Runner-up award for WW2 bunker conversion

The bunker conversion project was ongoing for four years

A four-year project to convert a World War Two bunker into a three-bedroom house has received a runner up prize at an architectural awards ceremony.

The personnel bunker, in St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey, was built by the German occupying forces and housed 12 soldiers.

Jason Mitchell, the owner of the bunker conversion, said he was "stoked with the finalists shortlisting", but it "would have been nice to win".

The judging panel for the conversion of the year award at the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists said the bunker was a "bold and creative conversion with strong technical detailing and character".

Senior architectural technologists Sam Peek and Gerard Holt attended the ceremony in London

Sam Peek, the lead architectural technologist on the project, said: "We didn't take home the trophy this time, but being a finalist and flying the Guernsey flag on a national stage was a big moment for the team."

An observatory, planetarium and science centre project in Sherwood won the conversion of the year award.

Concrete removal on the original bunker was one of the key challenges