Loyn & Co

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Loyn & Co Architects is an architectural firm based in Penarth near Cardiff, Wales. It was founded by the architect Chris Loyn in 1987.[1]

The practice has twice won the Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, in 2007 and 2014.[2] Stormy Castle, the home that won the 2014 medal, also won the 2014 Manser Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[3]

Converted water tower, Cyncoed, Cardiff

Notable projects

  • Outhouse, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, an earth-sheltered house on a rural hillside for two artists. It was shortlisted for the 2016 Stirling Prize and won the BBC News readers' favorite public vote.[4]
  • Upside Down House, Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan and Millbrook House, Cardiff - both shortlisted for the Gold Medal for Architecture 2015.[5]
  • Stormy Castle, a sustainable home on the Gower Peninsula[6] - winner of the Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture 2014[2] and the RIBA Manser Medal.
  • Water Tower (residential conversion), Cyncoed, Cardiff - winner of the Gold Medal for Architecture 2007, breaking the Eisteddfod's normal tradition of making the award for a public building.[7]
  • Raisdale Road, Penarth (2001), Loyn & Co's first newbuild property[8] and winner of a Welsh Housing Design Award in 2002.[9]
  • St Donat's Arts Centre, modern theatre extension to a 14th-century barn (1995)

References

  1. ^ "Chris Loyn". Building Dream Homes. BBC. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hopkirk, Elizabeth (4 August 2014). "Loyn & Co wins Welsh Gold Medal". Building Design. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ "House compared to James Bond pad, and a Tesco branch - Stormy Castle in Llanmadoc - wins top architects' award". South Wales Evening Post. Swansea. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
    - "Stormy Castle in Wales is Britain's best new home - RIBA Manser Medal 2014". Art Daily. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Riba Stirling Prize 2016: Rural concrete house wins people's vote". BBC News. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ Morgan, Sion (3 July 2015). "From cliff perched houses to a grass-roofed primary school, the most beautiful new buildings pushing the boundaries of Welsh architecture". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ Roux, Caroline (14 September 2014). "RIBA's Manser Medal shortlist announced". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. ^ Clark, Rhodri (6 August 2007). "Judges decide not to award crafts gold medal". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. ^ Weston, Richard (Spring 2001). "A rare creature". Touchstone. No. 9. RSAW. pp. 7–9.
  9. ^ "Cardiff boasts four of the best". Western Mail. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2015.


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