<body bgcolor="#6699FF">Culpin Limited is a firm of Richmond architects which also undertakes urban design, planning and building surveying commissions and acts as CDM co-ordinator and Client's Agent. The practice was established by Ewart Culpin in 1918 and was continued by Clifford Culpin who retired in 1971. Fifth generation directors now run the practice with a particular concern for sustainable development.
From its inception the practice specialised in town planning and housing. This developed into a wider range of commissions; civic building work extending to include schools, churches, shopping centres, banks, bus garages, leisure and health facilities, libraries, fire and police stations, magistrates courts, laboratories, and various other building types. The practice has recently downsized and has been concentrating on private domestic commissions.
Notable past commissions:
Housing portfolio includes:
* Master plan and some neighbourhood areas in the new village at Martlesham Heath
* Expansion of housing at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
* Sheltered housing, frail elderly housing and housing for special needs with warden accommodation for various local authorities and housing associations
* Shared ownership and housing for rent for housing associations
* Estate master planning, layouts and house-type development for national house builders
* PFI estate layout and house-type development
Restoration and refurbishment projects:
* Work to listed buildings and in conservation areas such as the headquarters of the Royal College of Nursing in Cavendish Square, The King's Observatory Kew, work in the Palace of Westminster, the German Ambassador's Residence in Belgrave Square, Queen Victoria Street Magistrates Courts .
* Rehabilitation and refurbishment of high-rise flats, some with tenants in occupation
* Local Authority housing estate upgrading
* Various school extensions and refurbishments
* Domestic conversions and modifications for disabled householders
Rolling programmes of property inspection and planned maintenance:
* Barclays Bank plc and London Transport Executive in various regions.
Other significant projects:
* Laboratory buildings for British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge and National Oceanography Centre in Southampton
* New headquarter office buildings for British Airports Authority at Gatwick, Natural Environment Research Council in Swindon
* Council offices at Hartlepool, Wolverhampton, Wandsworth, Guildford
* The German School in Petersham, Aylward School consolidation in Enfield
Recent commissions:
* Domestic commissions include:
* New houses for private clients in Richmond, Esher and Wimbledon
* A range of extensions to both large and small properties incorporating lofts, kitchen extensions, swimming pools, general upgrading, increasing and rationalising accommodation and improving energy efficiency
* Work to properties in Conservation Areas, in Rural Areas of Great Landscape Value, to Buildings of Townscape Merit and Listed Buildings of various grades </body>