Below are a couple of smaller jobs that were granted planning recently; one a low-energy new house in Co. Mayo and the other a cottage restoration & extension in Co. Sligo: If you’re thinking of an architectural project in 2023 Read More …
The beauty of being a small business is that you are able to change direction in the way that you are working ‘on a sixpence’. I wrote THIS POST in October of last year where we were restricting the number Read More …
Sometimes a tweet takes a life of it’s own and I’ve watched with interest how a recent Tweet by Dr. Marion McGarry (whose forthcoming book on Irish Cottages I’m eagerly anticipating) has been liked and retweeted over and over again! Read More …
The faithful readers will know of our love for the traditional Irish cottage and it’s one of our most popular projects we get to work on. You can read more about this iconic form that appears across Ireland HERE We’ve Read More …
Over the last week I’ve presented five different sketch scheme ideas to five different clients. They’re always a bit nerve wracking in that you never know whether you’ve interpreted their brief or requirements correctly. Luckily all five presentations went well. Read More …
Now I’m sure there are a few out there who met there wives and husbands as love-struck teenagers and found ‘the one’ at an early age and never had to search for another. I suspect however that the majority (myself Read More …
I wrote a while back about the conversation between our house and our neighbour’ Mary House. Well, Mary has finished (more or less) and the house is now occupied. A little bit of back history: The house had a planning Read More …
I know it makes it sound like I own a structural engineer but I’ve worked with Paul Cuddy now on several projects and he’s going to be on Grand Designs on Wednesday 12th September at 9.00pm on a castle restoration Read More …
Just received confirmation of GRANT of planning permission of these 2 schemes: 1. New house near Ballina, County Mayo: 2. House extension to traditional Irish cottage, near Ballina, County Mayo: What’s interesting about these schemes is that they adhere to Read More …
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