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Jonathan Goode
Director · Le Lay Architects
Architect and director at Le Lay Architects, a London heritage and conservation practice. Around 20 years working on listed and historic buildings.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Le Lay Architects
- Location
- London, UK
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2025
The story so far
The path behind Jonathan's work.
Jonathan Goode is an architect and director at Le Lay Architects, a London practice specialising in heritage and conservation. He has worked in London for around 20 years on listed and historic buildings.
His projects include prime residential refurbishments across Chelsea, Kensington and Westminster, the reuse of a former Chelsea chapel as a school, and conservation work for churches. His approach centres on understanding a building's history and fabric, then adapting it sensitively for modern use while balancing accessibility, sustainability and the requirements of listed building consent.
Episode 0234 · Architecture Social · 39:12
What is Heritage and Conservation, Ft. Jonathan Goode at Le Lay Architects
Heritage and conservation architecture asks a different question from new-build work: how do you adapt buildings without flattening the history, craft and character that make them worth saving?
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction and overview
- 02
00:52 · Welcome to the livestream
- 03
01:32 · Meet Jonathan Goode
- 04
02:09 · Jonathan's background and passion for heritage
- 05
02:54 · Exploring Jonathan's projects
- 06
07:32 · Challenges in heritage architecture
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Jonathan's conversation.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Le Lay Architects
- Location
- London, UK
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
Le Lay Architects is focused on heritage and the benefit it brings to families, communities, and society. We safeguard that heritage by ensuring it is resilient, sustainable, and accessible – in essence – making heritage fit for the future. Heritage can be found at all scales – townscapes, country houses, churches,…
- Greater London
- Conservation
- Cultural
- Residential (High-end)
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 00:52Jonathan Goode · Audio onlyListen from 00:52 in the full episode.
Welcome to the livestream
- 01:32Jonathan Goode · Audio onlyListen from 01:32 in the full episode.
Meet Jonathan Goode
- 02:09Jonathan Goode · Audio onlyListen from 02:09 in the full episode.
Jonathan's background and passion for heritage
- 02:54Jonathan Goode · Audio onlyListen from 02:54 in the full episode.
Exploring Jonathan's projects
- 07:32Jonathan Goode · Audio onlyListen from 07:32 in the full episode.
Challenges in heritage architecture
- 14:24Jonathan Goode · Audio onlyListen from 14:24 in the full episode.
Working with churches
Selected work from Le Lay Architects
Three projects, one connected practice.
A closer look at the practice’s work
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square
A long-term conservation appointment supports a Grade I Victorian church known as the Cathedral of the Arts and Crafts, combining condition surveys, repairs, access and new community facilities.
View project →St Saviour’s Church
A completed conservation phase and long-term inspection role support the repair, reordering and continued use of a Grade II Victorian church in Pimlico.
View project →Grade II Georgian Townhouses, Chelsea
Two historic Chelsea townhouses previously divided into nine flats are reorganised as four generous apartments while accumulated alterations are stripped back to reveal their character.
View project →