The awards, held at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, celebrate the very best of building, design, development and restoration in Angus over the past ten years. Their purpose is also to inspire and encourage exceptional design quality in future proposals.

Members of the public judged The Zinc House Monikie owned by Mr & Mrs Callison and designed by LJR+H Architects and University of Dundee, to be the winner, making their informed choice via an online vote hosted by The Courier. As overall winner, they received the Heinz Voigt Memorial Award. Sponsor and presenter of the award was David Laing of DJ Laing.

Heinz Voigt was a talented and respected designer who contributed significantly to the built heritage of Angus. He was proud to call Angus home and was an active and supportive member of our community.

Angus Provost Ronnie Proctor, who welcomed winners and invited guests to the awards ceremony, said: “As a council, we have a vision to make Angus a great place to live, work and visit. The quality and design of new development is very important in delivering that vision.

“We wanted the Angus Design Awards to showcase the exceptional work and imagination of our talented designers and developers. I’m delighted to say it has exceeded all our expectations.

“Good design delivers benefits for everyone in Angus. For residents, it can reduce energy costs, improve health and well-being, enhance safety, engender civic pride and promote social inclusion. The creation of well-designed places where people want to live and to visit can also help to attract further investment in the area.

“We have talented designers and developers her in Angus who recognise the benefits of good design. These awards provide a fantastic opportunity to recognise the exceptional development that has taken place over the last ten years and the positive contribution that has been made to our environment. We also hope these awards will raise the profile of good design by demonstrating what is possible and by encouraging more high quality development.”

Category winners were:

Best new individual house

Winner:  Humpty House

(Client and designers: Ben & Rosemary Scrimgeour / Building Workshop. Sponsor and presenter of award: Brian Binnie – Denfind Stone)

Best new development

Winner: Old Orchard Kirkton of Craig

(Client: Mr & Mrs Adam/Mr & Mrs Ross /Mr & Mrs Trail /Mr & Mrs Keillor; Designer: Garry Adam Architect. Sponsor and presenter of award – Mark Guild – Guild Homes)

Best restoration/ conversion

Winner:  Chapelpark Forfar

(Client: Angus Council Housing Service. Designer:  Angus Council Architects. Sponsor and presenter of award:  Brandon Bryant - Pert Bruce)

Best extension

Winner: Usan Coastguard Tower

(Client:  John Pullar. Designer:  Garry Adam Architect. Award presented by Margo Williamson (Chief Executive of Angus Council)