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October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"At its heart, the project entailed a kind of at-first-glance-invisible, retrofit – very much the kind of work vHH excels at and Josh himself relishes."

Leicester Cathedral in @news.architectsjournal.co.uk

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A quantum leap: van Heyningen and Haward’s reordering of Leicester Cathedral
vHH’s transformation of Leicester Cathedral is the most significant piece of civic architecture in the city since the 1960s, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by Carlo Draisci
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August 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We are excited to announce that we have received Reserved Matters Approval for our new Passivhaus-designed primary facilities at Houlton - to transform the existing award-winning secondary school into an all-through school, with an age range of 4-18 vhh.co.uk/project/houl... #Education #Passivhaus
Houlton Primary School - vHH
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July 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🎉 We have handed over #LeicesterCathedral after over 17yrs of working together; from feasibility study/masterplan for the reordering, to full services/energy upgrade & subsequent 4-storey #low-energy extension (+ unexpected reinterment of Richard III in between!)🤲 The new centre will open on 14 June
June 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
At our Commissioners House project, the roof has been stripped and we have been finalising details of the new carpentry of the roof and dormers, ready for the new lead and tiles. This June, the Dockyard are offering rooftop tours to the public for the first time. Book here: lnkd.in/eEWXf5y7 #CHDT
June 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
👂 Listen to these unique #soundscapes created for #LeicesterCathedral's #RichardIII reinterment 10yr anniversary, by music students at De Montfort University. Played around the tomb, they feature interview excerpts from vHH Partner Josh McCosh leicestercathedral.org/stories-in-s...
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The Last Plantagenet - Stories in Sound
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June 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The Commissioners House project at #Chatham #Historic #Dockyard is making progress, evident by the huge scaffold, designed to stand completely independent from the historic #building itself so no extra stress or weight is placed on the fragile #Georgian #architecture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ed...
Commissioner's House Scaffold
YouTube video by Dockyard Chatham
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June 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
vHH's James McCosh + TLET CEO James Higham will present a case study at the Education Estates Conference exploring lessons learned from the creative retrofit + low-carbon new build at Houlton School.
🗓️ 14th October 4-5pm
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June 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As Spring gears up, so does our work on the Commissioner’s House project at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. Having received approval for planning and Scheduled Ancient Monument consent, we are now excited about works getting started #Heritage #Architecture #Decarbonisation vhh.co.uk/news/commiss...
Commissioner's House gets planning & SAM Consent - vHH
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April 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM