Topic
Low energy & Passivhaus
Passivhaus and low-energy residential design.
Retrofit & deep renovation
Gale & Snowden Completes Deep Retrofit of Listed 1920s London Home
Gale & Snowden Architects completes an all-electric deep retrofit of a Grade II-listed 1920s London residence, combining borehole heat pumps, wood fibre insulation and Building Biology standards.
Retrofit & deep renovation · Cambridgeshire
Raydan Watkins Completes Deep Energy Retrofit of Victorian Cambridge Semi
A Blue Plaque Victorian semi-detached house in Newnham undergoes an internal fabric upgrade and solar installation, cutting electrical demand by more than half.
Replacement dwellings · Cornwall
Ian Chalk Architects Wins Approval for Perranporth Passivhaus
Cornwall Council approves a 535-square-metre replacement dwelling designed to generate 67 per cent more energy than it consumes on a cliff top at Droskyn Point.
Retrofit & deep renovation · Greater London
Arboreal Architecture Completes Kilburn EnerPHit Victorian Terrace
A comprehensive deep retrofit in north-west London pairs rigorous Passivhaus standards with sensitive conservation restoration, cutting heating demand by 90 per cent.
Extend & retrofit · Oxfordshire
Gresford Architects Upgrades Oxfordshire Bungalow to EnerPHit Standard
A deep retrofit in West Oxfordshire repurposes an existing cruciform bungalow, cutting embodied carbon while adding a timber-framed upper storey.
Extend & retrofit · Greater Manchester
Progress in Practice Retrofits 1930s Stretford Semi to EnerPHit
A modest suburban house in Greater Manchester achieves a 90 per cent heating reduction through hybrid insulation, airtight detailing and an all-electric overhaul.
Extend & retrofit · Northumberland
Hyde + Hyde Upgrades 1960s Modernist House on Northumberland Coast
A deep retrofit of Falsterbo House targets an EPC uplift from F to A, wrapping a cold-bridged cantilevered concrete structure without altering finished floor levels.