A review of 2021…

It’s that time of year again with a short review of projects, some now finished, some still in progress, some granted planning, some starting… anyways here you go and I hope you’ve had a great Christmas and here’s to a Read More …

Heat Loss Form Factor and #Mayo #Rural #Houses

I wrote THIS POST yesterday that explained that a more ‘simpler’ form will result in a building that is less expensive to heat. I also presented a paper & poster at the Passivhaus Conference in Munich in 2018 where I Read More …

TY Project on Swinford Town Hall

Swinford Town Hall 1.0 Historical Background Townhall, Swinford Below is an animation of the Town Hall in Swinford: 1.0.1 The building was on a T-shaped plan with a seven-bay deep single-storey central return. The priests and the parishioners decided to Read More …

We’re hiring again… #jobfairy

Due to rapid expansion, we’re looking for a candidate to join our ever expanding team at our office in Swinford, County Mayo Ideal candidates should be: • Part I/II RIBA/RIAI Year out (ideally Part II where we will provide mentoring Read More …

Mark Stephens Architects included in best practice for Roscommon Rural House Guidelines

County Roscommon have just released their own Rural House Guidelines and we are proud to say that one of our projects has been included within it. You can see our example showing ‘Best Practice’ when extending properties and using flat Read More …

Long over due job at office done : #Signage @bridgesigns

A special thinks to the following for the new signage outside our office that was finally put up at the weekend: • Brian at Bridge Signs • Howard Healey Contractor and his team of lads who got it up and Read More …

Mentioned in @WesternPeople @swinfordtown new businesses

Nice to see us mentioned in this weeks Western people (snippet below); one of our projects (the new social welfare unit is also mentioned):

Looking for an architect in the West of Ireland? Book an initial consultation… [page updated]

If you are contemplating an architectural project in the West of Ireland then our INITIAL CONSULTATION service is proving a great way to kick-start a project. We undertook a stack of consultations like this in 2016 and we’re continuing them Read More …

#JobVacancy #JobFairy #Vectorworks #ArchitectsAssistant

A vacancy has become available at our office in Swinford, County Mayo for an Architect’s Assistant. Ideal candidates should be: • Part I RIBA/RIAI Year out • Enthusiastic • Punctual • Hardworking • Ideally with Vectorworks skills – you can Read More …

TY project by Jacob Burrill #Farnsworth House @swinfordtown

We’re in TY Work Experience season at the moment. Click HERE for the last years projects that were undertaken by Transition Year (TY) Students (15/16 yo) spending a week with us. TY is a year dossing working in the real Read More …