Carlisle Cathedral has won a national architecture award for its £3.4 million Fratry.
It has been named as one of the best new buildings in the UK by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The Very Revd Mark Boyling, Dean of Carlisle said, “We are delighted to hear the news of this award. From the many comments we receive, we know how much people appreciate what has been achieved.”
Earlier this year, The Fratry Project at Carlisle Cathedral was also a double winner at the RIBA North West Awards 2022, receiving the RIBA Northwest Award 2022 and RIBA Northwest Special Award for Sustainability.
The Fratry Projects architect Ingrid Petit, from Feilden Fowles, also won the RIBA Northwest Project Architect of the Year 2022, for her work on the project.
Work on the Grade I listed Fratry area of the Cathedral was completed in June 2020.
The £3.4m project was made up by a £1.9m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the rest raised through the fundraising by the Friends of Carlisle Cathedral, grant-making trusts, donations by members of the public and events at the cathedral.
A spokesman from RIBA said: “The Fratry project articulates a journey from concept to occupation; creating an engaging piece of placemaking where community input has enabled the delivery of social value. The architects have undertaken an award-winning piece of discerning conservation, creating a new build café facility whilst restoring and repurposing the existing fratry with community space.”
The aim of the Fratry project was to bring the fratry building back-to-life making it a cultural hub in the city centre with the addition of the pavilion cafe, as well as education, exhibition and event spaces.
