Winner: HLM Architects

HLM has seen a boom in activity across the past 12 months. With the firm’s workload increasing significantly this year, it has collaborated through the Architectural Alliance with practices that have experienced a downturn. This has enabled HLM to deliver for its clients using trusted partners and for staff within those businesses to remain employed. HLM has also continued to lead in the arena of modern methods of construction, pursuing innovative platform research with contractors and the Construction Innovation Hub to address the industry skills shortage. The practice has continued to work to address the climate crisis by upskilling its team, with six newly qualified Passivhaus designers and two architects nearing completion of the Association for Environment Conscious Building’s CarbonLite™ Retrofit course. Recognising the lack of consistent project feedback across industry, the firm has also developed HLM_Impact, a digital tool that assesses building users’ satisfaction, considering both qualitative and quantitative aspects.

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