Conservation, Conversion and Extension of historic buildings
remains a significant proportion of our workload.
Buildings may have a strong cultural meaning for people,
residents or visitors in an area due to their architectural
quality, character, or history, because they are built
of local materials in a local way, or simply because they are
familiar and are known and recognisable feature of the place.
They may also, in functional terms play a role in the life of
the community, or in the local economy, in ways that may not seem
immediately obvious.
The primary economic objective of conservation is to maintain and
enhance the usefulness and asset value of the building. Buildings
of quality, maintained in good order, may also contribute
to the quality of the environment and to the economic health
of the area and of the country as a whole.
The maintenance and refurbishment of buildings generates a
steady flow of good quality skilled employment. Where large
scale alterations have to be made to historic buildings it is
important that these are carried out with a minimum of disruption
and a real feeling for the original building.
The fact remains that in global environmental terms, the balance of
advantage strongly favours the retention and enhancement of
existing building stock, particularly where performance in terms of
energy consumption in use can be improved.
Projects include:
- Schiller International University - Wickham court, West
Wickham, Kent (Listed Grade I) -Repairs, upgrading and designs for
new student accommodation in the grounds.
- Thomas More R.C. Secondary school, Purley (Listed Grade II) -
exterior fabric conservation and repairs.
- Bromley Old Town hall (Listed Grade II) - alterations,
refurbishment and repairs and installation of new systems.
- Extensive remodeling of former St. Mary's Convent, 180 Eltham
High Street (Listed Grade II) - Heritage Award.
- St. Anne’s school, Vauxhall - new buildings within Vauxhall
Conservation Area.
- Warwick Mill - (Listed Grade II) 250,000 sq.ft. Building
incorporating retail and restaurants with proposed new leisure
facilities and parking structures.