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MARCH 2021EXETER CATHEDRAL NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND SUCCESSWe are delighted that Exeter Cathedral is to receive support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the first phase of a major project, ‘The 2020s Vision, Investing in our Welcome’. The project aims to increase visitor access and appreciation of the cathedral so that some of the untold glories of the building and hidden treasures can be highlighted and explored for the first time. The Cathedral is the focal point of Exeter City and has many splendours which are unique examples of our heritage – not found anywhere else in the world. Development funding has been awarded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help the Cathedral to progress their plans to apply for a full National Lottery grant once critical investigations have been completed. The plan will address the failing fabric in the East End and the adjoining Chapter House, interpret these parts of the building afresh, and improve the visitor experience. The new cloister gallery is an opportunity to improve access for all to disparate parts of the building, and enable the treasures to be displayed so new people can discover and enjoy their heritage. Commenting on the award The Dean of Exeter, the Very Reverend Jonathan Greener said, ‘We are thrilled to have this support. Exeter Cathedral is in great need of investment to help us welcome and engage with many more people from across Devon. The Cathedral is one of Europe’s great medieval cathedrals; the most significant building in Devon. The development funding will help us to ensure that it is fit for all our purposes in the 21st century. We long to reach out to new people, especially those who think this cathedral is not for them, and let them experience its mystery, its wellbeing and its beauty’. This project will enable all, from the casual visitor to the in-depth researcher, to increase the effectiveness and enjoyment of their visit, and will embed new learning opportunities, adding to the cultural heritage of the South West. The project has the potential to add great value to the UNESCO City of Literature. |
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FEBRUARY 2021BARROWDEN COMMUNITY HUB GRANTED PLANNING APPROVALOn behalf of the Barrowden Village Hall Committee we are delighted to confirm that planning approval has been granted for their much needed new Community Hub. The project aims to bring together three separate community assets, the village hall, the doctors surgery and the village community shop into one dedicated and all-inclusive community facility. By combining the community elements into one unified building the aim is to encourage social interaction between different cohorts of this rural village society. The new combined building benefits from the increased efficiency of shared functions and maximises the potential of the site in terms of outdoor garden space and car parking.
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FEBRUARY 2021WORCESTER CATHEDRAL UNDERCROFT LEARNING CENTRE WINS AJ RETROFIT AWARDAmazing news, Worcester Cathedral Undercroft Learning Centre has won the AJ Retrofit Award for listed buildings under £10m. Although it was a shame that we couldn’t celebrate the awards as normal and in person we are honoured and delighted that this special project has been recognized by the judges at the Architects Journal. The judges praised the project’s clever simplicity and the way that changes made hadn’t affected the building’s character. ‘Although it appears that very little has been done, a lot has also been done, but carefully.’
More info can be found at www.architectsjournal.co.uk >> |
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NOVEMBER 2020UK CHURCH ARCHITECTURE AWARDS SUCCESSEASA & National Churches Trust – ACA are delighted to have two former award winning church projects shortlisted for the 2020 UK Church Architecture Awards – A Celebration of Excellence. Due to Covid-19 the annual awards could not proceed and so were replaced by an online conference entitled A Celebration of Excellence - The best church architecture 2010 - 2019. The event involved a review of all the 2010 - 2019 winners of The King of Prussia Gold Medal for conservation architecture and The Presidents' Award for new church buildings and church re-ordering, alterations or extensions. Two ACA former winning projects made it into the final four shortlisted schemes to be presented by the judges. Warwick Hall Community Centre was presented by Bob Allies OBE, Partner at Allies and Morrison Architects and Mucknell Abbey was presented by Anna Joynt, Vice President of EASA. The evening culminated in an online vote which saw the excellent Stanbrook Abbey, by Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios crowned the winner.
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JULY 2020CLASSROOM BLOCK OPENS FOR SEPTEMBER TERMIt’s been great to see this classroom block completed, through a tight budget, high aspirations and of course a pandemic.
Chenderit school is one of our long standing clients. Since 2003 we have completed several schemes with them that have transformed their site – hopefully for the better! |
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SEPTEMBER 2019KING OF PRUSSIA GOLD MEDAL SHORTLISTING – ST.MARY’S CHURCH, LONG CRENDONWe are very pleased that our church repair and reordering project at S. Mary’s Long Crendon has been shortlisted in the 2019 King of Prussia Gold Medal awards for innovative, high quality church conservation or repair work projects. The awards are run by the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association and the National Churches Trust.
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MARCH 2019CHIPPING CAMPDEN SCHOOLWe are delighted that our proposals for a new Performing Arts Building at Chipping Campden School have finally received planning approval. Our proposals formed part of a larger application to develop an area of the school site for Keyworker and Private Housing, which in turn would help fund the new facility. We are currently on site at the school with a new extension to their Sixth Form Facilities and hope to get started on the construction drawings for the Arts Building as soon as possible!
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December 2018RIBA JOURNAL PROFILE OF CAMILLA FINLAYWe are very proud that the RIBA Journal visited Camilla to discuss her work at Exeter and Worcester Cathedrals and subsequently wrote a very thoughtful and kind article on the excellent work being undertaken by the ACA on these hugely important buildings.
RIBA Journal Article link www.ribaj.com/culture >> |
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December 2018WORCESTER CATHEDRAL UNDERCROFT PROJECT RECEIVES SCHEDULED MONUMENT CONSENTACA are delighted to confirm that the HLF funded project to restore and convert the Undercroft of College Hall at Worcester Cathedral into a new educational facility has received Scheduled Monument Consent as well as CFCE, Planning and Listed Building Consent. This hugely important and transformational project for the Cathedral and the City involves highly detailed archaeological and environmental monitoring to ensure the medieval fabric is safeguarded for use by future generations. |
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January 2018CIVIC TRUST AWARDSOur last but certainly not least architecture award for Warwick Hall Community Centre was won at the Civic Trust Awards ceremony in Manchester. The project was one of only 18 projects Nationally and Internationally to receive a full Civic Trust Award. The Civic Trust describe their criteria for an award as “Projects that make an outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment. Award level schemes demonstrate excellence in architecture or design, whilst being sustainable, accessible and provide a positive civic contribution.”
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December 2017ARCHITECTS JOURNAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDSOn a hugely emotional day in December for everyone at ACA the success of the Warwick Hall Community Centre continued with wins at the inaugural Architects Journal Architecture Awards. The project not only picked up the “Heritage Project of the Year” but it then went on to win the “Design of the Year” award as well.
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December 2017It is with immense sadness that we share the news that Michael Clews, our Founding Partner died suddenly on December 7 at his home in Bloxham. Those that knew him will understand that he was an irrepressible force within the office, the depth of his knowledge and experience and the passion with which he imparted it, will never be matched. Thank you Michael, We all owe you a huge debt. Our thoughts and love are with Heather, Camilla, Charlie and Henny at this time. |
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26 October 2017WARWICK HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE WINNER IN 2017 PRESIDENTS' AWARDWe are delighted to confirm that Warwick Hall Community Centre received the 2017 Presidents Award in the New Church buildings category presented by the Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO ARIBA. The awards are hosted by EASA (Ecclesiastical Architects & Surveyors Association) and the National Churches Trust.
Further details on the other fantastic church project winners and shortlisted schemes can be found at nationalchurchestrust.org >> |
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September 2017WARWICK HALL SHORTLISTED IN TWO CATEGORIES IN THE INAUGURAL ARCHITECTS JOURNAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDSFollowing on from our fantastic success at the AJ Retrofit Awards we are really pleased to see Warwick Hall has been shortlisted twice in the new Architects Journal Architecture Awards. It is really gratifying to see that the project has been shortlisted in both the Heritage Project of the Year as well as the Community & Faith Project of the Year Categories. We are really looking forward to the awards ceremony in December.
More information on the awards and the other shortlisted projects can be found at awards.architectsjournal.co.uk >> |
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September 2017WORCESTER CATHEDRAL RECEIVES MAJOR HLF FUNDING BOOSTWe are delighted to confirm that the HLF have agreed to fund the development stage of the undercroft project at Worcester Cathedral. The project is to open up the 12th-century undercroft to the public for the first time. A former monastic cellar, the space will be transformed into a unique new learning centre with teaching rooms, storage and administration space, reception area, and a lift. The three-year project aims to provide a permanent venue for the Cathedral’s award-winning education programme, reaching more people across Worcestershire and beyond. It would also enable conservation and research on the internationally significant ‘Christ in Majesty’ 13th-century stone carving.
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14 September 2017AJ RETROFIT AWARDS 2017 – WINNERLast night we were delighted to attend the AJ Retrofit Awards 2017 where Warwick Hall Community Centre was the winner of the Listed Building under £5M category and then amazingly was awarded the overall AJ Retrofit Project of the Year 2017 prize. This is a fantastic achievement for a small community led project on a very sensitive historic site and we are so grateful to have had an amazing client at Burford Church.
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18 June 2017CIVIC VOICE DESIGN AWARDS 2017 – WINNERAcanthus Clews Architects along with Burford Church and Burford Town Council are delighted to announce that Warwick Hall Community Centre was awarded as the Winner in the New Build category at the Civic Voice Design Awards 2017. Hosted at the fantastic offices of Rogers Stirk and Harbour + Partners on the 14th floor of the Leadenhall Building ACA were very proud indeed to be associated with such a fantastic shortlist of community driven projects. The Civic Voice Design Awards are unique in that they are nominated by local people for buildings that make a special contribution to local communities. This makes them very special and a welcome change to the professionally driven industry norm design awards. As well as winning the New Build Category against some very fine buildings nationally we were also delighted to receive a Special Conservation Area Award. This new award was created to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civic Amenities Act 1967 and to recognise and highlight outstanding development within a Conservation Area.
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23 June 2017WARWICK HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE WINS PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS NATIONAL AWARDAcanthus Clews award winning architects – following on from our fantastic success at the RIBA South / South East Regional Awards we are delighted that the Warwick Hall has now picked up a Royal Institute of British Architects National Award. This is a tremendous achievement for everyone involved in the project but none of this could have happened without the amazing vision, confidence and sheer will of our client St.John the Baptist church. They now have a wonderful facility for both the church and local community and we are looking forward to seeing it thrive.
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18 June 2017FRAMLINGHAM CASTLE VISITOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT COMPLETEAcanthus Clews conservation architects – we are really pleased to confirm the visitor improvement works at Framlingham Castle for English Heritage have been completed and visitors are now really enjoying the new facilities. The project involved the careful insertion of new exhibition spaces along with catering and retail facilities within the Grade 1 listed scheduled former workhouse. Major improvements are now planned for phase 2 to radically improve access for all to the castle perimeter wall walk. Other key work included further conservation repairs to the outer walls of the castle as part of an ongoing maintenance programme.
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May 2017ARCHERS PAVILION AT WREST PARK RESTOREDACA have been privileged to work with English Heritage and specialist conservation contractors to repair and restore the magnificent Baroque Archers Pavilion at Wrest Park. This grade 1 listed hugely significant Baroque pavilion was one of the charity's major conservation projects with over £400,000 of investment to restore it to its early 18th-century glory. Essential works such as weather proofing and redecorating the exterior is now complete and it is looking fantastic! |
