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 [...]
Western wall
July 26th, 2010 by Tim Riley (timriley)This animation describes the form of the wall which is located between the Covered Public Realm and Open Eye Gallery. The form of the wall is deferential to the forms within the Mann Island development and engages with its context in a playful manner weaving between columns, drawing light into the gallery and providing the [...]
Introducing the Open Eye
July 22nd, 2010 by Tim Riley (timriley)
It was a pleasure to present our scheme to the press and key members of the North West’s Art community culminating in a visit of the site located within the Mann Island Development. The gallery is to be a key part of the covered public realm – a new flexible public space on a grand [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
First View of Hampstead House Extension
October 22nd, 2009 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
We’re developing plans for a new extension to a private house in Hampstead.
The proposed extension will provide an enhanced relationship between the existing house and it’s rear garden, with an interesting folded roof-form creating dramatic internal spaces, the lifted corners of the extension allowing daylight into the depth of the plan.
The works to the house [...]
Open Eye Gallery wall
October 8th, 2009 by Tim Riley (timriley)The wall enclosure of the open eye gallery is deferential to the angular forms of the adjacent buildings and integrates well weaving around the columns and addressing the covered public realm. The wall provides much needed enclosure to the gallery spaces with controlled views through it to provide important visual permeability through this important corner [...]
Planning application made for Open Eye Gallery
September 25th, 2009 by Tim Riley (timriley)
We’re really pleased to announce that we have recently submitted our Open Eye Gallery proposals for planning approval. The layout responds well to the difficult shape of the site and provides three valuable gallery spaces. The wall enslosure design has development into a very interesting form, deferential to the angular forms and monochrome theme of [...]