Ongoing Conservation Project - Diplomatic Residence, Kensington
Description
Conservation-led refurbishment and adaptation of a Grade II listed diplomatic residence in Kensington, involving heritage and design documentation, repair strategy, accessibility improvements, services renewal and sensitive adaptation of the historic building fabric.
Our Role
Lead Architect and Conservation Architect
Construction value
£2.5m+
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.
Geographic Area: Entire National Park
Role: Heritage Consultant & Conservation Architect
Status: Ongoing
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Townhouse Conservation Project - Diplomatic Residence, Marylebone
Description
Conservation documentation for a Grade II* Adam townhouse and adjoining Grade II building within the Harley Street Conservation Area, supporting restoration, repair, adaptation and continued diplomatic & cultural use.
Status
Ongoing
Role
Conservation Architect and Heritage Consultant
Construction value
£13m+
Conservation and Adaptation of Diprose Chapel, Tooting
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
Construction value
£750K
Deptford High Street, London
Description
Facade restoration and conservation advice for a historic hotel and former public house on Deptford High Street, including repair strategy, heritage assessment and support for the reinstatement of a more appropriate historic frontage within a sensitive townscape context.
Role
Conservation Architect and Heritage Consultant
Construction value
£150K
Hove Methodist Church - High-Level Masonry Repairs and Solar Panels
Description
Conservation and technical advice for high-level masonry repairs and the installation of solar panels at Hove Methodist Church. The project involves balancing fabric repair, access, maintenance, sustainability and the careful integration of new environmental measures within an existing church building.
Role
Conservation Architect / Heritage Consultant
Construction value
£150K
St Mark the Evangelist, Noel Park
Description
Conservation Architect for careful repair of the entire floor within a Grade II listed late nineteenth-century parish church, including protection of historic fabric and coordination with active church use.
Role
Inspecting Architect / Contract Administrator
Construction value
£100K
Residential projects for developers & private clients
Description
We have a diverse and varied portfolio of work, which includes several commissions for residential projects for private clients and developers.
Role
Architect and Heritage Consultant
Construction value
Project values ranging from £100K - £500k
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
Construction value
£100K
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
Construction value
Expected total c.£750k
Frameworks, Approved Lists & Public-Sector Work
Description
Michael Swords Studio undertakes work through a combination of framework appointments, approved diocesan architect lists and direct commissions. The practice is currently appointed to several public-sector frameworks and provides conservation, heritage and architectural services for clients responsible for listed buildings, churches and historic sites across England on various approved lists and frameworks.
Role
Strategic Planning Adviser / Conservation Architect / Heritage Consultant
Strategic Planning and Heritage Advice
Description
Ongoing strategic planning and heritage advice for developers, private clients and design teams working with sensitive existing buildings, constrained sites and historic settings. This work includes early feasibility advice, planning risk review, heritage strategy, listed building consent guidance, conservation officer liaison and design support for projects where significance, viability and consent strategy need to be carefully balanced.
Role
Strategic Planning Adviser / Conservation Architect / Heritage Consultant