Axiom Foyer in Wisbech Wins Design Award » Housing » 24dash.com

Axiom's Young Persons Foyer in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire won an award at the Fenland District Council Design Awards for the COMMERCIAL AWARD - NON DOMESTIC NEW BUILD PROJECT.

Axiom Housing Association are delighted to announce that on the evening of 28 February, the Foyer in Wisbech won the Commercial Award for non-domestic new build project.

The Foyer was the only entry short listed by the judges and was nominated by the owners Axiom Housing Association with the support of PDG Architects, the designers.

The Foyer is located on a prominent site at the heart of Wisbech on the River Nene Waterfront. It is seen as a flagship project for the regeneration of the area and sets a high standard of design by the use of good detailing and materials.

The building is designed to provide young people with a high quality environment from which they can find their feet educationally and socially.

The Foyer also won HIGHLY COMMENDED in the following two categories:

Heritage Award - New Build

Sustainability Award - Scheme demonstrating a high standard of energy conservation or sustainable construction.

One of the judges commented:

"The Foyer is a flagship project for the Nene Waterfront redevelopment. One of the challenges of the project was to reflect the traditional Georgian character of the Old Market Place and Waterfront, but also to create a contemporary fronting to the river".

"The Foyer was constructed using a high level of insulation and energy conserving measures and achieved a good energy rating using the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Environmental Assessment procedure for commercial building".

Fenland District Council's Director of Business and Infrastructure, once said of The Foyer:

"The Foyer is a very attractive and modern building that blends well into its environment and will serve young people very well."

"I am delighted we were able to play a key role in commissioning the feasbility study on the Foyer project and supported Axiom in attracting Housing Corporation funding as well as providing hard cash towards the building of the project".

The building was commissioned by Axiom, designed by PDG Architects and built by Burmor Construction, but was conceived as a flagship for the multi-million pound Nene Waterfront Regeneration scheme which is set to transform the economic fortunes of Wisbech and Fenland as a whole.

If you would like to learn more about the Foyer in Wisbech please contact 01733 347135.