We received some good news this morning on the notification of planning on this proposed new Passive House (Passivhaus) in Achill, County, Mayo. Below are a couple of photographs at front & rear of the proposed dwelling:
I’ve been asked to put together a short biog on myself for the ATU website and thought I’d share it here too where you can know a little more about me: Mark Stephens MRIAI PGCert (Teaching) Mark Stephens is a Read More …
Well I think my presentation yesterday ‘Mind the gap: nZEB and Passivhaus: An Irish perspective’ at the 24th International Passive House Conference went OK. Originally planned for Berlin (was really looking forward to returning to the city where we had Read More …
The beauty of being a small business is that you are able to change direction in the way that you are working ‘on a sixpence’. I wrote THIS POST in October of last year where we were restricting the number Read More …
I wrote THIS yesterday on my presentation at the 24th Passive House Conference on nZEB & Passivhaus in Ireland and the question is that surely they must be close now in terms of performance? As I said in my conference Read More …
I wrote THIS POST in October last year and so far I’m sticking to the plan of undertaking design and planning on projects. So far I’ve been sticking to the plan and it’s going OK. I still have a few Read More …
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 …
As promised in this last post on MATERIALS and THIS POST on our first house that was added to the Passive House Database, I’m giving a little more information on our Passive House modelling methodology… The PHPP modelled house linked Read More …
At the start of every project, our clients come to us with an idea, and our first question is always focused on understanding what they truly desire. Typically, we are presented with a list of requirements or visual references that form the basis of the project brief.
Our responsibility is to transform this initial list into a comprehensive architectural brief that captures the essence of our clients’ wants, needs, and aspirations for their home. We differentiate between “hard needs,” such as the number of bedrooms, and “soft needs,” which refer to how they want the space to look and feel.
During this process, we take the time to understand our clients’ lifestyles, priorities, and preferred ways of using the space. This understanding ensures that we are all aligned and working towards the same objective.
Creating a well-crafted brief is the first step in telling our clients’ stories. By taking the time to create a brief that accurately reflects our clients’ desires, we can design a home that is truly one-of-a-kind and tailored to their unique needs. Our homes are not off-the-shelf solutions, but rather bespoke creations that fit our clients perfectly.
Therefore, this package is to meet at your site and to formulate, write and agree the brief. This is the key starting point to any successful architectural project.
This ‘Brief’ also starts the process of financial feasibility, where areas are put against rooms and approximate costs (based on the RIAI Cost Guidelines) are calculated:
The brief also includes:
This Architectural Brief is essential and is a key component in the RIAI ‘Good Practice Guide’.
Note that this ‘Architectural Brief Service’ will form the basis of the quotation for services. No designs are drawings are included in this meeting. The cost of this meeting is deducted when the project proceeds further.
Note also that this ervice also requires that TRAVEL EXPENSES are added.
I wrote previously on why building materials are important in combating the climate emergency HERE and I’m starting to get to grips with the Embodied CO2 PHPP plug-in ‘PHRibbon’ and have a few bits that I’d like to add to Read More …
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