Connemara
Site
Connemara. A typical long narrow seashore to road plot; undulating rock strewn stone walled irregular enclosures, enjoying a Southerly aspect seaward with fine vistas all around; the Twelve Pins mountain range dominating the skyline northward.

Brief
Clients a retired professional couple with an existing holiday home adjoining the site acquired in the seventies. Pressure of children and grandchildren’s usage suggested the possibility of amalgamating and developing two existing derelict cottages to create a separate retreat, accommodating living, kitchen, dining and relaxing spaces plus three bedrooms en suite.

Concept
The two cottages though close (a mere three metres apart) were not directly in line nor at the same level but were parallel. A basic decision in the redevelopment process was that they should continue to read as separate elements in the landscape. To allow the cottages read as two separate buildings, a transparent link was required, one totally glazed. This link would become the entry and circulation hub for the house connecting the cottages at both levels.

Description by Archdaily

Media

13 photos and 4 drawings

Building Activity

  • Silvia Fattori
    Silvia Fattori commented
    Amazing,my home in fact
    about 7 months ago via Mobile
  • adem etgu
    adem etgu commented
    cool ;)
    about 7 months ago via Mobile
  • Nadezhda Nikolova
    Nadezhda Nikolova updated a digital reference, added a digital reference, updated, updated 17 media, removed a media and uploaded 18 media
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    about 8 months ago via OpenBuildings.com