The architects on Sundays bill included Norwich’s own Anthony Hudson and London-based David Kohn, but John and Matt particularly enjoyed presentations from other disciplines – which is really the whole point of Pecha Kucha. These included graphic designers Gareth Bayliss and Paul Flack, custom cycle builder Tom Donhou, and the owner of Flint hair studio Conor O’Brien talking about their visual identity, devised by design-studio Bibliotheque.

The bar at Cinema City was packed for the event, organised by architect Jason Bill and designer Rachel Codling…which bodes well for PK Norwich #3, which we understand is scheduled for April 22nd (more details when available on the PKN Norwich website)

‘The judges were impressed with our commitment to creating new communities, rather than simply building houses’, says Maggie. ‘Because we live and work in the communities in which we build, we recognise that alongside the imperative to provide new homes comes a responsibility to help those communities become sustainable and vibrant. We are very proud to have brought back such a prestigious national award to Norfolk.’

Abel commission a new art-work for each of their sites – such as these at Gardeners Green (left) and Hus22 (right).

‘This is a great opportunity for our practice to explore some of the ideas I’ve been developing through my blog Ruralise,’ explains LHS’s Matt Wood. ‘We’ll be aiming to develop a design that is sympathetic to this attractive site and the wider Norfolk landscape, but at the same time producing something that is clearly contemporary, of its own time’.

Preliminary design work has started and a planning application will be submitted in February or March next year, after consultation with the local planning authority and village residents.

The project was announced today as the only project to receive a full South Norfolk Design Award this year, recognising the contemporary yet sympathetic contribution it makes to the streetscape in the Conservation Area. Cllr Colin Foulger, chair of the judging panel explained its unanimous decision:

‘We were impressed with the way in which the design responded to its site using traditional forms and materials without copying the historic architectural details of neighbouring buildings but introducing a distinctive 21st century contemporary addition to the street scene…it is a wonderful example of great design.’

Commendations were awarded to LSI Architects’ new classroom building at Langley School and a new playground and school garden at Thurton Primary School designed by David Yates, Landscape Architect at Norfolk County Council.

Read more about the Wood House here.