Influencing the future of our built environment through inquisitive research and strategic policy.

The buildings and places we design are instrumental in improving the lives and opportunities of those who inhabit them. Yet our greatest impact is often through asking challenging questions, leading the public conversation and helping to shape the national debate.

RCKa’s agenda-setting research into the use of land and the equitability and accessibility of public space has received mainstream press coverage and is helping to set the direction of national strategic policy.

Selected projects

Beta Boroughs

Beta Boroughs could spark a new era of experimental housing in the UK, creating not just homes, but a living dataset.

Locomotopia

A vision for how Britain's rural stations might unlock sustainable, walkable settlements.

Building Hope: A Crisis Response to Homelessness

Homelessness is a national scandal. We're advocating for permitted development rights that allow the construction of meanwhile temporary accommodation to help address the housing emergency.

New Homes in New Ways

The temporary housing crisis is a national scandal. We're exploring how meanwhile sites could deliver much-needed homes for people in need.

Ealing Small Sites Strategy

To help Ealing Council tackle its profound homelessness crisis, RCKa developed a strategy for delivering affordable homes on small sites using MMC.

Lewisham Small Sites SPD

Small sites have a vital role to play in addressing the housing crisis, but the scale of the opportunity is often overlooked.

Holes to Homes

Sustainable development of London's golf courses to help alleviate the housing crisis.

Lewisham Small Sites SPD

RCKa's small sites design guide SPD is helping Lewisham Council deliver 3,790 new homes

Holes to Homes

Our research has found space for 300,000 homes on London's golf courses

Ealing MMC Guidance

We've written guidance to help Ealing Council deliver 200 homes using modern methods of construction

Latest in Policy and Research

Get SMEs Building Again: A 10-Point Plan to Save the Sector

Publications

Social Rent Housing at Pace: The MMC Playbook

News

Lewisham Small Sites SPD Wins Planning Award for Improving Housing Delivery

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