Glassex 2005 - Conservatory
Design Competition
GLASSEX CONSERVATORY DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OVERALL DECLARE JUDGES
From almost three times as many entries as received for
the inaugural Glass Conservatory Design Competition last
year the judging panel for the 2005 event eventually managed
to select finalists, and winners, for each of the four categories.
Entries were submitted for four categories
- Innovative Design; Conventional Domestic; Conventional
Commercial; and
Portal Frame – and clearly stimulated the imagination
and skills of designers, manufacturers and architects to
draw a quality of entry that the Chairman of the Judges called “Exceptional”.
All of the finalists’ entries were shown in a special
feature area at Glassex ’05, where visitors could study
the designs at leisure.
For each category Gold, Silver, Bronze were
chosen, in addition to the Ultraframe Special Merit Award,
which is conferred
by Ultraframe’s own experts to a company in each category.
Domestic Gold Award Winner Franklin Conservatories
The judging panel was appointed
from a cross section of the industry to ensure a balance
of expertise,
views and
interests, with referees appointed from the media to ensure
absolute fairness. The panel included: Barry Dunlop, Founder
of Conservatories OnLine; Chris Richardson, Technical Director,
Ultraframe; Gary Richards, Operations Director, Conservatory
Roof Craft Ltd; and architect Chris Cooper, of Cooper Research.
Chairman of the Judges was Paul Godwin, Press Officer of
Glassex, and the referees were Roland Ellison of Glass Age,
and Ariane Blok of Glass & Glazing Products.
The Winners and Finalists are:
CONVENTIONAL DOMESTIC CONSERVATORY
Gold: Franklin
Conservatories
Silver:
Franklin Conservatories
Bronze: AGS
Home Improvements
Ultraframe -
Special Merit: Artisan Conservatory
Domestic
Bronze Award Winner AGS Home Improvements
PORTAL CONSERVATORY
Gold:
Franklin Conservatories
Silver: AGS Home Improvements
Bronze: Franklin Conservatories
Ultraframe -
Special Merit: Fineline
Portal Gold Award Winner Franklin Conservatories
CONVENTIONAL COMMERCIAL CONSERVATORY
Gold: Guernsey
Glass & Window
Co
Silver: MC Glass
Bronze: Penicuik Home Improvements
Ultraframe -
Special Merit: Guernsey
Glass & Window
Conventional
Commercial Gold Award Winner: Guernsey Glass & Window
Co
INNOVATIVE DESIGN CONSERVATORY
Gold: M3 Architects
Silver: Guernsey
Glass & Window
Co
Bronze: Tradeplas
Ultraframe -
Special Merit: JT Systems
Chairman of the judges, Paul Godwin, commented: “The
judges were all immensely impressed by the quality of entries,
including the aesthetics, technical calculations, professionalism
and sheer effort that went into every one.
“In a sense it was a pity to separate out any for
special recognition as almost all set exceptional standards
that would be fine examples for the industry to follow. As
a cross-section of the conservatory designer’s craft
it would indicate that the industry is in very good shape
indeed.”
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