The National Trust's International Design Competition for Clandon Park set out to establish a future approach for this early Palladian house near Guildford. Designed by the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni, the Grade I-Listed building was one of Britain's finest examples of Palladian architecture. Following a devastating fire in 2015, however, little more than the brick shell of the eighteenth-century building remained intact.

The Fire Surgery was appointed by the National Trust to develop the fire strategy for the refurbishment of Clandon Park House in Surrey. The building is a Grade 1 listed heritage building that was destroyed by fire in April 2015. The refurbishment works are being developed by Allies and Morrison Architects in conjunction with Purcell Architects. The design proposes to restore significant parts of the house but also to give it a new life through a transformed visitor experience. The refurbished building will include galleries that will house borrowed artwork and travelling displays. The fire strategy therefore considers property and contents protection in addition to life safety.

Client: National Trust

Architect: Allies and Morrison