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Sustainable House in Open Countryside

May 13, 2018 / By admin

This sustainable house is located within a redundant quarry in rural Herefordshire.  , which is another example of how planning permission can be unlocked when you pick the right professional to deliver the project. This is best summed up by our Client, who writes: “Many thanks for taking on our pipe-dream and making it a […]

Porters – Mouth Watering Details

May 12, 2018 / By admin

RRA’s London studio has designed The Earl of Bradford’s new restaurant in Berkhamsted, sited in a new commercial building on the High Street. Porters restaurant is located on the High Street of the Hertfordshire village of Berkhamsted, in a new building on the former Post Office sorting office. RRA nested an array of banquette seats into the white […]

Cheltenham villa is transformed

May 11, 2018 / By admin

This substantial home in Regency Cheltenham has been transformed following RRA architects involvement to secure planning for our Client. The existing property consisted of a large Georgian styled villa on Cranham Road, which was in need of refurbishment, and modernisation, to bring the property up to contemporary living standards. An existing large rear garden space […]

Shining Light in Cheltenham

May 9, 2018 / By admin

Pittville, a beautiful area of Cheltenham featuring stunning examples of Georgian architecture, has been transformed thanks to RRA’s input and the sterling efforts of The Friends of Pittville. In 2011 RRA were appointed to assist the community and Cheltenham Borough Council to restore the ironwork and stonework plinths of the old gateway, which marks the […]

Building Site to Building Sight

May 8, 2018 / By admin

This self build project has been transformed from a 1960’s style suburban dwelling into a handsome contemporary home right in the heart of Tivoli, Cheltenham. Working with the Client, RRA assisted with drawings and technical information to bring about the transformation of what was a tired outdated old property, the result, a new contemporary home […]

38 Houses Approved – Sustainable Design

May 7, 2018 / By admin

“It is important to prepare good accurate visual information in order to support development and to bring members of the public on board” Said the RRA Hereford project team working on this project. “Currently there is a presumption in favour of sustainable housing development in Herefordshire and now is the time to consider sites for […]

Hay Festival Pavilion – Revisited

May 6, 2018 / By admin

Working with the Hay Festival team in 2010 and 2011 RRA produced a striking Oak-framed-Eco-pavilion which we had built by Oakwrights of Herefordshire. The structure was used in High Town Hereford as the Eco-ticket-pavilion to provide the people of Hereford with an opportunity to buy tickets for the Hay Festival. The pavilion was then taken […]

East London Mixed Use Scheme – Submitted for Planning

May 5, 2018 / By admin

We have recently submitted a full planning application for this compact mixed-use scheme in Canning Town, East London. On the vacant site of a former smokery, RRA were appointed to improve upon the existing planning permission for the plot, with a view to maximising both the potential for increased development and improved the quality of […]

RRA Inspired – RRA’s new iPhone & iPad App

May 4, 2018 / By admin

Working closely with the app developer NearPixel, to create a smart phone platform that is both graphically exciting and user friendly, the RRA Inspired app is specifically designed to give context to RRA’s projects and design inspiration, beyond flat-page reading, presenting something that is multi-layered, expansive and revolutionary for architecture. Once the app is downloaded […]

Contemporary Twist – Battledown

May 1, 2018 / By admin

RRA has recently secured planning permission for a replacement dwelling in Battledown, Cheltenham. This split level 3 storey building is a substantial dwelling in the Californian international style. The proposed building sits well within a difficult site and accounts for; existing trees, overlooking and the scale and character of the surrounding area. The project will […]