British Construction and Infrastructure Awards 2025 Shortlist 26.06.25

This year two AHMM projects have been shortlisted for a British Construction and Infrastructure (BCI) Award.

2 Ruskin Square, shortlisted in the Commercial Property of the Year category, is a ten-storey office development in East Croydon, part of the Stanhope and Schroders masterplan which connects East Croydon station to the town centre. As the new HQ for the Home Office, the building brings together three offices currently spread across Croydon to one location. The project has achieved ambitious environmental and social goals which are being collaboratively addressed with the tenants. It has been designed for adaptability and re-use, and sought to minimise embodied carbon and resource use both in construction and operational energy as a Design for Performance (NABERS UK) pioneer project.

Urbanest Battersea, shortlisted in the Housing & Residential Project of the Year category, comprises of three student buildings and a dedicated commercial building and is the first major PassivHaus student housing development in London. Led by private student accommodation providers, Urbanest, the buildings, ranging in height from 11 to 19 storeys step in height and twist to open to key views with a unifying base around courtyard gardens. Bold colours and glazed terracotta facades draw on the industrial heritage of the site and provide a strong marker within the neighbourhood. Significant improvements to the surrounding public realm and an improved connect and accessibility to Battersea Park will draw people into the site, becoming a catalyst for the regeneration of the wider area.

Award winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony in October.