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This year's winning projects, selected by judges Charles Humphries (HEAT Architects), Jan Carlos Kucharek (RIBA Journal), Phil Williams (IStructE) and Iqbal Johal (Galvanizers Association) were announced at the awards ceremony in London on the 19th June, and included:
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OVERALL WINNER
& SUSTAINABLE AWARD WINNER
CORK CIVIC OFFICES
ABK Architects
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The crystalline volume of glass and steel is designed for maximum flexibility and contains office space. It is linked to the service block by bridges for circulation, great 'chimneys' for ventilation, and deep fins to control light. This volume is wrapped in a double facade, which modifies light and air for the internal environment.
The double-facade consisting of angled leafs of fritted glass set within a galvanized steel lattice is designed as a buffer from wind and city noise allowing perimeter windows to be opened in the most inclement conditions. Gaps between vertical leafs allow sufficient cool air to enter in summer while in winter, the double facade generates a microclimate, allowing staff to open perimeter windows during the coldest months. |
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GALVANIZING IN ARCHITECTURE WINNER
CONSORT ROAD, PECKHAM
Walter Menteth Architects
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The completed project provides 49 affordable dwellings and 370m2 commercial & retail space within the Peckham regeneration area. The galvanized steel single glazed screen wall to the rear of the shared ownership apartments lies outside of the building's insulated shell. It works like a cold frame to thermally buffer the dwellings to their north, as well as screening the building from the noise of the railway and the industries based within the arches below.
This entire screen is cantilevered off the building envelope at the North West corner to create a dramatic prow. |
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GALVANIZING IN ENGINEERING WINNER
SINGING RINGING TREE
Tonkin Liu
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This is one of four iconic Panopticon structures in place in the north of England. It is completely self-supporting and is constructed of structural and musical tubes made from mild steel. Galvanized steel was chosen because of its durability and to withstand the rigours of its Pennine location, that in extreme cases can be vulnerable to wind speeds of 160 km/h. Steel circular rings of varying sizes define each layer and support a plane of parallel pipes spaced 200mm apart.
Computer models were used to calculate how the lines of force would transfer through the structure's layers, rings, bolts and pipes. |
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GALVANIZING IN DETAIL WINNER
BRIERY MEADOW ARBOUR
P. Johnson & Company
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The Briery Meadow Arbour forms a fitting entrance to the new housing development in a conservation area in Haddington, East Lothian. Designed by P Johnson & Company, the design combines both functionality and an elegant sculptural form. The inspiration for the final design was based on the Briar Rose that grows locally in the hedgerows. Hot forged mild steel was used as the base material that was galvanised and T-washed. This provides a mottled grey aesthetic which has the wonderful characteristic of changing in appearance depending upon the prevailing whether, becoming darker when wet and lighter when dry. |
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DUPLEX AWARD WINNER
EMANUEL SCHOOL WANDSWORTH
Horsley Huber Architects
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Within the confines of an existing courtyard at the school, a set of new steel walkways with a fully glazed facade has been built to connect two parts of the school. The glazed façade and glass roof are supported on a steel structure which is itself a key part of the design.
All parts of the steel structure were galvanized to provide protection against corrosion and were then painted on site with an intumescent paint coating. Finally a satin black paint finish was applied to give the striking black finished appearance. |
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