Fortunately the blaze was contained, and last night (Friday) judges announced that, unbeknown to the crews tackling the blaze, the centre had scooped three awards in this year’s Jersey Architectural Commission design competition.
It was highly commended in the Small Scale New Build Development category, and in the Best Art Work in the Public Domain category, and commended in the Best Example of Innovative (and/or) Sustainable Design category.
Overall, there were 61 entries in 11 categories.
The best
Large-Scale New Build Development went to a parish housing scheme, Hameau de la Mer. In this category, Jersey Property Holdings received a commendation for the design of the new St Martin’s School.
Other notable winners included the Salvation Army Bread of Life Café and Bakery which won the Historic Buildings Project award. The best Art Work in the Public Domain award went to a sculpture trail project, Crapaud, a combined effort by artist sculptor Michelle Cain, willow sculptor Alcindo Pinto, and Jon Parkes of the National Trust for Jersey.
The President of the Association of Jersey Architects, Colin Buesnel said ‘I am delighted to see the Island’s local architects showcase their works through these design awards and that they have received the recognition that they rightly deserve. The quality of the designs presented show that our members are capable of delivering high quality projects of any size, scale and complexity.’
The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce said ‘Looking at the entries for this year’s design awards competition, I’m delighted to see that the quality of design in Jersey continues to grow, and to inspire. It’s no small part due to the input of the Jersey Architectural Commission which has provided just the kind of independent voice that we hoped for.’
All the entries are on show at the Town Hall today – Saturday – for one day only.