This unique & contemporary new house in County Mayo adheres to all the Passive House criteria such as PHPP data, airtightness, windows/doors & MHVR as well as being one of the first nZEB compliant houses in Mayo. It is contemporary yet traditional. Mark Stephens Architects provided a full architectural service.

Full architectural service on contemporary and traditional extensions to previously extended Irish cottage in County Sligo. Photography by Denise K Images

Interior, construction & Assigned Certifier by Mark Stephens Architects (Original planning by Kenneth McGreal). Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet'

The project that started all the rest in Ireland - our own house in County Mayo. Partly underground with an intensive grass roof. It adheres to the Mayo County Council Rural House guidelines before the guidelines were written. Extensively glazed to the front with a geothermal heat pump heating system. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet'

This 'barn' roofed two storey extension to a traditional single storey Irish cottage added vital living, kitchen and bedroom accommodation for a family in County Mayo. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

This project included a new dwelling house (in a traditional style with contemporary twists), the restoration of the Swinford Cobbler's Cottage and a garage. The restoration was undertaken with traditional materials such as lime and lime render whilst the new house is A-rated designed and built in a traditional style from the front but maximising solar gain to the rear. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

The two extensions to this 1980's beautifully designed and built cottage in County Clare includes a traditional front and highly glazed contemporary rear. The extensions include new kitchens, dining area, bedrooms and TV rooms. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

This curved wall, contemporary extension adds a new kitchen and living area plus bedroom and bathroom to a traditional County Mayo Irish Cottage. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

A new detached house with contemporary features in a gated estate in County Galway. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

This very contemporary, 'modernist' extension adds a new kitchen and dining area to the ground floor with additional bedrooms upstairs. The stepped forms and glazing add incredible amounts of light and space in a modern manner. The glazed link separates old from new; traditional from contemporary. For the full story in Self-Build Magazine - click on the link below. Photos by Denise K Images

We have created two extensions and either end of this traditional dormer bungalow in County Mayo. At one end the walls are curved; at the other the roof is curved. The house has been transformed from the ordinary to the incredible. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

This new house in County Mayo includes a two storey traditional house to the front connected with a contemporary glazed 'link' to a single storey 'pavilion' at the rear. An A-rated house that includes triple-glazed windows, an MHVR system this new house is a combination of traditional and contemporary. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

This extension and restoration to a traditional single storey County Mayo Irish cottage gives substantial new living and bedroom space for a family. With quirky interior details and finishes - the derelict cottage has been brought back to life. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

As well as our larger residential projects we are frequently called upon to create smaller extensions that add much needed kitchen, living or bedroom space. The images show a small selection of a many. Many of these start out as initial consultations and sketch designs from the link below...

This project includes a 'double-pitched' extension and refurbishment to a traditional single storey Irish cottage in County Mayo which adds valuable additional space for a family in a small footprint Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.

A mono-pitched contemporary extension to a traditional two storey County Sligo Irish farmhouse. Click on the 'View More' button below to open the 'Tear Sheet' on this project.