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Greenspace Architects ltd
www.greenspacearchitects.co.uk
Greenspace Architects ltd is an eco-architectural
practice, with extensive experience of producing high
quality, low energy and carefully crafted architecture
underpinned by sustainable design principles.
Quite simply, we create fantastic
places, spaces and buildings that
exceed the aspirations of our clients.
Architecture is poetry, buildings are prose
Our approach is based on dialogue
and collaboration: we listen carefully
to you, our client, to establish a
strategic brief, then help develop
the brief into a project that will
exceed your expectations, bringing
our experience to bear to realise
the opportunities the brief presents.
We encourage you to ‘dream’, to
draw-out your true aspirations for
your project, then find a way to
attain the most important elements
for the available funds.
We believe in ‘quality of thought’:
we do not just do what we are
asked or what is easy, we question
everything then take you on a
journey to discover the solution
through exploration and dialogue.
Your contribution is vital to the
success of a good project.
“We still wake up
every morning
and look out of
that round window
towards the sunrise
and have to pinch
ourselves!”
Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales
Central to our philosophy is the
desire that all projects undertaken
– whether small alterations
and extensions to a house, the
restoration of a listed building or
a large commercial development -
will be sustainable in the widest
sense. We aim to increase the
energy efficiency – and therefore
reduce energy bills and carbon
emissions - of existing buildings or
create highly efficient eco-friendly
new buildings, whilst in all cases
improving the look, feel and usage
of a building or place.
We are at the forefront of meeting
The Retrofit Challenge in the
region but ‘Sustainability’ is not
just environmental: it encompasses
economic and social aspects too,
so our work is focused on ‘people
and places’, using buildings and
the spaces in between to enhance
the local environment.
But however efficient or clever a
thing is, it will not be sustainable
if the users do not love it: it will
quickly be discarded. The quality
of space, access to sunlight,
harnessing of views, links to
outdoors, materials and colours -
all must be orchestrated to ensure
every day is a delight. Architectural
sensibilities should not be sacrificed
in pursuit of a technical solution.
Buildings should not be a
burden on either you or society:
they should be beautiful, low
maintenance, low energy and above
all: work. The Retrofit Challenge
is an absolutely key issue to get
people out of fuel poverty and to
improve their comfort; this should
be used for wider improvements
to the environment as a bonus,
such as with overcladding existing
structures.
Architecture should be of its place
and time to contribute to the rich
fabric of our towns, villages and
countryside. Local materials can be
employed on structures developed
from – not resembling – local forms
and combined with new materials,
technical advances and radical
ideas to address the issues of the
day, such as climate change.
“You employ
stone, wood, and
concrete, and with
these materials
you build houses
and palaces. That
is construction.
Ingenuity is at work.
But suddenly you
touch my heart, you
do me good, I am
happy and I say:
`This is beautiful.’
That is architecture.
Art enters in.”
Le Corbusier
Greenspace Architects Ltd: Our approach
Chapel Conversion, North Wales
Historic | Conservation | Private Homes | Interior Design | Refurbishment | Retrofit
Location 	 | North Wales
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 140 m²
Completion Date	 | 2014
Greenspace architects were
offered an opportunity to transform
a deconsecrated chapel into
“Somewhere that was both a home
and a workplace, somewhere that
both respected its original use and
function, but somewhere which was
also innovative and contemporary.”
With the building set into a steep
north-facing slope, getting light
– particularly direct sunlight – into
the 4m high interior was a major
goal.
With a continuous design
conversation between us, the
clients and the very adaptable and
skilled builder, together we have
achieved the clients’ aspiration
of “doing something different”,
by transforming the chapel into
a spatial and material delight,
augmenting the chapel’s historical
character with bold contemporary
additions.
Having stripped the building
back to its walls, a 6m section
of the back wall was removed
to open up the building to the
south, then a new timber frame
structure inserted to create an air
tight envelope. Multiple roof lights
and dormers bring light flooding
into the highly-insulated interior,
where a combined air source heat
pump and woodburner heating
system supplies underfloor heating
throughout. Extensive use of oak
joinery and LED lighting completes
a fantastic interior.
“Somewhere that
was both a home
and a workplace,
somewhere that
both respected
its original use
and function, but
somewhere which
was also innovative
and contemporary.”
Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales
“We were interested
in doing something
different”
Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales
“The project has
transformed the
Chapel into exactly
what we were
looking for”
Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales
“Accomplished
through a continuous
design conversation
between us, the
clients and the
builders”
Kevin Slack
The Hollies, Ellesmere, Shropshire Location 	 | Shropshire
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | £285,000
Area	 | 500 m²
Completion Date 	 | OngoingConservation | Private Homes | Interior Design | Refurbishment | Retrofit
Greenspace Architects were
appointed to bring a derelict
Grade II listed home back in to
use as a family dwelling whilst
improving thermal comfort and
reducing its carbon footprint. The
property had widespread dry and
wet rot following years of neglect,
requiring extensive timber treatment
and stripping back before work
could begin to re-instate modern
technologies alongside original
features.
Internal wall insulation was
introduced to all external walls
and ground floor rooms received
insulation and underfloor heating
where possible. Along with improved
loft insulation, air tightness and
weather stripping, mechanical
ventilation units with heat recovery
have been installed to manage
condensation and air quality.
Existing decorative oak panelling
was restored and re-instated along
with existing cornices.
Careful consideration and
consultation with the Local Authority
Conservation Officer was required
throughout the project to ensure
that the overall appearance and
the existing historic fabric were not
compromised whilst restoring this
locally recognised property as a
home fit for modern family living.
1960’s Retrofit House, Staffordshire Location 	 | Staffordshire
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 300 m²
Completion Date | 2017Residential | Refurbishment | Retrofit | Private Homes | Interior Design
This project turns a bland, boxy,
much extended 1960’s dormer
bungalow into a stunning,
thermally-efficient modern family
house by subtly reorganising the
interior and complete over cladding
with timber-based panels, zinc long
strip and new composite aluminium
windows and doors. The principal
idea moves the stair to the front
and the entrance below the central
dormer, creating a double height
galleried hall around which the
principal rooms and bedrooms
revolve. The irregular mis-matched
dormers are unified with highly
insulated metal cladding; which
projects forward off the general
timber cladding. To the rear a
strip of sliding/folding doors opens
the interior to the large garden
via an extended terrace. We
produced photo-real images of
the exterior and interior from our
single Building Information Model to
allow the client to fully understand
the proposals, drawing fully on
our interior design experience to
create a crisp modern design that
integrates exterior and interior.
The clients wanted a house that
wrapped itself around a courtyard,
sitting at the foot of a mountain
with stunning views down the
valley. They regularly hold dinner
parties for 20+ people so large
and luxurious open plan areas
were a requirement
Inspired by the form of the Mountain
at the foot of which the site sits,
we explored the way in which
mountains are forced up through
the ground by tectonic plates. The
client wanted an earth sheltered
house which exploited the gorgeous
landscape which surrounds the site.
We gently stepped the structure to
follow the landscape, before having
the end erupt from the ground;
again taking inspiration from the
mountains, allowing the master
bedroom to look across the green
roof, planted in vernacular flora, for
an uninterrupted view.
	 We sought inspiration
from other buildings within the park
for materials. The main structure of
the building will be constructed from
welsh stone which will give the
building a high capacity to retain
thermal energy; whilst cladding the
exterior in vertical larch boards.
Courtyard House. Location 	 | Wales
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 750 m²
Completion Date | Pre-applicationResidential | New Build | Landscape Architecture | Private Home | Interior Design
Modern Extension, Buckinghamshire. Location 	 | Buckinghamshire
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 250 m²
Completion Date | PlanningResidential | Extension | Refurbishment | Private Homes | Interior Design
The bland exterior of the original
house offered us the opportunity of
a blank canvas. Our scheme works
to unveil the buildings character,
opening the house up to the garden
to make the most of the stunning
views, whilst transforming the
poorer later additions to the rear
elevation into a sculptural piece of
architecture. The contemporary use
of strong and bold materials such
as zinc and vertical timber cladding
will be a contrast to the render on
the original structure.
Further to the extension we have
remodelled the interior of the house,
creating a spacious 4 bedroom
family home with a flowing plan
that will make the most of the
floor area.
New Build House, Bradford on Avon. Location 	 | Buckinghamshire
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 145 m²
Completion Date | PlanningResidential | New Build | Private Homes | Interior Design
A project that looks to capitalize
on the fantastic views; causing
minimal impact on the surrounding
environment as to not detract from
the landscape. The ground floor
consists of an elegant glass box,
designed to almost disappear from
view as it reflects the carefully
crafted land in which it sits.
Above this, as if floating, a timber
clad box, not too dissimilar from
the existing planning approval. The
vertical timber cladding mimics the
trunks of the surrounding trees
allowing the proposal to meld into
the treescape.
The Master Bedroom boasts a
stunning covered balcony, framed
with angled timber cladding which
actively seeks to embrace the
view.
Proposed Eco Village, West Midlands Location 	 | West Midlands
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | £ Undisclosed
Area	 | 11.5 acres
Completion Date | Pre-applicationResidential | Master Planning | Landscape Architecture | New Build
This scheme integrates landscape,
buildings and energy generation in a
single, low impact seamless whole
that will be an asset to an existing
fragmented village, giving the area
the focus and amenities it needs.
74 dwellings are proposed together
with a community hall, shop, cafe,
live-work and commercial units set
within an extensive public realm
which includes a village green, and
all served by a district biomass
CHP plant. The buildings make
extensive use of grass roofs
which at times sweep down to the
ground to become the landscape
or public realm features, creating
an environment that is a pleasure
to be in. The houses make use
of natural materials and local brick
to further integrate the development
into its surroundings.
“Providing a new village
centre and community hub”
Whitchurch Civic Centre, Shropshire Location 	 | Whitchurch
Client 	 | Shropshire Council
Budget	 | £685,000
Area	 | 800 m²
Completion Date	 | 2014Public | Community | Interior Design | Refurbishment | Retrofit
The £863,000 project was largely
funded by Shropshire Council’s
Market Towns Revitalisation
Programme and Whitchurch Town
Council. Our strategy was to give
the tired 1970s building a ‘green
makeover’, particularly bringing the
external spaces into complimentary
use with the newly-linked existing
halls, making a fantastic indoor/
outdoor venue for markets, events,
festivals and local/street theatre
that is a real ‘event’ on the High
Street and a long-term daily
attraction in itself.
The contemporary design, which
features a public balcony at first
floor level, is realised in handmade
brick and green oak, ensuring the
building will blend with the historic
fabric of Whitchurch. Internally,
the foyer has been remodelled to
create a hub for the council and
library services using a central
‘drum feature’.
“The town council
is very pleased with
the Civic Centre’s
refurbishment and
we look forward to
the new community
hub providing
a unique and
exceptional service
to the people of
Whitchurch.”
Michelle Wilson, Whitchurch Town Clerk
Hilley Farm, Shropshire Location 	 | Pentre, Shropshire
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | £ 1,500,000
Area	 | 2,755 m²
Completion Date | Submitted to planningCommercial | Master Planning | Landscape Architecture | Retrofit
This project involved a number of
applications for the redevelopment
of the existing farmhouse
and farmstead buildings. The
applications proposed decanting
of the current farming operation
to a site adjacent to the current
buildings which allowed other uses
to be considered for the existing
farmhouse and traditional farmstead
buildings including; housing, holiday
accommodation and commercial
office facilities. The farmhouse and
traditional farm buildings, although
not listed, were considered to be of
heritage value as non-designated
heritage assets. The farmhouse
is a substantial three story house
in brick with a slate roof whilst
the traditional farm buildings are
comprised of traditional brick
buildings with slate and metal roofs.
The proposal seeks to enhance
and sympathetically convert the
existing buildings for re-use whilst
incorporating renewable technologies
such as a biomass boiler to provide
heat to the entire farmstead. The
constraints of the layout, window
openings and structural form of
the brick barns dictate the layouts
within: the building nearest the
farmhouse – the former milking
parlour – lends itself to residential
conversion with little structural
adaptation. The larger range to
the north is to be converted to
holiday lets. This section is good
at ground floor but has low trusses
on the first floor and principally just
brick ventilators for openings. The
former is overcome with a simple
raising of the central section of the
bottom tie beam by about 500mm.
Day lighting can be via rooflights
and also by placing windows inside
the brick vents, on the line of the
new insulated lining, for additional
light. The part demolished single
storey eastern wing is re-istated
to provide use as a holiday let,
communal area and office building.
The existing farmhouse is to
be sub-divided to provide four
units whilst retaining its original
character.
Salop Road, Oswestry. Location 	 | Pentre, Shropshire
Client 	 | Yareal
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 200 m²
Completion Date | CompleteCommercial | Refurbishment | Retrofit
Here we had the opportunity to
refurbish a tired Victorian town
house from which were previously
dull, unintersting offices into a new
modern and exciting office space.
Our clients were looking for an
impressive space that was both
stunning and functional. A large
emphasis has been put on creating
a new frontage to the rear of the
building, forming a welcoming
approach.
The contemporary design which
features a large and striking oval
conference room which has carefully
been painted in sympathetic colours
and fitted with high end Hermann
Miller office furnishings; to give
a sleek and stylish finish to an
already crisp interior.
McFour Offices and Yard, Prees Heath Location 	 | Whitchurch
Client 	 | McFour
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 1005 m²
Completion Date	 | 2017Commercial | New Build |
This proposal is for a new office,
truck workshop and plant yard
development for a civil engineering
firm. For the office building we
have taken the concept of a long
linear layout together with the south
facing monopitch idea for photo
voltaic solar panels and developed
this into a rational plan
and ‘extruded’ section using a 30°
pitch on the front and 10° pitch
on the back allowing a row of
north facing roof lights to bring
light into the spine corridor and
offering some natural ventilation.
The structure has been designed
using insulated Beco blocks with
a SIPs panel roof, but a number
of construction methods could be
accommodated. Cladding to walls
and roof is proposed as TATA
steel’s Colour Coat Urban standing
seam steel cladding with 156m2
PV panels integrated into the roof
in a series of clusters; natural
western red cedar cladding is
proposed on the north and east
elevations to soften the impact
on the neighbouring residential
property. We have shown varied
window arrangements to enhance
daylighting and views, together
with further roof-lighting to the
deep-plan spaces; we have also
placed large glazed areas in the
meeting room spaces providing
views across the fields.
For the workshop we proposed a
fairly standard steel portal frame
structure with 6m bay size and 5m
wide x 6m high doors, the building
takes form and styling cues from
the office building to create a
‘family’ relationship between the
two, especially important given
the workshop’s proximity to the
highway. The south roof slope
oversails the ridge to create a
similar effect to the section of
the office building, incorporating
rooflights on the steep north-facing
slope. Materials compliment the
office building but will be drawn
from more industrial products such
as single skin profiled cladding and
a robust brickwork base.
Enigma Cafe Location 	 | Shrewsbury
Client 	 | Private
Budget	 | Undisclosed
Area	 | 125 m²
Completion Date	 | Pre-applicationCommercial | Extension |
This scheme explores the extension
of an existing cafe, nearly doubling
its size. It was designed to have a
spacious indoor seating area with
a small kitchen on one side and
a servery on the other. We have
extruded the mono pitch roofline
along the new extension which will
house an array of photo-voltaic
panels. The project turns a bland
cafe into a sleek rendered box,
accented with the bright colours
of the interior furnishings and the
warmth and natural tranquillity
of indoor and outdoor planting.
The bright social space will be
accentuated by the aroma of freshly
prepared, traditional Indian roadside
food, creating a comfortable and
familiar environment.
Housing Developments
Commercial | New Build | Residential | Landscape Architecture | Master Planning
We have extensive experience of development appraisals, pre-app
enquiries and securing planning permission for mixed-use and residential
schemes on a variety of sites. We can help realise the potential of land,
with proposals underpinned by sustainable design principles, where often
the energy strategy is as important as the number of units that can be
accommodated.
We focus on place-making, where the quality of the environment created
- regarding the pedestrian user as the most important - makes schemes
on sometimes controversial or sensitive site more acceptable. We present
these through a range of graphic techniques, from hand-drawn sketch
layouts full of promise, through 3D and coloured layouts to photo-real
CGIs of the proposed scheme.
The Greenspace Team
Outside our office: The Old Town Hall, Ellesmere
What We Do
Creating fantastic places, spaces and buildings
Project Sectors
Residential
One-off Low/Zero Carbon
Low Energy Houses
Retrofit projects for carbon
reduction & energy efficiency
Barn, chapel and redundant
building conversions
Housing developments
Student Housing
Commercial
Hotel and Leisure developments
Offices
Retail
Mixed Use
Public
Schools/Education
Civic/Community facilities.
Historic Buildings
Listed Buildings
Churches
Country House Estates
Sustainable Architecture
Conservation Architecture
Retrofit/Energy Efficiency Design
Refurbishment/Conversion
Planning Applications
Interior Design
Urban Design
Strategic Masterplanning
Feasibility Studies
Development Appraisals
We use a large range of software
to add a high level of finish to
our designs, allowing you as a
client to experience the atmoshpere
your building will create, before it
is even built.
These include:
Revit
Autocad
3Ds Max
Photoshop
InDesign
Sketchup
Services
Formerly Design Director for the
North at Capita Symonds Regions,
principally involved with the multi-
disciplinary education teams
working on bids and delivery of
BSF schools and academies, in
September 2010 Kevin set-up
Greenspace Architects Ltd with
the late Robert Netherwood in
Ellesmere, Shropshire as an eco-
architectural practice specialising in
sustainable design. He set-out to
create fantastic spaces, places and
buildings with sustainable principles
at the core of the firm’s work.
Kevin has thirty years experience
– fifteen at Principal Architect/
Director level - across all fields
of architecture and interior design
and a variety of procurement
paths with values up to £50m,
principally focused on Residential,
Hotel & Leisure, Mixed-Use
Regeneration and Education sectors
but encompassing commercial,
healthcare and retail. Kevin has
achieved BREEAM Excellent, Code
for Sustainable Homes level 6
and EcoHomes Very Good on a
number of projects. In 1993 he
won a Distinction from the Royal
College of Art for his MA studies
in ecological architecture. In 1998
he became a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Arts for his work in
sustainable design and art &
architecture.
Whilst managing the business Kevin
maintains a strong concept design/
feasibility role, together with design
team leadership and direction.
With his experience as part of a
construction and development group
he also has a demonstrated ability
to meet the design and informational
requirements on complex large-
scale phased developments. Kevin
is married with five children and is
keen mountain-biker.
Kevin Slack
MA(RCA)(Dist) BSc(Arch) BA(Hons)(Int.Des) FRSA RIBA
Chartered Architect | Interior Designer | Director - Greenspace Architects Ltd
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Corporate Member, RIBA and Registered Architect
Diploma in Professional Practice (Honours), Architectural Association
Member, Chartered Society of Designers Interiors Category C2 (MCSD)
MA Architecture, Royal College of Art, London [Distinction]
BSc Architecture, Polytechnic of North London
BA[Hons) 3D Design [Interior Design], Manchester Polytechnic [Class:2.1]
1998
1994
1993-1994
1993
1991-1993
1989-1991
1983-1986
“Good design starts
with a conversation
and a pencil”
Kevin Slack
Kevin’s career includes designing city centre apartments (top left), a
1000-bed sustainable student scheme (top right), and hotel projects
such as the interiors of the 5 Lakes Hotel and Country Club, Essex
(left below) and a 5-star boutique hotel and spa on the North Wales
coast (right).
James Bennett
MArch Dip Arch BA(Hons) int RIBA
Chartered Architect | Conservation Accredited Architect | Project Architect
Geraint
Edwards
2014	 Chartered Member, RIBA and 	
	 Registered Architect Advanced 	
	 Diploma in Professional Practice
2007-2009	 MArch(Hons), University of 	
	 Liverpool School of Architecture
2003-2006	 BA[Hons) University of Liverpool 	
	 School of Architecture [Class 2:1]
Katrina joined Greenspace in 2012
and fulfills a range of roles covering
Finance, HR, PR and generally making
sure everything is running smoothly.
She has a wealth of administration
experience, in both the public and
private sectors, and has recently
completed an Open University degree
in Business Management. Away from
Greenspace Architects, Katrina is a
keen on running and gardening.
In 2010 Anne, along with Robert
and Kevin, established Greenspace
Architects. She now works within the
office under her own practice where she
is designing several housing extensions
in London. Anne is also registered on
the Lichfield Diocese’s list of approved
architects, and is responsible for a
number of ecclesiastical projects.
Outside of architecture, Anne acts
as a Minister Responsible for Pradoe
Church, as well as being a doting
grandmother. Anne is also a dedicated
gardener and can be regularly found
tending her allotment - keeping the
office supplied with a wonderful variety
of fresh fruit and vegetables.
2013-2016 BA(Hons)
	 Birmingham City [Class 2:1]
Will graduated in 2016 and was
aiming to gain experience from
a young but growing practice.
He has always had an interest in
sustainable design and this is what he
one day hopes he can specialise in.
Will has been able to work on wide
variety of projects in his short time at
Greenspace and is keen to acquire
a coherent understanding of eco-
friendly design and gain a detailed
insight into how a design develops
from a concept idea to form a
carefully crafted piece of architecture.
Will enjoys playing football regularly
and has always found sport to
be a significant part of his life.
2012-2015 BSc(Hons)
Sheffield Hallam [Class 2:1]
Jake is a young, enthusiastic
architectural assistant who graduated
in 2015. Prior to this he gained
experience in a small practice in
Cannock.
Since joining Greenspace Architects,
Jake has been involved in several
housing projects. Keen to express
his ideas and his strong interest in
sustainable design, Greenspace has
given him the opportunity to continue
to expand his knowledge and gain vital
experience.
Jake enjoys cooking and playing Ice
and Inline Hockey.
Geraint graduated from Liverpool
School of Architecture in 2009
and joined Greenspace Architects in
2010 - becoming a project architect
in 2014 following the successful
completion of the RIBA North West
Diploma in Professional Practice. Prior
to joining Greenspace, Geraint gained
a wide range of experience working
on large scale Residential, Education,
Commercial, Masterplanning and
Leisure projects at all stages of the
design process.
Geraint has been responsible for
overseeing a number of completed
projects within the office, including a
chapel conversion in North Wales, and
residential retrofit project in Cheshire.
Geraint believes in making every
project he works on the best it can
be, and is passionate about providing
our clients with fantastic spaces to
enjoy.
Outside of architecture, Geraint is a
keen DIY enthusiast and has recently
renovated a house in Wrexham for his
young family - gaining some valuable
hands-on experience.
Following his move to the area, Geoff
joined the practice in October 2015,
having spent the previous 22 years at
Lathams Architects in Derby.
Geoff has a total of 38 years office
experience, having trained in a house
builders design office and then as
a technician in several practices in
the Leicester area, before joining
Lathams.
At Greenspace, Geoff uses his
considerable technical experience
and interest in construction to help
the practice deliver specifications and
detailing without loss of the architects
design intentions.
Geoff is keen on gardening and
landscape design, cooking and food,
designing and making scale models,
and photography.
Since graduating in 1997, James
joined Rodney Bellamy Associates,
becoming a Chartered Architect
and also an associate by 2001.
James was principally involved with
residential, ecclesiastical, commercial
and retail projects, with a focus on
conservation and sustainable design.
This has involved achieving AECB
Silver Standard for a series of barn
conversions and also undertaking
work on many listed buildings, including
the Grade II* listed Pell Wall Hall, the
last domestic project by distinguished
architect, Sir John Soane. Work on
various church projects has involved
Quinquennial Inspections, re-ordering,
re-roofing and extensions.
Since joining the team at Greenspace
Architects Ltd in May 2013 as a
project architect, James has worked
on a variety of schemes including
housing developments on sensitive
sites, works to listed buildings and
small commercial projects. In 2014
he completed the RIBA Conservation
Course and has been involved with the
responsible retrofit of existing housing
stock, attending several seminars on
the subject.
James is married with one child, he
is a keen sportsman, being a member
of his local running club and regularly
entering races across the West
Midlands.
Corporate Member, RIBA and Registered Architect
Masters in Architecture, University of Huddersfield
Graduate Diploma in Architecture, University of Huddersfield
BA[Hons)International, University of Huddersfield [Class:First]
2001
2000
1995 - 1997
1990 - 1994
Anne
Netherwood
Katrina Chalk
Office Manager
Jake	
Vogtländer	
BSc(Hons)
Architectural Assistant
B.Arch BD RIBA
Chartered Architect | Conservation
Accredited Architect
Senior Architectural Technician
Geoff Rhodes Will Haynes
BA (Hons)
Architectural Assistant
1978-84 Leicester Polytechnic
HNC
MArch(Hons) BA(Hons) HNC
Chartered Architect | Project Architect
www.greenspacearchitects.co.uk
Greenspace Architects ltd
The Old Town Hall
The Square
Ellesmere
Shropshire SY12 0EP
01691 623889
greenspace@greenspacearchitects.co.uk
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greenspace brochure 2016

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  • 2. Chapel Conversion, Civic Centre & Salop road Photography Phil Barrett © www.pbartworks.co.uk Printed by Business Print and Design www.bpandd.co.uk Made from recycled paper Copyright 2015 Greenspace Architects ltd www.greenspacearchitects.co.uk Greenspace Architects ltd is an eco-architectural practice, with extensive experience of producing high quality, low energy and carefully crafted architecture underpinned by sustainable design principles. Quite simply, we create fantastic places, spaces and buildings that exceed the aspirations of our clients.
  • 3. Architecture is poetry, buildings are prose Our approach is based on dialogue and collaboration: we listen carefully to you, our client, to establish a strategic brief, then help develop the brief into a project that will exceed your expectations, bringing our experience to bear to realise the opportunities the brief presents. We encourage you to ‘dream’, to draw-out your true aspirations for your project, then find a way to attain the most important elements for the available funds. We believe in ‘quality of thought’: we do not just do what we are asked or what is easy, we question everything then take you on a journey to discover the solution through exploration and dialogue. Your contribution is vital to the success of a good project. “We still wake up every morning and look out of that round window towards the sunrise and have to pinch ourselves!” Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales Central to our philosophy is the desire that all projects undertaken – whether small alterations and extensions to a house, the restoration of a listed building or a large commercial development - will be sustainable in the widest sense. We aim to increase the energy efficiency – and therefore reduce energy bills and carbon emissions - of existing buildings or create highly efficient eco-friendly new buildings, whilst in all cases improving the look, feel and usage of a building or place. We are at the forefront of meeting The Retrofit Challenge in the region but ‘Sustainability’ is not just environmental: it encompasses economic and social aspects too, so our work is focused on ‘people and places’, using buildings and the spaces in between to enhance the local environment. But however efficient or clever a thing is, it will not be sustainable if the users do not love it: it will quickly be discarded. The quality of space, access to sunlight, harnessing of views, links to outdoors, materials and colours - all must be orchestrated to ensure every day is a delight. Architectural sensibilities should not be sacrificed in pursuit of a technical solution. Buildings should not be a burden on either you or society: they should be beautiful, low maintenance, low energy and above all: work. The Retrofit Challenge is an absolutely key issue to get people out of fuel poverty and to improve their comfort; this should be used for wider improvements to the environment as a bonus, such as with overcladding existing structures. Architecture should be of its place and time to contribute to the rich fabric of our towns, villages and countryside. Local materials can be employed on structures developed from – not resembling – local forms and combined with new materials, technical advances and radical ideas to address the issues of the day, such as climate change. “You employ stone, wood, and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: `This is beautiful.’ That is architecture. Art enters in.” Le Corbusier Greenspace Architects Ltd: Our approach
  • 4. Chapel Conversion, North Wales Historic | Conservation | Private Homes | Interior Design | Refurbishment | Retrofit Location | North Wales Client | Private Budget | Undisclosed Area | 140 m² Completion Date | 2014 Greenspace architects were offered an opportunity to transform a deconsecrated chapel into “Somewhere that was both a home and a workplace, somewhere that both respected its original use and function, but somewhere which was also innovative and contemporary.” With the building set into a steep north-facing slope, getting light – particularly direct sunlight – into the 4m high interior was a major goal. With a continuous design conversation between us, the clients and the very adaptable and skilled builder, together we have achieved the clients’ aspiration of “doing something different”, by transforming the chapel into a spatial and material delight, augmenting the chapel’s historical character with bold contemporary additions. Having stripped the building back to its walls, a 6m section of the back wall was removed to open up the building to the south, then a new timber frame structure inserted to create an air tight envelope. Multiple roof lights and dormers bring light flooding into the highly-insulated interior, where a combined air source heat pump and woodburner heating system supplies underfloor heating throughout. Extensive use of oak joinery and LED lighting completes a fantastic interior. “Somewhere that was both a home and a workplace, somewhere that both respected its original use and function, but somewhere which was also innovative and contemporary.” Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales
  • 5. “We were interested in doing something different” Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales “The project has transformed the Chapel into exactly what we were looking for” Clients, Chapel Conversion, North Wales “Accomplished through a continuous design conversation between us, the clients and the builders” Kevin Slack
  • 6. The Hollies, Ellesmere, Shropshire Location | Shropshire Client | Private Budget | £285,000 Area | 500 m² Completion Date | OngoingConservation | Private Homes | Interior Design | Refurbishment | Retrofit Greenspace Architects were appointed to bring a derelict Grade II listed home back in to use as a family dwelling whilst improving thermal comfort and reducing its carbon footprint. The property had widespread dry and wet rot following years of neglect, requiring extensive timber treatment and stripping back before work could begin to re-instate modern technologies alongside original features. Internal wall insulation was introduced to all external walls and ground floor rooms received insulation and underfloor heating where possible. Along with improved loft insulation, air tightness and weather stripping, mechanical ventilation units with heat recovery have been installed to manage condensation and air quality. Existing decorative oak panelling was restored and re-instated along with existing cornices. Careful consideration and consultation with the Local Authority Conservation Officer was required throughout the project to ensure that the overall appearance and the existing historic fabric were not compromised whilst restoring this locally recognised property as a home fit for modern family living.
  • 7. 1960’s Retrofit House, Staffordshire Location | Staffordshire Client | Private Budget | Undisclosed Area | 300 m² Completion Date | 2017Residential | Refurbishment | Retrofit | Private Homes | Interior Design This project turns a bland, boxy, much extended 1960’s dormer bungalow into a stunning, thermally-efficient modern family house by subtly reorganising the interior and complete over cladding with timber-based panels, zinc long strip and new composite aluminium windows and doors. The principal idea moves the stair to the front and the entrance below the central dormer, creating a double height galleried hall around which the principal rooms and bedrooms revolve. The irregular mis-matched dormers are unified with highly insulated metal cladding; which projects forward off the general timber cladding. To the rear a strip of sliding/folding doors opens the interior to the large garden via an extended terrace. We produced photo-real images of the exterior and interior from our single Building Information Model to allow the client to fully understand the proposals, drawing fully on our interior design experience to create a crisp modern design that integrates exterior and interior.
  • 8. The clients wanted a house that wrapped itself around a courtyard, sitting at the foot of a mountain with stunning views down the valley. They regularly hold dinner parties for 20+ people so large and luxurious open plan areas were a requirement Inspired by the form of the Mountain at the foot of which the site sits, we explored the way in which mountains are forced up through the ground by tectonic plates. The client wanted an earth sheltered house which exploited the gorgeous landscape which surrounds the site. We gently stepped the structure to follow the landscape, before having the end erupt from the ground; again taking inspiration from the mountains, allowing the master bedroom to look across the green roof, planted in vernacular flora, for an uninterrupted view. We sought inspiration from other buildings within the park for materials. The main structure of the building will be constructed from welsh stone which will give the building a high capacity to retain thermal energy; whilst cladding the exterior in vertical larch boards. Courtyard House. Location | Wales Client | Private Budget | Undisclosed Area | 750 m² Completion Date | Pre-applicationResidential | New Build | Landscape Architecture | Private Home | Interior Design
  • 9. Modern Extension, Buckinghamshire. Location | Buckinghamshire Client | Private Budget | Undisclosed Area | 250 m² Completion Date | PlanningResidential | Extension | Refurbishment | Private Homes | Interior Design The bland exterior of the original house offered us the opportunity of a blank canvas. Our scheme works to unveil the buildings character, opening the house up to the garden to make the most of the stunning views, whilst transforming the poorer later additions to the rear elevation into a sculptural piece of architecture. The contemporary use of strong and bold materials such as zinc and vertical timber cladding will be a contrast to the render on the original structure. Further to the extension we have remodelled the interior of the house, creating a spacious 4 bedroom family home with a flowing plan that will make the most of the floor area.
  • 10. New Build House, Bradford on Avon. Location | Buckinghamshire Client | Private Budget | Undisclosed Area | 145 m² Completion Date | PlanningResidential | New Build | Private Homes | Interior Design A project that looks to capitalize on the fantastic views; causing minimal impact on the surrounding environment as to not detract from the landscape. The ground floor consists of an elegant glass box, designed to almost disappear from view as it reflects the carefully crafted land in which it sits. Above this, as if floating, a timber clad box, not too dissimilar from the existing planning approval. The vertical timber cladding mimics the trunks of the surrounding trees allowing the proposal to meld into the treescape. The Master Bedroom boasts a stunning covered balcony, framed with angled timber cladding which actively seeks to embrace the view.
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  • 12. Proposed Eco Village, West Midlands Location | West Midlands Client | Private Budget | £ Undisclosed Area | 11.5 acres Completion Date | Pre-applicationResidential | Master Planning | Landscape Architecture | New Build This scheme integrates landscape, buildings and energy generation in a single, low impact seamless whole that will be an asset to an existing fragmented village, giving the area the focus and amenities it needs. 74 dwellings are proposed together with a community hall, shop, cafe, live-work and commercial units set within an extensive public realm which includes a village green, and all served by a district biomass CHP plant. The buildings make extensive use of grass roofs which at times sweep down to the ground to become the landscape or public realm features, creating an environment that is a pleasure to be in. The houses make use of natural materials and local brick to further integrate the development into its surroundings. “Providing a new village centre and community hub”
  • 13. Whitchurch Civic Centre, Shropshire Location | Whitchurch Client | Shropshire Council Budget | £685,000 Area | 800 m² Completion Date | 2014Public | Community | Interior Design | Refurbishment | Retrofit The £863,000 project was largely funded by Shropshire Council’s Market Towns Revitalisation Programme and Whitchurch Town Council. Our strategy was to give the tired 1970s building a ‘green makeover’, particularly bringing the external spaces into complimentary use with the newly-linked existing halls, making a fantastic indoor/ outdoor venue for markets, events, festivals and local/street theatre that is a real ‘event’ on the High Street and a long-term daily attraction in itself. The contemporary design, which features a public balcony at first floor level, is realised in handmade brick and green oak, ensuring the building will blend with the historic fabric of Whitchurch. Internally, the foyer has been remodelled to create a hub for the council and library services using a central ‘drum feature’. “The town council is very pleased with the Civic Centre’s refurbishment and we look forward to the new community hub providing a unique and exceptional service to the people of Whitchurch.” Michelle Wilson, Whitchurch Town Clerk
  • 14. Hilley Farm, Shropshire Location | Pentre, Shropshire Client | Private Budget | £ 1,500,000 Area | 2,755 m² Completion Date | Submitted to planningCommercial | Master Planning | Landscape Architecture | Retrofit This project involved a number of applications for the redevelopment of the existing farmhouse and farmstead buildings. The applications proposed decanting of the current farming operation to a site adjacent to the current buildings which allowed other uses to be considered for the existing farmhouse and traditional farmstead buildings including; housing, holiday accommodation and commercial office facilities. The farmhouse and traditional farm buildings, although not listed, were considered to be of heritage value as non-designated heritage assets. The farmhouse is a substantial three story house in brick with a slate roof whilst the traditional farm buildings are comprised of traditional brick buildings with slate and metal roofs. The proposal seeks to enhance and sympathetically convert the existing buildings for re-use whilst incorporating renewable technologies such as a biomass boiler to provide heat to the entire farmstead. The constraints of the layout, window openings and structural form of the brick barns dictate the layouts within: the building nearest the farmhouse – the former milking parlour – lends itself to residential conversion with little structural adaptation. The larger range to the north is to be converted to holiday lets. This section is good at ground floor but has low trusses on the first floor and principally just brick ventilators for openings. The former is overcome with a simple raising of the central section of the bottom tie beam by about 500mm. Day lighting can be via rooflights and also by placing windows inside the brick vents, on the line of the new insulated lining, for additional light. The part demolished single storey eastern wing is re-istated to provide use as a holiday let, communal area and office building. The existing farmhouse is to be sub-divided to provide four units whilst retaining its original character.
  • 15. Salop Road, Oswestry. Location | Pentre, Shropshire Client | Yareal Budget | Undisclosed Area | 200 m² Completion Date | CompleteCommercial | Refurbishment | Retrofit Here we had the opportunity to refurbish a tired Victorian town house from which were previously dull, unintersting offices into a new modern and exciting office space. Our clients were looking for an impressive space that was both stunning and functional. A large emphasis has been put on creating a new frontage to the rear of the building, forming a welcoming approach. The contemporary design which features a large and striking oval conference room which has carefully been painted in sympathetic colours and fitted with high end Hermann Miller office furnishings; to give a sleek and stylish finish to an already crisp interior.
  • 16. McFour Offices and Yard, Prees Heath Location | Whitchurch Client | McFour Budget | Undisclosed Area | 1005 m² Completion Date | 2017Commercial | New Build | This proposal is for a new office, truck workshop and plant yard development for a civil engineering firm. For the office building we have taken the concept of a long linear layout together with the south facing monopitch idea for photo voltaic solar panels and developed this into a rational plan and ‘extruded’ section using a 30° pitch on the front and 10° pitch on the back allowing a row of north facing roof lights to bring light into the spine corridor and offering some natural ventilation. The structure has been designed using insulated Beco blocks with a SIPs panel roof, but a number of construction methods could be accommodated. Cladding to walls and roof is proposed as TATA steel’s Colour Coat Urban standing seam steel cladding with 156m2 PV panels integrated into the roof in a series of clusters; natural western red cedar cladding is proposed on the north and east elevations to soften the impact on the neighbouring residential property. We have shown varied window arrangements to enhance daylighting and views, together with further roof-lighting to the deep-plan spaces; we have also placed large glazed areas in the meeting room spaces providing views across the fields. For the workshop we proposed a fairly standard steel portal frame structure with 6m bay size and 5m wide x 6m high doors, the building takes form and styling cues from the office building to create a ‘family’ relationship between the two, especially important given the workshop’s proximity to the highway. The south roof slope oversails the ridge to create a similar effect to the section of the office building, incorporating rooflights on the steep north-facing slope. Materials compliment the office building but will be drawn from more industrial products such as single skin profiled cladding and a robust brickwork base. Enigma Cafe Location | Shrewsbury Client | Private Budget | Undisclosed Area | 125 m² Completion Date | Pre-applicationCommercial | Extension | This scheme explores the extension of an existing cafe, nearly doubling its size. It was designed to have a spacious indoor seating area with a small kitchen on one side and a servery on the other. We have extruded the mono pitch roofline along the new extension which will house an array of photo-voltaic panels. The project turns a bland cafe into a sleek rendered box, accented with the bright colours of the interior furnishings and the warmth and natural tranquillity of indoor and outdoor planting. The bright social space will be accentuated by the aroma of freshly prepared, traditional Indian roadside food, creating a comfortable and familiar environment.
  • 17. Housing Developments Commercial | New Build | Residential | Landscape Architecture | Master Planning We have extensive experience of development appraisals, pre-app enquiries and securing planning permission for mixed-use and residential schemes on a variety of sites. We can help realise the potential of land, with proposals underpinned by sustainable design principles, where often the energy strategy is as important as the number of units that can be accommodated. We focus on place-making, where the quality of the environment created - regarding the pedestrian user as the most important - makes schemes on sometimes controversial or sensitive site more acceptable. We present these through a range of graphic techniques, from hand-drawn sketch layouts full of promise, through 3D and coloured layouts to photo-real CGIs of the proposed scheme.
  • 18. The Greenspace Team Outside our office: The Old Town Hall, Ellesmere What We Do Creating fantastic places, spaces and buildings Project Sectors Residential One-off Low/Zero Carbon Low Energy Houses Retrofit projects for carbon reduction & energy efficiency Barn, chapel and redundant building conversions Housing developments Student Housing Commercial Hotel and Leisure developments Offices Retail Mixed Use Public Schools/Education Civic/Community facilities. Historic Buildings Listed Buildings Churches Country House Estates Sustainable Architecture Conservation Architecture Retrofit/Energy Efficiency Design Refurbishment/Conversion Planning Applications Interior Design Urban Design Strategic Masterplanning Feasibility Studies Development Appraisals We use a large range of software to add a high level of finish to our designs, allowing you as a client to experience the atmoshpere your building will create, before it is even built. These include: Revit Autocad 3Ds Max Photoshop InDesign Sketchup Services
  • 19. Formerly Design Director for the North at Capita Symonds Regions, principally involved with the multi- disciplinary education teams working on bids and delivery of BSF schools and academies, in September 2010 Kevin set-up Greenspace Architects Ltd with the late Robert Netherwood in Ellesmere, Shropshire as an eco- architectural practice specialising in sustainable design. He set-out to create fantastic spaces, places and buildings with sustainable principles at the core of the firm’s work. Kevin has thirty years experience – fifteen at Principal Architect/ Director level - across all fields of architecture and interior design and a variety of procurement paths with values up to £50m, principally focused on Residential, Hotel & Leisure, Mixed-Use Regeneration and Education sectors but encompassing commercial, healthcare and retail. Kevin has achieved BREEAM Excellent, Code for Sustainable Homes level 6 and EcoHomes Very Good on a number of projects. In 1993 he won a Distinction from the Royal College of Art for his MA studies in ecological architecture. In 1998 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts for his work in sustainable design and art & architecture. Whilst managing the business Kevin maintains a strong concept design/ feasibility role, together with design team leadership and direction. With his experience as part of a construction and development group he also has a demonstrated ability to meet the design and informational requirements on complex large- scale phased developments. Kevin is married with five children and is keen mountain-biker. Kevin Slack MA(RCA)(Dist) BSc(Arch) BA(Hons)(Int.Des) FRSA RIBA Chartered Architect | Interior Designer | Director - Greenspace Architects Ltd Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) Corporate Member, RIBA and Registered Architect Diploma in Professional Practice (Honours), Architectural Association Member, Chartered Society of Designers Interiors Category C2 (MCSD) MA Architecture, Royal College of Art, London [Distinction] BSc Architecture, Polytechnic of North London BA[Hons) 3D Design [Interior Design], Manchester Polytechnic [Class:2.1] 1998 1994 1993-1994 1993 1991-1993 1989-1991 1983-1986 “Good design starts with a conversation and a pencil” Kevin Slack Kevin’s career includes designing city centre apartments (top left), a 1000-bed sustainable student scheme (top right), and hotel projects such as the interiors of the 5 Lakes Hotel and Country Club, Essex (left below) and a 5-star boutique hotel and spa on the North Wales coast (right).
  • 20. James Bennett MArch Dip Arch BA(Hons) int RIBA Chartered Architect | Conservation Accredited Architect | Project Architect Geraint Edwards 2014 Chartered Member, RIBA and Registered Architect Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice 2007-2009 MArch(Hons), University of Liverpool School of Architecture 2003-2006 BA[Hons) University of Liverpool School of Architecture [Class 2:1] Katrina joined Greenspace in 2012 and fulfills a range of roles covering Finance, HR, PR and generally making sure everything is running smoothly. She has a wealth of administration experience, in both the public and private sectors, and has recently completed an Open University degree in Business Management. Away from Greenspace Architects, Katrina is a keen on running and gardening. In 2010 Anne, along with Robert and Kevin, established Greenspace Architects. She now works within the office under her own practice where she is designing several housing extensions in London. Anne is also registered on the Lichfield Diocese’s list of approved architects, and is responsible for a number of ecclesiastical projects. Outside of architecture, Anne acts as a Minister Responsible for Pradoe Church, as well as being a doting grandmother. Anne is also a dedicated gardener and can be regularly found tending her allotment - keeping the office supplied with a wonderful variety of fresh fruit and vegetables. 2013-2016 BA(Hons) Birmingham City [Class 2:1] Will graduated in 2016 and was aiming to gain experience from a young but growing practice. He has always had an interest in sustainable design and this is what he one day hopes he can specialise in. Will has been able to work on wide variety of projects in his short time at Greenspace and is keen to acquire a coherent understanding of eco- friendly design and gain a detailed insight into how a design develops from a concept idea to form a carefully crafted piece of architecture. Will enjoys playing football regularly and has always found sport to be a significant part of his life. 2012-2015 BSc(Hons) Sheffield Hallam [Class 2:1] Jake is a young, enthusiastic architectural assistant who graduated in 2015. Prior to this he gained experience in a small practice in Cannock. Since joining Greenspace Architects, Jake has been involved in several housing projects. Keen to express his ideas and his strong interest in sustainable design, Greenspace has given him the opportunity to continue to expand his knowledge and gain vital experience. Jake enjoys cooking and playing Ice and Inline Hockey. Geraint graduated from Liverpool School of Architecture in 2009 and joined Greenspace Architects in 2010 - becoming a project architect in 2014 following the successful completion of the RIBA North West Diploma in Professional Practice. Prior to joining Greenspace, Geraint gained a wide range of experience working on large scale Residential, Education, Commercial, Masterplanning and Leisure projects at all stages of the design process. Geraint has been responsible for overseeing a number of completed projects within the office, including a chapel conversion in North Wales, and residential retrofit project in Cheshire. Geraint believes in making every project he works on the best it can be, and is passionate about providing our clients with fantastic spaces to enjoy. Outside of architecture, Geraint is a keen DIY enthusiast and has recently renovated a house in Wrexham for his young family - gaining some valuable hands-on experience. Following his move to the area, Geoff joined the practice in October 2015, having spent the previous 22 years at Lathams Architects in Derby. Geoff has a total of 38 years office experience, having trained in a house builders design office and then as a technician in several practices in the Leicester area, before joining Lathams. At Greenspace, Geoff uses his considerable technical experience and interest in construction to help the practice deliver specifications and detailing without loss of the architects design intentions. Geoff is keen on gardening and landscape design, cooking and food, designing and making scale models, and photography. Since graduating in 1997, James joined Rodney Bellamy Associates, becoming a Chartered Architect and also an associate by 2001. James was principally involved with residential, ecclesiastical, commercial and retail projects, with a focus on conservation and sustainable design. This has involved achieving AECB Silver Standard for a series of barn conversions and also undertaking work on many listed buildings, including the Grade II* listed Pell Wall Hall, the last domestic project by distinguished architect, Sir John Soane. Work on various church projects has involved Quinquennial Inspections, re-ordering, re-roofing and extensions. Since joining the team at Greenspace Architects Ltd in May 2013 as a project architect, James has worked on a variety of schemes including housing developments on sensitive sites, works to listed buildings and small commercial projects. In 2014 he completed the RIBA Conservation Course and has been involved with the responsible retrofit of existing housing stock, attending several seminars on the subject. James is married with one child, he is a keen sportsman, being a member of his local running club and regularly entering races across the West Midlands. Corporate Member, RIBA and Registered Architect Masters in Architecture, University of Huddersfield Graduate Diploma in Architecture, University of Huddersfield BA[Hons)International, University of Huddersfield [Class:First] 2001 2000 1995 - 1997 1990 - 1994 Anne Netherwood Katrina Chalk Office Manager Jake Vogtländer BSc(Hons) Architectural Assistant B.Arch BD RIBA Chartered Architect | Conservation Accredited Architect Senior Architectural Technician Geoff Rhodes Will Haynes BA (Hons) Architectural Assistant 1978-84 Leicester Polytechnic HNC MArch(Hons) BA(Hons) HNC Chartered Architect | Project Architect
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