2021 Shortlist

Below you will find the full shortlist for the Build It Awards 2021, in association with BuildStore. The winners were announced at a special gala dinner on Friday 26th November and you can take a look at them all here.

Best Architect or Designer for a Self Build Project – sponsored by Kloeber 

• A’Bear & Ball Architects – Milton Road
• Crawford Partnership – Number 39
• Lynn Palmer Architects – Chiltern View
• Millar + Howard Workshop – Amberley House
• Model Projects – Headland House
• Paul Archer Design – Lawrie House
• Roderick James Architects – Delphis

Best Architect or Designer for a Renovation or Extension Project 

• A’Bear & Ball Architects – Martens Close Extension
• Gresford Architects – Copeland Road
• KAST Architects – Milk Moon Barns
• Kate Jackson Architects – The Coach House
• LA Hally Architect – House 596
• Unagru Architects – The Sponge
• Whiteman Architects – Waldegrave Road

Best Self Build or Renovation Project – sponsored by Self Build Zone

• Timber Frame Dream Home: Sue Drawbridge & Antony Wright
• Barn-Style Self Build: Frances & Tom Edwards
• Contemporary Extension to a Period Property: Caroline & Gustavo Ordonez-Sanz
• Oak Frame Countryside Self Build: Deirdre & David Rook
• Wow Factor Bungalow Revamp: Matt & Kirstie Stevens
• Woodland Eco Home: Jan & Diana Thompson

Best Council for Self or Custom Build

• Cherwell Council
• City of York Council
• Durham County Council

Best Custom Build Project or Model – sponsored by Northcot Brick

• Custom Build Homes & City of York Council – Lowfield Green
• Durham County Council & Custom Build Homes – Trinity Mews
• Unboxed Homes – Blenheim Grove

Best Timber Frame Home – sponsored by IDSystems

• Facit Homes – Woodlands
• Fleming Homes – Webbs Farm
• Frame Technologies – Gryphon House
• Gresford Architects – Copeland Road
• MBC Timber Frame – Hard Earnt
• Potton – The Gibsons
• Scandia-Hus – The Willows

Best Brick Home – sponsored by Niko

• CB Homes – Swallow Close featuring Kassandra bricks
• The Adams’ Home at Graven Hill featuring Karma White bricks
• Kate Jackson Architects – The Coach House featuring Coleford Mixed Tudor bricks
• Northcot Brick – Bluefriars House featuring Lyneham Red bricks

Best Off-Site Manufactured Home

• Baufritz – House Mackintosh
• Frame Technologies – Gryphon House
• Dan-Wood – Graven Hill – David Spafford
• MBC Timber Frame – Hard Earnt

Best Oak Frame Home – sponsored by Stovax

• Border Oak – Graven Hill House
• Norton Timber – Lingard House
• Oakwrights – The Maaz Family
• The Perrins (Carpenter Oak) – Willowplatt Barn

Best ICF Home

• Durisol – The Coach House
• Econekt – Milngavie
• Nudura – Stonehouse
• Sunbloc – Lady Byron Lane

Best SIPS Home

• Glosford SIPS – Chris and Jane’s Home
• SIPS@Clays  – Raikes Corner
• SIPS@Clays – Whalley Old Road
• Thermopassive – Fearnach House

Best Self Build for Under £250k – sponsored by Protek

• A’Bear & Ball Architects – Milton Road
• Allister Godfrey Architects – Barn-Style Home, Cumnor
• CB Homes – Damson House
• Greenspace Architects – Earth Sheltered House
• Ke-design – The Barn Field
• Potton – The Allen & Godbold House
• Smart Home Technical – Smart Stanley

Best Eco Home – sponsored by Total Home Environment

• Greenspace Architects – Earth Sheltered Home
• MBC Timber Frame – Hard Earnt
• Oakwrights – Woodlands
• WB Timber Innovations – Wiveton Road

Best Heating System or Product

• NIBE Energy Systems – NIBE S1155
• RED – RED UHE Heat Pumps
• Total Home Environment – HPV Series & HPW 300

Best Stove Product

• ACR Stoves – Wychwood Woodstove
• Capital Fireplaces – Bassington ECO 2022 Stove
• Firepower Heating – Woodfire Passiv
• Gazco – eStudio
• Mendip Stoves – Mendip Woodland Electric stove
• Onyx – Liv 3
• Stovax – Futura 5

Best Sustainable Technology or Product 

• Accsys – Accoya
• Advanced Housing Systems – THEPASSIVHAUS
• EnviroBuild – Hyperion Composites
• Total Home Environment – HPV Series & HPW 300

Best Home Technology Product or Installation

• IDS Lifestle Technology – Smart Home Scheme
• Moss Technical – Niko Home Control Solar Mode
• Swindon Home Control – Wiltshire Project
• Total Home Environment – PKOM 4 & PSOL+ Compact Service Unit

Best Plumbing or Drainage Product

• Grohe UK – Cradle-to-Cradle Range
• Impey Showers – Aqua-Grade
• Wirquin – Slim+
• Wundagroup – Wundatherm

Innovation in Insulation

• Carribean Blinds – Antiguan External Blind
• Corksol – Spraycork
• Keylite Roof Windows – Integrated Expanding Thermal Collar
• SuperFOIL Insulation – SF60FR

Best Roofing System or Product 

• Fakro – FPT U6 preSelect MAX Roof Window
• Keylite Roof Windows – Integrated Expanding Thermal Collar
• Wallbarn – M-Tray

Best Windows

• Norrsken – P31A
• Origin – OW-70
• Sieger Systems – 70 TT Window
• The Residence Collection – Residence Collection Windows

Best Glazed Doors

• IDSystems – Heritage Bifolds
• IDSystems – theEDGE2.0
• Kloeber – Timber Kustomfold
• Origin – Origin Patio Slider
• Sieger Systems – Lux Door
• Ultraline – Ultraine Sliding Door

Best Joinery Product

• Anthony Mullan Furniture – Signature Range by Anthony Mullan Furniture
• Bisca Staircases – Sustainable Staircase
• Kloeber – KlassicFront Entrance Door
• Max-Stairs – The Sculpture
• Sopa Bespoke Joinery – Solid Ash Stair
• Timber Technology – Dual Purpose Study

Best Self Build Lender

• Buckinghamshire Building Society
• Chorley Building Society
• Darlington Building Society
• Ecology Building Society
• Furness Building Society
• Hanley Economic Building Society
• Hinckley & Rugby Building Society
• Loughborough Building Society
• Mansfield Building Society
• Newcastle Intermediaries
• Saffron Building Society
• Vernon Building Society