Dante has been bringing new life to historic buildings for 20 years. Dante’s early career was spent primarily designing and refurbishing naval educational and recreational facilities. In 1988 he joined the fire damage restoration team at Hampton Court Palace. This challenging project signalled a new creative engagement with historic buildings, and Dante has continued to work on nationally prominent Grade I listed buildings since he joined Purcell Miller Tritton in 1996.
Dante’s close connection with Hampton Court extends to this day via a series of repair and conservation projects that have enabled him to make use of both traditional skills and rapidly changing modern conservation technologies.
He continues to make an important contribution to the care of many historic properties for clients including The Royal Household, Historic Royal Palaces, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and English Heritage. Dante has acquired a well-earned reputation for sensitively handling the refurbishment of vulnerable historic interiors and structures, working closely with clients and fellow conservation professionals.
At Kew Palace, he was given the opportunity to display his particular expertise in the design of new features within the most challenging historic contexts. Dante is particularly proud of the addition of an external passenger lift to the Palace, a solution that greatly improved disabled visitor access and enjoyment. Dante is motivated to enhance the way buildings are open to and used by all.
‘Helping clients with historic buildings to achieve their vision through innovative regeneration is particularly satisfying.’