A great night for our projects at the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2025
Six projects shortlisted for the Pineapples!
The shortlist for the Pineapples Awards 2025 has been announced and we're delighted to have six projects in the running.
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The Pineapples Awards was launched in 2019 by The Developer and recognise excellence in every stage of the development, design and delivery of placemaking, from community engagement to Place of the Year.
Live judging of the awards will take place from 25-27 February. All shortlisted projects will be presented live in 10 minutes by a member of their team to the judges and the audience. Winning projects will be announced and presented at the Pineapples Awards Party in April 2025.
Our shortlisted projects are as follows:
Lee Valley Ice Centre
Category: Climate Resilience
This all-electric project is the most sustainable ice centre in the UK, exceeding its carbon reduction targets by 66%. Our goal for the project was to introduce innovative use of construction, energy, and potable water reduction strategies. The ice halls are specifically tailored to ensure high-quality ice pad surfaces as insulated, airtight boxes with tight and efficient forms to reduce conductive heat loss.
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© FaulknerBrowns
Agar Grove Estate
Category: Healthy Homes
The redevelopment of Agar Grove Estate sets a new standard for social housing. The first Passivhaus development of its kind in the UK, it has meaningfully tackled fuel poverty by reducing residents' fuel bills by 70% and has influenced changes to the London Plan in relation to district heat networks.
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© Jim Stephenson
Greenhaus
Category: Healthy Homes
Greenhaus is a nine-storey development in the heart of the city of 96 one and two-bedroom affordable homes, with retail space at ground floor. Part of the Salford regeneration masterplan, Greenhaus is the first project of its kind in the northwest of England and the biggest Passivhaus social housing scheme in the region.
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Central Somers Town Community Facilities and Housing
Category: Place in Progress
Central Somers Town is an exceptional example of social housing and facilities that have been designed to meet the needs of a community. The environmental design was developed with a 'passive first' approach with a high standard of thermal insulation, building air tightness, daylight and natural ventilation. The apartments have exceptional passive cooling features.
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Football against an architect, at our Stirling Prize-shortlisted Central Somers Town project
Wembley Housing Zone
Category: Future Place (up to 10ha)
The vision for this area is to restructure and revitalise the eastern end of the High Road of Wembley town centre, including new homes and jobs, new retail, community and workspaces.
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© Karakusevic Carson Architects
Ashley Road Depot Legacy Project
Category: Community Engagement (Homes)
Haringey Council is transforming Ashley Road Depot (a former refuse depot) into a low-carbon neighbourhood of 272 new Passivhaus homes.
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© Levitt Bernstein
