Education: Bath Schools of Art and Design by Farrell Grimshaw 1976, Grimshaw 2019
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-12-21T13:09:55+00:00
Good mews story
AT Editor2022-11-28T16:18:38+00:00Sanya Polescuk Architects has skilfully inserted a pair of low-carbon, multi-generational flats into a Victorian mews in north London, significantly boosting the building’s spatial and environmental performance.
Retrofit: Keyhole surgery
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-08T10:32:30+01:00Jonathan Spratt from Bennetts Associates argues that, for ‘young’ buildings from the 1990s and early 2000s architects should steer clients away from a comprehensive retrofit approach towards a strategy of ‘keyhole surgery’ – minimal interventions that have a transformative effect.
Retrofit Reimagined
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:26:28+00:00Birmingham's Retrofit Reimagined festival was a welcome switch up of the traditional archi-event and a chance for meaningful conversation on the action needed to address climate crisis, finds Bobby Jewell.
Repurposing the past: Identifying value and making the case for change
AT Editor2022-06-30T09:34:57+01:00Watch the AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of evaluating, upgrading and repurposing our historic building stock.
Retrofitting Heritage
AT Editor2022-06-27T17:55:11+01:00Watch our webinar, in partnership with The Rooflight Company, which explores the challenges involved in adapting historic buildings to meet contemporary standards of comfort and environmental performance.
Repurposing the past: Identifying value and making the case for change
AT Editor2022-11-22T12:26:34+00:00An AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of evaluating, upgrading and repurposing our historic building stock is taking place on Wednesday 29th June.
Making good: Adapting for the future
AT Editor2022-05-26T16:01:09+01:00Watch our AT Schüco webinar exploring how we can adapt and improve our existing building stock to meet present and future needs.
Retrofitting Heritage
AT Editor2022-11-22T12:26:35+00:00An AT webinar with The Rooflight Company exploring ways of improving the energy efficiency of our historic building stock is taking place on Wednesday 8th June.
New Court at Trinity College Cambridge
Peter Songi2023-04-12T15:44:54+01:00The refurbishment of New Court at Trinity College Cambridge, by 5th Studio and Max Fordham set out to radically improve the comfort and carbon emissions of a Grade I listed building. Five years after its completion, 5th Studio director Oliver Smith assesses the lessons that have been learnt.
The Blockmakers Arms
AT Editor2022-11-22T12:16:58+00:00Erbar Mattes Architects has skilfully remodelled a former pub in north London to create a home for an expanding family.
A roadmap to retrofit: is EnerPHit the answer?
AT Editor2021-12-06T12:50:36+00:00Watch our webinar with Schüco, exploring the future of EnerPHit and whether the standard provides a realistic and affordable roadmap to retrofitting our historic building stock.