This @marion_mcgarry #IrishCottage image is going viral !

Sometimes a tweet takes a life of it’s own and I’ve watched with interest how a recent Tweet by Dr. Marion McGarry (whose forthcoming book on Irish Cottages I’m eagerly anticipating) has been liked and retweeted over and over again! Read More …

Nearing completion on the two storey contemporary extension to Sligo Irish farmhouse [slideshow]

Quick update with a slideshow on this two storey extension to a traditional Irish farmhouse in County Sligo:

Dual-pronged propositions for clients in 2017… #business #entrepreneur

As an architect who also has an interest in entrepreneurship and business; we’re pleased to continue our dual-pronged simplified propositions for clients through 2017. But what are the two types of ‘proposition’ simplifiers? 1. The Price simplifier The price simplifier Read More …

2016 Review of projects – Wow it’s been busy

It’s that time of year for our annual review of projects. It looks like we’ve finally seen the tide turn and this year has been exceptionally busy. Let’s hope this continues (for everyone) in 2017 despite Brexit & Trump. So Read More …

How many inspections does a build need ? @BuildConReg & @BRegsBlog mentioned

I’ve written about this subject previously HERE and the key part and precedent mentioned in this post is: “It is held that an architect is entitled to use his judgement as to how frequently he inspects: “…He may in such Read More …

New lending rules for 1st time buyers – what it means for self-builders…

It was great to see the Central Bank relax the rules for first-time buyers of property. The lending rules (Applicable for January 1st 2017) apply to self-build mortgages as well as to the purchase of new homes and are summarised Read More …

Why choose an architect and why then choose us?

It’s becoming apparent that there are a lot of ‘non-architects’ out there providing ‘Architectural Services’ So why should you choose an architect? And then when you’ve decided on an architect – why should you choose Mark Stephens as yours? To Read More …

Come & see me @SwinfordTown #EnterpriseTown #Expo @BOIbusiness #LetsConnect 4th Nov 2016

Just to let you know I’m going to be at the Swinford BOI Business Expo THIS FRIDAY 4th November, 5-8pm – in the Swinford Cultural Centre Please pop by and say hello Click HERE for the full schedule of events Read More …

Work progressing well on this contemporary timber frame extension to 2 storey farmhouse [slideshow]

Quick update and slideshow on this contemporary timber framed extension to a traditional 2 storey Irish farmhouse:

We also build other peoples designs… [Work in progress]

Just to let you know that we’re frequently asked to provide only a partial architectural service for clients. This frequently occures where: • We undertake a design a planning application service and the client then has a local engineer or Read More …