RCKa Appointed to Lewisham Council Framework
April 9th, 2012 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
RCKa has been appointed to Lewisham Council’s consultancy framework, one of only four practices that have been chosen to provide architectural services in this capacity. The framework will run for four years from the end of April 2012. RCKa has worked extensively with Lewisham Council, most recently on the TNG Wells Park Youth Venue, which [...]
Talented Post-Part II Required for immediate start
February 3rd, 2012 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
We have a number of interesting projects coming up over the next few months and are looking for a talented post-part II architectural assistant to join our team. A good knowledge of Microstation, Adobe Photoshop and Indesign, and with experience of running projects on site is essential. CVs and portfolios should be less than 5Mb [...]
RCKa Featured in Brick Bulletin
January 7th, 2012 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
The Winter 2010 edition of Brick Bulletin will shortly be published, and includes a number of quotes from RCKa Director Tim Riley, as well as illustrations of some projects we are currently working which employ brick in innovative and interesting ways – including the Meadow Street Redevelopment in Preston and the Moreland Street Redevelopment in [...]
RCKa Christmas Opening Times
December 21st, 2011 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
RCKa will be closing for the day on 22 December 2011 (we’re taking the day off for a Christmas trip to Cambridge), and we will be reopening in the new year on Tuesday 3 January 2012. We wish all of our clients, consultants, community partners and colleagues a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year.
Tim O learns Bricklaying
November 30th, 2011 by Tim O'Callaghan (Tim O'Callaghan)
I completed my 8-week beginners brickwork course last night which culminated in the completion of a 9 inch brick wall laid in English bond (see picture below). We covered single skin stretcher bond walls, stretcher corners, conjoining walls, 13 inch piers, the use of a trowel, finishing trowel, pointing iron, level, gauge, mortar board, chisel [...]
“Heady mix of art and activism”: Open Eye Gallery reviewed in the Financial Times
November 22nd, 2011 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
The Financial Times has given a glowing review to the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, designed by RCKa. The inaugural shows, by Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins (“The Pleasure Principle”), and American photographer Mitch Epstein (“American Power”), are well-received, and the FT applauds our design for the gallery spaces: “London-based architects RCKa have exploited the awkward [...]
Open Eye opens
November 9th, 2011 by Tim Riley (Tim Riley)
We are delighted to announce that the Open Eye Gallery is now open to the public. We attended the opening ceremony on Friday and are very pleased with the response from those present. It was great to see the Covered Public Realm space being used and we hope that the Gallery has many other events [...]
YAYA Shortlist Talks
November 9th, 2011 by Tim Riley (Tim Riley)Last night Dieter and I presented our approach and ideas plus a couple of projects at the Architecture Foundation. It was great to be part of such an informal presentation and discussions and some interesting issues were raised. These included the diverse nature of approaches and the influence of our architectural education but the main [...]
3d Scan of YAYA 2011 Exhibition
November 7th, 2011 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
Our friends at Moxon Architects have commissioned a 3d scan of the 2011 Young Architect of the Year awards exhibition at the Architecture Foundation from Scanlab. Here it is: Young Architect of the Year Award 2011 Exhibition from ScanLAB on Vimeo.
Seraph Court submitted for planning
November 2nd, 2011 by Tim O'Callaghan (Tim O'Callaghan)
Our proposal for a new residential block in Islington has been submitted for planning. The proposal uses a waterstruck brick in a subtle chevron quarter-bond set off against light-bronze casement windows. The new block, built over an existing car park ramp, will provide nine apartments.