We worked with the team at RKA when planning for a new build house in East Fife. While our bid for the land fell through, we will definitely be back... Read More... in touch with them when we find a new plot because we were really impressed by the design options they put forward. The designs for a five-bedroom house – including gym and a terrace with sea views – were excellent. We were really impressed by their imagination and creative skills. The 3D images they provided were particularly helpful, enabling us to visualise the designs as well as understand the pros and cons of each option. Their communication with us was also really responsive and they were always on hand to answer any questions we had.

This is a long reviews, because we are so impressed with Richard and the RKA team. In short, we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them - we already have to a... Read More... number of friends! For the longer answer, see below.
I found RKA via Houzz professional listings. The photos of a recently renovated house nearby that I’d been admiring caught my eye. Richard contacted me promptly and we immediately struck up a great rapport.
We were looking to extend our 1970s bungalow to create another living space and two further bedrooms for visitors. We have loved having Richard on board as we try to design this as a contemporary family home. At the start of the design process Friday evenings became something to look forward to (even more) as Richard would regularly share updated and revised ideas at this time to let us get excited about and mull over during the weekend.
Richard brought so many different, distinctive and enticing ideas to the table, soaking up our hairbrain ideas and distilling them into a number of workable solutions. Having listened carefully to our brief from the outset, he has responded to our comments throughout and challenged us to push ourselves to think differently too. We thoroughly enjoyed the design process and have now settled on a design for a beautifully elegant and striking home. Without Richard on our side we would never have come up with anything as incredible as we have.
There have been bumps and rethinks along the way, but we’ve always felt very supported by all the team at RKA. When we needed to downscale, due to budget restrictions, the team responded so positively, and quickly redesigned a more affordable scheme whilst still keeping the essence of the design we’d fallen in love with. This supportive and proactive approach certainly helped me to enjoy the process again after feeling quite down-heartened.
We are currently going through planning, which is being put to the local council planning committee. Again, the RKA team have gone above and beyond to liaise with the planning officer and respond quickly and efficiently to deal with objections and suggestions. Everything has been addressed promptly due to the very tight schedule set by the council deadlines.
Throughout the process so far the RKA team have consistently produced professional, clear and stylish presentations to showcase their ideas, kept to every deadline, been flexible to our needs and kept us on track when things got tricky. They have recommended local professionals to support our project, who have all been assists to the process.
The next steps include preparing a building warrant and tender package, along with further work to design our interiors. The inclusion in their design package of their partner Thistle and Wild was an added bonus and we are looking forward to working with Rebecca to get inspiration for our family home. We definitely feel that Richard has taken our project to heart and shares our passion in getting the right design for us. We appreciate all his time, ideas and energy and I would not hesitate to recommend RKA and, in fact, I already have a number of times to friends.

Richard was recommended by a friend who had worked with him on a project in London. Our early Victorian home in Fife is both listed and in a conservation area,... Read More... and we needed someone who could manage both the design and the planning process. Richard and his team were helpful throughout, and when we encountered a somewhat unlikely objection from the planning authorities, he provided good advice on how to deal with the objections. We changed our minds a time or two, and Richard responded flexibly and comfortably to our new ideas.

Richard comes highly recommended - friendly, responsive, reasonably priced and flexible according to client needs. We have used him for a small project but he would be our first choice... Read More... for a project of any size.