A Wellington company played a major role in the regeneration of a historic market site that is in the running for four top awards, writes Phil Hill.
The Buttermarket project in Redruth has been shortlisted for the special accolades at the RIBA Stirling Prize.
The finalists were drawn from the winners of the RIBA regional awards, where the scheme was chosen for a regional award, project of the year, client of the year, and project architect of the year.
Thread provided architectural input for the scheme.
The firm’s founding director and project architect Claire Fear said: “That the Buttermarket is being recognised on a national level by these awards is hugely gratifying.
“Our ultimate goal was to contribute to Redruth’s wider regeneration while preserving the historic integrity of the Buttermarket.
“Our work at the Buttermarket proves the power of adaptive reuse, demonstrating how historic sites can be reimagined as thriving contemporary spaces and have a great impact on regional communities.
“The project respects the past while embracing the future, ensuring that the Buttermarket remains an important part of Cornwall’s cultural and social fabric.
“This kind of project takes a brave client, and we couldn’t have asked for one more engaged and committed than Redruth Revival CIC.”
The inaugural RIBA Conservation Award recognises the importance of conserving the architecture that surrounds us, celebrating cultural continuity and integrating historic buildings with contemporary needs.
The RIBA Reinvention Award recognises achievement in the creative reuse of existing buildings through transformative projects.
The Buttermarket, which was originally built in 1815 as a market for agricultural trade, had been neglected after years of unsympathetic additions and decline.
Thread staff will discover whether their scheme has won at the RIBA Stirling Prize Ceremony at Old Billingsgate Market, London, on October 15.
Thread is best known locally for leading the stabilisation and conservation project at the Grade-listed Tone Works, the historic textile finishing site for Fox Brothers.
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