The Conservation Advice Grant Scheme for Vacant Traditional Houses has opened again for 2024 but you don’t have long to get your ducks in a row! We completed two last year and hopefully do a couple this year too. The Read More …
Again the faithful reader will know of my Accreditation in Conservation and process of upgrading (hopefully) to a Grade 1/2 RIAI Conservatio Architect. The even more faithful reader will remember the posts I’ve written on recent ‘self-motivated’ field trips that Read More …
Tricky project going in for planning soonish. Works to a Protected Structure (you call it Listed in UK); a link section that moves into a separate similar volume which then links again into a more contemporary, zinc clad box at Read More …
Below are a few images of projects recently granted planning. Two are the reorganisation of an existing house with extensions and the third is a new house – All in County Mayo ps all very quick renders 😉 If you’re Read More …
THIS POST gives information on the forthcoming film where one of our restoration projects was used as a location. Well the filming has been wrapped up and I went back when it was all over to take a few additional Read More …
The faithful reader will have seen the ongoing restoration work we’ve been undertaking at Ballyglass Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage in Belmullet, Co. Mayo. Well my work here (for a while is ending) where we now have the cast iron gutters, spike Read More …
The embargo on me talking about this project has been lifted and I can give details on how our restoration project of the light house keepers cottage at Ballyglass, Belmullet, County Mayo is going to be in a forthcoming film Read More …
The conservation pilot scheme for protected structures has just been extended to include vacant traditional farmhouses. You can read more about the details of the cheme HERE and you can download details of the scheme pilot_conservation_advice_scheme_for_vacant_traditional_farmhouses And the application form Read More …
We haven’t got a project in this (have plans for a project next year) but the RIAI Public Choice Award is a unique opportunity for members of the public to choose their favourite project from a shortlist of buildings designed Read More …
Following on from THIS POST on a trip to Berlin to see the conservation work undertaken there by David Chipperfield; this post centers on two of his projects undertaken in Venice; namely the Procuratie Vecchi and the extension to the Read More …
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