The project was developed in close collaboration with the school to provide a high quality hydrotherapy facility tailored to the needs of pupils, carers and visiting users. The brief included a fully accessible pool, specialist changing facilities and integrated support systems, ensuring the building could accommodate a wide range of physical and sensory requirements. Each […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hospitality refurbishment in a listed building Saxtys is a long-established venue in Hereford, originally opened in 1977. RRA Architects was appointed to lead a major refurbishment and rebrand, transforming the building from a traditional nightclub into a more flexible hospitality venue, combining bar, nightclub, champagne bar and event space within one listed building. This Hereford […]
Conserving a Historic Herefordshire Farmstead RRA Architects was appointed in 1998 to lead the conservation and conversion of Ford Abbey, a redundant and partly derelict group of historic buildings set around a moated farmstead. Although the wider site has monastic origins dating from the 12th century, the Grade II listed farmhouse itself dates principally from […]
RRA developed the masterplan for Herefordshire and Ludlow College defining a new campus facility to deliver five separate faculties within the further education college organisation.
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 […]
A radical approach to riverside heritage The Watershed was a dilapidated single-storey listed warehouse beside the River Wye in Hereford. It flooded regularly, which made its future difficult, but also created the opportunity for a much more imaginative response. RRA purchased the building in 2004 and designed its conversion to be a flexible space and […]
