Three the magic number for Link
ONE of Scotland’s largest providers of affordable housing and support services has been recognised with three category titles at an awards ceremony celebrating Scotland’s housing.
Link was named winner of the Scottish Housing Association, Housing Regeneration Project and Large Affordable Housing Development categories at the Scottish Home Awards, held in Glasgow last night.
The evening – attended by 600 guests – also saw Robertson Homes taking arguably the most prestigious title: Housebuilder of the Year (More than 100 units).
Two of Link’s titles were for the development of a former hospital site in Greenock – as reported here, on placedesignscotland.
Says Link, here: “In May, the first phase of Bunston Grove was completed, providing 149 homes for social rent. The development comprises a mixture of houses, cottage flats, and bungalows, with 17 homes designed to wheelchair-accessible standards.
“The development successfully regenerates a vacant and derelict site which has lain empty since the former Ravenscraig Hospital closed in 2014, delivering much-needed affordable homes to Greenock.
“The project has been delivered by C~urb Property Development, Link’s commercial subsidiary, along with the Scottish Government, Inverclyde Council, and two local housing associations, Larkfield and Oaktree.
“The contractor, Mactaggart Construction Ltd, and the design team – Stallan Brand Architects, Fairhurst engineers, Armour Construction Consultants and Rankin Fraser – have enabled the creation of a new neighbourhood with a high-quality sense of place.
“Seventy-eight properties will be available for social rent managed by Larkfield Housing Association, on Link’s behalf, whilst Oaktree Housing Association has acquired 71 homes for social rent on completion of the development.”
The full winners’ list reads, as follows:
Starter Home of the Year
Winner: The Carden at The Aspire Residence, Aberdeen – Bancon Homes
Finalists:
Pollokshaws Living, Southside of Glasgow – Urban Union
Community Contribution Award
Winner: Wheatley Foundation
Finalists:
Barratt Homes & David Wilson Homes West Scotland
Maryhill Housing Association
Robertson Homes
Urban Union
Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association
Excellence in Sustainability
Winner: Artisan Real Estate
Finalists:
Carmichael Homes
Maryhill Housing
S1 Developments
Scotia Homes
Residential Letting Team of the Year
Winner: At Home In Edinburgh
Winner: Stonehouse Lettings
Finalists:
Albany Lettings
Cairn Estate and Letting Agency
Clan Gordon
Watt Property
Excellence in Customer Service
Winner: Campion Homes
Finalists:
Barratt Homes & David Wilson Homes West Scotland
Clan Gordon
Innovation in Design
Winner: Simon Square, Edinburgh – Fraser/Livingstone Architects
Finalists:
107 Niddrie Road, Strathbungo, Glasgow – Southside Housing Association / CCG (Scotland) / John Gilbert Architects
Cammo Meadows, Edinburgh – CALA Homes (East)
Highwood, Croy Village – Scotia Homes
Juniper Views, Juniper Green, Edinburgh – Gallo & Gallo Developments / Studio LBA
Meadowfield Terrace, Edinburgh – Stone Acre / Studio LBA
Apartment Development of the Year
Winner: Park Quadrant Residences, West End of Glasgow – Ambassador Living
Finalists:
22 King’s Gate, Aberdeen – CALA Homes (North)
Abercromby Place, Edinburgh- Square & Crescent / Studio LBA
Rowanbank Gardens, Corstorphine, Edinburgh – Artisan Real Estate
The Aspire Residence, Aberdeen – Bancon Homes
The New Steiner, Yorkhill, Glasgow – Steiner Property / Grant Murray Architects
Torwood, Corstorphine, Edinburgh – AMA Developments / Oberlanders Architects
Water of Leith Apartments, Edinburgh – Carmichael Homes
Waverley Square, Old Town, Edinburgh – Queensberry Properties
Renovation of the Year
Winner: 107 Niddrie Road, Strathbungo, Glasgow – Southside Housing Association / CCG (Scotland) / John Gilbert Architects
Winner: The David Stow Building, Glasgow – CALA Homes (West)
Highly commended: Poynder Apartments, Kelso – Eildon Housing Association
Finalists:
Asknish House, Lochgair, Argyll – Simpson & Brown
Dun Eaglais House, Kippen, Stirling – Lyall Building Solutions
Edinburgh Townhouse, West End of Edinburgh – Dragon Developments
Merchant House, Inverness – Highland Housing Alliance (HHA)
Ronachan House, Kintyre, Peninsula – Coltart Earley Architecture
Seafield House, Ayr – Econstruct Group
The New Steiner, Yorkhill, Glasgow – Steiner Property / Grant Murray Architects
The Stables, Lincluden Estate – Wheatley Homes South
Torwood House, the Stable Block and the Gatehouse Lodge, West Murrayfield, Edinburgh – AMA Homes and Oberlanders Architects
Housing Regeneration Project of the Year
Winner: Ravenscraig, Greenock, Inverclyde – Link Group / McTaggart Construction
Finalists:
Abbeycraig, Easterhouse, Glasgow – Lochfield Park Housing Association / McTaggart Construction / Grant Murray Architects
Allison Street, Govanhill – AS Homes (Scotland)
Cromdale Square, Drumoyne, Govan, Glasgow – Linthouse Housing Association / CCG (Scotland) / Grant Murray Architects
Cumbernauld Multis Regeneration, Cumbernauld, Glasgow – Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association
Donside Urban Village, Donside, Aberdeen – Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association
Ellengowan Drive, Dundee – Campion Homes
Merchant House, Inverness – Highland Housing Alliance (HHA)
North Gate, Crown Street, Glasgow – New Gorbals Housing Association / CCG (Scotland) / Page/Park
Princes’ Quay, Glasgow – CALA Homes (West)
Queens Quay, Clydebank – MAST Architects on behalf of Loretto HA, part of Wheatley Group, in partnership with Clydebank HA and West Dunbartonshire Council
Age Exclusive Development of the Year
Winner: Witch Road, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire – East Ayrshire Council / CCG (Scotland) / MAST Architects
Finalists:
Hallrule Drive, Cardonald, Glasgow – Wheatley Group / McTaggart Construction
Muirwood Gardens, Kinross – Juniper Residential
Poynder Apartments, Kelso – Eildon Housing Association
Housing Development of the Year (Small, Private Sale)
Winner: Meadowfield Terrace, Edinburgh – Stone Acre / Studio LBA
Finalists:
Chapelton Development, Aberdeenshire – Snowdrop Developments
Juniper Views, Edinburgh – Gallo & Gallo Developments / Studio LBA
Newhailes Court Gardens, Newcraighall – PANACEA Homes
Southfield Grange, Newton Mearns – Robertson Homes
The Jewel, Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh – Living by Robertson
Torwood House, Corstorphine, Edinburgh – AMA Developments / Oberlanders Architects
Housing Development of the Year (Large, Private Sale)
Winner: Highwood, Croy Village – Scotia Homes
Finalists:
Ashberry Homes, Calderwood – Ashberry Homes
Ballumbie Rise, Kingsway East, Ballumbie – Stewart Milne Homes
Cammo Meadows, Edinburgh – CALA Homes (East)
Carnegie View, Wellwood, Dunfermline – Bellway Homes (Scotland East)
Cherry Tree Park, Livingston, Edinburgh – Living by Robertson
Dargavel Village, Bishopton – Stewart Milne Homes
Devongrange, Sauchie – Ediston Homes
Hamilton Heights, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton – Robertson Homes
Lochside of Leys, Banchory, Aberdeen – Bancon Homes
Longniddry Village, Longniddry, East Lothian – Places for People / Cruden Homes
The Scholars, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire – Barratt Homes (West Scotland)
Show Home of the Year
Winner: The Mallaig, Cammo Meadows, Edinburgh – CALA Homes (East)
Finalists:
Oleander Show Home, Oak Bank, Glenrothes – Campion Homes
The Almond, Livingston, West Lothian – Bellway Homes (Scotland East)
The Balloch, Earls Rise, Cumbernauld, Glasgow – Barratt Homes (West Scotland)
The Falkland, Holytown, Motherwell – David Wilson Homes West Scotland
The Lisbon, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire – Living by Robertson
The Macallan, Chapelton, Aberdeenshire – Snowdrop Developments
The Mitchell Garden Room, Hamilton Heights, Hamilton – Robertson Homes
The Sherwood, Ashlar Village, Glasgow – Bellway Homes (Scotland West)
The Stratford, Shawfair, Midlothian, Edinburgh – Stewart Milne Homes
The Washington, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire – Living by Robertson
Viewforth, Kirkcaldy, Fife – Whiteburn Projects
House of the Year
Winner: The Ropeworks, Leith – S1 Developments
Finalists:
Jacobson Garden Room – Newton Manor, Dunbar – Robertson Homes
The Azalea, Oak Bank, Glenrothes – Campion Homes
The Balloch, Earls Rise, Glasgow – Barratt Homes West Scotland
The Gilbert, Sauchie, Ochil Hills – Ediston Homes
The Jura, St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire – Snowdrop Developments
The Moray, West End of Glasgow – Bellway Homes (Scotland West)
The Raeburn, The Reserve at Eden, Aberdeen – Bancon Homes
The Washington, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire – Living by Robertson
Small Affordable Housing Development of the Year
Winner: Conic Way / Montrose Way, Stirling – Hanover Scotland
Finalists:
Abbeycraig, Glasgow – Lochfield Park Housing Association / McTaggart Construction / Grant Murray Architects
Abercromby Street, Glasgow – MAST Architects on behalf of Thenue Housing Association
Auchengreoch Circle, Johnstone – Renfrewshire Council / McTaggart Construction
Cromdale Square, Drumoyne, Glasgow – Linthouse Housing Association / CCG (Scotland) / Grant Murray Architects
Glenbarr Street, Roystonhill, Glasgow – Spire View Housing Association / Grant Murray Architects
North Gate, Crown Street, Glasgow – New Gorbals Housing Association / CCG (Scotland) / Page\Park
Witch Road, East Ayrshire – East Ayrshire Council / CCG (Scotland) / MAST Architects
Large Affordable Housing Development of the Year
Winner: Bunston Grove, Greenock, Inverclyde – The Link Group
Finalists:
Donside Urban Village, River Don, Aberdeen – Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association
Hawick Street, Glasgow – Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association
Laurieston Living, Gorbals, Glasgow – Urban Union
Queens Quay, Clydebank – MAST Architects on behalf of Loretto HA, part of Wheatley Group, in partnership with Clydebank HA and West Dunbartonshire Council
Housing Association of the Year
Winner: The Link Group
Finalists:
Sanctuary Scotland
Southside Housing Association
Housebuilder of the Year (Less than 100 units)
Winner: S1 Developments
Highly commended: Snowdrop Developments
Finalists:
Carmichael Homes
Living by Robertson
Housebuilder of the Year (More than 100 units)
Winner: Robertson Homes
Finalists:
Bancon Homes
Barratt Homes & David Wilson Homes West Scotland
Bellway Homes (Scotland East & West)
Picture credit: Gerardo Jaconelli for the Scottish Home Awards
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