Concept The works required for our newly refurbished offices in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary consisted mainly of stripping back the years of unsuitable materials and poor workmanship the building had been subjected to. For example PVC tiles and laminate roles were tightly pasted to all flooring and staircases. This was removed and uncovered the timbers beneath… Read more »
Concept The architect’s concept is to simplify the existing house with clear roof lines and seamlessly joining the new volumes of the extension to the existing house. The newly created interior and exterior spaces are orientated to maximise passive solar gain and connect to the spectacular views of the lake and surrounding mountainous landscape. The… Read more »
This book, ‘Placing Architecture’ sets a new direction for architecture which changes the way we live with our environment. It is an intuitively-led methodology useful to students, architects, landscape architects, designers and artists in achieving more connectivity to our immediate surroundings and here and now.
Brief During the consultation of a Design Clinic O’Neill Architecture were asked to analyse the construction procedure of an existing planning permission. Budget constraints were discussed and we highlighted that the floor area of the previously attained planning application was very large at approx. 240sqm. The outcome was to redesign and reduce the house floor… Read more »
Brief This Design Clinic progressed to further development of the brief. The Client requested a carport be integrated into the house design visible throughout the interior and connecting to a back door entrance. Previous consultation by the Client with the Planning Department had resulted in a restriction that the house is to be of a… Read more »
Brief Over one hundred years old, the three-storey town house contained many features such as the original flooring, fireplaces, doors and architraves. We explored different plan options and different levels of alterations so that the client could assess the ‘cost vs value for money’ ratio. Concept Minimal adjustments for maximum impact. All options required the… Read more »
Concept The design of an Artists’ Studio takes its inspiration from the existing garden layout. The garden is a composition of natural materials, wood kerbing, wood decking, stone, gravel, water and earth for planting. The Studio, centrally located, embraces the garden’s composition in its patchwork of natural materials and its orthogonal arrangement. This guided the… Read more »
Featured in – Munster Interior Summer 2016 Conservation Our conservation approach strives to understand and stay true to the intent of traditional building methods and at the same time take advantage of contemporary technology. For example, had the constructors of historical buildings been able to avail of unrestricted glass pane dimensions, we believe they would have… Read more »
Concept An essential part of the design and planning concept for disability use is the retention of the existing family home and its integration with the proposed extension. As can be seen in the 3D images, the existing single-storey house is to be comprehensively refurbished in keeping with the contemporary appearance and external finishes of… Read more »
Concept The works required for our newly refurbished offices in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary consisted mainly of stripping back the years of unsuitable materials and poor workmanship the building had been subjected to. For example PVC tiles and laminate roles were tightly pasted to all flooring and staircases. This was removed and uncovered the timbers beneath… Read more »