Places for students and city dwellers are in the running for the large residential scheme of the year prize in the 2019 ProCon Leicestershire property and construction awards.
The finalists for the award are a university student village, a premium student project on Leicester’s New Walk and a 297-apartment development on a prominent city site.
The category, sponsored by Winvic Construction, is one of seven in this year’s ProCon Awards. The ProCon Awards’ overall sponsors are Galliford Try Partnerships, Salus Approved Inspectors and Unique Window Systems. The Leicester Mercury is the awards’ media partner.
The Large Residential Scheme of the Year finalists are:
Loughborough University Student Village, submitted by BWB Consulting
A new active campus and student village in the heart of the Loughborough University includes 617 bedrooms and an Elite Athletes Centre.
The project included 20 adjustable climatic bedrooms, able to simulate altitudes of up to 5,000 metres for high performance training of both able bodied and disabled athletes.
The landscape design is influenced by sport. The paving of the main access route resembles a running track and numerous features are incorporated such as climbing walls, trampolines, an outdoor gymnasia and a ball wall.
Oval Living, Leicester, submitted by rg+p
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The Oval Living development has revitalised one of the few unused parcels of land on Leicester’s historic New Walk. The student accommodation project is designed for modern living and to be sympathetic to the local character.
Inspiration was drawn from the surrounding Victorian villas for the design, with natural daylight and ventilation achieved by large floor-to-ceiling windows and Juliet balconies.
The four storey Oval Living includes 54 studio apartments, laundry, cycle storage and a private landscaped garden. The internal specification of the studios is high, emulating the feel of a boutique hotel.
The Wullcomb, Leicester, submitted by Sowden Group
The first large Build to Rent apartment block in the East Midlands to open its doors, The Wullcomb is in Leicester city centre where it faces the Highcross shopping centre.
The Wullcomb is 12 storeys at its highest point and includes 297 apartments plus four retail units and 125 car parking spaces.
Derelict for several years, the site has seen the construction of four new buildings housing studios and one and two bedroomed apartments. Shared spaces include a library, post room and rooftop terrace.
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Mark Jones, director of multi-room at the award’s sponsor Winvic, said: “Having won large residential scheme of the year two years ago for Leicester’s Lumis student accommodation and having secured contracts for a number of similar luxury student and build-to-rent schemes across the Midlands since then, we wanted to support the ProCon awards in its efforts to recognise and applaud residential excellence.
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“The shortlisted projects in both the large and small residential scheme categories are superb examples and all the finalists should be delighted with what they’ve achieved.
“They demonstrate what thoughtful, innovative and exciting construction can look like when creating homes for people, which are values we’re very proud to work to also. We wish all finalists the best of luck on the awards night.”
The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Leicester’s King Power Stadium on November 14.
The other six awards are:
Infrastructure Project of the Year, sponsored by Charles Henry & Sons
Small Residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Winvic Construction
Regeneration Project of the Year, sponsored by Keepmoat Homes
Architectural Image of the Year, sponsored by Gateley
Small Non-residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Infrastructure Investments
Large Non-residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Infrastructure Investments
Further details about the Awards are on the
Companies still keen to attend the ceremony are welcome to join a reserve list.
To do so, or to enquire about sponsorship opportunities, contact Allyson Jeffrey on 0116 278 1443 or
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