Image credit: courtesy of Atelier Ten
Join us for a new Sustainability talk, looking at adaptive reuse in the Grade II listed context of Space House.
When: Wednesday 13 May 2026, 6:00pm. Lecture starts 6:30pm.
Where: Atelier Ten, 19 Perseverance Works, 38 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DD
CES Credits - Estimated 1.0 LU/HSW for AIA Members
RIBA Members may count this activity towards their CPD recording requirement.
Speaker
Younha Rhee, MArch MEng CEnv MCIOB BREEAM Assessor LEED BD+C AP WELL AP; Director, Atelier Ten
Description
Space House – a major adaptive reuse project in the heart of London - is important because it demonstrates that a Grade II listed building can be successfully retrofitted to achieve high levels of energy efficiency and sustainability, while also providing best-in-class health and wellbeing for its occupants. Younha Rhee, Director at Atelier Ten, will discuss the scheme’s environmental strategies, how onsite challenges were overcome, and what lessons were learnt.
Speaker Bio
Younha is a Director leading the Environmental Design Team at Atelier Ten’s London office. Over her 18 years with the firm, she has specialised in developing strategic sustainability frameworks and delivering complex institutional, cultural, commercial, mixed-use, and masterplan projects across the globe. As a benchmarking practice leader at Atelier Ten, Younha has been leading the integration of multiple benchmarking systems—including BREEAM, LEED, and WELL—into design and construction processes, utilising these systems as effective design frameworks. Her portfolio includes projects such as creating a bespoke sustainability brief for British Land, managing the site-wide sustainability management plan for the Chelsea Barracks project in London (Europe’s first LEED Neighborhood Development Platinum project), and completing Space House, London’s largest Grade II listed commercial building to achieve BREEAM Outstanding. Recently, she has been deeply involved in refurbishment projects in London, focusing on applying circular economy principles and net zero carbon emissions targets.
Program
6:00pm - Registration
6:30pm - Lecture starts.
7:30pm - Social networking
Tickets
£3 - AIA Members
£10 - Non-Members
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