Year: <span>2019</span>

RRA Architects > 2019

Get A Proper Job

November 29, 2019 / By admin

Get A Proper Job By Chanel Goodman Last week, as part of the Herefordshire’s A Great Place project, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to run architectural workshops at a local school. The Great Place project aims to showcase and revitalize Hereford’s creative and cultural sectors. Architecture is an industry with its roots strongly […]

Permitted Development Goes Permanent

June 27, 2019 / By admin

Permitted Development Goes Permanent Originally destined to be withdrawn on 30th May 2019 the Permitted Development legislation has, instead, been made permanent. What does this mean for homeowners? In brief the rules are designed to allow greater flexibilty for homeowners wishing to extend their home. So can I build whatever I like? No Whilst more […]

Two Cathedrals in Two Evenings

June 25, 2019 / By admin

In June we were very lucky to be invited to enjoy two, very different, events over two evenings in two magnificent venues – the Stroud College Fashion Show in Gloucester Cathedral and the Nave Dinner in Hereford Cathedral. Both were fabulous evenings where the prestige and grandeur of the space added enormously to the ambience […]

Heart of the Home

June 13, 2019 / By admin

  Having been recommended to use RRA by friends of theirs, our clients approached us last year to work with their Victorian semi-detached property in Leckhampton, Cheltenham. As with many of these Victorian properties the kitchen was a narrow, dark room with limited space, which, when the properties were built was solely used for kitchen […]

Shaken Not Stirred

May 27, 2019 / By admin

When RRA booked a Cocktail Masterclass at Malmaison in support of the Pied Piper Appeal we had no idea exactly what would be involved nor how much fun it would be. We gathered around one of Malmaison’s expert mixologists and our teacher for the evening, Tessa, in one of Malmaison’s private tasting rooms. Each of […]

Racing The Dragons 2019

May 13, 2019 / By admin

“Let’s enter a team in the Rotary Club of Gloucester Severn’s Dragonboat Regatta this year” said RRA’s, Jon White. “Pardon?” we asked. “It’ll be great fun!” he promised. We had absolutely no idea what we were agreeing to when we murmured a tentative “erm, ok.” Of course once we had agreed there was no going […]

Fresh Art Fair 2019

April 29, 2019 / By admin

  If your idea of an art show is standing in a gallery looking at a dusty, dull picture – then Fresh: Art Fair is not what you expect. Fresh brings vibrant, exciting art of all types together to create an enormous, all encompassing extravaganza of pieces to immerse yourself in. From the joyful sculptures […]

Architects For A Week

April 5, 2019 / By admin

At RRA, we believe it is important for businesses and industries to encourage the next generation to make informed career choices. As such we regularly have work experience students in our offices. They don’t have an easy ride at RRA, the students are expected to work alongside our team to really understand what the job […]