Early sketch design for new house with interesting geometries…
Working on this house at moment (still early sketch designs) which has some interesting geometries and will give roofer a challenge:
Modernist
New Years Resolution : More commercial work. @paulmknally mentioned
Over the last year there were a couple of non-residential, commercial projects that I thought “Yes, I could have done that one”. In much the same way that an actor sees the roles that he could have done better [than Read More …
This is old but this is new, let's see how Glenn Murcutt does it…
I am a great believer in that you don’t have to extend older properties in the same style as the original. My catch phrase is “This [the existing house] maybe old but this [the extension] is new” Let’s see how Read More …
This was the most popular post of 2014, have a great 2015 everyone
THIS POST on a slideshow of a ‘take’ on a traditional cottage (from 2010) for a new house was the most popular in 2014. If you’re looking for something similar then why not CONTACT US… Have a great 2015 everyone.
MarkStephensArchitects.com 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at Read More …
Mayo Architects met up for The Fountainhead private screening
Yesterday evening I met up with my Mayo Architect colleagues to see a private screening of the 1949 film ‘The Fountainhead’ starring Gary Cooper as Howard Roark, the “uncompromising, visionary architect struggling to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, Read More …
Working on this cracking live/studio shipping container/shed unit at moment
Here’s a sneak preview of a design going in for planning next week. An artists studio and live unit. Taking a cue from the container home recently constructed by RIPPLE Container Homes; this living and artist’s studio unit is a Read More …
3 new houses for 2015 : Are you looking for an architect in West Ireland? #Upturn?
Maybe (maybe) finally the economy is on the turn and it’s great news that the Government is looking into amending the Building Regulations (again) to allow self-builders to construct their own homes – which is incidentally a large percentage of Read More …
Now's the time to start thinking of getting an architect…(ahem)
I wrote THIS POST last January on the statistics of enquiries I receive over the year and it peaks it January. If you look at the graph people are starting to look at getting work done either for a new Read More …
Quick visit on job I only did Design & Planning on…
I wrote THIS blog post about how architects can do more than just the pretty bit with the design and planning and the benefits of using them throughout the detailing and construction process. The job below falls into the Design Read More …