Conservation
Cultural Heritage
Conservation architecture seeks to support the conservation, sensitive adaptation, repair, restoration and protection of historic buildings. The sustainability of existing buildings is vital to their ongoing use and maintenance. This includes understanding how buildings function, how they should be maintained, repaired and enhanced for future viability.
Historic buildings deemed to be heritage assets by Historic England, such as those within Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, or Scheduled Monuments, invariably require consent from the local planning authority prior to commencing any meaningful adaptation or alteration. Our experienced team can guide you through every step of the process.
Continuing Professional Development
Tarpey Woodfine Architects promotes conservation architecture as an integral part of our practice. Two of our architects have completed RIBA’s Advanced Conservation course.
Continuing professional development, ensures that our practice has a broad knowledge of conservation, including, for example, understanding of:
- Relevant legislation (planning, conservation area and listed building consent)
- The historical, cultural and architectural significance of historic buildings
- Appropriate survey methods, causes of decay and different approaches to repair
- The behaviour of different materials and the impact of introducing new materials
- Thermal upgrade of listed buildings
