Purcell's 2023 project highlights

We are delighted that Purcell won a place on four major frameworks this year:

Palace of Westminster Framework

The Cambridge University Framework

The UEA Framework

The NHS public projects Framework.

Our Surveying team are continuing to condition survey Plymouth’s historic buildings and our contract for this has been renewed for 2024. 

Our Heritage Consultancy team collaborated with HTA Design to win a competition for a new landscape-led regeneration of Canterbury, Kent. The Canterbury Connected project follows a successful application to the government’s Levelling Up Fund which was awarded in January and aims to reinforce the historic cathedral city’s position as a global heritage destination. 

In Hong Kong we won three significant heritage projects: 

• Maryknoll 
• King Yin Lei 
• Nga Tsin Wai 

In Tasmania we continue to work across all major public buildings including Government House, The Treasury Complex, Parliament House, and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery, London 

V&A Photography Centre, London 

Catford Broadway Theatre, London 

Elizabeth Tower, London 

Camden Town Hall, London 

Battersea Power Station, London 

The new South Asia Gallery at Manchester Museum opened 

Stowe House State Dining Room

Boston Manor House

Kensington Palace Orangery Learning Centre

Camden Town Hall

Ledston Hall, our restoration and conversion of a Grade I listed country house into apartments for the Wheler Charitable Foundation completed 

The roof extension to the library at Queen Mary University of London completed  

The Cancer Support Centre for the Big C Cancer Charity in Norwich completed 

Kensington Palace Orangery Learning Centre, London completed 

The Faith Gallery opened at Auckland Castle, completing a 10-year conservation and repair project in collaboration with Niall McLaughlin Architects 

Porthcawl Pavilion, South Wales, was awarded levelling-up funding 

The Wrexham Museum of Two Halves for football and local heritage, achieved planning consent 

Shoemakers Museum, Somerset achieved planning consent 

Jumbo Water Tower adaptive reuse project in Colchester achieved Round 1 National Lottery Heritage Funding.

Our Sydney office Completed the New South Wales Parliament House Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly projects, and are continuing to work on the Façade conservation works, to be finalised early in 2024.

In Hong Kong we have completed the enhancement of the Red Room and the Library at the Hong Kong Club. 

Awards in 2023

RIBA National Award – Radley College Chapel Extension

RIBA South Award - Radley College Chapel Extension

RIBA South Building of the Year Award - Radley College Chapel Extension

RIBA Conservation Award - Radley College Chapel Extension

RIBA North East Award – Newcastle Cathedral Common Ground in Sacred Spaces

Civic Trust Conservation Award – Boston Manor House

Brick Award – Kensington Palace Orangery Learning Centre

Yorkshire Property Award for Refurbishment – Ledston Hall

Georgian Group Restoration Award – Stowe House

Georgian Group Diaphoros Prize – Windsor Castle Inner Hall

Radley College was also a finalist at the WAF Awards and despite not winning the award, we were proud to present our project in Singapore at WAF this year and were delighted to see two of our collaborative projects win: The V&A Photography Centre (with Gibson Thornley) and Battersea Power Station (Wilkinson Eyre)