Heritage Projects
Shoreditch Town Hall
as project architect at HAT Projects.
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This former Town Hall, a Grade II listed building in CE London, has been repurposed as a cultural venue. The phased refurbishment included the design of new balcony tiering and seating, as well as acoustic enhancements within the assembly hall, alongside several upgrades to the building’s ancillary spaces. During construction, remarkable original terrazzo finishes were uncovered and carefully preserved, with tender addenda incorporated to ensure their protection.
A new goods lift was also installed within the shell of a redundant staircase abutting the rear elevation, to support the venue’s growing popularity for large events and film productions. The assembly hall in particular features in films and TV shoots due to its distinctive period features and aesthetic:
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In a project where heritage was central, the design was guided by the building itself—its character, history, and cultural value. Staying open to the unexpected ways a historic building can behave allowed both the design and the process to adapt, leading to outcomes that were more informed, sensitive, and closely aligned with the building’s identity.
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Artists' Studios Pavilion
as Project Architect at HAT Projects
This proposal involved the addition of a fifth-floor pavilion atop one of two buildings housing artists’ studios within the Regent’s Canal Conservation Area. Conceived as an infill between neighbouring structures, the pavilion connects seamlessly with the adjacent administration offices on the top floor. Designed in response to the structural capacity of the host building, the new addition employs a lightweight timber structure supported by a metal foundation frame spanning the existing flat roof, which also accommodates decking, planting and an enclosed roof courtyard to create a functional and harmonious rooftop environment, open to long views and the public realm on either side of the building.​
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Work in Conservation Areas
Working within heritage environments is standard practice in the UK. Conservation, understood as the management of change, imposes constraints that extend beyond the designer’s individual intent. A deep understanding of how to preserve, revive, and integrate within historic buildings or settings is essential to avoid disrupting the continuity that has withstood the test of time and entered the collective cultural experience. Consequently, the architect’s role is not to produce designs that stand out, but to enable transformation that accommodates contemporary standards of use while preserving a place’s historic fabric, identity, authenticity of its components, and thus its sense of continuity.
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as Senior Architect at Stanley Bragg Architects
