Victory at The RICS Awards 2011

LARK is delighted to announce that the residential scheme 1 ZERO 4 by LaROCK has won the Pro Yorkshire RICS Award for Best Residential.

Known as the region’s ‘Property Oscars’, the awards celebrate the most inspirational regional initiatives and developments in land, property, construction and the environment.

The nominations in each category span a range of companies and projects, from small schemes achieved by the vision of one person to globally recognised developments with significant budgets.

Incredible super luxe scheme 1 Zero 4 has seen off stiff competition in the highly competitive ‘Residential’ category to take the trophy and amazing acclaim.

While The Chimney House is a finalist in the highly competitive ‘Building Conservation’ category.
Both entries were complied of a 1,500 word entry – written by LARK and beautifully designed by 93ft.

What the judges were looking for in entries this year
While the design, visual appearance, size and cost are important, they are not the determining factors.

In all categories the judges will be looking for a number of key points:

Achieving value for money in carrying out the scheme and its future economic viability.

Efficient use of resources and forward planning. Evidence of how the project has performed since completion e.g. was it designed to be energy efficient and is this being monitored?

Commitment towards innovation and sustainability.

Concept, purpose, use and most importantly, the project’s perceived impact on the end users in both the medium and long term.

Evidence of if, and how, the local community has been involved along with feedback from occupants and local residents.