Elliott Wood

We wish you a festive holiday season. As we approach the end of the year, we're taking a moment to reflect and thank you for your collaboration. This year we celebrated our 30th anniversary and achieved several milestones: — 29 awards won — The OWO wins 'Hotel of the Year' at the AHEAD Europe Awards 2024 — Published our first B Corp Impact Report — Launch of The Building Archives We’re also proud of our key initiatives to support a better built environment: — ETHICS 2.0 — A call to action for our community — Overcoming insurance barriers to mass timber with the Commercial Timber Guidebook — Raising the bar on streel reuse with 30 Duke Street and 20 Giltspur Street Reflecting much of what we stand for, we hope they inspire fresh ideas for your projects. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year. From all of us at Elliott Wood

King's College London’s (KCL) Bush House South West Wing has reached a key milestone, with architects Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) submitting plans for the extension and retrofit project. The former government office on the Strand Campus, built in 1934, will be transformed into a state-of-the-art educational facility, combining student services, faculty offices, and modern teaching spaces. Our structures and development infrastructure teams have addressed the challenge of adapting historic buildings to meet modern campus requirements. While also maximising the potential of the existing irregular and complex floorplates. The crown jewel of the campus will be the Agora, a new 160-seat circular teaching and events space. This striking structure features LVL/glulam trusses spanning up to 22m, and maximises the supporting structural potential of the existing slab and columns to reduce embodied carbon. The atrium's glazed roof, which connects the Agora to the main structure, has also been designed with engineered timber beams. Bush House South West Wing follows the successful completion of the Quadrangle Building for KCL in 2022, which transformed a semi-derelict two-storey basement and unloved quadrangle between the Grade I-listed Somerset House and King's Building into vibrant new accommodation for the Department of Engineering.

We're sitting on a heat mine. Our Victorian forefather, Bazalgette used bricks to construct a combined sewer system that was ahead of its time. This legacy now provides a sprawling network of untapped warmth under our feet. It's time we do something with it. https://lnkd.in/eNqr9xku #infrastructure #decentralisation #circulareconomy #socialvalue Elliott Wood Thames Water

📢 A Sustainability First at 30 Duke Street St James's 🌍 We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Mace, OAG Ltd, and Norsk Hydro on the next phase of 30 Duke Street St James’s – a project that sets new benchmarks for sustainable development in the UK. This state-of-the-art office and retail development is pioneering the use of Hydro CIRCAL 100R—aluminium made from 100% recycled post-consumer scrap material—making it the first commercial development in the UK to deliver this groundbreaking material. Hydro CIRCAL 100R represents a breakthrough in recycled aluminium, with a near-zero carbon footprint (0.417 kg CO₂e per kg of aluminium), which is 94% lower than the global average for primary aluminium. Via this partnership, we aim for 81% of the aluminium used to be Hydro’s CIRCAL 100R, which will deliver a 82t CO₂e saving compared to standard aluminium. 🌱 Did you know at 30 Duke Street St James’s 🔹 We’re reusing nearly 450 tonnes of reclaimed steel which will generate approx. 755t CO₂e savings 🔹 33,645 kg of the existing Portland stone will be re-used avoiding almost 62,000kg of new stone being excavated 🔹 Via the Saint-Gobain Glass Forever Scheme we’re recycling 30 tonnes of glass. All new windows will be glazed with Saint-Gobain ORAE recycled glass. 🔹 Targets include BREEAM Outstanding, WELL Platinum, and NABERS UK 5 stars and a fossil fuel-free, fully electric design. With Mace as the principal contractor, designed by Make Architects in collaboration with Elliott Wood and Hoare Lea, this circular and carbon-efficient development establishes new sustainability benchmarks, serving as a model for future projects focused on circular economy principles and environmental responsibility. M3 Consulting, Turner & Townsend alinea Salvatore Capotosto MCIOB, Tom Crawley, James Shipton #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NetZeroCarbon #Innovation #HydroCIRCAL  

20 Giltspur Street is a gamechanger for raising the bar on steel reuse and maximising the potential of our existing building. To make it more sustainable and viable for our clients and our communities. It started with 'why don't we just lift the floors up', and the rest is history.  https://lnkd.in/eqpc9Uj3 Simten Elliott Wood Deconstruct (UK) Ltd Buckley Gray Yeoman exigere Stace

How does a 952-year-old structure survive? To say Lincoln Cathedral is iconic is an understatement. It is one of the most significant heritage assets in the UK and the world. Grade I listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, it is believed to have been the world’s tallest building between 1311 to 1548. Like all historic structures, its survival is based on careful, routine maintenance. In 2017, we embarked on the design of a temporary podium platform for the west entrance. The project was part of a wider restoration and regeneration project for the cathedral. The challenge was threefold: 1) Support the temporary scaffold above the west entrance without damaging the building 2) Maintain access to the cathedral via the west door 3) Avoid loading the surrounding pavement due to the presence of shallow graves from the Saxon period Working for Lincoln Cathedral Works Department, we designed a temporary podium platform. This enabled the delicate restoration and cleaning of the west façade for future generations to enjoy. Read the full case study: https://lnkd.in/eqthxBEX

What do a 1930s semi, a steel framed office and the King have in common? In 1419 Enfield became part of The Duchy of Lancaster. To this day it still owns 650 hectares of the land between Enfield and Barnet. In 1935 John Laing and Son purchased approx 80 acres of land from the Duchy, adjacent to what is now Oakwood Station. John Laing was a property developer and constructed around 900 new homes on the site, claiming it "the most beautiful estate in North London" The estate was mostly comprised of semi-detached properties, in a style typical of the era. Around the same time in 1934 the Duchy was constructing Brettenham House, a large steel framed, Portland Stone clad office building opposite Somerset House. But who is the Duke of Lancaster? As of 1399 the Duke of Lancaster is the reigning Sovereign, i.e. King Charles III. PS I am fortunate to be currently working on the refurbishment of Brettenham House, which is still owned by the Duchy. I also own a 1930s semi-detached in Enfield, although not one of Laing's

Beyond Aparthotels are delighted to announce that planning permission has been unanimously approved by the London Borough of Camden to convert Kingsway House, Holborn from an office to Aparthotel for GMS Estates Limited to be operated under the Beyond Aparthotel brand. The approved plans prepared by Studio Moren include replacing the current 7th floor and adding an additional 8th floor. The reimagined structure will accommodate 58 generous Aparthotel suites. The building will house a ground-floor F&B space, a reception with cafe/store open to both guests and the public, and a basement gym. The scheme maximises its prime location with excellent public transport connections, being close to Holborn and Covent Garden and proximity to key business, retail, and tourist hubs.   Sustainability is at the heart of the design. Working alongside Hilson Moran (MEP) and Elliott Wood (SE), the project prioritises the retention of primary structural elements to conserve embodied carbon whilst introducing sustainable method for energy efficiency. The historic façades will also be carefully restored, respecting their architectural significance while aligning with modern environmental standards. Beyond's rooms incorporate low impact, circular and natural materials, with a strong focus on low toxicity products used throughout the FF&E and operational practices with-in the day-to-day environment of all spaces.   Paul Wells, Partner at Studio Moren, said: “This approval marks a significant milestone in the recognition of the necessity for the adaptive reuse of historic office buildings that are no longer fit for purpose in this part of Camden, breathing new life into these unused spaces and offering them a viable and sustainable future.” James Fry, CEO of Beyond Aparthotels, said: “We are looking forward to working with the fantastic project team to re-purpose Kingsway House into a modern, future-proof Aparthotel that will bring new life to the streetscape and provide generous, low-toxicity and low-impact spaces for guests to stay, in the heart of central London,”   The scheme is set to move into the development stage, with completion anticipated in late 2026. #StayNeutral #StayWell #StayZero  

"10 principles. They're not strict rules that everybody needs to adopt on every project. But they set out those questions and give examples of how competent design would look to address those problems." — Alastair Ogle 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫? We educate, learn and collaborate. That’s why we’re launching the Commercial Timber Guidebook. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭? It is a technical resource to address insurance challenges for mass timber buildings, focusing on durability and fire safety. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫? To enhance insurability and safety, it provides guidance for various stakeholders including 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 Elliott Wood Waugh Thistleton Architects OFR Consultants Lignum Risk Partners 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 Timber Development UK Built by Nature Berkeley Estate Asset Management British Land Derwent London Hines Landsec Lendlease Muse Related Argent Stanhope PLC Read the full guide: https://lnkd.in/eKt8bWic

Unlocking the Circle – Barriers ⭕   Mace recently brought together supply chain partners, consultants and clients to discuss barriers and how to enhance circular practices. 📹 Watch the video below to see how Ged Simmonds, Gemima Walker, Dr Barbara Marino and Stewart Holmes explain what stands in a way to a circular approach in the built environment. #PrivateSector #Circularity #MaceConstruct  Keltbray Elliott Wood Gardiner & Theobald LLP