£7million church building wins architectural award
A church-run set of offices and community centre has won another award for its design.
St Martin's House, next to Leicester Cathedral, received the chairman's award at the East Midlands Local Authority Building Control Awards.
The building, which opened at the beginning of the year and was the former home of Leicester Grammar School, was one of 63 buildings nominated for the award.
Dave Smith, chairman of the East Midlands Region Local Authority Building Control, said he chose St Martins House above all the other projects because of the attention to detail in renovating and regenerating the building, which was given Grade II Listed status shortly before the work began.
He said: "I have seen too many older buildings fall into disrepair and to see this project not only renovate a fabulous building but to retain so many of the original features while exceeding current standards is heartwarming." Pete Hobson, director of St Martin's House, who was the project manager during the construction, said: "We knew when we started this project that it had to be completed to a very high standard and add to the life of the community.
He said: "I have seen too many older buildings fall into disrepair and to see this project not only renovate a fabulous building but to retain so many of the original features while exceeding current standards is heartwarming." Pete Hobson, director of St Martin's House, who was the project manager during the construction, said: "We knew when we started this project that it had to be completed to a very high standard and add to the life of the community."This award is a testament to the hard work put in by all our partners to achieve our goals for this important step towards the long-term goal of establishing Cathedral Square as a destination for all."
The £7 million redevelopment of the former Leicester Grammar School into St Martin's House has already been commended by both the Civic Society, in their annual architecture awards, and the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects, in their design awards.
The awards praised everyone involved in the project: St Martin's Cathedral Properties Ltd, consultants Pick Everard, JH Hallam Contract Ltd and Leicester City Council.
Nice to see the article features a possessive apostrophe on St Martin's!
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