Planning permission granted for this Connemara refurbishment/extension in a stunning location, constn drawings next

Below is the photomontage showing the Further Infornmation request to show how the refurbishment and extension a house in Connemara impacted on it’s surroundings. As you can see; it settles in nicely with the site (if you can see it!). Read More …

Calsitherm: Not the most exciting looking material but bloody brilliant, @ecologicalbuild mentioned

As the post title says, this may not be one of the most exciting looking materials but we think it’s pretty cool and can be used in a variety of different circumstances: Essentially Calsitherm by Ecological Building Systems is a Read More …

Before & After photos of recently completed project

Below are 2 images showing how a house can be extended and rejuvenated in what I call a ‘matching’ style. You’ll see other examples on my site of a contrasting extension but this shows what you can do if you’re Read More …

Projects on site catch-up

Following up on A whistle stop tour of projects under construction here’s an up to date catch-up slideshow on ‘where we’re at now’:

Match or contrast, or maybe something in-between?

There’s always the dilemma with extending an existing property over whether the extension should match the existing or contrast with it. How does the architect decide? Which is best? The answer invariably comes from the client; it is their personal Read More …

Exceptional clients continued…

So you’ve read the post about Why being an architect is the coolest job in world and the continuation post on the link with Exceptional Clients and this post wraps it up nicely with a project that encompasses many of Read More …