RCKa appointed to design contemporary office space within historic Belgravia property
August 4th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
RCKa are delighted to have been appointed to refurbish a beautiful townhouse in Belgravia into a new headquarters for a technology company.
The property, designed by architect Thomas Cundy III and built in 1868, is six storeys high with a large basement, and has been largely unaltered; the servants’ stair and significant amounts of the [...]
Wells Park Youth Venue at Lewisham People’s Day
July 11th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We had a great day out at Lewisham People’s Day on Saturday, where we exhibited our plans for the Wells Park Youth Venue at the Youth Village.
The feedback was great, we’re delighted with all of the positive comments we’ve received; thanks to all who have contributed so far. The design is developing nicely, and we’re [...]
Hampstead House Extension Submitted for Planning
July 9th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We’ve recently submitted our plans for an exciting contemporary extension to a house in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden. The scheme has been developed to respond to the sensitive location within a conservation area whilst providing space for a growing family, opening the rear of the house to the garden, and improving the ingress of [...]
Wells Park Youth Venue – Open Day, Saturday 3 July – Public Consultation
July 5th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We’ve just completed a consultation day at Wells Park where we discussed the ongoing design of the Wells Park Youth Venue with local residents and community groups.
The feedback was excellent, and we were delighted by the response we had from everyone. We’re now developing the designs further, taking people’s comments on board, and will be [...]
Forthcoming Consultation Events for Wells Park Youth Venue
June 15th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
There are a number of upcoming events in Lewisham where we will be showcasing the design development of our Wells Park Youth Venue for the area. All are welcome to attend.
Saturday 3rd July 2010 – Wells Park Road / Coombe Road – Public Consultation
Saturday 10th July 2010 – Mountsfield Park, Catford – Lewisham People’s Day
Public Participation for Preston Housing Scheme
May 14th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We’ve been running a few public participation events over the last few weeks at which ideas for the redevelopment of the Meadow Street site in Preston were discussed.
In the first session we discussed principles of urban design with local residents, establishing important routes through and around the site itself, together with key views and responses [...]
RCKa featured in Innovate Offsite Magazine
February 28th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
Our use of Modern Methods of Construction in residential design has featured in “Innovate Offsite” magazine, which will be available at the MTech Consult stand during EcoBuild 2010. This article continues our theme of designing site-specific, contemporary housing using innovative methods of construction we previously explored in Offsite Construction magazine, where we looked at the [...]
RCKa win Preston Housing Competition
January 20th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve won the prestigious Gateway Goes for Guild housing competition.
Run by the RIBA Competitions Office for Community Gateway Association, the competition attracted 74 entries, and the shortlist of four was announced in November last year.
Our winning scheme, comprising 14 new houses on a tight urban site to the north-east of [...]
First look at completed Highbury house extension
January 10th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We’ve recently completed the refurbishment of a Victorian house in Highbury, London.
Removing a substantial part of the rear of the house allowed us to create a large living room with unbroken views out to the rear garden. A dramatic, full-height storage wall, clad in zebrano timber veneer, runs the entire length of the party wall, [...]
Wells Park Youth Venue funding bid successful
January 5th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)Our £3.5m funding bid for a new state-of-the-art youth venue in Lewisham has been successful, it has been announced by MyPlace.
RCKa, working closely with members of Lewisham’s Integrated Youth Support Service, prepared a comprehensive funding bid during the summer of 2009 which was submitted to MyPlace in September.
We will now be working closely with the [...]