The session will delve into the creative and technical approaches to introducing new openings and glazed elements into historic structures – with a particular focus on top lighting.
Hear from three leading designers as they present recent conservation and adaptive reuse projects, sharing how strategic daylighting became a catalyst for unlocking the full potential of old buildings.
Rolfe Kentish will talk about his recent Trewarveneth Studios project in Newlyn: the transformation of school outbuildings into artists' studios; Hannah Armitage, studio director at Bennetts Associates will describe their impressive adaptive reuse of the historic Old Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh into the Edinburgh Futures Institute for the University of Edinburgh; and Ewan Imrie, founding member and director of Collective Architecture, will present their dramatic reimagining of Paisley Central Library.
