We are delighted to announce that one of our main projects from 2013, the University Technical College (UTC) Sheffield, has won a prestigious Sheffield Design Award, bestowed jointly by RIBA Yorkshire and the Sheffield Civic Trust. The SDA are held every two years and open to any project within the city’s boundary.
The UTC offers a unique opportunity for education and business to come together and develop the skills that are needed in the industry of the future. It is a perfect fit with the activities carried out within the Cultural Industries Quarter creating a symbolic relationship between the two, to the benefit of the whole area.
The judging panel felt that the building ‘integrated seamlessly within the city's fabric and is a relevant project for the times.’
Silcock Leedham acted as part of the Wates team during the competitive bid stage with HLM Architects, BWB Structural & Ares Landscapes, to develop a winning formula before producing performance documents for M&E tendering and finally being novated to complete the detailed design & coordination.
The project not only features a 3G sports pitch on the roof, it's sustainable credentials are enhanced by connection to the Sheffield District Heating network, deriving all heating & hot water, ultimately, from incinerated household waste.
Many of the graduates are likely to progress to industry via UTC partners on the Advanced Manufacturing Park on the outskirts of the city, on which another 2 recently completed Silcock Leedham commissions were coincidentally nominated for the same award.
