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Ben Humphries

Director

BA BArch(Hons) RIBA FRSA

Articles by Ben

The circle of a building’s life

Circular economy principles have often been aspired to in building projects, but what does that really mean in practice?

The Entopia Building
Material Impacts
Transitioning to a Circular Economy
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The circle of a building’s life

Ben Humphries
29 May 2024

Vision

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What have we learned in 40 plus years of practice?

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Ben's Expertise

Soft Landings

Informed Material Specification

Key Projects

The Entopia Building

The Entopia Building

Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

No ordinary building

Working
Higher Education
Science and Innovation
The Enterprise Centre

The Enterprise Centre

University of East Anglia and The Adapt Low Carbon Group

The UK’s greenest building

Working
Higher Education
Science and Innovation
Greenwich Park Learning Centre

Greenwich Park Learning Centre

The Royal Parks

Opening up a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Community
Harris Academy Sutton

Harris Academy Sutton

London Borough of Sutton

The UK's First Passivhaus Secondary School

Schools
The Paper Store

The Paper Store

Imperial War Museums

Passive Preservation

Cultural
Science and Innovation
Highgate Junior School

Highgate Junior School

Highgate School

Designed to stimulate intrigue and learning

Schools
British Antarctic Survey

British Antarctic Survey

National Environment Research Council (NERC)

Data driven design

Science and Innovation
Strategic Advice
Working
West Park and Birks Grange Village Student Housing

West Park and Birks Grange Village Student Housing

University of Exeter

Large scale student housing

Higher Education
Living
Research & Consultancy
Alleyn's Decarbonisation

Alleyn's Decarbonisation

Alleyn's School

28 buildings, one strategy

Schools
Strategic Advice
Broadway Cinema

Broadway Cinema

Letchworth Garden City Council Heritage Foundation

Sensitive retrofit for a cinematic building

Strategic Advice
Mulberry Academy London Docks

Mulberry Academy London Docks

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Championing design excellence in education

Schools
The Spirella Building

The Spirella Building

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation

Sustainable plans for a historic asset

Working
Campus Development Plan Plymouth

Campus Development Plan Plymouth

Plymouth Marjon University

A fully costed zero carbon roadmap

Higher Education
Strategic Advice
Hackbridge Primary School

Hackbridge Primary School

London Borough of Sutton

Zero Carbon Exemplar

Schools
Camden Centre for Learning

Camden Centre for Learning

London Borough of Camden

Secure, bespoke learning

Schools
Robert Fitzroy Academy

Robert Fitzroy Academy

London Borough of Croydon

Transformation of Edwardian School

Schools
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Primary School

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Primary School

Archidiocese of Southwark

New life for old

Schools
Holy Trinity Primary School

Holy Trinity Primary School

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

School expansion with timber innovation

Schools
Sydenham Garden Resource Centre

Sydenham Garden Resource Centre

Sydenham Garden Resource Centre & The NHS

Therapy through growing

Care
Crawford Road Housing

Crawford Road Housing

One Housing Group

High quality affordable homes

Living
Creative Media and Training Centre

Creative Media and Training Centre

London Borough of Southwark

Flexibility via conversion and extension

Community
Cultural
The Gower School

The Gower School

The Gower School

Delivering new from the old

Schools
Chiltern Hills Gateway Centre

Chiltern Hills Gateway Centre

Bedfordshire County Council & The National Trust

Temperature Controlled. By the Chilterns.

Community
Cultural
The Calthorpe Project

The Calthorpe Project

The Calthorpe Project

Revisiting Self-build

Community
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