We were pleased to see the completion in 2023 of works to Castlesize House, Sallins, Co. Kildare. We provided conservation input from concept design to completion stage to lead architect Richard Wentges for a comprehensive range of alterations and conservation works to the house for the owners who had purchased it in 2020. Read more – ‘castlesize house, sallins’.
This 3-storey mews house was completed in early 2022 located within the curtilage of a protected Georgian townhouse. The building is carried out in a modern idiom to contrast with the original coachhouses that exist to some of the adjoining sites. The building is arranged with an open-plan ground floor which visually connects front and […] Read more – ‘plan magazine – lower leeson street mews house’.
This project involved the extension of an existing semi-detached two-storey house from c1900 to create a new suite of living & bedroom spaces which are organised around a top-lit atrium. The hall, dining and living room create a fluid open-plan living space divided only by a sliding wall. The private rural location of the house […] Read more – ‘atrium house, dublin’.
A split level section resolves the fall in level towards the back of the house and made possible an attic storey which provides panoramic views across Dublin Bay. A basement storey was also incorporated to maximise floor area within the site. The possibility of south facing glazing was limited by the fact that the south […] Read more – ‘mount merrion A2 energy efficient house’.
We are thrilled to have had our extension/refurbishment a land commission cottage in Garristown, Fingal featured on the cover of the summer 2017 edition of Selfbuild magazine. The project retained the proportions and layout of the original house re-organised around a new entrance hall with a contemporary main living space the rear. Although the rear of […] Read more – ‘land commission cottage extension, garristown, fingal’.
2 The Bungalows in Greenore, Co. Louth is an unusual protected structure both from a design and construction point of view. The Victorian/Arts & Crafts style house was one of four units apparently imported as a timber frame kit around 1895 and developed as short stay golf links holiday homes as part of the now […] Read more – ‘conservation of victorian house, greenore, co louth’.
A disused mass concrete outbuilding was converted into a modern residence. The building mediates between an orchard garden and equine farmyard and features a double height entrance hall and glazed screen that connects the interior to the orchard. External finishes complement the agricultural location and include natural aggregate colour dash render, profile curved metal roof, […] Read more – ‘slane barn conversion, co. meath’.
