An award-winning, sensitive restoration and conversion of a Grade II Listed, Victorian villa into elegant contemporary apartments in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Originally constructed between 1840 and 1850, Lypiatt Lodge began life as a pair of semi-detached Victorian villas before later operating as a care home in the late 1900s. The building had been maintained over the […]
A replacement dwelling shaped by its site Zenith is a contemporary replacement dwelling on a sharply sloping half-acre plot in Battledown, around a mile and a half from Cheltenham town centre. To accommodate approximately 6,000 sq ft without overwhelming its setting, RRA developed a split-level, three-storey design influenced by Californian modernism and the clean geometry […]
Balcarras Music School, Cheltenham Contemporary education architecture designed to inspire music, performance and learning. The Music School is the result of a close working collaboration between RRA Architects, Balcarras School and Cheltenham-based construction firm Dowdeswell Estates. Designed as a dedicated education and performance facility, the scheme expanded the school’s existing music department to create modern […]
A pioneering SIPs panel home Designed in 2000, this bespoke timber frame home was a pioneering project for RRA Architects and is believed to be the first SIPs panel constructed house in the UK. Working with timber frame specialist, Oakwrights, and the client, RRA designed a highly individual home that combined traditional craftsmanship with an […]
From manor house to distinctive homes Upper Hall has a long and layered history. A dwelling on the site can be traced back to the early 13th century, and the building later developed into an impressive manor house set within mature grounds on the edge of Ledbury. By 1920, Upper Hall had taken on a […]
Cheltenham home remodelling RRA Architects was commissioned to revisit this tired 1970s house in one of Cheltenham’s premier residential areas, extending and remodelling the property to create a generous contemporary home. The brief was to update the style to a very contemporary family home whilst also opening up the existing layout to bring more light […]
