A family farmhouse reborn

Diarmuid Reil - Monday, April 10, 2017

Rejuvenation of an existing farmyard and its building stock to provide a contemporary family home. ..

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Let the sun in, understanding your site.

Diarmuid Reil - Thursday, March 03, 2016

The clocks are poised to spring forward and the landscape begins to awaken, as the darkness of the winter recedes. Our mornings begin to brighten and our days begin to lengthen. This is a time of year when we can really appreciate the quantity and quality of light available to us in Ireland, as the sun reaches parts of our homes and gardens, where it has been absent for the darker winter months. ..

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Where do I start!

Diarmuid Reil - Friday, February 19, 2016

We’ve  all been there; stepping over a floor strewn with toys, lego pieces in the bath, tennis gear on the dining room table, hurleys down the back of the couch, the general chaos of our busy contemporary lives. To further frustrate and disappoint ourselves we watch aspirational TV shows which highlight the lives we should be living and the homes in which we should be living them, as Dermot, Kevin or George make another dream home come true. But where do we start and how do we get there, how do I even know what I really want? The dream home is attainable and achievable, but the key part is to know what you want and define your vision of the dream. ..

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Diarmuid Reil MRIAI RIBA is a Registered Architect