Tyneside Cinema scoops trio of prizes at Renaissance Awards

Apr 25 2009 by Tony Henderson, The Journal

Other awards

THE residential property award was won by the River’s Gate housing scheme which is part of the £500m project to transform Walker in Newcastle.

The Walker project is being run by Newcastle City Council and the Places for People property management and development group. The 107-home River’s Gate has been built on the former McCutcheon’s Court site.

It features a Home Zone scheme where pedestrians are given priority over vehicles and has an eco-homes excellent rating. The Design and Innovation winner was the Freeman Quay Leisure Centre in Durham, which features a pool, learner pool with floating floor, sports hall, dance studio, fitness suite, and exhibition space. The Commercial category was taken by Memphis at Lingfield Point, Darlington – a once-redundant woollen mill which has been “recycled” to create a contemporary contact centre which is now home to the Student Loans Company.

Middlesbrough College won the Regeneration section.

Environmental winners

TWO buildings with top environmental credentials also won awards.

The community benefit prize went to Sacriston Surgery in County Durham. The building by architects Howarth Litchfield Partnership of Durham includes a GP practice, pharmacy, dentist and health trust offices, and features a garden area for use by patients and the public.

The Sustainability prize went to the Lion House Defra offices in Alnwick. Aimed at zero carbon emissions, the building has three wind turbines, biomass boiler, photovoltaic panels, rainwater harvesting and solar collector panels for hot water.