Darryn Marrs attains CIAT Conservation Accreditation

— 17 Sep 2024

CPD session at Silverton Church examining late medieval decorative oak structure revealed during conservation works

Refurbishment works to spire of Grade II listed Bridge Chambers in Barnstaple

Grade I listed Georgian townhouse, Bath before and after refurbishment

Refurbishment of Grade I listed Georgian townhouse

Details for one of the jib doors in the Grade I listed crescent townhouse in Bath

Section view of the townhouse proposed garden

Setting out the designs for the garden

Roof inspection of Church during CPD event in Devon

More reasons to celebrate as Senior Architectural Technologist Darryn Marrs becomes a CIAT Accredited Conservationist

Darryn has been with Jonathan Rhind Architects for over 15 years and has worked on a substantial number of historic and listed buildings, alongside undertaking various conservation courses and CPD sessions.

To achieve accreditation Darryn had to undergo a rigorous process of assessment which looked at his understanding of the significance of the historic buildings, identification and assessment of issues and the application of conservation philosophy to repair/adaption works.

Darryn’s strong technical skills are complemented by his ability to take a project from design onto site and through to completion.

The project case studies which Darryn submitted as part of his application demonstrate the breadth of his experience and included Grade I listed St Mary’s Church in Ottery St Mary, Devon. The project involved the replacement of the outdated electric / lighting system and reordering to improve digital and physical accessibility to improve the visitor experience.

One of the projects that Darryn particularly enjoyed working on was a Georgian town house in Bath, which had been used as a university campus building with numerous unfortunate alterations such as huge steel beams cut through historic stone walls to support a library above. Darryn was heavily involved in unpicking these inappropriate interventions and investigating what materials, details and decorative profiles would have been used historically across each floor so the building could be reinstated with fine joinery on the principal floors, and simpler but still good quality workmanship to the more subservient floors.

This qualification reflects the skill, knowledge and experience Darryn has gained over his many years of working with historic buildings, and we are all delighted that his hard work has been recognised – well done Darryn!