House in Swords

 

This new build family house is located on a rural site in North County Dublin, adjacent to the family farm. The site is exposed, sitting towards the top of a local valley, with a good east-south-west orientation and views accross the agricultural landscape.



The part one and two storey house is conceived as a series of natural slate pitched roofs mastered by a blue limestone wall which faces the road and provides cover from the prevailing westerly wind.  The plan is arranged in a series of linked linear arrangements with the garage and utility spaces facing the road, kitchen and living spaces facing south and bedroom accommodation facing east and north.

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The roofs form a series of linked double height spaces, punctured by roof lights. An oak floor provides a material link across the spaces and large windows provide views out into the landscape. The palette of finishes internally is restrained, with simple white plastered walls that accentuate the spaces and harmoniously blend with the floors.

 

Status: Complete