Sectors

We operate across six core sectors, drawing on our wealth of cross-sector, international expertise to design and deliver projects that range in both scale and complexity.

About

From the outset, our collective focus and strategic thinking enables us to design and realise architecture that works.

Phillip Volschenk

Specification Lead

Phillip is RKD’s Specification Manager, providing strategic leadership in the development, governance, and continuous improvement of project specifications across the practice. He has been central to the conception and delivery of RKD’s proprietary cloud-based specification platform, a practice-wide system integrating performance-led and standards-based specifications with a robust product and materials database.

Through this initiative, Phillip has driven a step change in the quality, consistency, and compliance of technical documentation, strengthening risk management and supporting more efficient project delivery across a diverse portfolio. He ensures specifications are aligned with regulatory requirements, procurement strategies, and evolving best practice.

Core Expertise

  • Specification Documentation
  • Technical Development
  • Pharma and Laboratory Design
  • Basis of Design documentation
  • Design Team Leadership
  • Project Management

Qualifications

MRIAI The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, 2006
SACAP Member of the South African Council of the Architectural Profession, 1998
B Arch, Bachelor of Architecture (Cum Laude) University of the Freestate, South Africa, 1995
B Arch Stud, Bachelor of Architecture Studorium (Cum Laude) University of the Freestate, South Africa, 1994
National Diploma in Architecture (N.Dip Arch) TUT, formerly Technikon Pretoria, 1989
Phillip Volschenk