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Clarion names winners of third William Sutton Prize
The UK’s largest housing association has announced the winners of its third annual William Sutton Prize, which celebrates the legacy of its founder.
Clarion has announced the winners of its third annual William Sutton Prize #UKhousing Ecomotive and Snug Homes took home Clarion’s William Sutton Prize for Placemaking and Affordable Housing Design for their proposal for a construction and training hub in Bristol that will enable residents to co-produce eco-friendly modular housing.
Meanwhile, the Hackney School of Food, a hub providing food education for local primary school children, was named the winter of the William Sutton Prize for Social Innovation.
Both winners received a prize fund of £20,000. Ecomotive and Snug Homes will use the money to scale up its pilot project, while the Hackney School of Food will use the funding to share the model with other schools.
Highly commended in the Placemaking and Affordable Housing Design category was a proposal by Editional Studio to create a ‘Roving Retrofit Workshop’ that will work with housing associations and residents to retrofit and upgrade their homes.
The firm has been awarded £5,000 to help develop the concept further, with the aim of enabling residents to reduce their carbon consumption and energy bills through hands-on workshops.
Enable Ability was highly commended in the Social Innovation category for its proposal for a new service that helps people with anxiety access health, social care and education services through the use of immersive technology, including virtual tours, walk through videos and virtual reality.
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The £5,000 prize fund will help roll out the service, which has been developed and delivered by young autistic and disabled people during the pandemic.
The William Sutton Prize was developed by Clarion to celebrate the legacy of its founder, William Sutton, a 19th century entrepreneur and philanthropist who bequeathed his wealth to improve the quality of social housing.
Entrants are asked to present a new concept, service or idea that will benefit social housing residents and communities.
The prize money is provided by Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group.
The winning entries were determined by a panel led by Clare Miller, group chief executive of Clarion, and included Peter Holbrook, chief executive of Social Enterprise UK; Biljana Savic, director of the Academy of Urbanism; and Richard Cook, group development director at Clarion.
Ms Miller said: “The William Sutton Prize is all about finding innovative solutions to challenges facing society. Ecomotive and Snug Homes’ proposal for a construction and training hub to build new eco-friendly homes and provide employment opportunities fits perfectly with our mission as a social landlord.
“I’m also delighted we’ll be working with the team behind the Hackney School of Food to help grow their food education programme and work with more children to sow the seeds of life-long healthy eating habits. I’m excited to see how both projects develop and make a positive impact on their communities.”
Anna Hope, director of Ecomotive and Snug Homes, said: “We are really honoured to receive this recognition, especially alongside so many other inspiring entries. Receiving this award is a massive boost, and we’re excited to have to start scaling up our co-production hub in Bristol.
“With Clarion’s support we are looking forward to growing our community of builders, helping to address the climate emergency and building more quality eco-homes.”
Tom Walker, head food educator at the Hackney School of Food, said: “Winning the William Sutton Prize is such an exciting moment for us as a team. The prize fund will make a huge difference to our plans, helping us to share our hugely successful model with other schools to enable more children and communities to benefit.
“We know that seeing where your food comes from and learning about healthy eating and cooking sets children up for life, and we’re looking forward to working with Clarion to grow our concept further.”
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