architects
  • Shadow House, London by Liddicoat & Goldhill
  • Shingle House, Dungeness, Kent by NORD Architecture
  • Strange House, London by Hugh Strange Architects
  • The Houl, Castle Douglas, Scotland by Simon Winstanley Architects
  • Ty-Hedfan, Brecon, Wales by Featherstone Young
  • Watson House New Forest by John Pardy Architects
  • White House, Isle of Coll, Hebrides by WT Architecture

 

Ruth Reed, RIBA President, said:

'The best new private homes are those designed by an architect to meet the client’s personal needs and aspirations and add real value to the homeowner’s life and happiness.

This year’s longlist for the RIBA Manser Medal in association with HSBC Private Bank recognises some truly exceptional and exciting private houses, with projects located in the farthest reaches of the UK.  On the Hebridean Isle of Coll and on the shingle shore of Dungeness young architects have brought old buildings back to life as new homes.  In Brecon and Suffolk architects have created exceptionally daring houses with cantilevered floors and structural tricks aplenty. The results - our longlist -are breathtaking, and should lead to the best ever shortlist.'

 

Declan Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Private Bank, said:

'Our sponsorship of the RIBA Manser Medal reflects our support of excellence in architecture and design, as this year’s longlist highlights the exceptional talent and creative expertise in the UK at present. In our second year of sponsorship HSBC Private Bank is proud to support an award that sees architects and clients working together to create inspirational homes.'

The RIBA Manser Medal 2011 longlist has been chosen from winners of an RIBA Award. The shortlist for the medal will be announced on 8 September 2011 and the winner will be announced on 10 November 2011 at a prestigious prize ceremony at the RIBA. The winning architect will receive a trophy commissioned by HSBC Private Bank and a prize of £10,000.

Previous winners include Acme for Hunsett Mill (2010), Pitman Tozer Architects for The Gap House (2009), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for Oxley Woods (2008) and Alison Brooks Architects for the Salt House (2007).

This year’s judges include:

  • Michael Manser CBE, architect
  • Friedrich Ludwig, architect with ACME
  • Peter Mackie, Managing Director, Property Vision (subsidiary of HSBC Private Bank)
  • Tony Chapman, Hon FRIBA, RIBA Head of Awards

 

Notes to editors

1. For images and citations for all the houses please go to our download site: http://www.box.net/shared/xzxzzlcalf|  For interviews and more information about the RIBA Manser Medal please contact Beatrice Cooke at the RIBA on 020 7307 3813; or beatrice.cooke@inst.riba.org|

 

2. For images, interviews and more information about HSBC Private Bank’s support of innovation in architecture and design please contact Rachel Myall at Four Communications: rachel.myall@fourcommunications.com| / 0870 626 9029

 

3. The RIBA Awards have been running continuously since 1966 and are judged and presented locally.  No matter the shape, size, budget or location, RIBA Award winning schemes set the standard for great architecture all across the country. RIBA Awards are for buildings in the UK by RIBA Chartered Architects and RIBA International Fellows. Entries are to be submitted to the region or nation in which the building is situated. Winners are considered for the RIBA Stirling Prize.

 

4. HSBC Private Bank is the marketing name for the private banking business conducted by the principal private banking subsidiaries of the HSBC Group worldwide.

 

5. HSBC Private Bank, as well as the HSBC Private Banking entities, known collectively as Global Private Banking, provide services to high net worth individuals and their families through over 90 locations in over 40 countries and territories in Europe, the Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa.  Private Banking and Wealth Management Services in and from the United States are offered through HSBC Private Bank Americas, a division of HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and HSBC Private Bank International in Miami.   For more information about HSBC Private Bank visit www.hsbcprivatebank.com|

About Property Vision

 

Property Vision is ‘the buyer’s adviser’ and has been a market leader in real estate for 25 years, operating in London, the country house market and France.

The company has been owned by HSBC Private Bank since 2001 and forms part of the bank’s armoury of advisory services, operating independently from its offices with its own board and the same management that started the business with the backing and reputation of one of the largest financial institutions in the world.  For more information about Property Vision visit www.propertyvision.com|

 

About HSBC Private Bank’s commitment to architecture and design

HSBC Private Bank’s support of creativity and innovation in international architecture and design is demonstrated in its ongoing sponsorship of the annual Design Miami/Basel fair in Switzerland each June. The bank also supports Pavillon des Arts et du Design in Paris as well as the RIBA Manser Medal.

 

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