All the projects. In one blog post. 1-90+

I’ve been thinking about the projects I’ve undertaken since moving to Ireland and this post is to document all of them. A few points to note: I’ve done my best with the sequence but it’s easy to lose track so Read More …

The Magnificent Seven Donegal Churches by Liam McCormick – a summary

So we reached the end of our journey visiting the Magnificent Seven Donegal Churches by Liam McCormick; this post therefore is a summary of the links, in date order & a couple of observations: 1. Milford – 1961 2. Murlog Read More …

The Magnificent Seven Churches in Donegal by Liam McCormick – #7 – Creeslough

So we have reached the final church of the Magnificent Seven Donegal Churches by Liam McCormick – St. Michael’s Church – Creeslough. Completed in 1971, the influence of Le Corbusiers Ronchamp is very apparent in Creeslough. Here are a few Read More …

The Magnificent Seven Churches in Donegal by Liam McCormick – #5 – Desertegney

So we’ve reached No. 5 of the Magnificent 7 Liam McCormick Churches You can read the NIAH Listing HERE Below are a few photos from our visit:

The Magnificent Seven Churches in Donegal by Liam McCormick – #3 – Murlog

Following on from THIS POST on Glenties and THIS POST on Donoughmore; stop 3 is at Murlog. Click HERE for the directions (note you may be starting in a different place! – It’s the route we took from Killybegs!) Murlog Read More …

The Magnificent Seven Churches in Donegal by Liam McCormick – #1 – Glenties @Gilleeece mentioned

As the faithful follower may know that I had a short break in Donegal recently where as a ‘busman’s holiday’ I dragged my better half and youngest (19) around the seven churches in County Donegal by Liam McCormick. Many have Read More …

The importance of Post Occupancy Evaluation #POE #CaseStudy #Passivhaus

This post follows on from these: The 1st County Mayo House added to Passive House Database Why materials are important & embodied carbon calculations Using DesignPH as part of the Passivhaus methodology The reason that these posts (and this one) Read More …

Calling all #Architecture Students, lecturers & architects of Ireland… @CURRENT_IRELAND #LectureSeries #TODAY!

The title has it for Architecture Students of Ireland but it is equally as important to lecturers, architects, practices… In fact you could attend from anywhere in world! (I’m regularly now in New York virtually for SketchUp tutorials). So, each Read More …

Guidance Sheet on house visits during Covid-19…

A massive thanks to Zeno Winkens MRIAI at Winkens Architecture for allowing me to use his excellent information sheet on architects undertaking house visits for clients. You can see the guidance that we’re giving to our clients regarding us visiting Read More …

Covid-19 Work & business update

I hope that you’re all staying safe & well. Quick post on getting back to work and current business methods… Well we’ve been back for a while now; more or less fully with a few tweaks to how we are Read More …