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The Times - We turned our 150-year-old Louth farmhouse into a beautiful home that stops traffic
A Co Louth farmhouse has been so subtly renovated that from the outside not much appears to have changed — but the property still turns heads, says Grainne Rothery
Open House 2022 – Alan Burns taking part in DLRCoCo ‘Meet the Experts’ in Home Energy Upgrades
Local Architects and Energy Experts including our own Alan Burns, will be presenting in County Hall, Dun Laoghaire on Sunday 16th October at 12:00.
House and Home - THE TOP IRISH ARCHITECTS
If this is year you’re planning to build your dream home, renovate the one you’re in or extend, these are our favourite 20 practices who can help you realise your vision, whatever your budget.
Plan Magazine - GLASSHOUSE 2, DUN LAOGHAIRE
Brief: To introduce a new use for an abandoned retail unit on the main street of Dun Laoghaire, bringing entrepreneurs and creatives to the area and once again re-inhabiting the shopfront. Working to a tight budget and a tighter timeframe, the design team came up with a solution to satisfy the client’s brief, resulting in an energy efficient, simple co-working office. Flexibility was paramount in the design and given the complexities that the depth of the building brought, the architects used glass partitions to divide the space and bring maximum natural light into each room. These partitions can be removed and replaced, allowing the offices to grow with its inhabitants.
7 QUESTIONS TO ASK CLIENTS BEFORE THEY START A RENOVATION – BDA FEATURED ON HOUZZ IDEABOOK
It all begins with an idea.
57 Patrician Villas offers three beds, a fine garden and 96sq m of space
It all begins with an idea.
Working From Home, A Temporary Necessity or Permanent Reality? – The Irish Times (Sunday 26th April 2020)
Up until recently, few of us had dipped our toe into the water when it came to working from home. Overnight many of us have been thrown in the deep end – some of us are sinking but many are swimming happily and can see this becoming a permanent reality.
The Post-Pandemic Home
Homes and the way we live tend to adapt and develop slowly over generations based on gradual cultural and societal trends and changes. What is usually a glacial paced change may be shortly be engulfed by an avalanche triggered by Covid-19.
Remote Design Consultations for Darkness into Light Cabinteely
Homes and the way we live tend to adapt and develop slowly over generations based on gradual cultural and societal trends and changes. What is usually a glacial paced change may be shortly be engulfed by an avalanche triggered by Covid-19.
Covid-19 UPDATE
As Covid-19 continues to spread at an alarming rate we want to provide you with an update on how Bright Design Architects are addressing this unprecedented challenge. We continue to provide services and it is business as usual where possible.
HOME CLINIC: MY HOUSE IS WELL-INSULATED SO WHY IS IT SO DAMP? – IRISH INDEPENDENT (TUESDAY 18TH OF FEBRUARY 2020)
Question: I live in a two-storey detached 1970 property (210sqm) which is heated with oil radiators and a back boiler stove. I have condensation in some of the external walls but a particular room that was converted from a garage is very bad. The walls were pumped about 13 years ago and the attic is insulated and there is double glazing throughout. Would a heat ventilation recovery system solve this problem and how much would it cost? And how do you make an older house airtight?
IT’S A HOT TOPIC – CHOOSE A STOVE TO SUIT YOUR LIFESTYLE – SUNDAY INDEPENDENT (MONDAY 3RD OF FEBRUARY 2020)
Q: My wife and I have just purchased our first home and it comes with a space for a fireplace stove but it has been left to us to choose and install. What are the options available and are there any other decisions and issues to consider?