insideKENT Magazine Issue 34 - January 2015 | Page 12

WINNERS OF THE KENT DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The 2014 KDDA winners

The winners of the 2014 Kent Design and
Development Awards (KDDA) have been
revealed.
Eighteen projects were shortlisted for
the seven category prizes by the judges,
with the overall Project of the Year voted for
on the night by more than 150 guests who
attended the event held at County Hall.
Taking home three awards, Goat Lees
Primary School in Ashford was voted Project
of the Year.
Designed by Pellings, Bromley, with
support from Crofton Design Associates,
based in Hadlow, the school makes the
most of natural light and ventilation, with
intelligent use of space and strong links with
the outside. The building, which is for
community as well as educational use, also
utilises photovoltaic and solar thermal panels.
Goat Lees also won the Environmental
Performance award, sponsored by The
Woodley Coles LLP and the Public Buildings
,
category, sponsored by Kent Construction
Focus Group.

Alex Hicken of DHA Planning, sponsors
of the Project of the Year award, commented:
“All of the winners are schemes Kent can
be truly proud of. We were particularly
pleased to see Goat Lees Primary School
voted overall winner, as it clearly stands out
as an example of the high-quality
development being undertaken across the
county.”
Sponsored by Kent County Council,
DHA Planning, and Maxim, the awards –
which take place every two years –
showcase the many excellent construction
projects taking place across the county.
Sandwich T
own Tidal Defences project,
undertaken by CH2M Hill Halcrow, won the
Civils and Infrastructure category, sponsored
by CTP Consulting Ltd. Maidstone High
Street was highly commended.
In the Commercial, Industrial and Retail
category, sponsored by Liberty Property
Trust, the work of Clay Architecture saw
Medway Crematorium victorious.

Cyclopark, the Clague & Jacobs development near
Gravesend, took the top prize in the Public Buildings –
Community category, sponsored by Kent Construction
Focus Group. Hadlow Tower was highly commended.
In the residential categories sponsored by Liberty
Property Trust UK, Horsted Park, Medway, by Proctor
and Matthews won the Major category. The winner of
Minor, developments of 10 properties and under, was
Guy Hollaway for Pobble House at Romney Marsh.
Each of the winners were presented with a trophy
sculpted by Jason Mulligan, which were hand carved
from Kentish Ragstone from nearby Hermitage Quarry,
and provided by the Gallagher Group.
Andrew Metcalf of Maxim, who was master of
ceremonies for the evening, said: “Despite all the
challenges faced by those in Kent’s development
community, it is clear that quality really shines through.
Each of our shortlisted finalists have made a positive
contribution to how our county looks.”
Visit www.kentdesigndevelopmentawards.co.uk for
more information.

KENT STUDENTS PERFORM WEST SIDE STORY ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC
School pupils from Kent have teamed up with students in Virginia, USA,
to stage identical performances of the show West Side Story, 4,000 miles
apart.
Last week, pupils at The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Dover,
performed the classic musical over three nights to an audience of more
than 1,000 with a cast featuring 12 students from West Point High
School, Virginia.
A group of pupils from the Duke of York’s Royal Military School had already
taken part in the show during their visit to Virginia this October, joining pupils
from West Point for three performances.
Each school independently rehearsed the musical, with 12 pupils from each
school swapping key roles for the exchange trips.
Chris Russell, executive principal of the school, said: “This really was an
exchange trip with a difference, in which pupils from each school practised
their parts at home, working towards a common goal with different people
in a new environment. Pupils from each school also relished the opportunity
to meet their peers, to experience a glimpse of school life in another country,
and to enjoy the sights of Kent and Virginia.”
For more information, visit www.doyrms.com.

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