Protruding front gable features and Mayo Rural Housing Design Guidelines

I was asked to cast my eyes over a planning file recently for a potential client and this problem occurs frequently with designs from others; I thought it would be good to clarify the matter and to send over a Read More …

25 Years in business!

I tweeted this earlier in the month and I think it needs a blog post of it’s own: I’ve been self-employed and in business 25 years! Self-employment started early as I was doing PJ’s (Private Jobs) whilst still at college Read More …

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 …

Vote for Mark Stephens as your RIAI BRegs Reform Candidate; Please Retweet/Like

So the RIAI Council elections have commenced. Make sure you use your vote wisely and if you care about improving the quality of construction across Ireland then vote for a BRegs Reform Candidate and that means voting for myself, Mark Read More …

Update on sun-grabbing house County Longford

A few site visit photos from the rural house in County Longford:

Passivhaus, the conversation continues (Part 2)…

Following on from the Reply to Piers Taylor’s post on Passivhaus to his original post on Passivhaus and his response today there’s been an incredible amount of feedback both through the blogs and through Twitter and this post takes my Read More …

#Passivhaus Certified Passive House Consultant Course – I'm finally doing it!

Well I’ve finally taken the plunge and I’m booked onto the Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer Course in Newry next week. As my faithful readers will know I’m a big Passivhaus advocate and have written copiously on the subject over the 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 …

Friday site visit slideshow round-up

Here’s a slideshow of a few projects currently on site taken this week:

Slideshow of 2x extensions to dormer bungalow by self-builder – Work in progress…

Here’s a slideshow of a project we’re working on with self-builder for 2 extensions to Irish dormer bungalow. Features include:   Contemporary yet traditional curved walls at one end with curved ‘barn’ roof at other Traditional concrete barges but curved Read More …