SHORTLIST: SMALL NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHEME OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Holy Trinity Church, Leicester, submitted by Mayway Construction

The Holy Trinity Church in Leicester has been modernised to increase capacity and improve both access and flow.

The main church building opened in 1838 and links through to a traditional 1930s house via a series of extensions completed in the 1980s. The church had what was described as a fairly bland but functional interior.

The main hall has now been altered to increase the size of the balcony. The capacity has gone up from 450 people to 600. Two new staircases allow worshippers to access the balcony more easily.

St Martins Lodge, Leicester, submitted by Corporate Architecture

The Diocese of Leicester created a hotel, St Martins Lodge, from a neglected three-storey grade II-listed former office building on the corner of New Street and Peacock Lane.

The revival of a faded but fine example of a former town house is part of the diocese’s creation of a city centre hub for its activities.

Adjacent to its St Martins headquarters and Leicester Cathedral, St Martins Lodge preserves its 18th century design and workmanship while meeting the expectations of today’s 21st century traveller.

Waterfront House, Enderby, submitted by Stephen George + Partners

Waterfront House is the new 8,000 sq ft home of Stephen George + Partners and embodies the practice’s design ethos, business values and vision for the future.

As a shop window for a commercial architectural practice, the building demonstrates not only quality design and environmental awareness but also serves as an exemplar of the architecture that the practice delivers.

The building is set back from a busy road, shielded by a planted mound that continues from a wood. Projecting decks take advantage of the views across the adjacent lake.