Grand in concept but small on pocket
We just heard that the project below was granted planning permission. It’s a flat roof and gabled extension to a 1950’s or so hipped single storey Irish cottage. What’s interesting is the process that it takes to get to a Read More …
OH: Why do you get the Guardian at the weekend? Me: Well, it has an excellent sports section (by that I mean decent cycling coverage by journalists such as William Fotheringham. And great recipes (I regularly try and compare the Read More …
Let’s look at yesterdays €25,000 house in more detail. Remember this was a continuation of the blog post on building smaller I’ve been looking at the irishvernacular.com plans in more detail and I don’t think people are ‘getting’ what the Read More …
Here’s the complete set of videos from beginning to end charting the restoration of a traditional cobblers cottage in County Mayo; enjoy… Episode 1: Episode2: Episode 3: Episode 4:
After just returning from a recent holiday break (2 weeks in Cornwall as you’re asking) and completing a Stephen King ‘Holiday Read’ (The Dead Zone), I chose another (unread) King book on my return from the bookshelf (Cujo). One of Read More …
Welcome to Little Designs Episode 3 Each short movie shows a stage on the restoration of a small cobblers cottage (less than 10.5m2) in County Mayo and as well as the construction budget being tight, the production expenditure for the Read More …
So how did I end up as a UK trained architect, now working as a Chartered RIAI architect in the wildness of County Mayo, Ireland? And what lessons have I learnt that can be passed onto others. The short story Read More …
Welcome to Little Designs Episode 2 With the recession tightening in Ireland, the only way to think now is small. the days of the big Celtic Tiger McMansion are over. We have to think small, think smart and with money Read More …
Following on from the previous post, I got to thinking about the smallest restoration in Ireland (if not the world) and realised it was the direct opposite of Grand Designs; a small project on a minimal budget and hence Little Read More …
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