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Storyteller Library, Cinema & Housing, London Borough of Bexley, for London Borough of Bexley, with DRDH and Really Local Group

Storyteller Library, Cinema & Housing, London Borough of Bexley, for London Borough of Bexley, with DRDH and Really Local Group

The Storyteller Library, Cinema, and Housing fully opened in Summer 2023. It consists of a three-screen independent cinema; a cafe; nine apartments; co-working space; a gallery; and a “Changing Places” sanitary facility. The £6.2m development is located on the high street of suburban Sidcup. The project is DRDH’s first public building in London.
Winner in Building - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024BuildingWinner
Appleby Blue Almshouse, London Borough Southwark, for United St Saviour’s Charity, Southwark Council and JTRE, with Witherford Watson Mann architects

Appleby Blue Almshouse, London Borough Southwark, for United St Saviour’s Charity, Southwark Council and JTRE, with Witherford Watson Mann architects

With a construction value of £25.1m, the Appleby Blue Almshouse brings a new retirement community to Bermondsey. Of the 57 new homes, 51 are one bedroom flats and 6 are two-bedroom. The building includes a community centre, lounge, activities room, communal kitchen, spa and beauty room, as well as a garden.
Winner in Building - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024BuildingWinner
Harkness Memorial, Melbourne, Australia, for Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, with McGregor Coxall, Aurecon, Architectus, Greenshoot Consulting, and Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

Harkness Memorial, Melbourne, Australia, for Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, with McGregor Coxall, Aurecon, Architectus, Greenshoot Consulting, and Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

The first phase of the Harkness Memorial Masterplan concerns 128ha of land adjacent to the Gilgai Woodlands Nature Conservation Reserve. The project will address challenges posed by Melbourne’s rapidly growing western suburbs, with new and improved public spaces across the site, in a reimagining of the public cemetery. Melbourne’s largest memorial site, Harkness will be adapted as a multi-use space for memorialisation and community needs.
Winner in International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024International Future PlaceWinner
West End Project, London Borough of Camden for Camden Council - with Central District Alliance, LDA Design, Norman Rourke Pryme, Arcadis and Michael Grubb Studio

West End Project, London Borough of Camden for Camden Council - with Central District Alliance, LDA Design, Norman Rourke Pryme, Arcadis and Michael Grubb Studio

Camden Council’s £35m investment into the area around London’s Tottenham Court Road aims to dramatically enhance urban public space. The project reclaims road space for 0.7ha of new parks, squares and incidental pocket plazas and the re-imagining of 0.3 hectares of existing space. Removing the one-way systems and reducing traffic on Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street. The planting plan includes over 1,000m2 of new beds and borders.
Winner of Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Public SpaceWinner
Urban GreenUP, Liverpool, for Liverpool City Council, Mersey Forest and University of Liverpool, with reShaped

Urban GreenUP, Liverpool, for Liverpool City Council, Mersey Forest and University of Liverpool, with reShaped

Across 44 different postcodes and sites, GreenUP has enhanced access to local greenspace for 500,000 residents in Liverpool. The project has planted 100,000 trees and shrubs, and created accessible walking routes, increasing walking by 13.9% and footfall for local businesses. The interventions have increased pollinators by 928%, reduced air surface temperatures by 7.2C degrees and diverted 5,200,000 litres of water from sewers, reducing flooding.
Winner of Climate Resilience - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Climate ResilienceWinner
Designing Cities for and with Women and Girls, London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, for the London Legacy Development Corporation

Designing Cities for and with Women and Girls, London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, for the London Legacy Development Corporation

Site experience walks with women, girls, and gender-diverse people developed a shared perception for LLDC’s work in hotspot sites. A Women and Girls Safety Charter was signed by local key stakeholders and landowners to ensure an approach that aligns with the findings. The engagement project intends to influence infrastructure and planning powers, such as the allocation of Section 106 monies and the use of the neighbourhood portion of Community Infrastructure Levy.
Winner in Community Engagement - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Community EngagementWinner
Soho Place, City of Westminster, for Derwent London and Nimax Theatres, with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Arup and Laing O’Rouke

Soho Place, City of Westminster, for Derwent London and Nimax Theatres, with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Arup and Laing O’Rouke

No. 1 Soho Place in Westminster combines a 600 seat theatre with contemporary office and retail spaces. Spanning 26,000 sqm, this is the first new theatre in the West End in 50 years. The latest development from Derwent London by AHMM, this £300m mixed-use project is part of large-scale regeneration around the Elizabeth line’s Tottenham Court Road station.
Shortlisted for Building - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Building
Hackney Bridge, London Borough of Hackney, for Make Shift, with Turner Works

Hackney Bridge, London Borough of Hackney, for Make Shift, with Turner Works

The £4.6m Hackney Bridge development will serve as a 12-15 year temporary space until the development of Olympic Legacy Plan housing. This is the third project from incubator company Make Shift. Five buildings totalling 2630 sqm bring together workspaces including maker’s shops, co-working spaces, and artists’ studios; as well as a public market hall, events space, and food and drink vendors.
Shortlisted for Building - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Building
Living Wetland Theatre and Waterscapes Aviary, Slimbridge, for Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, with BD Landscape Architects, Kay Elliott Architects, Hoare Lea and David Dexter Engineers

Living Wetland Theatre and Waterscapes Aviary, Slimbridge, for Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, with BD Landscape Architects, Kay Elliott Architects, Hoare Lea and David Dexter Engineers

Completed in 2021, Gloucestershire’s Living Wetland Theatre forms part of a £4.4m funding awarded to WWT Slimbridge by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Alongside a new lagoon, new stream and waterscapes aviary, a 360-seat theatre with shelter from the elements allows visitors to pause and learn about the local wildlife through immersive experiences and activities hosted by the Wetland Centre.
Shortlisted for Building - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Building
Unity Place, Milton Keynes, for Santander UK, with LOM architecture and design

Unity Place, Milton Keynes, for Santander UK, with LOM architecture and design

Completed in November 2023 as a new work campus for 6,000 Santander UK employees, the Unity Place development at 200 Grafton Gate in Milton Keynes includes 44,000sqm of office space across eight stories. Designed to achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and WELL ‘Gold’ standard, the £150m project also gives public access to an “urban market,” retail outlet, community spaces, health facilities and a terrace cafe.
Shortlisted for Building - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Building
Sea Gardens, Bray, for Ballymore, with Howells Architects

Sea Gardens, Bray, for Ballymore, with Howells Architects

A 45-min train ride into the city centre on the DART rail link and 5 minute walk from the beach, Sea Gardens in County Wicklow aims to connect the city and coast for the Bray community. The project will provide 1200 two and three-bedroom homes across the 40ha site with an estimated GDV of over £5m and more than 9ha of public open space in addition to the new 5ha Central park.
Shortlisted for International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024International Future Place
Micro Colony, Coastal Bangladesh, for GROHE, with UArchitects

Micro Colony, Coastal Bangladesh, for GROHE, with UArchitects

UArchitects’ development proposal for coastal locations in Bangladesh comprises 1ha of water based infrastructure – a fixed island to combat the intensification of floods. Micro Colony proposes accommodation for approximately 50 people initially, with trade for up to approximately 10 families. A small school and a medical centre are attached to the ‘community island’ as a ‘colony hub’, with further public resources.
Shortlisted for International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024International Future Place
Singapore Makers Land, Singapore, for Jurong Town Corporation, with Broadway Malyan, Savills, Arup

Singapore Makers Land, Singapore, for Jurong Town Corporation, with Broadway Malyan, Savills, Arup

The Kallang Kolam Ayer masterplan sits across two districts either side of the Kallang River and Pelton Canal. With 1.3km of river frontage, the Makers Land proposes a new arts district for the existing residential community and industrial estates. Arup’s masterplan details a riverfront SoHo as a place to live, work and play, making better use of space by integrating industrial and non-industrial uses.
Shortlisted for International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024International Future Place
The Britannia Project, London Borough of Hackney, for London Borough of Hackney, with Tibbalds, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and FaulknerBrowns Architects

The Britannia Project, London Borough of Hackney, for London Borough of Hackney, with Tibbalds, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and FaulknerBrowns Architects

A three-phase development being developed across a 3.2ha site, The Britannia Project is expected to be completed in 2026. Included in the £154m plan is a leisure centre to replace the former Britannia Leisure Centre; a 1,140 student school and hundreds of new homes. 290 of the homes will be for outright sale, 30 for shared ownership, and 51 homes for social rent.
Shortlisted for Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Place in Progress
Stockport Town Centre West, Stockport, for Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation, Stockport Council, Homes England and Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Stockport Town Centre West, Stockport, for Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation, Stockport Council, Homes England and Greater Manchester Combined Authority

The Stockport Town Centre redevelopment plans for 3,700 new homes as well as 1m sq ft of office and community space. The ​​£1b project will span over 30 hectares of brownfield to create a pedestrianised centre including a 2ha park. The ​​£140m transport interchange and rooftop park opened to the public in March 2024.
Shortlisted for Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Place in Progress
Rochester Riverside, Medway, for Medway Council, Countryside Partnerships (Vistry Group) and The Hyde Group, with BPTW and LUC

Rochester Riverside, Medway, for Medway Council, Countryside Partnerships (Vistry Group) and The Hyde Group, with BPTW and LUC

Rochester Riverside is developing a 50ha brownfield site adjacent to the historic centre of Rochester and its new railway station. Plans include a 2.5km river walkway, commercial units, parking, green spaces, a primary school, care home and hotel. The £419m project will bring 1,400 new homes, 25% of which will be made affordable.
Shortlisted for Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Place in Progress
Harringay Warehouse District, London Borough of Haringey, for Provewell, with Ruth Campbell & Co, Tibbalds, Morris+Company, Container City and Dakota

Harringay Warehouse District, London Borough of Haringey, for Provewell, with Ruth Campbell & Co, Tibbalds, Morris+Company, Container City and Dakota

Within the boundaries of Overbury Road and Eade Road, the Harringay Warehouse District comprises a total of 2.35ha. In addition to commercial spaces and new shipping container work units associated with a communal garden, 5000sqm of co-living is proposed alongside a cafe, work/artist studios and public realm improvements at the Seven Sisters site.
Shortlisted for Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Place in Progress
University of Glasgow Western Campus, Glasgow, for University of Glasgow and Multiplex, with LUC, AECOM, 7N and Arup

University of Glasgow Western Campus, Glasgow, for University of Glasgow and Multiplex, with LUC, AECOM, 7N and Arup

Redevelopment of the Western Campus of the University of Glasgow includes the refurbishment of four buildings; one of which, the Adam Smith business school required £50m of the £430m total project budget. The project encompasses 85,000sqm of student accommodation, learning, teaching, and research space; 26,000sqm of which will be the Keystone Building.
Winner in Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Place in ProgressWinner
The Verdean, London Borough of Ealing, for Peabody and Mount Anvil, with Levitt Bernstein, Kew Gardens, Exterior Architecture, Light Follows Behaviour and Tigg Coll

The Verdean, London Borough of Ealing, for Peabody and Mount Anvil, with Levitt Bernstein, Kew Gardens, Exterior Architecture, Light Follows Behaviour and Tigg Coll

The Verdean is a £520m development set to create 1,228 new homes, 455 of which will be affordable. Two residential towers, the Oak and the Aster will contain 160 and 170 homes, respectively. Six percent of commercial spaces totaling 780sqm will be allocated to local businesses. The scheme will incorporate additional public realm community connectivity improvements and green spaces.
Winner in Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Place in ProgressWinner
St Paul’s Gyratory Transformation Project, City of London, for City of London Corporation, with NRP, LDA Design and Transport for London

St Paul’s Gyratory Transformation Project, City of London, for City of London Corporation, with NRP, LDA Design and Transport for London

Through the closure of a three lane carriageway, the St Paul’s Gyratory Transformation Project will create a 3000sqm public area focused on green infrastructure and sustainable water management. Phase two will remove the rotunda and roundabout outside the former Museum of London site. The £14m project will contribute to a biodiversity corridor which will be part of a new Leisure Walk from Peckham to Epping Forest.
Shortlisted for Future Public Realm - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Future Public Realm
Aberdeen City Vision, Aberdeen, for Aberdeen City Council, with LDA Design, Fairhurst and Systra

Aberdeen City Vision, Aberdeen, for Aberdeen City Council, with LDA Design, Fairhurst and Systra

The £150m project will see the rejuvenation of over 65,000sqm of public realm, split across seven key development areas. Aberdeen City Vision aims to improve the sustainability of Aberdeen by reducing private motorised traffic, congestion and pollution, and making a more enticing environment for active travel, mitigating carbon use during implementation. The design includes play areas, public art, events spaces, and greening the area with trees, planters and rain gardens.
Shortlisted for Future Public Realm - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Future Public Realm
Devonshire Gardens, Cambridge, for Railpen and Socius, with RH Partnership and LDA Design

Devonshire Gardens, Cambridge, for Railpen and Socius, with RH Partnership and LDA Design

Three buildings, set in a new public park, will constitute the Devonshire Gardens project. Seventy build-to-rent homes are designed to meet the city’s net-zero carbon ambitions and operate with no reliance on fossil fuels. Additionally, 11,000sqm of workspace will be developed. With the goal of exceeding conventional environmental standards, Devonshire Garden will incorporate 617 cycle spaces, rain gardens and pollinator habitats.
shortlisted for Future Public Realm - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Future Public Realm
Meridian Water, London Borough of Enfield, for Enfield Council and Strategic Infrastructure Works, with Taylor Woodrow, Arup and Stace

Meridian Water, London Borough of Enfield, for Enfield Council and Strategic Infrastructure Works, with Taylor Woodrow, Arup and Stace

The £6bn Meridian Water, one of the largest regeneration projects in London, has a scope of over 25 years. It will provide 10,000 homes over its course with the first twenty delivered in September 2023 including family-sized housing, accessible homes, and single bedroom flats. Enfield Council funded the £46m Meridian Water station, completed in 2019, and considered a linchpin for the development.
Winner in Future Public Realm - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Future Public RealmWinner
Woolwich Town Centre, Royal Borough of Greenwich, for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, with LDA Design and Studio Weave

Woolwich Town Centre, Royal Borough of Greenwich, for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, with LDA Design and Studio Weave

At Beresford Square and Powis Street, Woolwich Town Centre proposes a biodiverse, climate resilient market garden adjacent to a public square. The project will seek to construct a permanent market pavilion structure for hosting public activities and events. The project covers 1,325sqm and has secured £21m in funding from Government and Historic England.
Shortlisted for Future Public Realm - The Pineapples Awards 2024
2024Future Public Realm

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