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26 November 2003
In a year which has seen Copthorn Homes already receive a host of awards, the company has now received the ultimate accolade of Housebuilder of The Year at the The Daily Telegraph, What House? Awards 2003, known as ‘The Oscars’ of the property world. At the ceremony Copthorn Homes also scooped the Gold award for ‘Best Medium Housebuilder’ and the company’s parent company, Countryside Properties won the Silver prize in the ‘Best Volume Housebuilder’ category.
In a glittering awards ceremony, hosted by Phil Jupitus, Annabelle Croft and Ieuan Evans, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Mayfair, the judges commended Copthorn Homes as ‘a good model for housebuilding in the 21st century, with its emphasis on design and customer care as the twin pillars of its philosophy.’
The judges also praised Copthorn Homes for its attitude to the Government’s PPG3 guidelines observing that ‘its adoption of PPG3 as a business practice for its planning submissions is ‘not to be seen merely as paying lip service to gain a positive planning outcome’.
Market research and customer service also received particular recognition as being a key element of Copthorn’s philosophy with their interactive customer focused website designed to encourage two way dialogue with customers.
The Judges were in agreement that the one single factor in converting housebuyers to newbuild homes is the rapidly improving standard of design. “Design has always been the driving force behind Copthorn Homes and their commitment to innovative architecture and interior layout has been richly rewarded over the last 12 months, with plaudits from government and architectural bodies alike”.
The Daily Telegraph/What House? Awards conclude a hugely successful 2003 for Copthorn Homes. In July the first Building for Life Gold standard award was presented jointly to Copthorn and landowners Newhall Projects by Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott from the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), saw recognition for abode, Harlow as an outstanding example of the Government’s Sustainable Communities Plan. Half of the homes are already sold, many to first time buyers who are shunning period design in favour of contemporary architecture.
Evidence of Copthorn’s award winning talent for contemporary architecture and attention to detail can be seen at The Academy in Vauxhall, the imaginative conversion of a former Edwardian school building where features include mezzanine floors and striking, double height living areas. The ability to maximise space and light is a trademark of all Copthorn’s developments. Southquarter2 in Peckham demonstrates this with its cutting edge design and the creative use of glass. Comprising one and two bedroom apartments with over eight different floor plans, together with a selection of innovative three bedroom townhouses and mews houses, features include conservatories, bay windows, French doors, rooflight windows and dual aspect, open plan, living areas.
With 34 apartments reserved on the recent launch weekend, Abbey Mills, situated between Colliers Wood and Wimbledon in South West London has already proved itself hugely popular with buyers. Set within eight architecturally designed apartment blocks there will be a total of 288, one, two and three bedroom contemporary apartments where an imaginative use of glazing maximises natural light.
In the east of London, Urban Island in Bromley-by-Bow, comprising just 47 one and two bed apartments and embodies all the trademarks that keep Copthorn Homes at the forefront of innovation in design. The striking external profile of the new landmark building features a stepped roofline cascading down from a seven storey pinnacle to provide a sense of depth and proportion, with galvanised steel balconies and cedar wood panelling adding further dramatic touches of detail. The apartments are very generous in size compared to many developments currently on the market, measuring from 584 sq ft – 1549 sq ft.
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Information correct as at 26/11/2003