Project Category: <span>Conservation & Heritage</span>

RRA Architects > Conservation & Heritage

Regency Villa

November 27, 2025 / By rachel

This distinguished 19th-century detached villa suffered significant damage in winter 2022 when a burst pipe on the top floor flooded the building from the top down, affecting numerous historic details. RRA Architects led a carefully managed programme to repair the fabric and safeguard the property’s listed character. We secured Listed Building Consent from Cheltenham Borough […]

Cheltenham Municipal Offices Design Proposal

September 18, 2025 / By rachel

Watch our fly-thru of the scheme. Set in the heart of Cheltenham’s town centre, the iconic Regency Municipal Offices ,a Grade II* listed former council headquarters, was reimagined as a high-quality mixed-use development marrying old and new. RRA’s scheme proposed breathing new life into the historic structure with boutique retail at ground level, flexible office […]

Curtilage Listed Coach House

October 29, 2019 / By admin

Following a year-long search, our clients finally found this property, whilst the location and land were ideal the property did not suit their requirements, however, with some consideration and careful adaptation we were able to create their dream home. The property was to be a final home so the brief needed to future proof for […]

Coach House

July 16, 2019 / By admin

We provided extensive space plan option studies – looking at flipping the living space to the first floor to enjoy the roof structure – to providing a modest bolt-on extension to help create inside / outside living spaces. Client opted for bringing the living spaces to the ground floor with an inside / outside space […]

Burley Gate Coach House

July 11, 2019 / By admin

The conversion of the old coach house to a holiday home was a straightforward project for RRA with very few complications at the design or planning stages. The design focused on preserving the rural character whilst creating an open plan, light, airy interior. High quality oak joinery was used throughout combined with durable surfaces to […]

The Meadows

July 9, 2019 / By admin

Enjoying fantastic views over Cheltenham from its idyllic location on the private Battledown Hill, The Meadows is set within a half acre plot and exhibits classic Georgian style with mellow Ashlar stone. RRA was commissioned to sympathetically extend the property and remodel the internal configuration to create a state-of-the-art home, with the onus on retaining […]

Lypiatt Lodge

March 29, 2019 / By admin

Constructed c1840-50 the property originally consisted of two semi-detached early Victorian villas. From the nineties the building operated as a care home and had been well maintained over the years with the added benefit of a lift already in situ. In converting the stunning building it was important to retain the heritage, presenting the challenge [...]

Swoon, Bath

February 13, 2019 / By admin

Brainchild of Bruno Forte and Pat Powell, Swoon is an award-winning producer of fresh gelato. Having opened a very successful parlour in Bristol, Swoon approached RRA Architects to convert a disused, run-down, listed shop in Bath into a stylish gelateria. The scheme required full planning and listed building consent along with a detailed drawing package [...]

The Daily Bread, Hereford

May 24, 2018 / By admin

St Michael’s and All Angels church has been fully restored and it is wonderful to see the building taking its place as a centre for the community once again. (To see the details of the church restoration visit our St Michael’s and All Angels page.) The best way to preserve historic buildings is to keep […]

Pittville Gates, Cheltenham

May 24, 2018 / By admin

Want to know the history of the gates? The booklet created by Friends of Pittville to raise funds for the restoration is still available to download here: https://friendsofpittville.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Gates-booklet-2011.pdf