DONEGAL TOWN GARDA STATION Designed by Rhatigan Architects, Donegal town’s new Garda Station utilises materials that respond to the local coastal context and the nature and typology of the building The original Garda Station building, built in the early 20th century on this prominent site at the entrance to Donegal Town, was in a poor […]
PRIVATE HOUSE, HAROLD’S CROSS Michael Lysaght and Silvia Argueso have transformed a 1930’s terraced house into an A3 rated energy efficient home This 3-bedroom, 99 square metre, terraced house, originally built in 1930 (with a 1973 single storey flat roofed kitchen extension) had an initial BER rating of E2. Floors were suspended timber floors with […]
VERVILLE RETREAT Civil and structural engineering services from BDP has helped breathe life back into a historic building The Verville Retreat is steeped in history. Located on Vernon Avenue in Clontarf, Dublin 3, the street gets its name from the wealthy Vernon family, who hailed from France in the 16th century. It comprises a new […]
THERE IS A FOREST IN MY BACKYARD… Wood Works, a new travelling exhibition programme organised by the Estonian Association of Architects (EAA), the Estonian Centre for Architecture (ECA) and the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF), will pay tribute to the “secret life” of wood, from timber to architectural backbone at the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan […]
GEORGE QUINN LTD – BESPOKE DESIGNS “At George Quinn Ltd, we supply stair parts to the leading staircase manufacturers in Ireland” explains Vincent Murphy, sales representative for the company. He continues, “Not only do we maintain large stocks of our own designs such as the Matrix metal spindles, and the Milano twist spindles but we […]
FOSROC – CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN IRELAND As part of the celebration of over 50 years in Ireland, Fosroc are looking back at key project case studies from over the years. THE PROJECT The reservoir construction is made up of a reinforced concrete base onto which a series of precast, post tensioned wall sections were […]
RANCHILLOS RURAL SCHOOL LAND architects has designed a new school in the Maule region of Chile In the summer of 2017, Chile suffered one of the biggest fire storms in its history, specifically in the south central area, consuming about 600,000 hectares. The Maule region was the epicentre, destroying entire towns along with the Rural […]
REIMAGINE- CONCRETE DESIGN COMPETITION The winning Irish entries for the International Concrete Design Competition have been announced Funded in Ireland by Cement Manufacturers Ireland (CMI) and the Irish Concrete Federation (ICF), ‘REIMAGINE’ was the theme for this cycle of the Concrete Design Competition. Entries were adjudicated by a panel which included Tania Miller (Kelliher Miller […]
POWERED UP BDP’s environmental engineers have delivered one of the most efficient and sustainable commercial offices in Dublin for the ESB The ESB’s offices are an exemplar of sustainable design, offering a treasure trove of new design techniques for the next generation of low energy offices. The second office is a commercial implementation of many […]
HOW TECH IS TRANSFORMING DESIGN With technology continuing to disrupt architecture, tech savvy architects are more likely to prosper than those burying their heads in the sand, writes Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz High technology is revolutionising architectural design. The shift is altering both the process and end result of a new breed of innovative architecture that is […]
