The right setting and generous rooms do not automatically make a property feel like home. If the routes between everyday spaces feel awkward, the lighting is gloomy and black timber beams make the atmosphere oppressive, even a promising country house can feel unwelcoming. For Week 27 of our #40Projects40Weeks series, we are looking at how […]
On the final evening of 1999, Ford Abbey had become part construction site and part contingency bunker, prepared for the moment when the clocks reached midnight and, according to some of the more alarming predictions, computer systems around the world might simply stop working. At the client’s request, every current drawing was printed, electronic files […]
For one Gloucestershire farming family, converting farm buildings offered a way to prevent their historic farmstead from falling into decay, diversify the business and create a lasting asset for future generations. Once the cows had moved out, the old sheds and barns still had plenty of life left in them for a new chapter. […]
As part of our 40 projects for 40 years series, this week’s project looks at one of the more complex parts of architecture… the parts most people never see. This is Week 9 of our 40 projects celebrating 40 years of RRA Architects. At first glance, converting a large listed building into apartments can sound […]
As part of our 40 projects for 40 years series, this is a project that began with a phone call from 3,500 miles away and a simple question: should I buy it? Working as a residential architect in Hereford, it’s not every day we’re asked to assess and buy a derelict building on a client’s […]
