We hosted the 2019 SPAB Repair of Old Buildings Course at St Leonard’s Shoreditch on Wednesday 9th October, and also earlier in the year in May, seeing the progress of the West Facade repair project. Site visits are a key part of the course, allowing delegates to see how the principles discussed in the lectures […]
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This simple building for the Highfield Park Trust, built on the site of an old storage compound replaces and supplements facilities used in the original West Lodge nearby. lt now provides a vital hub and a more appropriate base for the Trust’s activities and as a venue for visitors, and local organisations.The generous entrance porch […]
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We are very pleased to announce that Putney Chapel won the Gold Green Apple Award 2019 for Built Environment and Architectural Heritage! Our aim was to save the derelict building by providing an imaginative re-use as a dwelling annexe to the nearby cemetery lodge. We were also able to capitalize on the embodied carbon of […]
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Our practice partner Sarah Khan gave a presentation on ‘What an architect can do for you’ at the House & Garden Festival on 20th June. She also ran an advice clinic on the same day from 11am to 4pm.
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Passing our passion for Architecture to the New Generation! Our Practice Partner Sarah Khan visited Springfield Primary School to talk to year 4 students about how to recognise Tudor architecture and the different materials used at that time. She had a lovely time explaining Tudor Features to the children, with the help of local landmarks. […]
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Rescue project of a derelict London Chapel is a finalist at RICS London awards 2019 in Building Conservation category This project relates to two Gothic Revival Chapels, located in an historic cemetery in Putney; unused for over 30 years and in a state of dereliction. Stonework was deteriorating, the roof damaged and lead gutters stripped, […]
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‘Thermal Comfort and Joy: Energy Efficiency Lessons from Historic Interiors’ Sarah Khan gave a talk at the BIID event on Historic Textiles on 23rd of May at the The Art Workers Guild in Bloomsbury, London. The evening featured two lectures, one by the textile expert John Miners, followed by Sarah’s talk. Sarah’s talk introduced historic […]
Read MoreEvery project shortlisted for a RIBA Regional Award is visited by a carefully selected jury of leading architects and relevant experts in the built environment. So it’s not the RIBA deciding which projects get shortlisted and which go on to win – that task falls to our architects’ fellow members and peers. Sarah Khan is […]
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Our Partner Sarah Khan writes in the Winter SPAB Magazine about her research into sustainability. The article focuses on some traditional methods, which can be re-introduced to improve comfort in traditional builidngs in a zero-carbon way. A snapshot of the article is reproduced below:
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