RC | YYC was established in 2023 by Roy Coupland and Ya Ya Chen, following experience gained at a number of internationally renowned practices delivering large cultural projects and sensitive restoration schemes. RC/YYC draws on Roy and Ya Ya’s extensive experience of working with local authorities, charities and community groups and delivering projects working with existing buildings.
Fundamental to the practice’s working method is close collaboration with craftspeople and makers, championing local people, skills and material. In each project we work closely with the client to help develop the brief, business case and funding applications and coordinate procurement and construction on site where necessary.
Previously, Roy has worked at Herzog & de Meuron, David Chipperfield Architects and Niall McLaughlin Architects. He has gained experience on a variety of projects, ranging from M+ Museum in Hong Kong, through to private residential schemes in the UK. Ya Ya has worked at a range of practices, including Bjarke Ingels Group, Niall McLaughlin Architects and Witherford Watson Mann where she developed an expertise of working with historic buildings through projects such as Courtauld Institute of Art and Seaborough Court.
Together, Roy and Ya Ya teach at the London School of Architecture, leading on the award-winning access and outreach initiative, Part 0. They develop and deliver three courses working with 11-19 year olds from backgrounds that are under-served and under-represented, with the ambition of creating a more accessible and diverse built environment sector.
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