Regional winner Commercial:
South of England and South Wales

200, 250 Fowler Avenue
This pair of pavilions developed by SEGRO have achieved a level of quality rarely seen in a business park. They contribute significantly to the success of the master plan and the central square at the heart of the park.

The use of terracotta as the principal facing material with infill panels of glass and aluminium is a triumph. Further efficiencies are achieved by fire escapes which, similarly clad in terracotta, compliment the strength and simplicity of the exterior.

Regional winner: Refurbished/recycled
Regional winner: South of England and South Wales

The Hub
This is a brave, if obvious, refurbishment of a pre-War, steel-framed, aeronautical-weapons research building to provide offices, a café/bar and a heritage centre.

The decision to renovate as a focal point for the proposed business park rather than demolish has been a coup for SEGRO, but generated significant challenges, such as fitting air-conditioning with a clever, if generous, exposed fan-coil arrangement in each structural bay.

Retaining the structure and replacing Crittal windows with modern sympathetic equivalents has retained the feel of the building; while replacing the roof lanterns and the use of the “Farnborough” lettering in the brick cap has protected the historic nature of the building. Two new fire escape towers further enhance the external feel.