Alconbury Weald Incubator office building picks up another best construction award

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Thursday 3 Jul 2014 4:37 PM

Written byADAM LUKE

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A visually stunning Huntingdonshire office building has scooped its second award since opening earlier this year.

Alconbury Wealds Incubator was named East Anglia regional winner of Best Commercial Building by the Local Authority Building Control, and praised for outstanding construction and workmanship.

Tim Leathes, of developers Urban&Civic, said: The Incubator is our first building so we knew the design had to be visually stunning. But we also wanted the building to represent the values of the broader Alconbury Weald development with strong environmental features a real focus on good craftsmanship and quality materials.

Were pleased and proud of the team that delivered that and that it is being recognised with awards like this.

Dennis Cotton, construction director at Kier, which built the Incubator, added: It was a particularly interesting build as the transparent and stripped back nature of the internal spaces meant that quality of materials and workmanship were essential, and incorporating green technologies such as rainwater harvesting and flexible ventilation systems sits well with both our clients environmental aspirations for the development and our own sustainable construction commitments.

And Philip Turner, of architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, said: The Incubator has now established a new benchmark for economical and enjoyable offices and set a strong architectural precedent for further development in the future.

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