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[slideshow post_id=”3173″] CASE STUDY 4: House in Clonsilla, June 2010 CASE STUDY TYPE: Extend or make the most of existing? House Type: semi-detached, single-storey cottage, Clonsilla Built: 1954 Orientation: South to rear Occupants: 2 adults (2 grown children, both frequent visitors) Issues: Need large, comfortable, gathering space for visitors. Client idea: extend/renovate existing Sun Room?…
The Design Doctors are now showing on RTÉ 1 television every Thursday evening at 8.30pm. Presenters Denise O’Connor and Catherine Crowe of Optimise Design show how minimal changes, skillfully handled, can make an enormous difference to your home. Need your own Design Doctor? Here at houseology, architect Eva Byrne has been making house calls to peoples’ homes…
The Design Doctors are now showing on RTÉ 1 television every Thursday evening at 8.30pm. Presenters Denise O’Connor and Catherine Crowe of Optimise Design show how minimal changes, skillfully handled, can make an enormous difference to your home. The Design Doctors promise to “show you how you can fall back in love with your home by making…
Ask the Architect: Can we organise our chaos? Eva Byrne, 21/06/2013 | 05:00. Read the original article here… 1A house extension on Rutland Avenue Dublin, which is shortlisted for a 2013 RIAA Irish Architecture Award. It was designed by Eamon Peregrine Architects. “We have a young family and a chaotic home which needs refurbishment and…
“My house has 2 sitting rooms & neither are a decent size ( old style 3 bed house). Sliding doors between both rooms. The main sitting room has a bay window but the door is in a really awkward place. I had also recently extended the dining area. I lost sleep trying to plan the 2…
Q. “We plan to engage an architect to help alter and extend our home. We have no experience of drawings and worry about whether we will understand what is being proposed at each different stage. Any advice?” Irish Independent, 7 June 2013 Drawing is the language of architects, the means by which ideas are…
Should we make our home completely open plan? Eva Byrne 24/05/2013 | 05:00. Read the original article here… “We’re really short of space and are planning to build a small extension to create a kitchen, dining and family area to the back of the house. We’re tempted to remove the wall between the living area and stairs…
“Like a lot of people, we’ll be holidaying at home this year. How can we make the most of the precious sun we do get and embrace summer at home?” Eva Byrne, published 10/5/2013. Read the original article here… The recent sunshine has got us all thinking about how to tweak our homes and outdoor…
“We are a couple with two pre-teen children. Our architect has drawn up plans for a beautiful extension that would transform our home for the teenage years but we dread the hassle and stress involved in getting it built. Any tips for making the process bearable?” Eva Byrne, Published 12.04.2013. Read the original article here……