Aldwyck Housing Group and partners St Albans City and District Council have been recognised by the Building for Life Awards for their commitment to sustainable communities with the St Pauls scheme in St Albans receiving a Silver Standard.
The prestigious awards, run as a partnership by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, the Home Builders Federation and Design for Life, celebrate innovative housing developments which promote sustainable communities.
St Pauls Place on Hatfield Road is a scheme of eight one-bedroom flats designed specifically for elderly residents, with a number of features to make their lives easier, such as secure mobility scooter stores and assistive technology.
The development was conceived in partnership with St Albans City and District Council, architects Kyle Smart Associates and builder VE Parrott to satisfy a local housing need, and transform the previous building which contained difficult to let bed sits.
Aldwyck’s Acting Chief Executive Harj Singh commented: “Naturally we are delighted to be recognised by the Building for Life Awards for the positive work we are doing.
“St Pauls is an innovative response to satisfy a local need and demonstrates our desire to work closely with local authorities and customers to provide top quality housing in the communities in which we operate.”
The Building for Life assessors concluded in their report: “St Pauls Place is a high quality and considerate scheme. The building slots well into the existing site and the Hatfield Road townscape – providing exciting new homes for single elderly people in the area.”
Colin Smart, of Kyle Smart Associates, said: “The St Paul’s project is a fine example of a partnering approach to design and delivery of a project with multi stakeholders. The site had particular challenges and required careful design which has been carried through to completion.”
Having received a Silver Standard, St Pauls Place will now advance to a further stage of the competition, where a judging panel will decide which of the standard winners deserves special recognition.