Kilnaughton project on Council Design Awards shortlist

Entries have now been shortlisted for a new award scheme designed to celebrate exceptional building design quality across Argyll and Bute.

Members of the public are now being invited to have their say on the entries chosen for the final judging round.

The first Sustainable Design Awards, a bi-annual event launched in June, will take place in December.

The panel of judges has drawn up a short-list of entries in each of the four categories – Small Scale Residential, Large Scale Residential, Non-Residential and Conservation.

The buildings span the whole of Argyll and Bute –from Southend to Helensburgh to Taynuilt to the Isle of Lismore.

Councillor Ron Simon, chair of the Argyll and Bute Sustainable Design Forumwhich administers the award, said he was very impressed by the standard of entries.

“We have assessed some wonderful buildings in the initial stages, and in most categories we have had a very difficult task in drawing up the shortlist,” he added.

“We now have a group of fantastic buildings, each of which has a very strong case to win its category.

“Now we would like to find out what the public’s view of the shortlisted entries is. So we have set up a voting system at the Design Award home page, through which individual members of the public can have their say.

“Whilst I appreciate that it is not easy to make an informed judgement based on a photograph and short summary, we nevertheless feel that it is important that everyone is given the opportunity to contribute to the outcome of this prestigious competition.”

The shortlisted buildings are:

Conservation


Machriemore Mill, Southend, Kintyre (only one submission, so no voting)

Large Scale Residential


1-30 Logie Place, Kirkmichael, Helensburgh

Silverhills Cottages, Roseneath

3-15 Feorlinbreck, Garelochhead.

Non-Residential


Mull Theatre, Tobermory

Portavadie Marina Building

Taigh Solais, Ledaig, Tobermory

St Moluag Heritage Museum, Isle of Lismore.

Small Scale Residential


Alt an Duin, Kilmory, Achnamara

Tanglewood, Ichrachan, Taynuilt

Tir Nan Og, Kilnaughton, Isle of Islay

Tigh Na Dobhran, Arduine



The votes cast by the public for each entry will be added to the judges’ scores for each, and help determine the overall winners and commendations in each of the categories.

The Design Awards home page – through which the public voting panels can be accessed – is at http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/content/planning/developmentmanagement/planningdesignawardbranch/davote/.

The closing date for public voting is Friday, November 27 2009.