Demolition underway at site of TNG Wells Park Youth Venue
February 6th, 2012 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
Demolition of the existing community hall on the site of our TNG Wells Park Youth & Community Centre in Lewisham has started. Once the existing building has been taken down, work will begin on the main building itself, and the project is due for completion early in 2013. Comprising a range of vocational and leisure [...]
TNG Wells Park featured in Building Design Magazine’s First Look
September 26th, 2011 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
Building Design magazine, the weekly newspaper for architects, has featured our TNG Wells Park youth venue in the First Look section. The article presents three visuals for the scheme, which is due to start on site later this year, and was recently awarded planning permission by Lewisham Council, as well as some background to the [...]
Western Wall takes shape at Open Eye Gallery
July 1st, 2011 by Tim Riley (Tim Riley)
Works on the new home for Liverpool’s prestigious Open Eye Gallery are progressing well, and our contractor W Braithwaite & Sons have recently completed the first stage of the dramatic Western Wall. This is soon to be clad in a monolithic white finish which will provide a canvas for installations by selected artists and photographers. The [...]
Preston Housing Scheme Granted Planning Permission
February 25th, 2011 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
Architects RCKa have obtained planning approval for a contemporary affordable housing scheme in the centre of Preston. The 1400m² scheme will provide 14 new homes for affordable rent on behalf of Community Gateway Association, comprising of three and four bedroom houses and one bedroom bungalows. Terraced houses have a distinctive staggered form with interlocking rear [...]
Proposals for Widehorizons Landscape Canopy
February 1st, 2011 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
We’ve been working with Widehorizons Outdoor Educational Trust on proposals for a new outdoor learning facility at their Environmental Curriculum Service site in Eltham, south-east London. Replacing two derelict glasshouses, our scheme provides two new biodomes – one tropical and one arid – providing an exciting environment for young people to learn about the natural [...]
Application made for Meadow Street
November 25th, 2010 by Tim Riley (Tim Riley)
We are pleased to announce that our planning application has been made for Meadow Street, Preston. The proposals have been amended following consultation with The Planning Department, Places Matter and the local community and the original vision and urban design response are broadly similar to the competition winning scheme. We are pleased to report that [...]
Meadow Street Proposals presented to Places Matter
November 5th, 2010 by Tim Riley (Tim Riley)On 22nd October 2010, our proposals for Meadow Street, Preston were presented to Places Matter at the RIBA NW offices in Liverpool for a peer review. The review was particularly constructive as we were able to have a positive and critical dialogue about the our proposals. This service was provided free of charge and we [...]
RCKa appointed to design contemporary office space within historic Belgravia property
August 4th, 2010 by Russell Curtis (Russell Curtis)
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 (Tim Riley)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 (Tim Riley)
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 [...]