Retrofit Talks is a webinar series platforming architects and product manufacturers to discuss completed or ongoing retrofit projects.
Part of Retrofit 24, these talks give a voice to built environment professionals, allowing them to detail in their own words the process, challenges and outcomes of their projects. Connecting people, allowing for cross country dialogue, Retrofit Talks gives the audience the opportunity to learn from our presenters and ask questions in the Q&A.
If you have ever wondered about the process behind a building join us for these lunch time sessions and have your queries answered.
Maximising Space, Performance and Retention: Retrofit in the City of London
Buckley Gray Yeoman, ElliottWood and Simten share their innovative approach at Giltspur Street, situated within the St Paul’s viewing corridor and sat above Roman ruins.
Unable to extend upwards or downwards but wanting to retain the existing building and add additional net internal area, they decided to add a new internal floor without demolishing either of the existing ones. Join us for this session where they explain how they intend to save carbon and reduce waste by retaining the existing slabs and jacking them in place. They also describe how they intend to achieve NABERS 5* by retaining and upgrading the existing fabric and installing high performance services.
- Rachael Owens– (Head of Sustainability- Buckley Gray Yeoman)
- Charlie Damerell- (Senior Associate Architect- Buckley Gray Yeoman)
- Daniel Bassett – (Associate- ElliottWood)
- Rachel Broughton– (Development Director- Simten)
Rachael is co-Director of the National Retrofit Hub, a non-profit organisation that brings together those in the built environment to enable the local delivery of retrofit at scale. Rachael is also an architect and Head of Sustainability at Buckley Gray Yeoman. She sits on the NLA Net Zero expert panel and in 2021 was named a RIBA Journal Rising Star for her work in the practice and within the Architects Climate Action Network. She has guest tutored at the London School of Architecture, the University of East London and Kingston University.
Charlie joined Buckley Gray Yeoman in 2014 and is now a Senior Associate Architect. Charlie has delivered a great number of commercial schemes of varying size including; Giltspur Street, Portland House; the transformation of an existing office building aiming to achieve Net Zero, Herbal House, a mixed-use refurbishment of the former Daily Mirror print work 1928 building in Clerkenwell and many others.
Daniel is an engineer with 12 years experience in London working across various sectors. He has a keen eye for detail, aiming to achieve efficient and elegant structural solutions. A primary focus is to ensure sustainability is brought to the forefront of the design in order to minimise the environmental impact of any development by maximising the efficiency and re-use of the building.
Rachel has more than 20 years experience in property in the UK, Australia and Europe. She has been responsible for planning, letting and delivering numerous developments including commercial offices, hotels, major shopping centres and mixed-use regeneration. Rachel holds an MBA in Construction and Real Estate, a diploma in Project Management from Reading University and LLB from Victoria University, NZ.
