Thursday, 12th April 2007
Purcell Miller Tritton, the leading partnership of architects, designers and heritage consultants has announced the appointment of Jeremy Blake to the role of Principal, heading up a hotels and sustainability operation that has already landed over £100m of contracts.
Blake, who was previously a director at Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has launched a new sector at Purcell Miller Tritton called ‘Shh! - Sustainable Heritage Hotels’ and describes his move to the London office of the practice as “being like a breath of fresh air working on projects that are equally exciting and dynamic.”
He went on to add, “Purcell Miller Tritton is fully committed to the sustainability agenda and are one of the fastest growing consultancies in the UK”.
With a strong track record in sustainable architecture that has produced award winning eco-friendly architecture across the UK, Jeremy Blake is currently working on Britain’s greenest hotel, the Bowood Hotel and Spa in Wiltshire for the Bowood Estate.
The £7m project which will begin work on site in the summer is set in a Grade I registered landscape adjacent to four listed buildings. The project involves installing a biomass boiler and planting reed beds, as well as incorporating a heat exchanger, sedum roof and sustainable materials including lime render. Through his work on the project the building is expected to be named as the greenest hotel in the UK later this year.
Newly launched ‘Shh!’ makes Purcell Miller Tritton the first organisation of its type to specialise in the design of Sustainable Heritage Hotels. Currently they have ten hotel projects underway with a total value in excess of £100m and a geographic spread all over the UK and Ireland.
Mark Goldspink, CEO at Purcell Miller Tritton commenting on the new appointment said,
“We are delighted to welcome Jeremy to our team. He brings a dynamism and breadth of experience that is a fantastic addition to our organisation and will help us expand into this new area of sustainable architecture.”
