11/09/2025
AJ Retrofit Awards Winner 2025…….so thrilled and surprised to have won the best UK Project under £800,000 at the awards last night.
We could not have achieved this without such hard work and dedication from our team, the wider consultant team, the contractor and mostly our fantastic client.
Lastly, immense thanks to the AJ and the judges for such an amazing and kind words in their citation (below)…..
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‘Outstanding,’ said the judges about this contemporary reimagining of a run-down lower ground floor flat within a London terrace. ‘As a piece of composition, it is beautiful; the material approach is striking; and the space planning could be replicated all over the country.’
The project provides an enlarged two/three-bedroom apartment, which cleverly connects to light and the garden. The extension is developed as a contemporary canted bay, angled at the rear to lessen the visual impact on neighbouring properties. The design concept draws on a contextual reinterpretation of decorative bay windows and detailing from the front elevation and wider conservation area.…
…..Large new triple-glazed windows and mechanical rooflights allow for passive heating and cooling. The careful material choices include wood fibre insulation, low-VOC paint, clay plaster and natural timber. The thermal performance of the building was upgraded by adding insulation to roof and floors and the walls were clad in external insulation, limiting cold bridges. The home has MVHR and is heated by an ASHP.
As the judges enthused, this project shows you can have ‘phenomenal architecture’ alongside ‘sustainable thinking and systems’
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