Scottish Property Awards 2021 | KD Media | 21 January 2021 | Glasgow Doubletree by Hilton, 36 Cambridge St, Glasgow G2 3HN, United Kingdom

The Scottish Property Awards aims to recognise the best new commercial and public buildings in Scotland.
The independent competition is judged by a panel of experts drawn from across the sector, bringing together industry experience and market knowledge to recognise the greatest achievements in the built environment across Scotland.

Categories and their criteria

PROPERTY COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Eligibility:
For property developers based in Scotland.
Criteria:
• Provide an overview of the business including key business activity
• Highlight your key achievements in the last 12 months
• Provide a brief biography of the executive team
• Please provide most recently audited financial results
• Please provide details of any joint ventures / other partnerships

DEAL OF THE YEAR:
This will be presented to a deal team which has successfully completed a landmark transaction in investment, occupation, or sales in Scotland.

BUSINESS RESILIENCE AWARD:
Eligibility:
For Commercial Property businesses or agencies working in Scotland in 2020.
Criteria:
• Highlight your key activity and achievements in the last year including business response to the
pandemic, work with staff and service to clients
• Provide a short biography of the key members of the team outlining their experience
• Give evidence of a proactive approach to working with staff to achieve great results
• Describe the team’s approach to ensuring market insight and knowledge
• Provide an overview of business performance in the last year

FINANCIAL SUPPORT TEAM OF THE YEAR:
Eligibility:
For finance teams working in Scotland in 2020.
Criteria:
• Highlight your key achievements in the past year including any new investments or customers
• Provide a short biography of the key members of the team outlining their experience
• Provide an overview of the team’s approach to the Scottish property market
• Demonstrate how you worked with clients to reach conclusions
• Demonstrate the impact of the relationship on the local property market

PROPERTY LEGAL TEAM OF THE YEAR:
Eligibility:
For legal teams working in Scotland in 2020.
Criteria:
• Highlight your key activity and achievements in the last year including business response to the
pandemic and resulting service to clients
• Provide a short biography of the key members of the team outlining their experience
• Give evidence of a proactive approach to working with clients to achieve great results
• Describe the team’s approach to ensuring market insight and knowledge
• Provide an overview of business performance in the last year

AGENCY TEAM OF THE YEAR (Office, Industrial, Investment, Leisure):
Eligibility:
For property agency teams working in Scotland in 2020.
Criteria:
• Highlight your key business achievements and business response to the pandemic
• Provide a short biography of the key members of the team outlining their experience
• Give evidence of approach to working with staff to maintain business results during the pandemic
• Give evidence of the agency’s commitment to diversity and sustainability
• Describe the team’s approach to ensuring market insight and knowledge
• Provide an overview of business performance in the last 12 months

HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR:
Eligibility:
For purpose-built new health care developments in Scotland under construction in 2020 and nearing
completion or completed in 2020.
Criteria:
• Provide an executive summary of the development including background information, use,
location
• Provide an overview of how the layout and construction of the facility aids resource efficient
operation, maintenance and adaptability so that the facility will be a positive asset in the long
term.
• Describe how the design of the facility and its landscape improves public welfare. Include
aspects such as how the layout may enable service improvements and/or how the design of
spaces aids the therapeutic experience.
• Provide evidence of the environmental, economic and social impact of the development

REGENERATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR:
Eligibility:
For projects in Scotland which have been under construction in 2020 and nearing completion or complete
in 2020. This category is open to city centre, town centre, urban, rural, brownfield, edge and out of town
regeneration projects.
Criteria:
• Provide an overview of the project and outline the key objectives
• Provide an overview of the key partners involved in the project, include a description of any innovative
working methods or relationships needed to deliver the project.
• Describe how community needs and engagement influenced the design response on the site. Include
how the physical environment created provides benefits to neighbours/public and mitigates any negative
impacts of development.
• Provide evidence of the environmental, economic and social impact created by the project

ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE AWARD (Commercial or Public Use) :
Eligibility:
For commercial or public buildings in Scotland which have been under construction in 2020 and nearing
completion or completed in 2020.
Criteria:
• Provide an executive summary of the development including its intended use(s) and the physical context
in which it sits.
• Describe how the design of the building & associated landscape responds to the service brief and
supports the experience of staff and members of the public. Indicate how adaptability to future needs
has been considered.
• Describe how the design of the building and landscape responds to, and improves, its location. Include
how material choice and detailing address weathering and longevity.
• Describe the approach to reducing energy consumption and waste and to mitigate the effects of
climate change.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR (Commercial or Public Buildings):
Eligibility:
For buildings in Scotland which have been under construction in 2020 and nearing completion or
completed in 2020.
Criteria:
• Provide an executive summary of the development including background information, development
concept, location, landscape and outlook
• Provide an overview of the design of the development and the construction process including
community engagement if present
• Provide evidence of financial success relating to the development
• Describe the economic and social impact of the development

2020 Winners

Property Company of the Year:
• Drum Property Group

Business Leadership Award:
• Eric M Young MRICS

Deal of the Year:
• JP Morgan Chase European Technology Hub, Glasgow

Judges Award of Excellence:
• Ochiltree Community Hub - Anderson Bell Christie Architects and Ochiltree Community Hub

Development of the Year (Commercial Buildings):
• The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) - Aberdeen City Council, HBD & Robertson

Development of the Year (Public Buildings):
• Wallyford Primary School - Hub South East & East Lothian Council

Architectural Excellence Award (Commercial):
• Water’s Edge - Nicoll Russell Studios

Architectural Excellence Award (Public):
• Maidenhill Primary School & Nursery - BDP

Regeneration Project of the Year:
• Red Tree Magenta - Clyde Gateway

Innovation in Design:
• The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice - Ryder Architecture

Health Care Development of the Year:
• The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice - Ryder Architecture and The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice

Student Accommodation Development of the Year:
• Whitehorn Hall - HLM Architects, University of St Andrews and Campus Living Villages

Office Agency Team of the Year:
• JLL

Industrial Agency Team of the Year:
• Savills

Investment Agency Team of the Year:
• Savills

Property Legal Team of the Year:
• Shoosmiths

Finance Team of the Year:
• Royal Bank of Scotland

Property Investment Team of the Year:
• Amber Infrastructure and The SPRUCE Fund