Additional recognition for Circus Avenue and Valley Gardens initiatives at awards

Circus Avenue developer U+I, together with the venture’s architects shedkm, received the Finest Architectural Design award on the South East Construction Awards 2022 this week. That is the fifth main award for the event.

The award recognises initiatives which have been designed in sympathy with their native surroundings, are progressive, match for objective and have achieved sensible completion throughout the earlier yr.

Remodeling the previous market web site

The two.4-acre Circus Street web site was previously house to the municipal fruit and vegetable market. It has been remodeled right into a residential and industrial ‘innovation quarter’ by a Public Personal Partnership between the council, U+I and the College of Brighton, creating 142 new houses, 450 pupil bedrooms and three,000 sq. ft of versatile workplace lodging.

“Excellent design”

Council Chief Phélim Mac Cafferty mentioned, “It’s great to see the awards coming in thick and quick for Circus Avenue, which is a fantastically designed and thrilling new space of town, because of the very good design and artistic considering of the architects and the venture group, led by U+I.”

Valley Gardens

In the meantime on the nationwide Architects’ Journal Architecture Awards 2022 final week the Valley Gardens scheme was extremely counseled within the Panorama and Public Realm class, ending as runners up for the award.

The judges praised the venture for having “delivered an enormous quantity on a small finances”.

“Distinctive worth to town”

The Valley Gardens scheme has remodeled the realm between St Peter’s Church and the Outdated Steine, introducing a brand new occasions area, wildflower meadows and bushes. It has additionally elevated footpaths and biking area to assist enhance accessibility.

 “The general affect and scale of this venture is big” one choose mentioned. “It’s a venture of outstanding worth to the consumer and to town.”