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19 Jul 00ARTS INSTITUTE LIBRARY WINS POOLE PRIDE OF PLACE AWARD 2000
An elegant new Learning Resource Centre at the Arts Institute, Wallisdown, has been awarded the Poole Pride of Place Award 2000.
The prestigious Award is an annual event which recognises development schemes or landscaping which make the greatest contribution to the quality and appearance of areas in Poole.
The essential element to a winning design is the quality that can be appreciated by the public. Schemes must use high quality materials and landscaping, be appropriate in scale, form and elevation to their setting and pay close attention to detailed design.
The children’s play area at the Old Town First School was commended and in the first year of the Sustainability Awards, a commendation was also awarded to Poole Energy Advice Centre, Ashley Road, Poole.
The judging panel included the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Mrs Joyce Jones, Councillor Leslie Legg, Chairman of Planning and Development Sub-Committee, David Underhill, Architect, Chairman of the Dorset Chapter of the RIBA, Rex Brown, retired architect living in Poole Old Town and Professor Vincent May, acting Head of School of Conservation Sciences at Bournemouth University.
The latter two members of the panel have particular expertise in the use of sustainable technology in building. This is the first year that there has been a special category devoted to good practice in sustainability. In making their assessment, the judges were looking for the use of new technologies for energy and water efficiency, and for enhancements to site ecology.
Mayor, Councillor Mrs Joyce Jones, said: ""There were 11 interesting and varied Pride of Place projects that we had to examine this year and 4 entries for the Sustainability Award, but we were unanimous that the Library at the Arts Institute was a worthy winner."
Cllr Leslie Legg, Chairman of the Planning and Development Sub-Committee, said: "Not only was it an elegant and pleasing shape on the outside but the interior atmosphere was wonderfully tranquil and scholarly. It made me want to go back for another visit."
Poole Energy Advice Centre at 166-168 Ashley Road receives the first Commendation in the new Sustainability section. This project, run by Phil Neale, is a shop and public advice centre for all aspects of energy saving in the home and everyday life. They stock a wide range of products and are always willing to help ordinary people to save energy in the home as well as make their contribution to improving the environment.
Professor May was impressed with the project: "Poole is extremely fortunate to have such a valuable resource in the town. The Energy Advice Centre has an important function in spreading the word to large numbers of people that they too can do something to save energy, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help improve the overall environment. The Borough of Poole are also to be commended for offering their support for this project"
Winners will receive an attractive pottery plaque for display on their building.
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Editor’s Notes:
Details of Winning Schemes are as follows:
Pride of Place Award Winner:
Learning and Resource Centre, The Arts Institute, Wallisdown, Poole,BH125HH
Owner/Client: The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
Architect: Renton,Howard,Wood Levin, Architects, 77 Endell Street, London, WC2H 9AJ
Builder: George & Harding, Bournemouth.
A state of the art building comprising a Library, Computer Suite, Resource Centre and Teaching facilities in the Wallisdown Campus of the existing Institute. The building is designed to a high tech. specification and includes natural ventilation aided by high level fans that provide cooling in the summer and re-circulate warm air in the winter.
Pride of Place Commendation:
Poole Old Town First School, Green Road, Poole, BH15 1QB
Owner: Borough of Poole, (Poole Old Town First School, Headteacher, Gill Taylor).
Architect: Construction Related Services, Borough of Poole, St John’s House, Serpentine Road, Poole, BH15 2DX
Builder: Poole Contract Services, Hatchpond Depot, Hatchpond Road, Poole, BH17 7LQ
A safe play area for children in reception classes, featuring colourful hard and soft landscaping with play structures and equipment. Special attention is paid to safe artificial surfaces and planting. This space provides an outside classroom for the school and has significantly improved its attractiveness.
Sustainability Award Commendation:
Poole Energy Advice Centre, 166-168 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9BY
Owner: Phil Neale, PB Services, 188 Capstone Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8RT
Project Designer and Builder: Phil Neale.
The centre opened in September 1998 in a double fronted shop in Ashley Road, Parkstone. It acts both as a shop and advice centre, providing technical equipment for sale and giving advice to householders on methods of saving energy in the home. It is supported by the Borough of Poole and by Southern Electric, the latter of whom have funded free distribution of around 13,000 low energy light bulbs, which has resulted in a massive saving of CO2 emissions in the Borough. The centre has made 3,500 grants towards energy saving in the home, in dealing with almost 7,000 members of the public. The work of the advice centre is set to expand in the near future as it takes over the role of the Poole and Dorset Energy Advice Centre.
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John Biggs, Conservation Officer, tel: 633331
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