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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

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.

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

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)

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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)

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.