RRA Architects is pleased to announce the strengthening of our commitment to heritage and conservation work within the built environment given the appointment of Peter Taylor, formally of Stainburn Taylor. Peter has experience of working with over 300 churches in 7 separate diocese around the country and produces excellent conservation work recognized at a national […]
Applause broke out among spectators as the restored Pittville Gates were unveiled by the Mayor of Cheltenham at their grand opening. It marked four years exactly since a campaign was launched by Friends of Pittville Park to renovate the historic landmark, which was first built in 1833. The gates fell into disrepair in the mid-20th […]
“Take an isolated hilltop barn, add some crispy-edged modern steel and glass, and three hundred years of history, and you have the rich ingredients with which to create a mouth-watering contemporary barn conversion.” Or so said Kevin McCloud anyway when Hillcot Barn was finally converted by their third set of builders, at almost double their […]
Larch cladding is being used as a value alternative to using Cedar on this reclad of a portal framed agricultural building in rural Herefordshire. The contractor, MRG Construction is due to complete this private art gallery later this year.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]