TERENURE, Dublin 6W
Completion: 2012
Contractor: M&S Building Contractors
Structural Engineer: Paul McGrail Consulting Engineers
Photography: Anew McKnight
This project comprises the remodelling and extension of a 1950’s-built semi-detached house in the Dublin suburb of Terenure.
The clients wished to re-instate the garage as a store for bicycles and other equipment; open up the plan at ground floor with a new kitchen and extend into a living space that connects better with the garden.
The garden is east facing so the new extension was arranged to maximise southern sunlight with a glazed corner window towards the garden. When the sun is at its highest in mid-summer the living area is shaded by an overhanging roof and the sun washes down the back wall of the room through a south facing rooflight.
The inside and outside are linked with a large sliding door opening on to a raised terrace. The terrace itself is framed with raised planter boxes and the new building and landscaping are tied together by the use of the same brick for facing walls and for paving.
"Our brief for the project was to create an open plan living space making the most of the southerly aspect. Ciarán's design exceeded our expectations. Inside the L-shaped open plan living space works really well, with distinct kitchen, dining and sitting areas.
The orientation of the glass wall extension ensures we catch the sun all day long and a have great view to the garden. In the summer the large sliding door is left open all day and the patio becomes our extended living space.
On sunny winter days the room is flooded with heat and light and is a real treat! At night spotlights in the extension overhang, and set into the raised beds around the patio look fantastic whether you are sitting outside on a summers night or inside looking out in the winter.
We are delighted with the extension Ciarán designed. It was delivered exactly on time, Ciarán oversaw it's completion in a thorough and professional manner and we would not hesitate to recommend him to others."
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