Case Studies
Outstanding projects highlighting services design and operation
February 2022
Fresh start: the transformation of Bow Street police station into a luxury hotel
Turning a Grade II-listed Victorian police station and magistrates’ court into a luxury London hotel required innovative services design, as Andy Pearson explains
January 2022
retrofitting
How the Orkney Islands transitioned to heat pumps
Orkney Islands Council has been installing heat pumps in schools and public buildings for more than 15 years in a bid to decarbonise heating and…
December 2021
heat pumps
Striking the right note
Engineers at London’s Grade I-listed Royal Albert Hall had the challenge of designing a near-silent cooling system in one of the UK’s most important Victorian buildings.…
October 2021
Cooling
From boardoom to boutique: converting 80s offices into a stylish hotel
In transforming a 1980s London office into a stylish hotel, ChapmanBDSP has helped minimise embodied carbon while providing safe, sustainable accommodation for London’s returning visitors,…
September 2021
Saving energy through retrofits of heritage properties in Myanmar
The affordable retrofit of 25 historic buildings in Myanmar could form the template for making millions of existing buildings across Asia climate resilient, says Doh…
September 2021
retrofitting
Lesson in continuity: Streatham and Clapham High School extension
Collaboration was key for the design and construction teams involved in the low-energy extension of Streatham and Clapham High School, in London, which had to…
July 2021
Schools
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