Project Category: <span>Ecclesiastical & Church Reordering</span>

The Daily Bread, Hereford

May 24, 2018 / By admin

A new use for a restored church The Daily Bread was developed as the proposed second phase of work at St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Brampton Abbotts, Herefordshire. (To see the details of the church restoration visit our St Michael’s and All Angels page.) After the essential repairs and restoration of the church […]

St. Swithin’s Church, Lincoln

May 24, 2018 / By admin

St. Swithin’s was relaunched in 2014 by a team sent by Holy Trinity Brompton, London, at the invitation of the Bishop of Lincoln. The new mission has resulted in a lively and growing church, with a variety of ages meeting across two Sunday congregations. RRA’s intervention is broken into two phases. Phase I includes new [...]

St. Philip and St. James’ Church, Cheltenham

May 24, 2018 / By admin

RRA’s Role as Church Reordering Architects RRA Architects was appointed to design the scheme through RIBA Stages 0–4. As experienced church reordering architects, we worked closely with the parish council, Historic England and the Victorian Society to gain the necessary approvals, including the removal of pews. The design opened up the church for modern community […]

St. Michael and All Angels Church, Hereford

May 24, 2018 / By admin

Restoring a rural Norman church St Michael and All Angels Church in Brampton Abbotts, South Herefordshire, was closed to the public in 2008 after its roof structure became unstable. The building could no longer safely support worship or community use, leaving an important rural church at risk. RRA Architects was invited by Herefordshire Diocese to […]

St Laurence’s, Reading

May 24, 2018 / By admin

There was a local need to re-engage the church with young people, as the area was popular with teenagers. RRA Architects, together with Rev’d Chris Russell and The Bishop of London, developed a youth-focused community music project. This was achieved through: sensitive conservation of the fabric, innovative insertion of programmed spaces – to allow flexible [...]

St John’s Ladywood, Birmingham

May 24, 2018 / By admin

The local arts community transformed the church into a community space with a secular arts focus, whilst still maintaining the liturgical use. This was achieved; firstly, through the sensitive conservation of the fabric and secondly through the innovative insertion of RRA ‘pods’. The pews were cleared to make way for a multi-purpose space in the [...]

All Saints’ Church

May 24, 2018 / By admin

When a Dangerous Structures Notice threatened to close the 13th-century All Saints Church in Hereford, Herefordshire, RRA Architects stepped in with a bold, conservation-led solution to secure the building’s future. This Grade II* listed medieval church was suffering severe fabric decay, and its small congregation could not afford the immense repair costs. Working closely with […]