PP granted and starting on site on this contemporary courtyard extension to trad. farmhouse

Planning permission granted & going to site on this contemporary, courtyard extension to a traditional 2 storey farmhouse in County Sligo, Ireland: Watch this space for ‘Work in progress’ updates…

Update on modernist extension to tradition 2 storey farmhouse [slideshow]

Some clients are amazing. And these are such. Where they have just sent me updated photos of the extension we designed & supervised for their farmhouse in County Roscommon. You can download a FACT SHEET HERE on the project or Read More …

"Look out there" Part 2!

Following on from the earlier post; our own house has an angled wall in the living room. The idea behind the design was that this underground, grass roofed section was angled towards the west and setting sun. I knew that Read More …

Revisit today (for groundworks) on this contemporary extension to traditional 2 storey farmhouse

It’s always nice to go back to see projects once they’re bedding in and this one was for a quick visit to meet with contractor over external works to ensure planning compliance. The project can look austere to some but Read More …

Planning Permission granted on these extensions to two traditional Irish / Mayo cottages

We’ve received the full grant of planning permission in the last few days for these two extensions in County Mayo, Ireland: Below is view of interior of new living room: The lower project was tricky as the Council were asking for Read More …

I wrote this post on why an architect shouldn't design what the client asks for [UPDATE]

I wrote this post last year on the topic “Why an architect shouldn’t design what the client asks for”. Well, I’ve updated it to include: • Clients sketch • My watercolour at design stage • The finished house Interesting to 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 …

Starting planning application on this Irish cottage extension in Mayo

Thought you might like to see quick animation of a project we’re just about to start planning application on: This is what it looks like at moment: Luckily project <40sqm so owner can self-build.

A year in review Slideshow

Hope you all had a good Christmas and a I hope you have a great 2014. Here’s a tiled mosaic/slideshow of some of the projects I’ve been working on in 2013. This is what I do – architect for: • Read More …

#BIM for Beginners – BIM in action – @bobborson and LifeofanArchitect mentioned

This is the fifth post on BIM following on from: BIM for Beginners – what is BIM BIM for Beginners – A simple BIM example and BIM for Beginners – Client Benefits BIM for beginners So is BIM just software Read More …