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This week we’re focusing in on bathrooms… Ou

This week we’re focusing in on bathrooms…

Our clients generally have strong feelings about what they want in their bathroom, as well as what they want them to feel like.

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When designing, it’s important to understand the

When designing, it’s important to understand the flow of people in a kitchen - ensuring it’s optimally laid out, and that flow of people (or pets!) through it doesn’t disrupt the function of the space.

Once we’ve laid out the spaces, we always encourage a professional Kitchen Designer to look into the layout - they can bring a really interesting design input to our projects.

Our design process ensures that the kitchen is front and centre of the overall design, from start to finish…

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With every project, creating a connection between

With every project, creating a connection between the kitchen and the rest of the house, is a fundamental part of a solution.

Sometimes, this means relocating the kitchen. Often in old houses the kitchen is in the ’traditional’ place a kitchen would have been centuries ago, so we work on reconfiguring the rooms to create or enhance these connections.

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It goes without saying kitchens are probably the m

It goes without saying kitchens are probably the most important room in a modern home.

The connection between the kitchen and the rest of the house is just as critical as the connection between the kitchen and the garden.

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With some projects it’s important to embrace the

With some projects it’s important to embrace the character of an older stair... whilst other times it’s more a case of relocating the stair somewhere new to dramatically improve the flow of the house.

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Sometimes the stair needs to shout loudly, sometim

Sometimes the stair needs to shout loudly, sometimes whisper quietly... and sometimes to just be celebrated for the era it was built in.

Stairs are one of our favourite things to design, so, when the opportunity comes along we absolutely embrace it!

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This week we’re talking staircases! Stairs are

This week we’re talking staircases!

Stairs are always critical to the success of a project, both in design aesthetic, but also in movement and flow...

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Last week we shared with you our multi-functional

Last week we shared with you our multi-functional studio space in the Cotswolds and we are currently working on our first ever reel to show you how we use this space in a working day.

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A closer look at the social enterprise not-for-pro

A closer look at the social enterprise not-for-profit project we’re currently working on in the Caribbean. We are so excited to be expanding on our projects in this part of the world and hope to be making another trip soon.

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We’ve recently been working on some new highligh

We’ve recently been working on some new highlight icons for our social media and really look forward to sharing a few of them with you this week!

Scroll through to have a little look at some of our ‘in progress’ projects, including this Water Tower which has now been submitted for planning!

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It was designed using new materials and processes

It was designed using new materials and processes so that we could test them out ourselves before specifying them on clients projects.

It is intended to blend into the surrounding quickly, using untreated timber cladding. It is also incredibly tightly insulated, so, uses little energy in use.

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We made ourselves the unintended guinea pigs for t

We made ourselves the unintended guinea pigs for this project - a typology which is now commonplace in a post pandemic world. This brief has become increasingly common. It’s a versatile outbuilding which can serve as an Annexe for a home, potential holiday let, home office, garage, entertaining space etc.

This is at our Directors home, and currently serves as the Studio for the Practice.

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For the final week of our project highlights we wa

For the final week of our project highlights we wanted to share with you our studio space in the heart of the Cotswolds.

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Last week was spent in the Caribbean visiting this

Last week was spent in the Caribbean visiting this recently completed project and it was so incredible to see the transformation!

We also went to look at a new and very exciting top secret project…

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We’re Hiring! We are seeking the imminent star

We’re Hiring!

We are seeking the imminent start of a Part II Architectural Assistant or Architectural Technician to join our small practice in Cirencester. We are a young, creative and ambitious practice specialising in the delivery of luxury, energy efficient, new build homes, often using passive house principles; conservation, restoration, adaptation and retrofit of existing historic houses. Our working area is the Cotswolds, and a pocket of the Caribbean.

You will quickly gain exposure to all stages of a project (RIBA stages 2-5) supporting the team with preparing early stage schematic drawings and 3D models, assisting with developed design drawings for planning purposes and detailed drawings for tendering and manufacturing processes.

We would like you to have previously gained 2 years experience in a UK based practice, demonstrate a good knowledge of UK building regulations, be proficient using a range of software tools including Autocad, Photoshop, Indesign, SketchUp, and Twinmotion. You should be highly motivated with good organisation and time management skills to work simultaneously on multiple tasks across various projects. Have a sharp eye for detailing, design and presentation methods along with excellent verbal and written English skills.

Competitive salary offered/salary dependent upon experience. Hybrid working and flexible hours also available.

If you wish to apply for this role please email the studio at hello@rixonarchitects.com with your CV, along with a brief pdf including examples of your work and a short covering letter about yourself.

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We were super pleased to see our new build passive

We were super pleased to see our new build passive house project featured in Ideal Home Magazine this month!

Photographed by @adamcarterphoto 📸 @idealhomeuk

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We removed the existing render to reveal the beaut

We removed the existing render to reveal the beautiful original brick facade which can be seen in these before and after photographs of the project.

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This project was about transforming the flow and q

This project was about transforming the flow and quality of the spaces. We embraced the historic details and features and complemented these with a modern new extension to enhance the connection with the garden.

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This week we are focusing in on this eco refurbish

This week we are focusing in on this eco refurbishment which is hot off the press from our photoshoot with
@adamcarterphoto a couple of weeks ago.

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Materials for this project continue from inside to

Materials for this project continue from inside to outside, with minimal sliding doors to accentuate the connection from the house to the garden.

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