This weeks SUNDAY supplement in the Sunday Times (Ireland edition) had a piece on Irish Starchitect Dermot Bannon & his new book that is shortly to be released (Love Your Home); which I am eagerly anticipating. In the Sunday Time’s Read More …
Below is slideshow of project on site at moment of rural house in Mayo; 2 storey at front – single at rear – some lovely big glass openings to the south. Not a Passivhaus but a lot of features trickled Read More …
I popped up my professional qualifications and accreditations on the home page yesterday (also below): But what do the qualifications really mean? It means I take my work and training seriously; the Accreditations take the form of Continuing Practice Development Read More …
Below is a slideshow of photos of a rural Mayo house, two storey at front, single storey at rear with single storey link. This is our first under new BuilDing Regulations (S.I. No.9 of 2014). I am providing full architectural Read More …
Below is a gallery of ‘Work in progress’ site photos of a 2 & 1 storey house extension currently under construction in County Mayo where we are providing full architectural services from design to completion plus ‘Designer’ and Assigned Certifier Read More …
I wrote THIS POST a while back (2011) on the differences between UK and Ireland which focussed on site notices advertising the planning application. I’ve been luck enough over the last few works to be working the opposite way round Read More …
Test in order to become builder in Ireland Q. 1 Do you know what these are?: n.b Who is competent to undertake the role of a builder? Someone who is competent to do so. Competence is defined as a person Read More …
A little bit of Latin for a monday morning: De minimis lex non curat – The law does not concern itself with trifles But what does this mean in the context of architecture, planning and construction? I’m called upon everyday Read More …
Just about to submit a planning application for this staggered, single storey dwelling with exposed trusses internally for a one- off rural house in Mayo: This will be under S.I No.9 of 2014 and is outlawed so that it cannot Read More …
I’m a great believer in setting your cards out on the table; so with that in mind below is my ‘company’ policy on S.I no.9 of 2014: • So that the Government doesn’t suspect me of overcharging on ‘Designer’ and Read More …