Acclaimed Hope Street Scheme Wins RIBA National Award
Doug Johnson
The pioneering Hope Street project in Southampton has won an RIBA National Award in recognition of its outstanding design.
Designed by Snug Architects for the charity One Small Thing, this scheme is one of only 25 projects recognised with this award, which follows a host of other accolades.
A Pioneering Project
Hope Street is a progressive pilot project for women in the justice system, designed to support a healing trauma service and provide an environment that improves long-term prospects.
The design deliberately rejects the institutional character often associated with the justice system, instead applying trauma-informed design principles to create a welcoming and domestic-in-scale setting.
Mesh’s Contribution
Our engineers worked closely with the Hope Street design team to provide:
- Energy studies
- Overheating and ventilation assessments
- Embodied carbon analysis
This collaboration delivered an impressive 93 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, whilst helping the project to target a BREEAM Outstanding rating.
The Project Team:
Client - One Small Thing
Briefing - Heatherwick Studio
Architects - Snug Architects
Landscape Architect - Harris Bugg Studio
Interior Architect - Focus Design Ltd
Energy & M&E design - Mesh
Image – Snug Architects | FotoHaus
Project Awards:
- RIBA National Award
- RIBA MacEwen Award - an examplar of architecture for the common good
- RIBA South Award
- RIBA South Client of the Year Award
- RIBA South Sustainability Award
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