Hill House, CastlewellanCompleted2003 (Phase 1) – 2009 (Phase 2)Budget£250kLocationCastlewellanClientPrivate ClientAwardsNI RSPB/RTPI Sustainable Planning Award (2008) Housing Executive – Home Energy Awards (2009) Hill House is situated on the edge of the proposed Mourne National Park and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is constructed to minimise its environmental impact, both visually and ecologically. The house…
Edel McElholm Opticians, DownpatrickCompleted2002Budget£95kLocationDownpatrick, Co. DownClientEdel McElholm The brief was to strip out, extend and refurbish the ground floor of an existing 19th century building, to create the new retail unit. The narrow plot measured six metres wide and stretched back for 33 metres, with daylight light only available from the street frontage and a…
Benaughlin Health Centre, EnniskillenCompleted2010Budget£460kLocationFlorencecourt, Enniskillen, Co. FermanaghClientPrivate ClientAwardsWAN Healthcare Awards (2012) The site for this Primary Care Centre in Fermanagh was a steeply sloping field with a fall of over 6m from front to back. Our approach to the design of the building was to provide a contemporary solution that references the tradition and forms…
Rathmullan House, Co. DownCompleted2008Budget£125kLocationRathmullanClientPrivate Client Our client wanted to extend this listed rectory to construct a kitchen, dining room and study. Our solution was to create a contemporary link between the main house and some of the derelict outbuildings which were refurbished using as much of the existing stone as possible. All the new work…
Climb-it/The Atrium @W5, BelfastCompleted2014Budget£300kLocationBelfastClientW5 at OdysseyAwardsRSUA Design Awards (2016) The challenge was to consider how the design of the 5-storey atrium could be improved to address issues of legibility, accessibility and welfare, as well as reinvigorate use of the space to improve public interaction and engagement. A key part of the re-design was the opening…
MacAdorey Opticians, NewryCompleted2008Budget£300kLocationNewryClientJoan & Tim MacAdorey Our clients already owned a thriving Opticians in Newry city centre but were keen to move into custom designed premises. The long narrow site, located in the Conservation area, was typical of the traditional premises that characterise Northern Ireland’s towns. Previous attempts to develop the site had proved unsuccessful…
