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House In Ireland

House In Ireland
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HOUSE IN IRELAND

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ARCHITECTS
Markus schietsch architekten

LOCATION
Ireland

CATEGORY
Houses

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Kevin gartland architects, cork

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Fourem consulting engineers, cork

AREA
150.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR
2014

TECHNICAL SERVICES
Sean o‘leary, ballingeary

Text description provided by architect.

Picture an Irish country house nestled in the gently rolling hills of the County Cork. The client, a neurologist and psychiatrist, wanted to extend the house to include new living quarters and a master bedroom.

House In Ireland
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House In Ireland
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House In Ireland
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In addition to the spatial extension, the new master bedroom is designed both to rest elevated on the neighboring hillside to get the best view of the wild-romantic Irish landscape, as well as to embed the house even stronger into the surrounding area.

The new extension now connects directly to the existing building and stretches to the northerly hillside. At the foot of the small hill the house is bent vertically upwards.

The new space uses the shape of the existing building as a springboard and develops it further into an expressive sculpture. This evolution results in intriguing spatial situations and relationships: The alternating legibility between classic house and expressive sculpture results in a harmonic yet iconographic building ensemble.

House In Ireland
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House In Ireland
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The new relationships between the surrounding landscape and the generous flowing space enrich the living experience and contrast with the existing cottage.

In the interior the distinctive bend of the existing cottage roof is mirrored in a new undulating spatial layer.

The curved stair elements connect the living area on the ground floor with the elevated master bedroom up on the hillside.

House In Ireland
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Underneath partially sunken into the earth the bathroom is designed as a ‘color-space’ contrasting the green of the Irish landscape.

House In Ireland
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A generous opening connects the existing house and the new extension.


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