The Ecology Building Society, Silsden

Hodson Architects were commissioned via a limited competition and interview to design an innovative office building for the Ecology Building Society in the Aire Valley, Yorkshire.

Our main responsibility was to provide a good quality-working environment which responded to the specialness of the site and context with respect to distant views, gardens, extendibility and flexibility in use.

Our aims for the building included attaining amongst the best figures nationally for air tightness, energy and water consumption. Some of the eco-friendly components incorporated into the building include a sedum planted roof, reclaimed stonewalls, rainwater harvesting and photovoltaic cells.

Completed        August 2003

Contract Value  £900,000

Awards:

- Bradford District Design Award, Building of the Year 2004

- Building Magazine's Sustainable Building of the Year 2005

- RIBA White Rose Award for Sustainability 2006