Middleton Park Lodge — TAKA architects

MiDDLETON park
lODGE

extension to a protected structure, castletown geoghegan, westmeath

complete 2021

short-listed – ar house 2021
award – architectural association of ireland 2022
‘living’ category award – riai architecture award 2022

this small gate lodge was one of the attendant buildings to middleton park house, a 19th century georgian country House located in co. westmeath, ireland. the demesne of middleton park house had long since been parcelled up and the clients had owned this gate lodge (and a small parcel of land including a stone kennels for the hunting dogs) for several years.

our approach was to turn the limitation on the scale of any additions to the advantage of making a connection between the new living spaces and the landscape. the new additions were partially sunken into the land so that their overall bulk was diminished.

the extensions are intended to recall informal agricultural additions which have often been made to the many defunct historic structures which dot the Irish landscape. the project has allowed this family to remain on this site, enjoy the landscape more directly and ensured the continuity of the historic structures into the future.