'House at Maghera' in Castlewellan, Co Down, has scooped the title of Northern Ireland's Building of the Year.

The Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) awarded the Liam McCormick Prize to the project designed by architects McGonigle McGrath.

Other winning buildings at the RSUA Design Awards 2016 included the uplifting Banbridge Health and Care Centre by Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects in association with Avanti Architects, an innovative social housing scheme in Carryduff for Choice Housing designed by PDP London Architects and the sensitively restored Graduate School at Queen's University by Consarc Design Group.

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Martin Hare, RSUA President said: "The RSUA Design Awards primary purpose is to promote excellence in the design of our built environment with the view to making Northern Ireland a better place to be. There is no doubt that all thirteen projects that have received awards this year have truly enhanced our landscape and our communities. These projects demonstrate the positive impact good design can have on our society including its critical role in making Northern Ireland a more attractive place for citizens, tourists and investors."

(CD/LM)