Wood Awards 2010
Stoke Newington Town Hall
Gold Award Winner
This project in Stoke Newington was the winner in the Conservation/Restoration Category. This category includes any project in the private or public sector in which conservation and/or restoration is the primary objective. The project may be structural or non-structural. Extensions and new buildings are excluded from this category. The scale of the work is not a significant criterion.
Ridge were appointed as quantity surveyor and CDMC for this restoration project. The Grade II listed Art Deco building, built in the 1930s, has been carefully refurbished to preserve its original features whilst providing flexible spaces with state-of-the-art audio visual and technical facilities. The two principal spaces that have undergone major restoration works are the Council Chamber and Assembly Hall.
The Council Chamber features Australian walnut timber panelling, a dramatic plaster domed ceiling, vaulted galleries and ornamental gold cornicing. Refurbishment of the Assembly Hall included an upgrade for the sprung Canadian maple dance floor and reinstating a suspended 1.5-metre diameter mirror ball at the centre of the hall.
Other works have provided a new contemporary entrance and reception foyer, a reinstated bar, and new kitchen space. Also the existing dressing rooms have been extensively refurbished with modern facilities.
The Gold Award
The Gold Award is chosen by the judges from the winners of all five categories (Commercial & Public Access, Private/Best Small Project, Structural, Conservation/Restoration, and Furniture). The Gold Award is the winner of winners, and in 2010 was given to Stoke Newington Town Hall.
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