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A house in Limerick city, which was redesigned by architect Patti O’Neill, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.

TWO architecture projects in Limerick are among 38 projects shortlisted for this year’s Irish Architecture Awards.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) have put two Limerick projects on the list – the €2m redeveloped Milk Market in the city and a ‘zero waste’ house in the city.

The latter was the creation of Nenagh based O’Neill Architecture, who used recycled products in the
design of the house, specifically to create an exterior courtyard reaching into the garden.

“This allowed light into a dark and dreary room and resulted in lower heating bills for the client,”

said the RIAI.

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Architect Patti O’Neill’s house extension in Limerick city expresses a design philosophy centred on zero waste. She has taken a range of natural, low embodied energy materials and created a living space that blends smoothly into the suburban landscape. Careful modelling and minute attention to form, orientation and layout make optimum use of solar gain, thereby reducing reliance on renewables to generate heat.

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