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 [...]
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 [...]
Space exploration in Hackney
September 25th, 2009 by Tim Riley (timriley)
As the walls begin to be boarded up some of the key design ideas, previously restricted to sketches and models, can now be experienced in person. The images below best describe the principle ideas.
From the kitchen and dining space one can experience a panoramic view of the garden. To ensure this is unbroken [...]
Progress photos of Hackney extension & refurbishment
September 16th, 2009 by Tim Riley (timriley)
Structural works are completed as is much of the first fix so its now possible to visualise some of the interesting spaces being created.
View from hall towards rear garden
View from kitchen towards courtyard
Rear elevation
View from kitchen towards rear garden
Muswell Hill extension granted planning permission
August 13th, 2009 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)Our proposed extension to a large residential property in Muswell Hill has been granted planning permission by Haringey Council.
The extension reconfigures and extends an existing kitchen to provide a new dining room which opens on to the garden, and a new bathroom. The striking form of the extension clearly distinguishes the new addition from the [...]
Progress at Hackney House Extension
July 2nd, 2009 by Lottie Maynard Fry (lottie)
The refurbishment and extension of our Hackney project is well under way. The existing staircase has been removed partitions are being fitted and new floor structure installed. Once the steelwork has been erected work can begin on the extension and glazed courtyard to the rear of the property.
The partially demolished outrigger makes space for the [...]
Muswell Hill extension submitted for planning
June 30th, 2009 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
RCKa have submitted designs for a new residential extension in Muswell Hill for planning permission.
Clad in striking green horizontal boards, the new extension will provide an enhanced relationship between the existing property and the rear garden, and include a new dining room and bathroom.
Halfacre Cottage submitted for planning
June 4th, 2009 by Russell Curtis (russellcurtis)
RCKa have submitted a planning application for a new house in West Sussex.
This new family home, with two floors of accommodation above a basement plinth, will replace an existing 1930’s timber framed cottage which currently sits on the site.
The basement plinth will be finished in bi-chromatic brickwork which is a feature of local buildings, [...]
Hackney refurbishment underway
June 3rd, 2009 by Tim Riley (timriley)
Works have begun on the refurbishment of our project in Hackney. With all the temporary propping at the moment it looks like a sea of acros and its difficult to picture the completed scheme but this will change in the forthcoming weeks and we’re looking forward to posting more progress photos as it begins to [...]