There is no better way for an architect to obtain work than for him/her to showcase their own projects. We did it with our own house (image below): And now we’re doing the same for our new office: Below is Read More …
I wrote THIS POST in 2012 on why we need to build smaller. And the situation hasn’t changed. We STILL need to build smaller. Below are a few additional observations: • The money spent on the extra ensuites, walk-in wardrobes Read More …
Following on from the tiled gallery I posted last week on this new, A3 rated, one-off house recently completed; below is image & link for ‘Tear-sheet’ on the same project: This is also included in the PROJECTS section of the Read More …
I gave a quick interview over phone for the Irish Examiner last week in THIS ARTICLE in the Irish Examiner on Saturday; my thoughts on the further amendments to the Building Control system.
We’ve reached Completion on this A3 rated house in County Mayo, it is the first project we have completed under S.I. 9 of 2014. Below is a slideshow of a few images click on any of the images to enrage/move Read More …
Following on from THIS POST on the ‘Opting-out’ change to S.I.9 of Building Control, here’s a post outlining my personal opinion on the pro’s and cons of whether you should ‘opt-in’ or ‘opt-out’. An explanatory Information Note by the Dept Read More …
After a lot of wondering what it was going to look like, S.I.9 has been updated via S.I. 365 so that one-off houses/extensions are exempt from the key aspects of S.I.9. This in one swoop has created effectively a two-tier Read More …
Following on from the ‘Revisits’ post that showed a slideshow of a recently completed project in County Mayo HERE; I’ve included a ‘Tear-Sheet on this project HERE’ and have also included it in the PROJECTS section of the website. You Read More …
Just like Restoration Man & Grand Designs I occassionally return to a project to see how things have progressed. These double ended extensions to a Mayo dormer bungalow were an eclectic addition to what was a straightforward house. Maximising the Read More …
Adding onto the list or planning tips recently posted (LINK HERE to all previous); here’s an important one to include and should be done at the very beginning. I recommend this to all my clients; I have moved from whether Read More …
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