Buildings & Cities projects
EC-funded international collaborative project to develop innovative software for life-cycle costing and life-cycle assessment.
Participation in collaborative project, part-funded by Technology Strategy Board, to develop software for estimating CO2 emissions at all stages of a building’s life-cycle.
Evaluation of current use of teaching space and potential for increasing activity-space efficiency at three major UK universities.
Simulation of peaks and troughs of demand for organisations that operate, or are considering a change to, flexible working; multiple ‘what-if’ runs identify efficient workstation provision.
User requirement study and design brief for invited architectural competition.
Funding proposal for renovation of Kingslay Hall in Tower Hamlets.
Characteristic 1940s primary school with few alterations, now being expanded from two-form to three-form entry.
A case study for the Planning Advisory Service
Scheduled Monument plus listed buildings at the historic ‘Prime Meridian’, forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.
Grade II* listed mill and miller’s cottage of the 18th century with later modifications, forming part of the Sacrewell Farm & Country Centre.
A conference in Cambridge, March, 2013, for the Planning Advisory Service
C17 Queen’s House (Scheduled Monument) plus Grade I listed 19th century buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Updated version of version of CAR’s Conservation Plan of 2007.
Action planning and research with a team from the Universidad Piloto, Bogota, Colombia
EPSRC project with University of Cambridge.
COST Action TU0803. With University of Nottingham. 2009 Pre-design studies for Coleridge. Co- Principal Investigator.
Grade I listed Chapel of 1704 with some alterations of the 1890s.
Indicators for Measuring, Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery.
Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK. With University of Cambridge
Grade II country house re-created in the 1920s as a medieval fantasy house, now partly ruined; owned by the National Trust.
Grade I listed country house of the 1790s designed by Samuel Wyatt.
Evaluation of user requirements and alternative development strategies on a surburban site in a conservation area.
A study of neighbourhood renewal in Burnley and Luton for Building Futures, RIBA/CABE
Unlisted C20 buildings in central Oxford Conservation Area.
Grade I listed C19 classical museum with 1920s gallery extensions by Smith & Brewer. Updated version of CAR’s Conservation Plan of 1999.
Public views of development options in the South East for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Grade I modernist factory of 1932 by Sir Owen Williams, still in manufacturing use.
A Design Guide. Office of Deputy Prime Minister. Co-Principal Investigator
Grade II and II* buildings of the 1960s on an expanding university campus.
Investigation of current teaching and use of space, identifying opportunities for 30% increase in effective capacity of existing buildings.
Analysis of timetabled teaching activities at the University of Kent and investigation of alternative growth scenarios, prior to new development projects.
Architectural, planning and costing consultation; brief development for alternative provision school under the Free School Legislation.
Community planning event to shape planning guidance for proposed community housing development in North West Cambridge.
New, low energy ‘link building’ comprising a foyer for social interaction, public display of student work, music and drama; new 4-court indoor sports hall.
Invisible refurbishment of this unique musical hall, comprising acoustic lining, improved heating and ventilation, without loss of character or historic fabric.
Turning a disused but fine Georgian church into a theatre space with modern services and new, separate foyer.
A unique sundial large enough to see the motion of the sun under an armillary sphere and over a map of the world carved in granite.
Providing new public display space in this historic abbey.
Elegant construction of new classrooms in timber, steel and glass.
Built in steel, this faithful 1 to 40 scale model of Tatlin’s iconic but unbuildable tower, gives viewers a glimpse of Constructivism in 1920’s Russia.
Ongoing refurbishment of galleries, courtyard paving and fountains; new plant rooms for air conditioning, and advice to artists to realise their ambitious installations.
Appraisal and refurbishment of widespan roof.
Extensive alterations to turn this early steel framed building into a luxury hotel.
A brand new auditorium and practice rooms amongst fine naval architecture from 1930s.
Striking bronze-clad modern planetarium with state-of-the-art projection under a conical auditorium roof.
A shallow dome built Spanish style using Catalonian tile vaulting without any formwork.
A spacious new art school within the disused Victorian freight terminal that was once King's Cross Station.
Saving a fine Frank Matcham theatre for Hackney and the nation.
An uncompromisingly modern theatre housed inside three interlocking brick cones right next to the sea.
An award-winning archive to bring together the original work of John Ruskin.
Renovation of historic buildings, design of new residential courts and adaptation of 19th century courtyard to 21st century sustainable standards.
Monitoring of thermal and moisture performance of massive walls in a Grade 1 listed structure, followed by modelling of several potential upgrade strategies to improve energy performance.
Modelling of ventilation and heating strategies for upgrading and expansion of this nationally important sports facility.
Modelling of summertime overheating problems in the Grade 1 listed 17th century Old Library, and proposal of alternative solutions to improve shading and natural ventilation.
Design guidance on CO2 emissions caused by buildings.
Community-led, master planning and infrastructure for 4-acre allotments site, nature area and community orchard.
Energy efficient and sustainable conservation, conversion and extension of 1650s timber frame house and stone barn and extensive relandscaping. Grade II Listed.
Master planning for 7-acre commercial allotment site and access track. Green Belt, SSSI.
Community design project, master plan for community gardens, based on consultation and consensus workshops . Partners: Local residents, Newham Council, Hearty Lives Newham.
Master plan and detail design for accessible productive gardens and orchard. Partners: Local residents, Newham Council, Hearty Lives Newham.
Participatory design, research and construction workshop. Partners: Local residents, Newham Council, Hearty Lives Newham, University of East London.
Outdoor classroom, water works nature reserve, Hackney Marshes. Design and training for RSPB Staff to construct with volunteers.
Refurbishment and environmental upgrade of Victorian terrace house.
New dwelling, straw bale annexe to main house, including workshop and craft room.
Renovation, remodelling and environmental upgrade of 1930s town house.
Briefing on cost effective low-carbon upgrades to a Housing Association’s ageing stock, based on results from occupant surveys and workshop.
Briefing study for National Archive Building, include precedent studies, overview of sustainability approaches and relevant assessment and certification procedures.
White paper on alternative insulation strategies for building retrofit, taking into account moisture movement within the structure.
Corporate sustainability strategy for a major developer of houses and commercial buildings.
Evaluation of the Creative Exchange, a multi-use building in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. Monitoring includes thermal performance, infiltration, thermal bridging, acoustics and a survey of user response to the building’s environmental characteristics.
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