McLaren wins £100m LSE Passivhaus refurb and extension job

By Daniel Gayne2025-08-12T10:03:00

LSE Firoz Lalji Global Hub (credit David Chipperfield Architects) 1437_08_C_DCA_N_N6

Source: David Chipperfield Architects

Scheme believed to be largest Passivhaus scheme in UK set to complete in 2027

The London School of Economics and Political Science has appointed McLaren to carry out a £100m Pasivhaus retrofit and extension job on one of its central London properties.

The scheme, drawn up by David Chipperfield Architects, will transform and build onto a 1950s building at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields to create a home for the Firoz Lalji Global Hub.

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