House 2
Type Refurbishment and Extension to Protected Structure, Donnybrook, Dublin
Area 320m2
Status Complete 2009
Awards
2009 – Best International Project – BDA Brick Awards
2010 – ‘Best House’ – RIAI Irish Architecture Awards
2010 – Award – Architectural Association of Ireland Awards
2011 – Nominated For Mies van der Rohe European Union Award
An extension and refurbishment of an existing Victorian House, sharing its rear garden with a new mews dwelling (House 1). The dining room is the only new space added to the original house. The dining table is made from cast and polished concrete, the ceiling joists are made from twinned plywood and custom glazed bricks form part of the wall. Throughout the rest of the house, interventions into the original structure from the 1970s have been removed and replaced with new furniture or windows.
Landscape Design: TTT Thirtythreetrees
Structural Engineer: Casey O’Rourke Associates
Photography: © Alice Clancy/TAKA Architects