Our Projects Our Awards Saltire Society Housing Design Awards 2015 The Saltire Society Housing Design Awards 2015 were announced at a ceremony at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation with guest of Honour Margaret Burgess, Minister for Housing and Welfare presenting the accoldates. The results were as follows. The Saltire Medal - The Old Farmhouse, Invergarry Architect: Paper Igloo LimitedClient: Ken & Grace GrantContractor: Self Build This brave, self-build refurbishment of an existing farmhouse has been beautifully designed and constructed to create an elegant family home. It fluently combines three disparate forms to address the contours of the site, particular views and landscape. Internally and externally the quality of detail and workman.About the Saltire Medal: Winners of the Alterations, Renovations and Extensions; Single Dwelling New Build; Multiple Housing; and Landscape in Housing are judged for the coveted Saltire Medal. Decided by the Award's Annual Guest Chair. Innovation in Housing Award - Polnoon, Eaglesham Architect: Proctor & MatthewsClient: Mactaggart & Mickel HomesContractor: Mactaggart & Mickel Homes Innovation in Housing Commendation - Refurbished House, BRE Innovation Park @ Ravenscraig, Motherwell Architect: Kraft ArchitectureClient: BREContractor: Cruden Building and Renewals Innovation in Housing Commendation - Bellrock Close, Glasgow Architect: MAST ArchitectsClient: Scottish Veterans Residences Landscape in Housing Awards - West Pilton Crescent, Edinburgh Architect: Malcolm Fraser ArchitectsLandscape Architects: HarrisonStevensClient: 21st Century Homes for Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh CouncilContractor: Hart Builders (Edinburgh) Ltd Landscape in Housing Awards - Laurieston Transformational Regeneration Area – Phase 1A, Glasgow Architect: Elder & Cannon ArchitectsArchitect: Page \ Park Architects Client: New Gorbals Housing AssociationContractor: McTaggart Construction Landscape in Housing Commendation - Ellersly Road, Edinburgh Architect: CDAClient: S1 Developments LTDContractor: S1 Developments LTD Multiple Housing Developments Award - West Pilton Crescent, Edinburgh Architect: Malcolm Fraser ArchitectsClient: 21st Century Homes for Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh CouncilContractor: Hart Builders (Edinburgh) Ltd Multiple Housing Developments Award - Laurieston Transformational Regeneration Area – Phase 1A, Glasgow Architect: Elder & Cannon ArchitectsArchitect: Page \ Park Architects Client: New Gorbals Housing AssociationContractor: McTaggart Construction Multiple Housing Developments Award - West Burn Lane, Edinburgh Architect: Sutherland Hussey ArchitectsClient: EASTACRE InvestmentsContractor: Ogilvie Construction Ltd Multiple Housing Developments Commendation - Ellersley Road, Edinburgh Architect: CDAClient: S1 Developments LTDContractor: S1 Developments LTD Alterations, Renovations and Extensions Award - The Old Farmhouse, Invergarry Architect: Paper Igloo LimitedClient: Ken & Grace GrantContractor: Self Build Alterations, Renovations and Extensions Award - The Mill, Southside Steading, Biggar Architect: WT ArchitectureClient: PrivateContractor: Lawrie Construction Ltd Alterations, Renovations and Extensions Award - Rosefield, Portobello Architect: A449 LTDClient: Format Scotland LTDContractor: Truebuild Trade Services LTD Alterations, Renovations and Extensions Commendation - Ravelston Dykes, Edinburgh Architect: Richard Murphy ArchitectsClient: Raheela MurrayContractor: Hutton & Read Ltd Alterations, Renovations and Extensions Commendation - Abbots Meadow, Gattonside Architect: Sutherland Hussey ArchitectsClient: Michael & Patricia ArmstrongContractor: ESH Borders Construction Single Dwelling, New Build Award - Murphy House, Edinburgh Architect: Richard Murphy ArchitectsClient: Richard MurphyContractor: Inscape Joinery About the Awards The 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards are launched in March by the Saltire Society, recognising design excellence across five categories – including a brand new ‘Landscape in Housing’ award. The awards have been running since 1937 and are open to projects completed in Scotland over the past five years. Aside from the new ‘Landscape in Housing’ award, the four other categories are: Alterations, Renovations and ExtensionsInnovation in HousingMultiple Housing DevelopmentSingle DwellingLast year’s winners included the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village Meanwhile, PassivTEN, a unique study by John Gilbert Associates aimed at eliminating fuel poverty from Glasgow tenement housing scooped the Innovation in Housing award and a cash prize of £1,500 from the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government will sponsor the ‘Innovation in Housing’ award once again in 2015. The deadline for applications is 25th March 2015 Winners in each category will be selected from a shortlist by an expert Judging Panel including this year’s Guest Chair, renowned Glasgow-based visual artist Toby Paterson. Supported by British Council Scotland, the 2015 Student Bursary for Travel is also now open for applications from architecture students to enable them to travel abroad to work on a housing-related project. The winner of the 2015 Bursary will also be announced at the 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards ceremony. The awards ceremony is due to take place at the Centre for Carbon Innovation in Edinburgh on the 22nd June 2015. Jude Barber, Convener of the Saltire Society Housing Design Awards, said: “On behalf of the Saltire Society and the Housing Award Panel, I am delighted to launch this year’s Call for Entries for our Housing Awards and Innovation Award. “I am also pleased to announce a new award for Landscape in Housing, which recognises the importance of space between and immediately around our homes. We hope to receive a wide and varied set of entries for the new award. “We are particularly pleased to welcome Toby Paterson to the role of Annual Guest Chair. Toby is a prestigious artist with a strong interest in architecture and the built environment. He is well versed in the important role that housing plays in cultural life and will stimulate creative debate and discussion. “I would encourage clients, academics, tenants’ groups, architects and housing developers to submit any recently completed projects which identify original thinking and imagination in housing design and development in Scotland.”