When Hall McKnight first visited The Community of St Mary the Virgin in Oxfordshire, it found an underutilised listed building that had become difficult to navigate due to a series of historical additions and alterations.The brief included a new entrance space that would reconnect various functions within the convent, guest accommodation for those on religious retreat or attending events, a new stair and lift tower, as well as performance upgrades to the existing fabric. The Excellence Awards judges admired the project’s sensitivity and attention to detail. They were particularly impressed by the skilful handling of the glazed entrance arches, which subtly modulate changes in space, materiality, texture and light. Schüco systems / products FWS 50 curtain walling FWS 50 SG curtain walling ADS 65 doors