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642 Kings Road
Mixed use vertical extension into flats and offices

LocationChelsea London
ClientRomulus
Architect3W Architects
SectorCommercial/Flats
DateDue 2017
Image credit3W Architecture

A 3-storey extension above an existing ground floor retail unit on the busy Kings Road in Chelsea. On the first floor there will be air conditioned offices, with 5 apartments on the upper floors heated by air source heat pumps. Solar PV panels on the roof will ensure that the building generates 20% of its energy using renewable technologies

9 Belgrave Mews
A new mews house with basement, with ground source heating and cooling

LocationCentral London
ClientPrivate
ArchitectDoone Silver Architects
SectorResidential/Individual house
DatePlanning secured
Image creditDoone Silver Architects

9 Cheyne Place
Refurbishment and double basement extension of townhouse

LocationChelsea London
ClientPrivate
ArchitectMWAI Architects
SectorResidential/Individual house
Date2015
Image creditAlexander James

A major renovation and extension of a substantial Victorian townhouse comprising a new contemporary rear extension, remodelling of the existing house and two levels of new basement providing a cinema, gym, spa and utility rooms.

Albermarle Street
Refurbishment of 2 floors and entrance lobby of a Grade II Listed office building in the West End

LocationCentral London
ClientElectrical Supply Nominees
ArchitectTrehearne Architects
SectorCommercial/Offices/Listed
Date2015

Barbican Retail
Relocation of the shop to the Silk Street entrance to make it more visible, including the insertion of a new mezzanine floor

LocationCentral London
ClientBarbican Centre
ArchitectAllford Hall Monaghan Morris
SectorCulture/Listed
DateOctober 2016
Image creditAHMM

Bedford School Library
New library for the renowned independent school.

LocationBedford
ClientBedford School
ArchitectEric Parry Architects
SectorEducation/Schools
Date2004
Image creditMichael Popper and Christine Voge

The building is distinguished by its west facing glazed elevations with external vertical shading, part of the strategy to maximise daylight with minimum solar gain. Natural ventilation is achieved through automatic opening vents and rooflghts.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Bishopsgate Institute, London
Refurbishment of the late Victorian centre for culture and learning, with public library, offices, meeting rooms, performance hall and archive.

LocationLondon

ClientBishopsgate Institute

ArchitectSheppard Architects

SectorCommunity/Culture/Listed

Date2010

A £6m refurbishment project (2007-2011) funded by the HLF improved circulation and accessibility, and provided additional toilet accommodation, a new entrance and cafeteria extension. The Great Hall was extensively renovated and low energy air conditioning discretely integrated into the panelling. The former dreary institutional atmosphere has been transformed into a welcoming vibrant space for arts, culture, business and leisure.

A significant challenge for the project was to install mechanical ventilation ductwork behind panelling in the Great Hall and to introduce air supply without visible grilles. The solution was to create vertical shafts within the wall thickness and to supply the air behind existing cast iron radiators.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Bloomsbury Square
Refurbishment and extension of a Grade II* Listed office building in Bloomsbury

LocationCentral London
ClientSouth Bloom
ArchitectFlanagan Lawrence
SectorCommercial/Offices/Listed
Date2016

The building was once the home of Benjamin Disraeli. The project includes VRF air conditioning for heating and cooling.

Bow Arts
Refurbishment of art gallery and conversion of light industrial space into offices for contemporary arts organisation

LocationBow London
ClientBow Arts Trust
ArchitectDelvendahl Martin
SectorOffice/Museums & Galleries
Date2015
Image creditAgnese Sanvito

The conversion of the ground floor of a former industrial building, which is a complex of artists’ studios, into modern office space for Bow Arts Trust, as well as improvements to the adjacent Nunnery Gallery. The project was funded by Arts Council England.

British Library
Interior alterations to form a new staff canteen and new Members Room, plus the upgrade of the existing Conference Centre bar area

LocationCentral London
ClientBritish Library
ArchitectDe Matos Ryan
SectorCulture/Listed
DateNovember 2016

Bushey Cemetery
New prayer halls and ancillary buildings

LocationBushey, Hertfordshire

ClientThe United Synagogue

ArchitectWaugh Thistleton

SectorCommunity

DateDue 2017

Image creditWaugh Thistleton Architects

P3R Engineers used dynamic simulation software to create comfortable heating and lighting for the UK�s most significant Jewish cemetery and burial site in an extension project which won a RIBA National Award and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.

United Synagogue needed to construct two new prayer halls and a series of service buildings as part of a �6.2 million project which is the first new consecration of a United Synagogue burial site in the UK in 50 years. P3R Engineers designed a heating a ventilation system to provide natural heating and cooling throughout the cemetery, alongside energy efficient lighting and a state-of-the-art security system.

The heating and ventilation system was designed to take advantage of the high thermal mass in the rammed earth walls. For cooling and moisture reduction when the prayer halls are occupied, roof fans are triggered by temperature and humidity controls. A PV roof supplies power to the electric heating system and subtle, low energy lighting has been designed to accentuate the calm internal environment. The P3R team also developed cost-effective security systems, installing CCTV systems and intruder alarms throughout the cemetery.

The cemetery has won a RIBA National Award 2018, RIBA East Award 2018, WAF Best Completed Religious Building 2017 and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize 2018.

Calverton Manor
Refurbishment of Grade II* manor house dating back to the 17th century

LocationBedfordshire
ClientProf & Mrs David Lock
ArchitectPeter Howard
SectorResidential/Individual house/Listed
Date2011

The project featured on the BBC ‘Restoration Homes’ programme series. The house is heated by ground source heat pump.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Crucible Theatre
Refurbishment of the iconic theatre and venue for World Snooker.

LocationSheffield
ClientSheffield Theatres Crucible Trust
ArchitectBurrell Foley Fischer
SectorCulture/Theatre
Date2008
Image creditBurrell Foley Fischer
AwardsCivic Trust Award 2010

A new extension created a new more visible entrance, improved access and upgraded foyer and bar facilities. The electrical services were completely replaced and new efficient ventilation systems provided. A sustainable solution to providing air conditioning was through the installation of an absorption chiller which uses eco-friendly Sheffield District Heating as its heat source. The project was supported by the Arts Council.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Drawing Studio
New stand-alone studio for teaching drawing and exhibition space.

LocationBournemouth
ClientArts University Bournemouth
ArchitectSir Peter Cook/CRAB Studio
SectorEducation/Higher Education
Date2016
Image creditMichael Popper
AwardsRIBA National

An iconic new building for the University where he learnt to draw, and the first completed building in the UK to be designed by the celebrated architect Sir Peter Cook. Fabricated as a steel shell by ship builders in Germany, the building is naturally ventilated via its distinctive clerestory windows. Thanks in part to its high level of insulation and natural light, the building achieved a BREEAM Excellent Rating.

Epping Forest District Museum
Refurbishment of listed museum of local history and extension into adjacent building.

LocationWaltham Abbey
ClientLB Waltham Forest
ArchitectHawkins\Brown
SectorMuseums & Galleries/Listed
Date2016
Image creditTim Crocker
AwardsAJ Retrofit Award 2016 finalist

The existing museum of local history has been upgraded into a modern museum and exhibition space and store. The buildings date back to Tudor times, but were in need of refurbishment in particular to improve accessibility and to consolidate all the museum’s functions into one site, by acquiring additional space within an adjoining building. The archive collection which was located off site in the past now has a new home, and there are new galleries, an education room and curatorial workspace. The stores are environmentally controlled to PD5454, some with close control air conditioning and others with humidity controlled ‘conservation’ heating.

Exhibition Mews, Bordon
A terrace of three prototype carbon-neutral houses in Bordon, Hampshire.

LocationBordon, Hampshire
ClientThe Radian Group
ArchitectAsh Sakula
SectorResidential
Date2015
Image creditGareth Gardner
AwardsRIBA 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize Shortlist 2016

Each of the homes features a highly insulated core containing the living areas, with an uninsulated entrance porch extending into the front garden. The houses achieve Code for Sustainable Homes level 5, through the high standard of insulation, efficient boilers, controlled mechanical ventilation and roof-mounted PV. The former firemen’s training tower was refurbished and used as a support for 60 additional photovoltaic panels, providing additional power to the project and making a striking landmark.

Fletcherites, Charterhouse School
New girls’ boarding house with 28 en-suite double and single rooms, and 2 staff flats

LocationGodalming
ClientCharterhouse
ArchitectDesign Engine
SectorEducation/Schools/Student accommodation
Date2015
Image creditMichael Popper

Francos
Refurbishment of the former landmark Francos café and restaurant in Jermyn Street

LocationLondon
ClientFrancos Restaurant
Architect-
SectorRestaurant
Date2008

New air conditioning and ventilation is discretely concealed within the stylish interior décor.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Friendship House
New 200-bed key-worker hostel in Southwark

LocationLondon
ClientLondon Hostels Association
ArchitectMJP Architects
SectorResidential/Student accommodation
Date2004

Each bedroom has en-suite shower room, and there are shared kitchen facilities and common rooms.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Furzey Farm
Listed barn conversion and extension.

LocationOxfordshire
ClientPrivate
ArchitectWaugh Thistleton
SectorResidential/Individual house/Listed
Date2011
Image creditWill Price

Heating was provided by ground source heat pumps

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

G Live
New entertainment, conference and hospitality venue

LocationGuildford
ClientGuildford Council
ArchitectAustin-Smith:Lord
SectorCulture/Theatres
Date2011
Image creditAndy Matthews
Awards2012 RIBA Regional Award

Originally constructed for Guildford Council as the new Guildford Civic Centre, G Live is now a state-of-the-art entertainment, conference and hospitality venue located in the heart of Guildford. It comprises a flexible multi-purpose auditorium, flexible studio rehearsal space, conference and seminar rooms, a café, bars and foyer space. The main space has capacity of 1,700 for a standing gig or just over 1,000 for seated events

(Kieren Elsdon at Grontmij)

Greenfields
A new headquarters for Greenfields Community Housing

LocationBraintree
ClientGreenfields Housing Association
ArchitectRichards Partington
SectorCommercial/Offices
Date2009
Image creditStudio Partington

The building combines office functions with community rooms and meeting spaces. The sustainability strategy achieved a BREEAM 'Very Good' rating and combined natural ventilation, ground source heat pumps, and exposed concrete soffits that provide thermal mass to moderate indoor climate.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Heath Robinson Museum
New museum dedicated to the work of William Heath Robinson

LocationPinner, Middx
ClientWilliam Heath Robinson Trust
ArchitectZMMA
SectorMuseums & Galleries
DateLate 2016
Image creditZMMA

A new museum dedicated to the work of William Heath Robinson, the cartoonist and illustrator best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines for achieving simple objectives. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the building will comprise galleries, activity space, shop and archive. The building will be heated by air source heat pumps and will have LED lighting throughout.

Henry Moore Foundation
New Framed Graphics Store, conversion of workshop into offices and a maquette store, and rebuilding of a sheep barn into a new Sculpture Gallery.

LocationHertfordshire
ClientHenry Moore Foundation
ArchitectHawkins\Brown
SectorMuseums & Galleries
DatePre 2000
AwardsRIBA 2000

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

House of Illustration
Gallery fit-out

LocationKings Cross, London
ClientThe House of Illustration
ArchitectWitherford Watson Mann
SectorCulture/Museums & Galleries
Date2014
Image creditDavid Grandorge

Gallery and exhibition space set within a former Victorian office building next to the new Central St Martins School of Art. The building includes an education studio, a shop, offices and a flexible gallery and events space.

Housing 21
1,500sqm low energy new build office headquarters office building for clients.

LocationBeaconsfield
ClientHousing 21 Housing Association
ArchitectJestico & Whiles
SectorCommercial/Offices
DatePre 2000

Pioneering passive design features were developed using CFD thermal and daylight modelling by Cambridge Architectural Research. The building featured automatic natural vents.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Huguenot Heritage Centre
Conversion of former offices into museum

LocationRochester
ClientThe French Hospital
ArchitectSheppard Architects
SectorCulture/Museums & Galleries
Date2015

Britain’s first museum dedicated to telling the story of the Huguenot refugees, the project involved the refurbishment of the upper floors of a 1930’s former Gas Board office building, the ground floor being Historic Rochester Visitor Centre. The basement store was converted into an environmentally controlled archive to PD5454. The project was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Hurstpierpoint College
A new 450-seat performing arts centre for drama and assembly

LocationHurstpierpoint, Sussex
ClientHurstpierpoint College
ArchitectBurrell Foley Fischer
SectorEducation/Schools/Culture /Theatres
DateDue spring 2018
Image creditBurrell Foley Fischer

P3R Engineers designed a natural cooling and heating system, with an underground labyrinth and roof-mounted ventilation, to save energy for the award-winning new Bury Theatre at Hurstpierpoint College. The college needed to construct a new Performing Arts Centre for its 700 day and boarding school pupils, which was sustainable and energy efficient.

To provide natural heating and cooling during performances, P3R Engineers designed a system to efficiently exchange heat between the building, the surrounding air and the ground. A labyrinth of fresh air pathways was designed, to extract heat from the building during the summer into the large thermal mass of the ground beneath. Air remains in the labyrinth overnight and is then released to cool the building during the day, or to provide heat in winter. Specially designed ‘hats’ at the top of the auditorium mix fresh air with circulating air, negating the need for expensive air handling equipment.

P3R Engineers have created the optimal passive ventilation, heating and cooling system for this heavily occupied theatre, allowing temperature, ventilation and CO2 levels to be carefully controlled by the Building Management System.

The new Bury Theatre was named as winner of a Sussex Heritage Trust Award in the Public & Community Category 2019.

Ice Cream Factory
A new private house in a secluded setting in North Devon

LocationNewton Abbott
ClientPrivate
ArchitectDavid Kohn Architects
SectorResidential/Individual house
DateDue 2017
Image creditDavid Kohn Architects

Part of the building is a retained structure which was once the first organic ice cream factory in the UK.

Jacobs Ladder
Contemporary house with indoor swimming pool set in mature woodlands

LocationOxfordshire
ClientPrivate
ArchitectNiall McLaughlin Architects
SectorResidential/Individual house
Date2011
Image creditDavid Grey
AwardsRIBA 2000

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Kendrew Quadrangle, St John’s College, Oxford
New college quad, providing 70 student rooms, library and archive, café, function room, gym, seminar and teaching rooms.

LocationOxford
ClientSt John’s College
ArchitectMJP Architects
SectorEducation/Higher Education/Student accommodation
Date2010
Image creditPeter Durrant
AwardsCivic Trust Award 2012
David Steel Sustainable Building Award 2012
RIBA 2011

The brief was for an exemplar in low energy and sustainable design, which was achieved through Passive House levels of insulation, heat recovery ventilation, low energy lighting, and rainwater harvesting. Four renewable technologies were adopted – solar thermal, PV, ground source cooling and biomass heating.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

KH House
Contemporary extension to existing house

LocationPangbourne, Berkshire
ClientPrivate
ArchitectDelvendahl Martin Architects
SectorResidential/Individual house
DateDue 2017
Image creditDelvendahl Martin Architects

Kingham Hill School, Library
Refurbishment and extension creating new classrooms and library

LocationKingham, Oxon
ClientKingham Hill School
ArchitectBurrell Foley Fischer
SectorEducation/Schools
Date2016

The refurbishment of part of Top School, an Arts and Crafts building dating back to the late 19th century, and a new extension has created a 21st century library for the school, with print and digital facilities, reading areas and seminar rooms. As part of the project, the heating system was upgraded to allow connection to the school’s new biomass district heating system.

Kingham Hill School, Maths & Science Building
New classroom block

LocationKingham, Oxon
ClientKingham Hill School
ArchitectBurrell Foley Fischer
SectorEducation/Schools
Date2015
Image creditBurrell Foley Fischer

A new teaching building with general classrooms and science laboratories, arranged around a central atrium. A passive environmental strategy was adopted. Firstly, by the highly insulated and airtight envelope achieved by the cross-laminated timber construction, which has a low embodied energy. And secondly, by a hybrid natural ventilation system, which is evident by external chimneys and opening rooflight vents in the atrium.

Kings Gate and The Zig Zag Building
Two buildings in a redevelopment project to create residential properties, office space and retail units with access to new outdoor public space between them.

LocationLondon
ClientLand Securities
ArchitectLynch Architects
SectorCommercial and residential
Date2016
AwardsShortlisted for - Best high volume new housing development’ and ‘Best large commercial building’ categories - The Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards

WAF (World Architecture Festival) 2016 Best Office

Situated on Victoria Street in central London, the scheme comprises a residential building with 99 luxury apartments and an office building offering approximately 187,000 sq.ft of office accommodation. The ground floor includes retail, restaurants with below ground parking provision around a common combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) led energy centre

(Kieren Elsdon at Grontmij)

Kings Road, Reading
New build, listed conversion and refurbishment of student residences

LocationReading
ClientBagri Foundation
ArchitectMetropolitan Workshop
SectorResidential/Student accommodation
DatePlanning submitted
Image creditMetropolitan Workshop

The project entails the refurbishment and extension of an existing student residence and a Grade II listed former office building, and the construction of a new 5 storey pavilion to create a total of 78 additional en-suite student bedrooms and associated facilities. The proposals include centralised boiler and CHP with rooftop PV.

Leonard Wolfson Auditorium
New 200 seat auditorium for Wolfson College, with mixed mode ventilation

LocationOxford
ClientWolfson College Oxford
ArchitectBerman Guedes Stretton
SectorEducation/Higher education
Date2013

Fresh air is supplied under the raked seating with extract through the distinctive chimney at the rear of the building. Heating is provided by air source heat pumps. Mechanical air handling is also available on demand and the heat pumps can be reversed to provide cooling if needed.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

London 2012 Velodrome
One of the four permanent venues on the Olympic Park, the Velodrome provided a landmark venue for the indoor track cycling events at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

LocationLondon
ClientOlympic Delivery Authority
ArchitectHopkins Architects
SectorCommunity
Date2011
Image creditKieren Elsdon
Awards2014 CIBSE Judges' Special Engineering Award
2013 Civic Trust Awards - Special Award for Olympic & Paralympic Projects.
2011 RIBA Award.
2011 AJ100 ‘Building of the Year’ Award
2011 The New London Awards – ‘Play’ and ‘Overall Winner’.
2011 RIBA Stirling Prize Award – Shortlisted.
2011 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award - BCIA.

Designed to meet high environmental targets, it delivered the strict internal design conditions using a combination or natural and mechanical ventilation with highly efficient heating systems. The energy performance of the building showed results that surpass the target set by the ODA, reaching a carbon emissions reduction 30% against the Part L levels of the time.

(Kieren Elsdon at BDSP)

LSE - Saw Swee Hock Student Centre
The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre at the LSE is a multifunctional building with a large music venue, pub, learning cafe, union offices, prayer centre, dance studio, careers library and gym.

LocationLondon
ClientLondon School of Economics
ArchitectO’Donnell + Tuomey Architects
SectorEducation/Higher education
Date2014
Awards2014 RIBA London Building of the Year & Regional Award Winner
2014 Shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize
2014 Leaf Awards – Public Building of the Year

A BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ building with an EPC A-rating, it is a largely naturally ventilated building which harnesses the thermal mass of the structure to provide passive cooling throughout the day. Cooling was also provided to high occupancy areas of the building via a hydrocarbon chiller which could delivered the required cooling loads without the use of high GWP (Global Warming Potential) refrigerant.

(Kieren Elsdon at BDSP)

Manor House Apartments
Refurbishment and conversion into 6 high quality apartments

LocationClapham, London
ClientRoyal Trinity Hospice
ArchitectSketch Design
SectorResidential/Flats/Listed
Date2016
Image creditJames Balston

A former 18th century manor house on the edge of Clapham Common, and used until recently for patient care within the hospice, the upper floors have been sensitively converted into apartments producing rental income to support the running of the hospice. Individually metered heating, water and power to each apartment is taken from the hospice’s central services.

Market Place Brentford
Re-landscaping of market place

LocationBrentford, London
ClientLB Hounslow
ArchitectKinnear Landscape Architects
SectorCommunity
Date2014
Image creditKinnear Landscape Architects

The newly configured Market Place is a flexible space that accommodates regular markets and events whilst also offering a space for meeting and playing. We engineered the drainage, power and water services for the new lighting scheme and facilities for the market stalls.

Media Centre 3, Huddersfield
New building with offices and studios for creative and media businesses on the site of a collection of existing nineteenth century buildings, some listed.

LocationHuddersfield
ClientKirklees Council
ArchitectAsh Sakula
SectorCommercial/Offices
Date2010

The building has a double skin ventilated façade above a semi-underground undercroft that contains a rock store, using stone from the buildings demolished in the project.

The environmental strategy is innovative. Air is brought into the undercroft, where it is cooled by the rock store and then distributed throughout the building by a combination of natural ventilation - using the solar chimney effect of the gap between inner and outer façades - and additional mechanical ventilation where needed. The combination of the two skins creates a user-controllable system of temperature and ventilation control.

At night the façade of the building “breathes”, lights within its double skin slowly and regularly brighten and dim throughout the hours of darkness.

The building is part of the Media Centre creative cluster, comprising hundreds of fledgling businesses, itself part of a larger creative quarter in Huddersfield focused on media and the creative industries.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Menuhin Hall
A new 316-seat auditorium with the acoustic qualities of international concert halls.

LocationCobham, Surrey
ClientYehudi Menuhin School
ArchitectBurrell Foley Fischer
SectorCulture/Theatre
Date2006
Image creditMichael Popper
AwardsRIBA 2006
BCI Small Building Project Award 2006

Designed for the pupils of this renowned school for gifted young musicians to experience performing to larger audiences in future but in an intimate familiar environment. The building is mechanically ventilated using the rake of the stalls as a fresh air plenum, whose thermal mass moderates temperatures in warmer weather.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Merritts
New 1200sqm office air conditioned office building and 4 houses

LocationBeaconsfield
ClientPrivate
ArchitectDanks Badnell Architects
SectorCommercial/Offices
DateDue 2017
Image creditDanks Badnell Architects

Mulberry House School
A rooftop extension to a popular North London primary school

LocationCricklewood, London
ClientThe Mulberry House School
ArchitectProf Doug Clelland with Andris Berzins Architects
SectorEducation/Schools
DateDue end 2016
Image creditAndris Berzins Architects

The extension comprises 4 new classrooms, which can be interconnected to form a hall, and a play terrace above. The project will be distinguished by its sheer glass façades and wavy cloud roof. A strong sustainability agenda has been adopted, with integrated PV within the curtain wall cladding, a sedum roof and air source heat pump heating.

Nelson Road
High quality refurbishment & conversion of an existing Grade II terrace in historic Greenwich into 10 apartments

LocationGreenwich, London
ClientGreenwich Hospital
ArchitectTrehearne Architects
SectorResidential/Flats/Listed
Date2014

The services installations included smart-controlled electric heating, heat recovery ventilation and low energy lighting. The works took place above a trading restaurant (Jamie’s Italian) on the ground floor and careful coordination was required for the integration of incoming services and drainage which needed to pass through the restaurant.

Priory Visitor Centre
Visitor centre and multi-faith meeting hall in the grounds of Coventry Cathedral, part of the Phoenix Initiative regeneration project for central Coventry.

LocationCoventry
ClientPhoenix Initiative
ArchitectMJP Architects
SectorCommunity
Date2000
AwardsCoventry Design Award 2001
Stirling Prize Runner up

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Rivington Place
New multicultural centre for the arts

LocationLondon
ClientiniVA/Autograph ABP
ArchitectAdjaye Associates
SectorCulture/Museums & Galleries
Date2007
AwardsRIBA 2008

Rivington Place was the first new publicly-funded dedicated arts building in London for 30 years. Home for the International Institute for Visual Arts and the photographic organisation Autograph ABP, the building has 2 air conditioned exhibition/project spaces, library, education areas, multi-media workshop, cafeteria and offices.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre
Listed building conversion into museum, education centre and offices

LocationGreat Missenden
ClientThe Roald Dahl Foundation
ArchitectHawkins\Brown
SectorCulture/Museums & Galleries/Listed
Date2005 and 2015
AwardsCivic Trust

A listed former coaching inn and outbuildings set around a cobbled courtyard has been transformed into a Museum and Children’s Literature Centre to celebrate the life of Roald Dahl. The site comprises existing buildings ranging in date from the 16th Century to the 19th, with new additions, and a new building to the rear of the courtyard. The centre includes a BS5454 archive, a shop, café, flat and the museum itself. Natural ventilation and cooling has been used wherever possible.

Ruskin Library
New gateway building for Lancaster University, for the storage, display and study of the works of John Ruskin.

LocationLancaster
ClientLancaster University
ArchitectMJP Architects
SectorMuseums & Galleries
DatePre 2000
Image creditPeter Durrant
AwardsRIBA 2000
Civic Trust 2000

The design pioneered the passive control of archives using thermal mass, and air conditioning to the galleries was avoided through high performance showcases.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Shardloes Road Veterinary Clinic
2 storeys vertical extension of an existing veterinary surgery

LocationNew Cross, London
ClientMr J Hankinson
ArchitectWhite Adamski
SectorCommunity
Date2016
Image creditPhilip Durrant

The extension of an existing single storey veterinary surgery, providing an additional 200sqm of surgery over two additional floors, allowing the practice to qualify for RCVS hospital status. Heat recovery ventilation and PV panels ensured the building achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating.

Sidway Hall
New contemporary private house

LocationStoke-on-Trent
ClientPrivate
ArchitectGregory Phillips Architects
SectorResidential/Individual house
DateDue December 2016
Image creditForbes Massie

A new build contemporary 1200sqm private house with indoor swimming pool, built to an extremely high specification. Low energy features include air source heat pumps, solar hot water and PV.

St Andrew Undershaft, City of London
Major restoration and redevelopment of an important medieval church in the City of London

LocationLondon
ClientDiocese of London
ArchitectSheppard Architects
SectorCommunity/Listed
Date2010
Image creditPaul Riddle

The project included the construction of a new west end gallery and high specification catering kitchen. New services included underfloor heating and low energy lighting.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Stratford Circus
Refurbishment of foyer, public toilets and entrance

LocationStratford, London
ClientLB Newham
ArchitectDelvendahl Martin Architects
SectorCulture/Theatres
Date2015
Image creditDelvendahl Martin Architects

Arts Council funded upgrade of the popular arts venue in east London.

Stratford Place
Contemporary extension of a listed community centre into multi-function spaces.

LocationCentral London
ClientKabbalah Centre
ArchitectMR Partnership
SectorCommunity/Listed
DatePre-planning
Image creditMR Partnership

A new extension to the Grade II listed building will be internally linked at lower-ground and ground floor levels with a lightweight glazed link, and will incorporate renewable technologies including PV and heat pumps.

Swindon Carriageworks
Conversion of former railway sheds into commercial office space

LocationSwindon
ClientForward Swindon
ArchitectMetropolitan Workshop
SectorCommercial/Listed
DateFeasibility
Image creditMetropolitan Workshop

Swindon Carriage Works, originally Brunel Carriage Works, was founded by Great Western Railway in 1843. Since closing in the 1980s, some of the 20 stone-built engine sheds are occupied by small industrial firms and many of the buildings have fallen into disrepair.

In the first phase of these works, five of the engine sheds are being transformed, with the first two sheds completed in 2018 as high end, flexible office space known as the 'Workshed' a technology and digital incubation centre which houses office space for up to 80 businesses, part-funded by Swindon Borough Council and being operated by TEN as part of its 'The Enterprise Network'.

The next three engine sheds are in the process of being converted into a 'campus' environment for the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD). P3R Engineers have been involved throughout as services engineers and environmental designers, working with a team led by Metropolitan Workshop architects. The team of chartered engineers from P3R Engineers has developed cost-effective designs for all heating, ventilation, air conditioning, power, lighting and security equipment for the sheds. All environmental design and modelling has been carefully balanced between improved efficiency and sympathetic installation, to minimise impact on the historic elements of the building.

Exposed brickwork and the original structure are prominent features throughout the buildings, so the air conditioning units, ductwork and cabling routes have been carefully designed by P3R Engineers to be discreet whilst performing efficiently. Other, early Victorian elements are being upcycled wherever possible, including using floor planks for doorways and featuring the Great Western Railway colours on windows and external doors.

The area has been recognised as a Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) by Historic England on 6th July 2019 and has received funding in order to revitalise this under-used historic area, making Swindon one of only two towns in the South West to achieve this status.

The Goldsmiths Centre
Restoration of former school and a new building to create a centre of education, exhibition and starter studios for gold and silversmiths

LocationLondon
ClientThe Goldsmiths Company
ArchitectLyall Bills & Young
SectorEducation/Commercial
Date2012
Image creditMorley von Sternberg
AwardsRIBA 2014

An existing Grade II Listed Victorian London Board School was restored to accommodate training space for gold and silversmiths (a traditional trade in that part of London), offices, meeting space and a café. A new four-storey building was constructed on the same site to house workshops, subsidised starter studios and rooms for events, exhibitions, conference and meeting hire. A glass entrance atrium joins the two buildings and is used for receptions. The building was completed in 2012 and received an RIBA Award and achieved a BREEAM Excellent Rating. Contract value £10m

Due to the heat and noise generated by the benchwork of the craftsmen and women in the workshops, the building needed to be air-conditioned and acoustically sealed from the neighbouring residential properties. An air source heat pump system was installed which circulated water at a constant temperature to individual heat pumps in the rooms. The system allowed heat recovery by transferring heat from areas needing cooling to those requiring heat.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

The Royal Society, Wellcome Lecture Hall
Refurbishment of the main 200 seat lecture theatre and dining room in the John Nash designed terrace on The Mall

LocationLondon
ClientThe Royal Society
ArchitectShepheard Epstein Hunter
SectorEducation/Listed
DatePre 2000

New air conditioning, lighting and AV infrastructure were provided.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

V&A Museum of Childhood
Hybrid natural ventilation design for a world-leading museum

LocationBethnal Green, London
ClientVictoria & Albert Museum
ArchitectDematos Ryan and AOC
SectorMuseums & Galleries
DateDue 2022
Value£13m

The V&A Museum is undertaking a transformation of the existing Museum of Childhood. The project will see it become a world-leading museum of design and creativity, to coincide with its 150th Anniversary in 2022.

P3R Engineers are working alongside De Matos Ryan Architects for the base build refurbishment works and AOC Architecture for the subsequent gallery fit out.

We have designed a hybrid ventilation system for the large gallery halls utilising the existing rooflights for natural ventilation, supplemented by mechanical ventilation when conditions require.

Fan coil heating units and radiant panels will be installed to provide optimal heating in winter.

Care has been taken to ensure the ventilation system complements the existing building fabric of the Grade II* listed museum.

University Centre, Winchester
A new £6.5m flagship building for the University, combining dining hall, student union, internet café and main university reception.

LocationWinchester
ClientWinchester University
ArchitectDesign Engine
SectorEducation/University
Date2007
Image creditKeith Collie
AwardsRIBA 2008

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Walthamstow Wetlands
Conversion of former pump house into nature reserve Visitor Centre.

LocationWalthamstow
ClientLB Waltham Forest
ArchitectWitherford Watson Mann Architects
SectorCulture/Museums & Galleries
DateDue 2017
Image creditWitherford Watson Mann Architects

P3R Engineers developed cost-effective designs for all heating, ventilation and lighting for the RIBA National Award winning Victorian Engine House and pumping station at Walthamstow Wetlands, which needed to undergo major renovation works in order to open to the public for the first time in 150 years.

P3R Engineers worked alongside the architects to redesign the entire site, including the redevelopment of the locally-listed Victorian Engine House and pumping station. Despite the abundant water supply posing many challenges when designing underground and exposed services, P3R Engineers managed surveys and created a sensitive design to house all gas pipes, water and electricity services against the original brick walls. An LPG boiler system was installed to provide efficient heating, and opening roof lights give natural ventilation throughout the building.

Walthamstow Wetlands was recognised with a RIBA London Award and a RIBA National Award in 2018 for its intelligent integration of architecture and landscape.

This fully operational, 211 hectare Thames Water reservoir site is the main source of water supply for 3.5 million people. It is also an internationally important nature reserve, providing home to a wide range of wildlife from rare waterfowl to birds of prey.

Water House Café
Eco restaurant which has sustainability as its core strategy, from food sourcing to waste to energy consumption.

LocationLondon
ClientShoreditch Trust
ArchitectWaugh Thistleton
SectorRestaurant
Date2009

Being located on the Regents Canal, a ground source heat pump has been designed to use the canal as a heat source.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Wimbledon School of Art
New north-lit artist studio, cafeteria and lecture room.

LocationWimbledon
ClientWimbledon School of Art
ArchitectEric Parry Architects
SectorEducation/University
Date2003

The design of the studio roof was developed using daylight simulation to ensure high levels of natural light, and computer thermal modelling for the natural ventilation strategy.

(Michael Popper at Michael Popper Associates)

Windsor Walk
A new development of 8 maisonettes

LocationCamberwell, London
ClientCity Square Properties
ArchitectHibbs Walsh Architects
SectorResidential/Flats
Date2016

York Mansion House
Refurbishment of Grade I listed home for the Lord Mayor of York since 1732

LocationYork
ClientCity of York Council
ArchitectDe Matos Ryan
SectorCulture/Museums & Galleries/Listed
DateDue May 2017
Image creditDe Matos Ryan

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the ‘Opening Doors’ project will restore the original kitchens to create a fully working eighteenth century kitchen, and improve displays and access to the civic collection of gold and silverware. A new environmental control system will minimise long-term damage to the contents and fabric of the building and reduce its carbon footprint. Air source heat pumps will replace the existing electric storage heaters, and all lighting will be replaced with LED sources.

York Theatre Royal
Refurbishment of the auditorium and front of house areas of the Grade II listed theatre

LocationYork
ClientYork Theatre Royal
ArchitectDe Matos Ryan
SectorCulture/Theatres/Listed
Date2016
Image creditHuffton and Crow
AwardsAJ Retrofit finalist

New services were installed throughout and included the incorporation of displacement ventilation under the new stalls seating platform.

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P3r Engineers

London 70 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EJ Tel: 0207 490 7848 mail@p3r-engineers.co.uk

Rickmansworth 135A High Street Rickmansworth Herts WD3 1AR Tel: 01923 772129

London

70 Cowcross Street

London

EC1M 6EJ

Tel: 0207 490 7848
mail@p3r-engineers.co.uk

Rickmansworth

135A High Street

Rickmansworth

Herts WD3 1AR

Tel: 01923 772129