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Selected Projects in Progress

The projects below represent a small selection of some current commissions to reflect the variety of conservation, heritage, and design-led work undertaken by the studio.

Ongoing Conservation Project - Residential Townhouse, Kensington

Description
Heritage-led refurbishment and adaptation of a Grade II listed residential townhouse within a sensitive urban context.

Our Role
Lead Architect and Conservation Architect

Lake District National Park Authority - Listed Building Surveys

Description
Large-scale heritage survey commission comprising the assessment of over 2,000 listed buildings and structures across the Lake District National Park, supporting strategic conservation planning.

Role
Heritage Consultant and Conservation Architect

Learn more:
To read about the ongoing project on our blog, click here >

Townhouse Conservation Project - Marylebone

Description
Conservation advisory and heritage consultancy services for alterations to a Grade II* listed private townhouse, supporting planning and listed building consent for sensitive internal and external works. The practice has advised on the planning and listed building consent strategy, including the preparation of a rigorous policy-led justification for the proposals and archival research.

Status
Ongoing

Role
Conservation Architect and Heritage Consultant

Conservation and Adaptation of Grade II Listed Church - Wandsworth

Description
Conservation-led adaptation of a Grade II listed redundant church to support a new residential  use, balancing repair, reuse, and sensitive contemporary intervention. The project is being developed in collaboration with FishDream Productions.

Role
Lead Architect & Heritage Consultant

Conversion of Edwardian Property - East London

Description
Ongoing project for the conversion of an Edwardian residential building from its existing use to provide four self-contained residential units, including a contemporary extension and internal reorganisation. The appointment followed a series of previously refused proposals and involved re-framing the scheme through detailed policy and significance analysis.


Role
Architect and Heritage Consultant

Residential adaptation and Garden Integration Project - Putney

Description
Private residential project involving the sensitive internal reconfiguration of an existing house to support contemporary family living, including close collaboration with a landscape designer to create a unified kitchen-garden room and improved garden setting.

Role
Architect and Conservation Adviser

St Philip and St James Church, Whitton - Reordering & Repairs Project

Description
Ongoing conservation and reordering project focused on improving accessibility, upgrading services, and enabling more flexible, multi-functional use of the church building while respecting its architectural and communal significance.

Role
Lead Architect

Michael Swords Studio

If you are responsible for a listed building, church, or historic site and would like to discuss a conservation-led project, inspection, or heritage advisory appointment, we would be pleased to hear from you.

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