A London conservation architecture practice led by Julian Harrap that repairs and restores historic buildings, estates and landscapes.
Julian Harrap Architects, often shortened to JHA, is a London practice that describes itself as award-winning and focused on repairing and restoring historic buildings, estates and landscapes. It also designs extensions and new buildings in historic settings. In plain terms, they work out how to mend a damaged old building and, where needed, add something new that sits well beside it. The practice is listed in the Building Conservation Directory and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation yearbook, both of which list conservation firms.
The page we read does not give a founding date. It says the office is led by Julian Harrap and based in London. Projects named on that page include Opening up the Soane, the restoration of No. 12 Lincoln's Inn Fields, work at Cliveden House and Gardens in Berkshire, a Grade II listed terraced house on Ebury Street, London, designed with Eva Jiricna Architects, and a drawing of Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, as it was under Sir John Soane, which was selected for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Overseas it won the commission for Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden in the Netherlands in 2013, working with Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven Architects. We found no formal mission statement.
The practice is based in London, and its listed UK work covers London, Berkshire and Ealing. We did not find a street address or other offices, and we did not read the practice's own website, so the UK presence is confirmed only through the e-architect profile and the conservation directories. Because it works on listed buildings and gardens, its projects need close work with bodies such as local councils and national heritage organisations.
Little is published about the culture or team beyond the leadership of Julian Harrap, so we have not invented any. Conservation practices are usually small studios in which architects work closely with building surveyors, craft specialists and historians, and the project list suggests work of that kind.
The roles in a practice like this include architects at several levels, architectural assistants who produce drawings and survey records, heritage and research staff, and office and project support. Many people in this field started by studying architecture, building conservation or history of art. If you enjoy history, art, drawing or understanding how old buildings were made, this is one example of where it can lead. Check the practice's own website for current vacancies.
Website: www.julianharrap.com
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