NEWS
our WORK page is getting a revamp…
Working with Architectural photographer Ros Kavanagh & some great Clients,
we’ve spent the last couple of weeks photographing some recently completed projects.
Ranging from a number of sensitive refurbishments & extensions to protected dwellings in
rural & urban locations, to contemporary fit outs to retail units in our local neighbourhood,
to an exhibition stand in the RDS, I’m really looking forward to updating the WORK page.
Orpen House
The complete refurbishment & restoration of a 1907 three storey neo Elizabethan house is well underway and due for completion this summer.
Designed by Richard Orpen, brother of Irish artist William Orpen, in the Arts and Crafts tradition for the Crookshank family and situated on grounds owned by the Yeats family, the house featured in Jeremy Williams ‘Architecture in Ireland 1837-1921’.
The brief was to carefully restore the house to its original condition whilst providing a comfortable home for our clients. The works are designed to enhance and highlight the qualities of the building with the protection of the historic fabric and character integral to our design approach.
All non original 20th Century modifications & additions were removed and minor alterations carried out to the ground, first and second floor internal layouts to provide for improved living areas and to allow for a greater connection between all three floors and between the house and the garden whilst still preserving the integrity of the existing structure, its strong period character and decoration.
Floor Area of House: 453 M2
Amanda Bone Architects Design RIAI Conference 2015
Amanda Bone Architects were honoured to have been commissioned to design the 2015 RIAI Conference in the RDS under the theme “Strength Utility Grace”.
The Conference is featured in the current issue of Architecture Ireland, issue no. 284.
The brief was to design a fresh, contemporary and inspiring conference layout for approximately 600 delegates within RDS Hall 2, an oversize venue equipped to cater for 3000 people.
The design concept proposed 2 large freestanding planar elements which defined a more intimate conference space.
Thanks to Event Pro, SAP Landscapes, W Display & O’ Hagan Design.
AMANDA BONE ARCHITECTS FEATURES IN THE RIAI ANNUAL REVIEW
We are honoured that our award winning “House On A Tight Site” has been featured in The RIAI Annual Review of Irish Architecture 2015.
This is the sixth edition of the Review which offers an insight into contemporary Irish architecture and design and features award-winning buildings alongside essays, reviews and design competitions.
“HOUSE ON A TIGHT SITE” HONOURED IN RIAI AWARDS 2015
Malahide has been awarded HIGHLY COMMENDED in the Best House Extension category in the RIAI Awards 2015.
“The RIAI has held it’s annual awards since 1990. They are intended to recognise the best of each years’ architecture and the contribution of clients to achieving quality in the built environment.”
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View the project here.
“HOUSE ON A TIGHT SITE” FEATURED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES
Shortlisted for the 2015 RIAI Public Choice Award, “House On A Tight Site” has been featured in the Sunday Times, Sunday Lifestyle magazine.
The article reads:
“House on a Tight Site, Malahide, Co Dublin.
This pint-sized 1910 single-storey cottage is unrecognisable from the rear after its reinvigoration by Amanda Bone and her team at Bone O’Donnell Architects. The entire site measured less than 2,100 sq ft, but the team pushed it to the boundary, raising ceiling heights and replacing a rear wall with an L-shaped, abundantly glazed addition to make this a dazzlingly bright house with two very different faces.
Lowering the rear plan by more than a half-metre allowed for the introduction of higher ceilings, and the addition of a full-height sliding door and a long roof light creates a link with the outdoors. “
Thanks to Niall Toner & Dara Flynn.
There’s still time to vote for the project here:
2015 RIAI Public Choice Awards
Delighted to announce our recently completed project ‘House on a Tight Site’ has been shortlisted for Best House Extension in the 2015 RIAI Awards.
All shortlisted projects are nominated for the Public Choice Award and we would appreciate your support in this category.
Vote here!
NEW ONE OFF HOUSE, ASHBOURNE, CO. MEATH
Just received the green light for the design of a new contemporary one off house and annexe to accommodate a large family in Ashbourne, Co. Meath.
Here’s hoping we don’t annoy the neighbours with our moo…vements!
More to follow . . .
Malahide featured in The Irish Times, Homes and Property
“House on a Tight Site” in Malahide is featured in today’s Irish Times Property Section;
“DOWNSIZE WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON THE HOME COMFORTS
Moving from a large home to a smaller property can seem a daunting prospect, but, as these stylish properties illustrate, a smaller place doesn’t have to mean losing out on design, comfort or character.”
Link to the article here:
View the project here.
Thanks to Caroline Allen.
NEW ONE OFF HOUSE, ISLANDBRIDGE, DUBLIN 8.
We have just commenced working on initial proposals for a new high specification contemporary one off house in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) on the banks of the River Liffey.
Informed by the existing site conditions, building lines & flood lines of the River Liffey, the building has a closed façade to the North and opens to the South, providing views across and along the River Liffey. The form of the building is punctured along the north elevation creating light wells and allowing views to the Phoenix Park.
View the project here.
