In the UK a third of our homes were built before the invention of modern materials and technologies. These traditional buildings embody the heritage of our towns and villages but also contain a large amount of embodied carbon. Successfully reusing and redeveloping these buildings is a sustainable way to ensure they can be enjoyed for many generations to come. We can fulfill their potential to be adapted for modern living, reduce the carbon impact in use, while respecting the very different way traditional buildings perform.

Claire Lutzow has a wealth of experience working with traditional homes. Claire has a passion for older buildings as well as the ability to address the unique complexities of an old house and understand how best it may be adapted or extended. Claire has qualifications in:

Energy Efficiency Retrofit for Traditional Buildings
awarded by The Environment Study Centre for Sustainable Buildings

Working with Heritage: Uniting built and social heritage through adaptive reuse
from the London School of Architecture

Here are some examples of traditional homes we have worked with:

Claire Lutzow has experience working with Listed Buildings and other traditional properties in Conservation Areas, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Green Belt. We can provide feasibility studies, design packages,  planning applications, heritage statements, construction information and maintenance advice for your older home.