Architecture

Solo Architecture Design

Coonagh House, Kildare Renovation of 18th c. country house Diasen Diathonite Thermoactive cork/lime plaster to stone walls (~50mm interior) plus Argatherm finish coat. Blown cellulose insulation at attic floor. Airtightness measures throughout using Proclima … 2022 - 2024
Caherhoereigh, Tipperary Renovation of 19th c. stone barracks house and new side extension & rear extension. Key points include: Existing stone walls lined internally with cork board insulation & finished internally & externally with natural hydraulic …
Johns Mall Mews, Birr, Offaly Renovation of 19th c. stone mews house, conversion of stone barn to residential with new masonry link extension. Key Points: Protected Structure. Universal design for accessibility. Diasen Diathonite Thermoactive cork/lime plaster to stone … 2024
Ballyatty New timber frame extension and energy upgrade to 1970s concrete bungalow including: Pumped cellulose insulation to new timber frame roof & walls. Airtightness measures throughout using Siga products. Insulated floor slab (in existing & new … 2022
Main Street Cloughjordan Renovation and deep retrofit of 18th Century three storey stone building on Cloughjordan's main street into a 4 bed family home with office space on ground floor. The building had previously been converted to two apartments on first floor … 2019
St John’s Church/Dance Limerick performance venue This is a grade A listed (deconsecrated) church which has been the locale of the Limerick dance community since 2005. I was engaged by Dance Limerick to develop the design for an energy upgrade consisting of a new highly efficient heating … 2018
Cloughjordan Amphitheatre Stage Roof Canopy In 2016 I was commissioned by Cloughjordan Arts to design a roof canopy for the stage of the new amphitheatre, located to the north of the eco-village in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. During a visit to Tokyo and Kyoto in 2017, I was … 2018
Hatherley Road, Reading, UK The design brief was to upgrade and refresh a ground floor extension to a Victorian terraced house. The new ‘garden room’ includes a new kitchen and dining area, children’s play area and large sliding doors open up the space to the garden. 2016
Ballyeighan Gate Lodge, Birr Co. Offaly This is a 2-storey protected structure built in the early 19th century with a later rear extension built in 1910. The house was renovated and restored in accordance with conservation principles. 2013
Allen Cob House, Cloughjordan This is a cob house at The Village, an eco-village in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. The original design was inspired by the excavated underground cities in Cappadocia, Turkey in which volumes/rooms extend and expand around each other, much … 2013
Boherdeel House, Birr Co. Offaly The house was derelict for many years before the works began. We restored the original stone house and added a new modern extension. 2010
Inchicore Square, Dublin This house was a partial protected structure, an 1820s terraced house in Inchicore Square. The original house was completely renovated and we added a new 2-storey timber framed breathing wall extension. 2007
Beechmount, Roscrea Co. Tipperary This project required a design for the conversion of long stone barn, used for farm storage, into a 3-bedroom house in Roscrea, County Tipperary. 2008
Info Pavilion, Lough Boora Sculpture Park This is a rain and wind shelter providing visitor information. The shelter was commissioned by Offaly County Council. 2006
Burrow shelter, Lough Boora Sculpture Park This is a rain and wind shelter made of a retrofitted Bord na Mona tipper. The shelter was commissioned by Offaly County Council. 2006
Deery Cottage, Cloughjordan This was a long-vacant cottage in need of major refurbishment. The specification was very green and included limecrete floors and hempstalk insulation. The old thatch roof was discovered still in place, though rotten! 2003
Pocock-Doris House, Cloughjordan Co. Tipperary This is a new timber framed eco-house at The Village, Cloughjordan. It was originally designed by Solearth Ecological Architects. I took over the project from planning stage, completing detail design and tender, and overseeing construction. 2010
Allen Cob House, Cloughjordan This is a new cob house at The Village, an eco-village in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. The original design was inspired by the excavated underground cities in Cappadocia, Turkey in which volumes/rooms extend and expand around each other, … currently on site 2012

Office Work

Work for Solearth Ecological Architecture