AWARDS - Finalists announced

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Discussion started by Isobel Harris
Started on Thu, 22/10/2009 - 15:24

Thanks for all your votes in the semi-finals of the Reader's choice Award in The Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Self-Build Awards 2009. The Finalists have been announced and it's now up to you to choose the winner! Watch videos of each successful home and VOTE for your favourite!

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#1

Re: AWARDS - Finalists announced

Gill Dawson
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 11:37
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I think that it's great that so many people took the time to watch the videos and vote for the semi-finalists. It was really hard to choose a favourite, the final five show a really good range of different styles and tastes. I've picked a new favourite for the final now, as the one I wanted to win didn't get through. Did anyone predict the top five correctly?

#2

An Interesting Bunch

aurelius
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 13:49
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An interesting selection of finalists, and some real surprises too, especially the Preston house. I'd be interested to hear more about why people voted for the houses they did.

Tim Morrison and Jayne Blakeman still get my vote. I've just watched the film of their house again and I really do love it.

#3

Re: AWARDS - Finalists announced

Cowbell
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 15:51
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Yes there are some lovely properties that have made it into the final categories - one thing I don't understand is how can Oakwrights sponsor the competition and be allowed to enter it as well. I follow green oak framed houses (I'm a bit of a fan) and I have a feeling that the one in Cheshire is one of theirs but surely there should be some rules against them sponsoring the competition and their designs being allowed to enter - surely there's some bias there! I notice that one of their designs won last year as well!

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Re: AWARDS - Finalists announced

John Warren
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 16:21
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Just a thanks to all who have voted for us so far. I would also like to point out that the house was designed to our requirements by our architect, Eleanor Hall, in discussions with us. Three companies were then asked to tender for the oak frame and Oakwrights were the successful bidders. The house was therefore bespoke and not designed by them.

We wanted a house that would suit our requirements but blend sympathetically into the landscape of our village. We love living in it and it is nice that other people like it too.

#5

Re: AWARDS - Finalists announced

pcox
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 19:07
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I, personally, feel that Zoran Baros's extension and renovation truly deserves the plaudits that are due for this amazing family home. His ability to bing his conception to fruition does him credit and rightly puts him into contention for this prize. The use of the modern, blends seemlessly with its original shell to form a superb building. Well done Zoran.

#6

This is certainly an

D Osbourne (not verified)
Tue, 27/10/2009 - 09:37
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This is certainly an interesting selection of finalists. I wasn't expecting some of these to make it to the final. I'd be intrigued to know if these are the finalists the judges would have picked.

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Re: AWARDS - Finalists announced

p elliot (not verified)
Thu, 29/10/2009 - 12:45
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All the houses on the shortlist looked like great projects. However I agree it doesn't give the right impression of impartiality if one of the sponsors has won an award for two years running. It may have been coincidence but it does look a bit wrong.
I am sure the judges would have put a lot of thought into all the winners but I was a bit surprised (maybe I am just too naive!!) that one of the main sponsors houses came out on top. I wonder what the other timber framed houses who entered looked like and if the other people who went to the bother of entering are upset about it?
On another note the Spitalfields house is gorgeous - maybe renovations and conversions and remodels are growing in popularity as there seem to be so many this year- and like I said , so many excellent projects.

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