Rodney Black Design Studios

Architect in Colchester, Essex
Architect in Colchester, Essex The practice was originally set up in 1962. Rodney Black joined in 1989 having graduated with Honours at Auckland University, New Zealand and having worked in New Zealand, the US of America and Italy and with leading practices of traditional architecture, including El Wakil Associates in London and Erith and Terry in Dedham. He became a partner in 1990 and principal in 1999. The partnership became a limited firm in 1996 in order to carry out specialist reconstruction work in Japan following the Kobe earthquake and the name of the practice became Rodney Black Design.

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Ipswich Rd Gun Hill House, Dedham
Colchester, Essex
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Rodney Black Design Studios
read morePlanning Permission has been granted for a new house on the Holkham Estate, Norfolk, for our clients. Permission was granted under clause 79 e of the NPPF which requires a truly outstanding design, reflecting the highest standards in architecture and helping to raise standards of design more generally in rural areas; and significantly enhancing its immediate setting, and sensitive to the defining characteristics of the local area.
About Us
read moreRodney Black Design Studios Limited combines the earlier practice of Geary and Black, originally established in 1962, and the sister company Geary and Black Limited, established in 1995 to carry out specialist reconstruction work in Japan following the Kobe earthquake - the only British company appointed. The practice specialises in new buildings, conservation of historic buildings and regeneration works with many completed projects in the UK and abroad. The diverse portfolio includes new houses, alterations and extensions, furniture, gardens, follies, pools and cartlodges.
Landscapes
read moreWe are keen that our properties are set off in the most appropriate way and landscaping often forms part of the overall project which can include layouts, plant selection, follies, orangeries, ornamental and swimming pools and pool houses.
Conservation
read moreWe have been actively involved in the conservation of historic buildings for many years. Our work to date includes 5 Grade I listed buildings, 5 Grade II* listed buildings and numerous Grade II listed buildings and we have received awards for conservation and craftsmanship. The creche, kitchen and access WC facilities at Grade I Listed St Martin's Church, Tuddenham St. Martin. The backlit oak panelled ceiling, new mullioned window, the oak joinery and encaustic tiled floor are all new. Grade I Listed Bower House was completely repaired and restored including re-roofing, installing new dormer windows and removing intruded stud walls to reinstate the original floor plan.
Awards
read moreThe competition was to design a house to solve Britain's housing crisis - one of the most important architectural challenges of our time. Our design was an upbeat take on the immensely successful pattern of terraced houses. Chestnut Lodge received an RIBA Suffolk Craftsmanship Award 2015 for the superb carpentry in the project. The main contractor was John W. Younger. New Bells Farm received an RIBA Suffolk Craftsmanship Award (formerly Suffolk Association of Architects' Craftsmanship Award) in the Major Alterations and Extensions category.
Sustainability
read moreGreen Oak frame buildings have been built in the UK for many centuries. They are derived from Roman carpentry practice and have the potential for enormously long life. Some extant oak-framed buildings are over 800 years old. This is an approach to building with which we are very familiar having surveyed and conserved many of them. Our new green oak framed buildings are projected to have very long life, especially as the associated brickwork is laid in lime mortar. This approach to building has many environmental benefits including the carbon capture of the oak structure and the very low ratio of energy required for construction/useful life span.
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