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House At Kilmore

House At Kilmore
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HOUSE AT KILMORE

GKMP Architects

Architects
Gkmp Architects

CONTRACTOR
Bawn Developments

ENGINEER
Arthur Murphy & Co

QUANTITY SURYEYOR
Sarah Stafford Surveying

PHOTOGRAPHS
Alice Clancy

AREA
205 m²

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Kilmore, Ireland

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This new family home occupies a one acre site on farmland close to the beach at Ballyhealy in the south-east of Ireland.

The house is oriented to the view of the last remaining Norman tower of Ballyhealy Castle to the south-west and to the ruins of St. John’s Church to the north.

House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy
House At Kilmore
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The building is conceived as a single compact form; it takes pleasure in its compactness.

We have deliberately sought to enclose the biggest volume in the smallest surface and to recognise the formal virtue in this intrinsic economy.

In this way we aim to make the best use of the available land; to achieve an appropriate relationship to the surrounding landscape; and to intensify and animate the interior life of the house.

House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy
House At Kilmore
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House At Kilmore
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The house has a simple and direct appearance externally, establishing a resonance with the vernacular structures in the locality. It has a pyramidal slate roof and lime-rendered walls.

The form is slightly asymmetrical to respond to its context and the roof is then cut to set up the entrance.

The pyramid roof is made by four large-span timber beams that meet at the apex. These are supported by blockwork walls.

House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy
House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy
House At Kilmore
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The structure gives a freedom to the interior space that is then loosely arranged around a central birch plywood stairs.

The living areas are on the west and south side enjoying the view to the Castle. The bedrooms are on the east and have staggered corner windows to open up to the morning sun.

The house has a deep overhang on the south and west to create a threshold and a sheltered external space.

House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy


House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy
House At Kilmore
© Alice Clancy


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