Loyn & Co

Loyn & Co Architects is an architectural firm based in Penarth near Cardiff, Wales. It was founded by the 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]

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.[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)

References
  1. "Chris Loyn". Building Dream Homes. BBC. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  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 11 January 2015.
    - "Stormy Castle in Wales is Britain's best new home - RIBA Manser Medal 2014". Art Daily. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. "Riba Stirling Prize 2016: Rural concrete house wins people's vote". BBC News. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. 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 3 February 2018.
  6. Roux, Caroline (14 September 2014). "RIBA's Manser Medal shortlist announced". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. Clark, Rhodri (6 August 2007). "Judges decide not to award crafts gold medal". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. Weston, Richard (Spring 2001). "A rare creature". Touchstone. No. 9. RSAW. pp. 7–9.
  9. "Cardiff boasts four of the best". Western Mail. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2015.



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