Other winners include projects by OMA, Sheppard Robson and Cullinan Studio
Vestige, a house in Cheshire designed by Smith Young Architects, has been named RIBA North West Building of the Year 2025.
The two-storey home comprises a rendered ground floor with a timber-clad upper volume and seeks to offer a contemporary reinterpretation of the suburban house. The jury praised the design as an “exemplary prototype for a modern suburban family home” that “delight[s] with clever details”.
OMA’s Aviva Studios, also known as Factory International, received a regional award for its multipurpose cultural venue in Manchester. The project features a large, flexible internal volume intended to accommodate a range of performances and public events.
The Catkin Centre and Sunflower House by Cullinan Studio with 10architect was also recognised. Located in Liverpool, the project combines a children’s mental health outpatient facility and clinical spaces for Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
The design includes calm circulation areas, clinical zones and social spaces and was also the recipient of RIBA North West Client of the Year, awarded to Alder Hey.
A fourth award was given to The School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford by Sheppard Robson. The building houses technical laboratories and specialist teaching facilities alongside flexible learning environments and informal study areas.
Project architect Matthew Taylor received RIBA North West Project Architect of the Year for his role in delivering the scheme.
In a statement, jury chair Dominic Wilkinson, principal lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, said the projects represented “a diverse example of the positive impact architecture can have on the lives of its users” and “demonstrate a positive future for architecture in the region”.
Regional award winners will now be considered for a RIBA National Award, which will be announced on 10 July.
The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects later in the year.
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