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The stealth extension

russellcurtis — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:21:25 +0000

Our extension to a flat in Highgate is finished, as the last pieces of glass are put in place.

We’ve used a highly-reflective glass to create an extension which is almost invisible from the garden. The glass is silicone-bonded to remove the need for a frame, which results in an almost unbroken reflection of the garden when viewed from the rear. Even the sliding doors have been fitted with the same glass so that when closed, the extension appears as a seamless reflective box.

At night, the same reflective glass acts as a mirror which increases the sense of space within the kitchen and dining room.

Highbury House Extension is Build-It Magazine’s “Design of the Month”

russellcurtis — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:05:53 +0000

Build-It magazine have named our Highbury House extension as their “Design of the Month” in the March 2009 edition of their magazine.

Images of Highgate extension

russellcurtis — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:38:37 +0000

We’ve taken some initial photographs of our Highgate flat extension, below.

The main contractor for the project was Acumen Building Contracts (www.acumenbuilding.co.uk).

Telegraph Hill flat refurbishment complete

russellcurtis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:47:59 +0000

RCKa have just finished this refurbishment of a one-bedroom flat in Telegraph Hill. The first-floor flat is located within a large Victorian townhouse, and the project has successfully introduced a new timber-lined kitchen into a large living space whilst respecting the traditional detailing of the property.

A full-height sliding panel separates the bedroom from the living areas, with concealed high-level storage making the most of the available space.

Phoographs by David Vintiner (www.vintiner.com)

Highbury House Extension Complete

russellcurtis — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:44:17 +0000

RCKa’s extension to a large Victorian townhouse in Highbury has been completed on site. The project provides a new kitchen and dining area at the back of the property, and involved dropping the floor of the rear part of the house nearly a metre in order to provide a continuous floor level.

A new kitchen runs the length of the house with a dramatic horizontal veneer of Red Gum from Spa Laminates (www.spalaminates.com) along its length. The full-height glazed rear elevation opens onto a higher-level garden, with steps formed from the same granite finish as the kitchen worktop, which acts as a single plane which wraps around the side and rear of the internal space.
(Photography by David Vintiner, www.vintiner.com)

First images of King House Extension

russellcurtis — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:50:54 +0000

Our house extension for the King Family in Crosby, Liverpool is now complete. The project involves the reconfiguration and refurbishment of the internal spaces, and a new ground floor rear extension which is clad in heat-treated vertical timber cladding.

The contractor for the project was Andira Limited.

More details are available on our website here.

Dalton Court featured in Architects’ Journal

russellcurtis — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:19:16 +0000

Three Towers, the Manchester residential development by Urban Splash, for which Tim Riley was lead architect, has featured extensively in this week’s edition of Architects’ Journal.

Tim completed the first of the three towers whilst working with Liverpool-based architect Union North. The project involved the redevelopment of three existing 1960’s tower blocks into new apartments suitable for contemporary living.

The project involved a complete reconfiguration of the internal spaces, and replacing the external cladding with new high-pressure laminated timber panels and full-height windows offering spectacular views of the city.

You can view a PDF version of the article here (6.7Mb): www.rcka.co.uk/downloads/architects_journal_2008.04.10.pdf.

There are more images of the completed project here: www.rcka.co.uk/index.php?page=portfolio&item=dalton

Cedar House featured in Saturday Guardian

russellcurtis — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:03 +0000

Cedar House, a new-build house in rural Norfolk, designed by Dieter Kleiner whilst working with Hudson Architects has featured in an article within Weekend Magazine, which accompanys the Guardian on Saturday.

The house uses a traditional rural form, but introduces crisp, contemporary detailing, and is clad from locally-produced cedar shingles.

There’s more about this project on our website here.