Calthorpe House Edgbaston
The Concrete Society Awards 2009 - Commended
The Concrete Society Awards initiative has been running since 1968 and the Awards recognize excellence in the use of concrete for New Structures (both civil engineering and building), Mature structures, and the more recent Concrete Performance award presented for outstanding use of concrete in key critical applications.
The Concrete Society has commended Calthorpe House in its New Building Category at its awards dinner at The London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, on 13th November 2009.
The judges commented “Calthorpe House has been successfully designed and built as a contemporary office building that is at ease with the built heritage of the area and has excellent sustainability credentials. The design is an impressive use of concrete cladding and glass. While the decision to use precast concrete cladding is obvious, it is the size of the panels at 4.4m x 8,0m, with complex reinforcement design and pre-installed windows, and the high degree of prefabrication, that together make this building stand out”
Ridge was appointed as quantity surveyors on this prestigous project, which was completed earlier this year. The development is situated at a prime location with easy access, excellent car parking and an extensive range of local amenities; it was built to the highest specification and has been designed with the environment and energy efficiency in mind.