Cullinan Studio has now worked with Dudley College on three projects using the pioneering Integrated Project Insurance (IPI) model. IPI promised to deliver a new, better way of building by fostering true collaboration and shared responsibility. But how has it worked in practice, and what are the lessons learned? We spoke to Steve Johnson – Executive Director of Estates and Capital Projects at Dudley College – to get the client’s point of view.
Read MoreOur specialist mental health facilities at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are part of an initiative led by ASBP that looks to bridge the gap between construction and forestry.
Read MoreArchaeolink is one of ten buildings on the Twentieth Century Society’s Buildings at Risk List for 2025
Read MoreWhy Cullinan Studio's retrofit design for a homelessness 'Stepping Stones' house is the first of its kind - and how it can inspire similar projects in London and beyond...
Read MoreHow space utilisation can save costs, cut carbon and meet the challenges of post-pandemic learning and working.
Read MoreJoin us in September for Open House at the Foundry Co-Working Hub, where we will be giving tours of the building and its path to net zero carbon, as well as bite size talks about other NZC projects.
Read MorePlans approved for the deep retrofit of a 1950s building on the College’s Broadway Campus, to provide a dedicated purpose-built home for their Animal Care department.
Read MoreCullinan Studio has gained planning approval for energy use improvements to Lubetkin’s Grade 2* listed Bevin Court in the London Borough of Islington.
Read MoreAt the CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium in Glasgow, Kristina Roszynski presented research that explores the challenges faced in tackling the urgent need for large-scale residential retrofit within conservation areas in the UK.
Read MoreCullinan Studio have always been innovators; specialists in things that have never been done before. Our archives are full of buildings that point to the future, of ideas that were radical at the time but have since become accepted wisdom.
Read MoreRetrofitting may be a buzzword now, but at Cullinan Studio it is a fundamental part of our architectural philosophy. We have been reimagining and repurposing buildings throughout our existence, giving us a deep understanding of what makes a retrofit successful, durable, and in many ways superior to a new build.
Here we share four key insights into how we think about the art of the retrofit…
Read MoreAs a homeowner, retrofitting your property for operational net zero can provide real immediate and long-term benefits. Here’s how the right ‘whole house’ approach makes it achievable…
Read MoreFrom a DIY derelict to a vibrant coworking hub, Cullinan Studio’s own building has evolved along with the transformation of Islington and the Regent’s Canal. Our experience has lessons for architectural retrofit projects, and for urban regeneration…
Read MorePlease join us for Open House on 10th September.
Read MoreCullinan Studio welcomes sustainability engineers Etude and structural and civil engineers Mason Navarro Pledge to the ‘Foundry’, its low-carbon retrofit office by the canal in Islington, London.
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