Planning permission granted for this Connemara refurbishment/extension in a stunning location, constn drawings next

Below is the photomontage showing the Further Infornmation request to show how the refurbishment and extension a house in Connemara impacted on it’s surroundings. As you can see; it settles in nicely with the site (if you can see it!). Read More …

Recession over in #Swinford,Co #Mayo;wonder who the architect is,ahem…@WesternPeople mentioned

Saw this in current Western People: The architect referred to in the piece by Marian Duggan is yours truly, opening very soon now…

The bloody shed is finished, thank god [slideshow]

After many years deliberating on the design, construction methods and how to build it. The shed is finished! Below is a slideshow showing it completed and ready to fill (groundworks still to happen): Specification: • Sedum by GrassRoofsIreland • Waterproofing Read More …

One for my first Irish projects now for sale, buy it here… #Callow #Foxford #Mayo

Interesting when one of your projects comes up for sale, here’s one of the first I did after setting up Practice in Ireland, now on the market with CK Properties. Details below (or click on image): CK Properties Featured Property Read More …

RIAI fees paid for year, here's my 2015 badge…

All requisite fees to RIAI have been paid for year and have received first ‘badge’ for 2015, awaiting Practice one and then I’ll update home page accordingly… A reminder that Mark Stephens and Mark Stephens Architects is a registered Member Read More …

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:

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 …

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 …

Initial Consultation policy changed (again)… @leecalisti mentioned (again)

A big benefit of being a small business is that you can change policy ‘on a sixpence’ and the ‘Initial Consultation’ Policy has changed (again). The problems are still the same: • Economically it’s impossible to travel to sites free Read More …

TeachPassiv.com is launched. New #Passivhaus website

Welcome to a new website dedicated to Passivhaus design, construction and methodology combined with architectural excellence from Mark Stephens Architects. CLICK HERE FOR WWW.TEACHPASSIV.COM Why TeachPassiv.com ? Teach: Verb (English) 1. To impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction Read More …