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Heritage & Retrofit

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Sustainable design often begins with what already exists. We specialise in transforming and extending buildings with intelligence and care, adapting them for the future while minimising environmental impact.

Reimagining existing buildings

New isn’t always better. Office towers, co-working hubs or industrial shells – every project begins with the potential of the existing fabric.

Retrofit transforms outdated structures into high-performing, contemporary spaces. By working with what is already there, the value of embodied carbon is preserved while buildings are renewed to meet today’s standards of sustainability and design quality. Spaces are adapted, extended and opened up.

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Potential unlocked

Much of our retrofit work centres on the workplace. Eighties office blocks become light-filled, connected environments with new façades, terraces and biophilic interiors. Redundant industrial spaces are reimagined as collaborative tech campuses. Acoustics, ergonomics and wellbeing are woven into interiors that are newly inviting and adaptable.

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Survival of the fittest

Energy upgrades, sustainable materials and discreet new systems bring older structures up to modern performance benchmarks such as BREEAM Excellent. Each project extends the life of a building while reducing its environmental impact, securing its role in the city for decades to come.

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Related Projects

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Key Contacts

Our team is here to answer your questions and guide you further.

Ben Taylor | Team Members | LOM Architects - LOM

Ben Taylor

 - LOM

Chris Pyle

Chiara Cantilena | Team Members | LOM Architects - LOM

Chiara Cantilena

Tom Hofton | Team Members | LOM Architects - LOM

Tom Hofton

Ben Taylor

Director
BA (Hons) BArch
Ben is a Director at LOM who has led landmark commercial, residential and mixed-use projects in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. He is passionate about innovative design, technologies and materials, creative retrofit and sustainable placemaking.

Chris Pyle

Senior Associate
BA (Hons) BArch Dip PPM
Chris is a meticulous design and technical architect with UK and international experience, delivering projects across architecture, retrofit, and commercial interiors.

Chiara Cantilena

Senior Associate
Dottore in Architettura MA Arch
Chiara is an architect and interior designer who leads LOM’s interior design work. With experience spanning workplace, education, retail and hospitality projects, she combines creativity, sensitivity and commercial expertise to design unique, human-centric spaces.

Tom Hofton

Associate Director
BA (Hons) DipArch
Tom is an Associate Director at LOM with extensive experience leading architecture and interior design projects across the UK and internationally. He combines an experience-led design approach with a strong commitment to sustainability, inclusivity and wellbeing.

Key Services

Building Review

Fabric & Energy Assessment

Planning, Engagement & Consultation

Concept & Detailed Design

Technical Design & Project Delivery