TRA Announces 2024 Roofscape Design Award Winners
A packed audience of Trussed Rafter Association members gathered this week to see who would win the hotly contested Roofscape Design Awards 2024.
The Awards, now in their second year, celebrate the highly technical skills required to design trussed rafter roofs, joists, and panels. The awards took place at the TRA Annual General Meeting and Conference at Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa.
The awards were given in three categories:
- Residential Project of the Year (for newbuild dwellings)
- Conversion and Refurbishment Project of the Year (for existing housing projects)
- Commercial Project of the Year (for all non-domestic projects)
The judging panel included Nick Boulton, chief executive of the TRA; Rob Lockey (former head of training at the NHBC); and Les Fuller, chair of the technical committee of the TRA.
[edit] The awards
In the Residential Project of the Year went to designer Phil Morgan of Wyckham Blackwell Ltd for – The Copper House project. The judges were impressed with the extensive knowledge of the architectural requirements of the designer and how the design applied a trussed rafter application and ensured that the ‘form did follow the function’.
Wyckham Blackwell Ltd also took home the award for the Conversion and Refurbishment Project of the Year with The Black Country Living Museum, designed by Joe Dudley.
The judges agreed that it was an example of how to successfully comply with client and historical requirements and still achieve suitable timber engineering for a project.
For the Commercial Project of the Year, it was a unanimous decision that Acorn Timber Engineering’s Welton Extra Care Apartments and Bungalows designed by Simon Copley was the winner for the category. The project started with suppling metal web joists to ending up tendering for the entire roof structure of the main apartment building and ten individual bungalows - resulting in almost 3,500 square metres of the roof surface and 2,500 manufactured items
The highly commended design was awarded to DWB Roof Truss Ltd’s Phil Daniels for the Sianwood project. Judges were impressed by the application of Posi-Joists in ensuring a prefabricated design solution for the project that was creatively achieved.
[edit] Supported by trussed rafter designers
Nick Boulton said: “The trussed rafter industry is keen to highlight the problem-solving and design skills required in such an important element of the roofing system in construction projects.
“Thank you to all the designers who have entered the awards this year, it was very fascinating to see the creativity and technical expertise in all the designs that were submitted.
“I would like to congratulate all those who took part, particularly the winners of this year’s Awards and look forward to watching your continued success in the industry. The Roofscape Design Awards will be returning in 2025.”
More details about the TRA's Roofscape Design Awards can be found via the TRA's website.
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