Clifford’s Tower Restoration, York, North Yorkshire

Architect: Hugh Broughton Architects, Martin Ashely Architects

Client: English Heritage

Contractor: Simpson York

Engineer: Ramboll

Hugh Broughton Architects has conserved and upgraded the 800-year-old Clifford's Tower in York, England, adding a timber deck to partially cover the ruin and provide a viewpoint overlooking the city.

Commissioned by English Heritage, the project was carried out to protect and radically transform the interior of the 13th-century landmark that once formed part of York Castle and was gutted by fire in 1684.

"The existing fabric has been carefully conserved and enhanced interpretation introduces visitors to the many stories associated with the tower and the wider castle precincts," explained the studio's founder Hugh Broughton.