Twenty-six of Wales’s most impressive property schemes, battled it out for top honours at the RICS Wales Awards 2015, with The Beeches Village in Caerphilly winning the residential category.

Ty Admiral, Cardiff, was crowned ‘Project of the Year.’

The annual contest celebrates inspirational initiatives in the land, property and construction sectors.

The black tie event at Cardiff City Hall was hosted by ITV News presenter Andrea Byrne.

The winners of the eight individual categories were: Building Conservation: Bodnant Welsh Food Centre, Conwy; Community Benefit: Llangefni Town Hall, Llangefni; Design through Innovation: The Haydn Ellis Building, Cardiff; Infrastructure: Smart Bridge, Capital Quarter; Regeneration: Loudon Square, Cardiff; Commercial: Ty Admiral, Cardiff; Residential: The Beeches Village, Caerphilly; and Tourism & Leisure: Coppet Hall, Saundersfoot.

Highly Commended certificates was also awarded by the judges to Llangefni Town Hall (Building Conservation category); GloWorks, Cardiff Bay (Regeneration category); and 360 Observatory, Cors Dyfi and Mountain Biking and Visitor Centre, Blaenau Ffestiniog (Tourism and Leisure category); all were projects which impressed but were just pipped to the post by the winners.

Ben Collins, director of RICS Wales, said: “The RICS Awards are a unique opportunity to celebrate the best in what Wales has to offer in land, property, construction and environmental projects. Competition is always stiff and this year was no exception. All of the shortlisted projects could have been worthy winners. Buildings have a unique ability to bring communities together, and the awards reflect that fact.

“The RICS Awards are intended to celebrate projects that are more than just bricks and mortar, but will make a real difference to the communities and locales they serve. They provide a boost to not just the local economy, but the local community as well.”