Loyn & Co
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Loyn & Co Architects is an architectural firm based in Penarth near Cardiff, Wales. It was founded by the architect Chris Loyn in 1987.[1]
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]
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.[4]
- Upside Down House, Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan and Millbrook House, Cardiff - both shortlisted for the Gold Medal for Architecture 2015.[5]
- Stormy Castle, a sustainable home on the Gower Peninsula[6] - 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.[7]
- Raisdale Road, Penarth (2001), Loyn & Co's first newbuild property[8] and winner of a Welsh Housing Design Award in 2002.[9]
- St Donat's Arts Centre, modern theatre extension to a 14th-century barn (1995)
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