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RRA Architects

Carters Cottage

May 24, 2018 / By admin

RRA achieved a successful planning permission for a replacement dwelling. The new proposal is a contemporary timber framed building that replaces a dilapidated bungalow. The building spans three floors, taking full advantage of views over glorious Worcestershire countryside. RRA justified an increased scale and mass due to design’s integration within the landscape and visual presentation. […]

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.

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 [...]

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 […]

Grand Designs – Hillcot Barn

May 24, 2018 / By admin

The design celebrates stone structure, shelter and daylight, using the high vantage point to great effect. RRA’s conservation skills were used to great effect, to facilitate stone repair, using Cintec Anchors to shore up cracked walls and of lime repointing within the historic structure. To meet the client’s budget constraint off site manufacture was adopted, [...]

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 […]

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 [...]

Evesham.com

May 24, 2018 / By admin

After winning an ideas competition RRA Architects were appointed to develop the project with Evesham.com. The practice then proceeded to commission an audit of Evesham.com’s existing operation, which allowed it to establish a relationship with the client, rewrite the brief and redesign the building. Building work started in 1997 and was completed in August 1998 [...]

All Saints’ Church

May 24, 2018 / By admin

This was achieved through: sensitive insertion of flexible and adaptable spaces, the introduction of a café / restaurant to populate the space, and the creation of a mezzanine floor within the south aisle. This allows the nave to remain a free and open space allowing for liturgical and / or secular uses. The interventions are [...]