Rutherford Harvey Architecture LLP (RHA) is an RIBA Chartered
architectural practice founded by Kaaren Rutherford and Christopher
Harvey who collectively possess in-excess of 35 years experience with
some of the world’s leading architectural practices and projects
executed in the UK, USA, South America, Europe, the Middle East and
China. Our vision for RHA is to continue to provide the high level of
personal service our client’s expect and contribute to the development
of architecture, bringing fresh ideas to enhance our cities and
communitiesWe collaborate with world leading practices in
mechanical systems and structural engineering together with other key
consultants, executive architects and contractors to maintain a
successful team of professionals delivering world-class medium to
large-scale projects both within the UK and around the world.As highly skilled and hands-on professionals both
Kaaren and Chris actively participate in all aspects of the design
process to ensure innovative, well considered and effectively executed
architectural solutions to meet their client’s unique and varied
requirements. Our practice is designed to be highly mobile and
flexible, utilising the latest technology to provide quality personal
service, design excellence and full commitment from design concept
through to completion and beyond.Our philosophy centres around our experience in
high quality, urban mixed-use developments, focusing on the
improvement of our cities and communities, enhancing the existing built
environment, improving public spaces and amenities and developing new
architectural models to respond to the changing ways we live, work and
play. We believe in:
Philosophy
Progressive Performance Based Design promoting
embodied sustainability and process driven architectural solutions
focused on creating better spaces and places for people.
Collaborative Design maintaining close
relationships with consultants, contractors, planners, developer
clients and fellow architects to ensure design excellence, the promotion
of advanced technologies and a greater synergy between all
disciplines.
Advanced Procurement Strategies
to reduce risk, provide cost certainty and develop new products and
construction strategies for 21st century homes, workplaces and
institutions.
Supporting the Densification of Cities encouraging
strategically located high-rise development to reduce costs and energy
related to infrastructure and urban sprawl, promoting a permeable,
open and accessible public realm.
Enhanced Public Realm creating
walkable cities with actively connected indoor and outdoor public
spaces, increased green spaces and integrated public works of art,
theatre and culture.
Adaptive Re-Use to bring
the wealth of existing building stock back into use in a sustainable
way; reducing energy consumption and resource depletion whilst
promoting investment in the existing urban fabric.
Prototypical Database documenting
designed architectural models as a resource to promote the continued
development and understanding of design, acknowledging the changing
needs of modern living.