3D Rendered view vs ‘as built’ – contemporary extension to Irish farmhouse

Following on from this morning’s POST on the mono-pitched, contemporary extension to a two storey Irish farmhouse. Thought it would be interesting to see the early 3D design views vs. what was actually built. Pretty close πŸ™‚

Slideshow & Tear-Sheet on this recently completed contemporary extension to traditional 2 storey Co Sligo Farmhouse

Below is a slideshow and ‘Tear’Sheet’ on a recently completed contemporary extension to traditional 2 storey Co Sligo Farmhouse: (Click on image to download pdf (523kb):

#ArchiTalks #24 House or Home? #RefugeeCrisis @GrainneHassett mentioned

This post is part of the ArchiTalks series where a group of us (architects who also blog) all post on the same day and promote each other’s blogs. The Topic ‘Leader’ for this post ‘House or Home’ is Keith Palma. Read More …

Recently completed extension including new kitchen & utility, Co. Galway (Kitchen by Conroy Kitchens)

My colleague Rory Conroy at Conroy Kitchens popped these images of a kitchen extension we completed recently in Co. Galway. Architecture by Mark Stephens Architects Kitchen by Conroy Kitchens

Can I move? Why you need to let architects ‘move’ #ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid

There’s a great scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid where the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) is asked to hit an object on the ground. Why explain it in words. Here’s the clip: In much the same way you Read More …

#Architalks #23 #Style

This post is part of the ArchiTalks series where a group of us (architects who also blog) all post on the same day and promote each other’s blogs. This post takes a slight different lead from the previous ones (where Read More …

#Architalks #23 #Style

This post is part of the ArchiTalks series where a group of us (architects who also blog) all post on the same day and promote each other’s blogs. This post takes a slight different lead from the previous ones (where Read More …

Out to tender on this #Rural #Mayo #House #TataUrbanColourCoat

We’ve just gone out to tender on this pitched and mono-pitched design in County Mayo. Slate for the storey & 1/2 and Tata Urban Colocoat for the mono-pitch

How we use Virtual Reality… @vectorworks @MakeArchitects & @petegreaves mentioned #VR

I wrote THIS POST recently on my background in VR – I even had a company called conVRgence! – see what I did there πŸ˜‰ There’s a great post by Peter Greaves at Make architects on this subject HERE which Read More …

How #Japan handles conservation #Rebuilding

As conservation architects we are taught to respect historical features/details and to retain them as far as practically possible (The Venice and Burra Charters) But the approach Japan takes in their ancient temples such as the Ise Jingu grand shrine Read More …