ArchiLab website - Kingston University London
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ArchiLab - Kingston University London
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ABOUT US

ArchiLab has been operational since September 2006 and was originally funded by the Government’s Science & Research Investment Fund (SRIF). Since then, we have secured additional funding for research and enterprise, we have increased the number of active research and technical staff and we are now engaging at a professional level with industry.

We have three primary functions, consultancy, research and education, and we cover three broad areas, lighting, acoustics and comfort.

CONSULTANCY: ArchiLab offers a number of consultancy services to organisations external to Kingston University in a number of areas relating to the sustainable and environmental assessment of buildings.

RESEARCH: ArchiLab is the home of the ArchiLab Research Group (ARG). This group comprises a number of active researchers who are involved in research within the broad field of environmental and sustainable building design.

EDUCATION: ArchiLab is embedded, and located, in the School of Architecture + Landscape at Kingston University and is used extensively by the School's students.

PEOPLE
The following members of the ArchiLab Research Group (ARG) have varied backgrounds but a common interest in the field of environmental and sustainable building design
Stephen Pretlove is Reader in Architectural Science and Technology in the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University, and the Director of ArchiLab which he set up using Government funding in 2006. He has a background and education in construction engineering, architecture and environmental studies. His academic interests include sustainable and environmental architecture, natural and artificial lighting, building acoustics and occupant comfort, with a particular emphasis on indoor environments and their impact on the health of building occupants.

Stephen’s research details can be found here
DR STEPHEN PRETLOVE
Director of ArchiLab

s.pretlove@kingston.ac.uk
JAMES RITSON
Researcher / Lecturer

J.ritson@kingston.ac.uk
James is a graduate from Kingston University with both Degree and Graduate Diploma in architecture. He specialises in sustainable and healthy buildings design. He has extensive research experience and has published work in the areas of health and sustainability, sustainability and conservation & heritage of the existing built environment. James has previously worked at MBP Architects and Carden and Godfrey Architects, on a variety of projects including the Palace of Westminster, Beverly Minster and many smaller commercial and residential schemes. His interests include the study of the wider environment and photography, of which he provides the photographic expertise in ArchiLab. James is currently a lecturer and researcher in the School of Surveying and Planning and he Chairs and coordinates the ArchiLab Research Group (ARG).
JOHN CLARKE
Research student

K0639064@kingston.ac.uk
Johns’ research interests are in sustainable architecture, natural materials, health and well-being in buildings, education for sustainable development and pro-environmental behavioural change. John has worked on a number of low environmental impact buildings used for environmental education and has taught in schools, colleges and universities. John has a Masters Degree in Renewable Energy & Architecture from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Greenwich. He is currently undertaking a Collaborative Doctoral Award investigating how sustainable buildings through their design, construction, operation and use not only impact on the natural environment but also on the sustainable practices and behaviour of key stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of buildings.
REGINA PELDSZUS
Research student

k0735773@kingston.ac.uk
SIDONIE KADE
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate

sidonie@ccar.co.uk
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Sidonie studied Architecture at the Technical University of Munich (Germany). After graduating, she worked in architectural practice in Munich, and was, until very recently, the KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Associate of a developmental project linking ArchiLab with Clive Chapman Architects (CCA) in Twickenham, London. This project helped develop the in-house expertise of CCA in environmental and sustainable design, and Sidonie continues to be employed to manage this area at CCA. The direct exchange of theory and practical experience, as well as the environmental design process, has offered new architectural perspectives for Sidonie and this project has formed the basis of a recently submitted Masters degree dissertation.

 

ArchiLab and Clive Chapman Architects continue to work together on a number of low energy sustainable projects and Sidonie is a key practice member of the ARG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Pretlove
Regina Peldszus is in the process of writing up her AHRC funded doctoral project at the Design Research Centre and the Astronautics & Space Systems Group at Kingston University. Her work involves developing design strategies to address the psychological habitability of crew-rated spacecraft on extended exploration missions, such as a transfer to Mars or Near Earth Asteroids. In this context, she is interested in the interface of technology, extreme natural environments and human interaction in isolated environments, for instance in relation to onboard plant-growth facilities. In collaboration with the science communication collective Super/Collider she convened a symposium on architecture in space and other extreme environments during the London Festival of Architecture in 2010.
James Ritson
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PAUL HANNENT
Senior Lecturer / Researcher
School of Surveying & Planning

p.hannent@kingston.ac.uk
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Paul carries out teaching and research primarily in construction technology and design within the School of Surveying & Planning, and has extensive experience in Building Control and Design Management, both on the contracting and client side of the industry.  He has interests in post-occupancy evaluation (POE), Town Planning and Design Management, in achieving low-energy buildings that combine buildability and the optimisation of relationships between project teams.  He puts into practice his academic qualifications in Surveying, Management and Architecture and is a corporate member of CIOB and ABE as well as being Chartered Environmentalist. He is also a visiting Lecturer at the Low Energy Architecture Research uNit (LEARN), London Metropolitan University.

 

 

 

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PATRICK OSBORNE
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate (mspace)

p.osborne@mspace.co.uk
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Patrick studied Architecture at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales, where he researched the concept of negative carbon communities using waste, and resilient design systems for the construction process.  Since graduating, he has worked on a range of architectural projects from one-off residential new builds to a large PassivHaus Office Masterplan around a Grade 2 listed farmhouse in Wiltshire.  He is the KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Sustainable Design Associate with mspace Architects and Contractors, and is currently working on a number of exemplar domestic low/zero carbon projects. He is a trained Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor and is currently persuing PassivHaus qualifications as part of his role at mspace.

ADAM AL-SHEMMERI
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate (mspace)

a.al-shemmeri@mspace.co.uk
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Adam is a graduate of Architecture from the University of Plymouth, and recently completed his Masters degree in Building Surveying at Kingston University. His research was largely centred around the historic environment, where he produced an undergraduate dissertation on the possibility of grade listing the celebrated Lloyd’s building in London and a research thesis during his postgraduate degree on the refurbishment of grade listed buildings for a residential purpose.  More recently, Adam has been working with both Kingston University and mspace as a KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Associate.  His role will be to help develop a new business model, aimed at embedding sustainable knowledge and expertise into Mspace’s design and construction process.  Adam is currently enrolled onto the APC, working towards becoming an Environmental Surveyor, using the KTP project as an opportunity to become RICS accredited within 2 years.

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