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Tag: Retrofit
dMFK wins approval to turn listed Hampstead Police station into homes
Camden Council has given planning approval to dMFK’s proposed retrofit of the Grade II-listed Hampstead Police station in north London
Morris + Company team wins Brussels office retrofit job
Morris + Company has won a major mixed-use retrofit job in the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium, beating UK and international competition
FCBStudios completes mixed-use scheme for Sheffield’s Heart of the City
The £40 million mixed-use redevelopment – covering retail, hospitality and leisure – repurposes and reintegrates buildings into the fabric of Sheffield City Centre
Shedkm submits plans to convert Brutalist 60s car park into flats
Shedkm has submitted plans to turn a 1960s car park in a Staffordshire market town into flats
Why on earth isn’t the government engaging with architects on retrofit?
Without architects’ close expert involvement, government plans to retrofit millions of homes will be prone to unintended consequences such as mould, argues Kunle Barker
Star engineer Hanif Kara wins Soane Medal 2024
Structural engineer Hanif Kara, co-founder of AKT II, has been awarded this year’s Soane Medal
Historic England launches guide for converting old buildings into homes
Historic England has published new guidance for turning disused historic buildings into housing
BGY ditches extra floors in revised plans for 90s Birmingham landmark
Buckley Gray Yeoman (BGY) has updated its plans to transform and extend Birmingham’s 17-storey landmark Colmore Gate building in favour of a more modest retrofit proposal
Haworth Tompkins’ £14.5m ‘transformation’ of Warburg Institute unveiled
Haworth Tompkins’ refurb creates a 140-seat auditorium, new gallery and extension hosting library rooms for the centre, which is dedicated to the study of art and culture