Project Tag: <span>Low Maintenance</span>

RRA Architects > Low Maintenance

Vespers

March 3, 2020 / By admin

Contemporary new build home in Cheltenham. Built using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for fast, energy-efficient construction on a plot with restricted access. Whilst the design is sustainable and low maintenance, it still manages to sparkle with wow factor.

Westfield Barn Conversion

July 15, 2019 / By admin

The various farm buildings included dilapidated portal sheds, a rudimentary cattle shed and a former threshing barn. The threshing barn has been converted to form the principle dwelling set in the extensively remodeled landscape. The threshing void functions as the beating heart of the home with key functions pin-wheeling outwards from this space. Particular attention […]

The Avenue

November 19, 2018 / By admin

The Avenue project involved the conversion of a former nursing home into three stunning apartments. Also with the addition to the estate of two single storey lodges and four three-storey, private, gated houses. The challenge was to combine the style of the existing building with the new contemporary dwellings to create a simple yet attractive […]

The Close

November 19, 2018 / By admin

Originally purchased by Freeman Homes, The Close. The Close had extant planning permission that was felt did not make the most of the outstanding natural surroundings. Following on closely from our recently completed ‘What House?’ design award winning scheme in Ross on Wye, ‘The Close’ utilises the successful housing type developed for the Ross scheme […]

Alton Road Industrial Estate

May 24, 2018 / By admin

The master-plan provides for a mixed-use development of industrial, commercial and retail usage on the site to provide for a broad range of viable commercial gain and employment; the site includes a mix of commercial office units from 1,000 to 25,000 sq. ft, retail units from 3,000 to 6,000 sq. ft and industrial units from [...]

The Watershed

May 24, 2018 / By admin

Many of the original building materials have been re-used, which would otherwise have become rubble. The aim of the construction, to minimise pollution through use of appropriate material selection, sourcing materials locally and ensuring reliance on traditional building construction using lime. The ground floor is raked to allow the flood water to be easily drained [...]

Greyfriars ‘Green’ Housing

May 24, 2018 / By admin

RRA is inspired by great buildings and great cities, we are extremely lucky to have both at Greyfriars Gate, a speculative 52 dwelling apartment development project that pushed the boundaries of ‘green’ urban living. This housing project is a fitting landmark for the city of Hereford, as the balances a concrete mass of the 1950’s […]

Tanyard Housing, Bromyard

May 24, 2018 / By admin

RRA was approached by a housing developer to look to a large part of the town of Bromyard to develop a housing development with a careful conservation repair program to 3 historic buildings located on the site. The scheme whilst traditional and conservative in its aesthetic is a success in terms of negotiating a sympathetic […]

The Firs

May 24, 2018 / By admin

With spectacular views of the Malvern Hills, the RRA scheme design maximises scenery to best effect, the design embraces corner glazing and dramatic picture window details to frame the stunning views. All openings puncture a soft white rendered facade, as an essay in solid and void. The plan layout places internal circulation and vertical movement [...]

Lexden Court

May 24, 2018 / By admin

A speculative new build residential apartment development of 13 apartments, right in the heart of the city of Hereford. RRA worked in collaboration with the developer Inhabit to procure and deliver a turn-key solution for the client. The project is designed for the rental market and was completed in August 2007.