I’ve written copiously on the subject of building size. Generally about the need for us to build smaller. You can read the last post and links to the previous ones HERE As a rural architect (based in County Mayo) this Read More …
So let’s now put everything together over the previous chapters and see how these principles apply to two real-life projects. The projects are proposed houses in rural Ireland, both interestingly in similar areas with a similar brief for each. One Read More …
Metals One of the most prevalent materials used in Irish rural architecture are the corrugated iron roofs found on barns and sheds. Often left to rust to a beautiful (well in my eyes anyway) sienna, the different stages of rusting Read More …
Getting close to wrapping this up and seeing how much it’s going to cost to get it printed… Here’s the bit at the back, a condensed version of the CV: Mark Stephens ARB RIBA MRIAI 1963 Born: London, UK 1982-89 Read More …
Materials Let’s turn our attention to what our building is made of and what the external materials are going to look like… The safest planners option is for them to accept materials that match the existing or match other houses Read More …
Continuing on from the recent posts about Japanese architecture, comparisons with Irish rural architecture and why the planners aren’t as keen on a more avante-garde approach to design in Ireland; one of the things I hadn’t quite appreciated was the Read More …
Chapter 5c Rural Housing Handbook ~ The Details Let’s now get down to the nitty gritty details of traditional Irish, rural architecture… I’m focussing in this section just on one element – the roof details; other similar analogies can also Read More …
So, I’ve introduced the concept that every good house should have an overriding ‘big idea’ – something that separates it from the rest. In essence, in the same way that Twitter breaks the world down into 140 characters, you should Read More …
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