Project Tag: <span>Ecclesiastical Architecture</span>

RRA Architects > Ecclesiastical Architecture

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. Michael and All Angels Church, Hereford

May 24, 2018 / By admin

In 2008 the church of St Michael’s and All Angels, Brampton Abbotts, South Herefordshire, was closed to the public due to the roof structure becoming unstable, making the building no longer useable for house worship. RRA Architects was invited by Herefordshire Diocese to bid for the first round of repairs to make the building fit […]

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 [...]