Paragon Veterinary Referrals are the overall winners of the BVHA Design Awards 2019 competition.
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Flair and imagination feature prominently once
more in the latest biennial competition which honours outstanding designs.
The results of the Design Awards 2019,
organised by the British Veterinary Hospitals Association, were announced at a
luncheon in London on 6th December, when the association’s president, Martin
Smith, made the presentations.
The prizes included certificates and engraved
trophies as well as vouchers from the competition’s Gold Partner, Securos
Surgical; Bronze Partner, Gratnells and
sponsorship from Veterinary Practice.
The overall winning practice was the winner in
the “conversion” category, Paragon Veterinary Referrals of Wakefield, West
Yorkshire.
The “new build” category was won by Pool House
Equine Clinic of Lichfield; while the “refurbishment” category went to the Vets
Now Pet Emergency Hospital in Glasgow.
The BVHA president made two special awards for
outstanding design features: the first to The Harrogate Vet in Harrogate for
outstanding front-of-house design and appearance; the second to Stanley House
Veterinary Group in Colne, for the ingenious
development of a period property.
The BVHA thanks the many practices which
entered the award for the time and trouble taken. Interestingly, there were
fewer entries than usual from the southern half of England, although London and
Essex were represented. All the entries, however, were highly commended by the
judges.
The next competition will take place in 2021.
The Roll of Honour
OVERALL WINNER
PARAGON VETERINARY REFERRALS
Red Hall Crescent, Wakefield WF1 2DF
NEW BUILD Category
Winner
POOL HOUSE EQUINE CLINIC
Rykneld Street, Lichfield WS13 8RD
Runner-Up
CRAIG ROBINSON VETS
275 Wigton Road, Cumbria CA2 6JY
CONVERSION Category
Winner
PARAGON VETERINARY REFERRALS
Red Hall Crescent, Wakefield WF1 2DF
Runner-Up
ARCHWAY VETERINARY PRACTICE
Lindale Hill, Lindale, LA11 6LU
REFURBISHMENT Category
Winner
VETS NOW PET EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
123-125 North Street, Glasgow G3 7DA
Runner-Up
STANLEY HOUSE VETERINARY GROUP
16-20 Albert Road, Colne, BB8 0AA
PRESIDENT’S AWARDS
THE HARROGATE VET
66 Leeds Road, Harrogate, HG2 8BE
for outstanding front-of-house design and
appearance
STANLEY HOUSE VETERINARY GROUP
16-20 Albert Road, Colne, BB8 0AA
for the ingenious development of a period
property
What the judges looked for…
- outstanding, practical design, demonstrating
flair and innovation
- clever and efficient use of space, with good
flow of traffic, and
- first-class facilities for patients, clients
and staff
- excellent value for money
- outstanding features deserving of special
notice
In particular, the judges looked for “wow”
factors in each practice – which all the winners, and many of
the other entries, had in abundance.
The method…
All entries received were examined by a panel
of judges, mainly from the British
Veterinary Hospitals Association, to determine
the finalists in each category. The
standard of entries once again was very high,
making this a lengthy process.
The finalists in each category were visited by
a small team armed with judging forms,
who marked each practice according to a set
protocol to come up with a winner in each
of the three categories and then decide on
which one they considered the best overall.
They were also on the look-out for particular
features worthy of a President’s Award,
deciding after much discussion to present two
this time.
The judges are required to be pernickety and as
well as looking for the good points
and imaginative problem solving, giving
additional marks for ingenuity, they take note of
design features they consider unsatisfactory,
such as potential bottlenecks, and they
deduct marks for “faults” that many would
consider very minor in the overall scheme of
things.
There is a preference for practices to have,
for example, double entry doors;
appropriate segregation of dogs and cats in the
waiting areas and wards of small animal
practices; client areas in full view of staff;
clear signage throughout; imaginative décor;
operating theatres limited to one table;
appropriate isolation wards; appropriate air flows
and extraction systems; first-class facilities
for both clients and staff, including changing
areas for the latter; etc. etc. Clever,
imaginative use of space, good value for money and
energy-saving and “green” features are also
priorities.
There was close marking in all the categories
and lengthy deliberations to determine
the final result.
For the full article on all of the winners click on the link below:
https://veterinary-practice.com/article/brilliant-conversion-in-west-yorkshire-wins-2019-practice-design-awards