Critchley Conservation
Martin Critchley worked on historic buildings throughout his impressive 50 year career, where he won awards for his Conservation work and was even mentioned in the Pevsner book for Buckinghamshire.
Sarah Roberts (Director) has took over the Conservation projects in the office in 2018 after completing her Masters in Historic Building Conservation, becoming Accredited with the Institute of Historic Building Conservation and becoming a Trustee of Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust.
Our Approach
Our approach to Conservation projects is based on a strong understanding of the significance of heritage and how it affects our every day lives. Whether you drive past a historic building on your way to work, take your children to explore a castle, or whether you're fully immersed in working with traditional buildings on a daily basis, the historic and built environment will have some level of impact on you. We are here to ensure that our heritage is conserved and enhanced appropriately to its surroundings.
The historic environment is central to England’s cultural heritage and sense of identity, and hence a resource that should be sustained for the benefit of present and future generations. (Historic England)
We work on traditional projects and sympathetic conservation works that leave a light touch, through to modern intervention works that juxtapose the heritage so that it is not conceived as part of the original design.
We take a local, national and international approach to our Conservation within the CAAD office, as it depends on the scale and significance of the project we are working on.
We base our Conservation Principles on the guidance from organizations such as Historic England, ICOMOs and the SPAB.
Heritage Consultancy
Our in house team specializes in planning policy, design, heritage, construction, and much more.
Our studio creates a positive working environment where staff are encouraged and supported to achieve their goals and aspirations. At CAAD we strive to continuously improve the way we practice architecture through continued professional development training and client feedback.
Planning & Listed Building Consent
Our in house team specializes in planning policy, design, heritage, construction, and much more.
Our studio creates a positive working environment where staff are encouraged and supported to achieve their goals and aspirations. At CAAD we strive to continuously improve the way we practice architecture through continued professional development training and client feedback.
Damage to Heritage Assets
Our in house team specializes in planning policy, design, heritage, construction, and much more.
Our studio creates a positive working environment where staff are encouraged and supported to achieve their goals and aspirations. At CAAD we strive to continuously improve the way we practice architecture through continued professional development training and client feedback.
Sustainability and Heritage
Buildings and the construction industry are one of the largest carbon polluters in the UK today and there is consensus that we urgently need to tackle carbon emissions from buildings. Around 500,000 buildings in England alone are protected by statutory listing and hundreds of thousands more are situated in conservation areas. They cover many building types from stately homes to public buildings, terraced streets and blocks of social housing. The potential carbon savings from making these buildings more energy efficient could be vast. We work with Local Planning Authorities and energy-experts to