Following the receipt of a 2008 regional award from the Royal Institute of British Architects, The North Wall is delighted to announce that it has now won a 2008 national award, presented at the RIBA awards ceremony on June 27th in London. This is the fourth award received by The North Wall, and is an impressive achievement by our architects, Haworth Tompkins, who only last year won a national award for their new design of the Young Vic theatre.

Back in March, at the prestigious Civic Trust Annual Awards Ceremony in Newcastle, The North Wall was one of 26 award winners out of over 400 original nominations, and was described by the judges as:
“A delightful transformation of a listed disused Victorian swimming pool into a vibrant school arts facility, which also reaches out into the local community and provides a venue for dance, music, theatre and the visual arts.” It was praised for the ingenuity of its versatile theatre, its excellent access, and the appropriate use of timber-cladding to complement the existing red brick and stone walls.

Last year The North Wall also received a Certificate from the Oxford Preservation Trust in recognition of its “significant contribution to the conservation and improvement of Oxford`s built environment.”

Architects: Haworth Tompkins
Contractor: Benfield and Loxley (Oxford) Ltd
Theatre Consultants: Charcoalblue