Loyn & Co

Loyn & Co Architects is an architectural firm based in Penarth near Cardiff, Wales. It was founded by architect Chris Loyn in 1987.[1]

Loyn & Co logo

The practice has twice won the Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, in 2007 and 2014.[2] 'Stormy Castle', the home that won the 2014 medal, also won the 2014 Manser Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[3][4]

Converted water tower, Cyncoed, Cardiff

Notable projects
  • 'Outhouse', Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, an earth-sheltered house on a rural hillside for two artists. It was shortlisted for the 2016 Stirling Prize and won the BBC News readers' favorite public vote.[5]
  • Upside Down House, Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan and Millbrook House, Cardiff - both shortlisted for the Gold Medal for Architecture 2015.[6]
  • 'Stormy Castle', a sustainable home on the Gower Peninsula[7] - winner of the Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture 2014[2] and the RIBA Manser Medal.
  • Water Tower (residential conversion), Cyncoed, Cardiff - winner of the Gold Medal for Architecture 2007, breaking the Eisteddfod's normal tradition of making the award for a public building.[8]
  • Raisdale Road, Penarth (2001), Loyn & Co's first newbuild property[9] and winner of a Welsh Housing Design Award in 2002.[10]
  • St Donat's Arts Centre, modern theatre extension to a 14th-century barn (1995)

References
  1. "Chris Loyn". Building Dream Homes (BBC). 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  2. Hopkirk, Elizabeth (4 August 2014). "Loyn & Co wins Welsh Gold Medal". Building Design. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "House compared to James Bond pad, and a Tesco branch - Stormy Castle in Llanmadoc - wins top architects' award". South Wales Evening Post. Swansea. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  4. "Stormy Castle in Wales is Britain's best new home - RIBA Manser Medal 2014". ArtDaily.org. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  5. "Riba Stirling Prize 2016: Rural concrete house wins people's vote". BBC News. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. Morgan, Sion (3 July 2015). "From cliff perched houses to a grass-roofed primary school, the most beautiful new buildings pushing the boundaries of Welsh architecture". Wales Online. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  7. Roux, Caroline (14 September 2014). "RIBA's Manser Medal shortlist announced". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  8. Clark, Rhodri (6 August 2007). "Judges decide not to award crafts gold medal". Wales Online. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  9. Weston, Richard (Spring 2001). "A rare creature". Touchstone (9). RSAW. pp. 7–9.
  10. "Cardiff boasts four of the best". Western Mail. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
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