Property company offers eco upgradesSUSTAINABLE HOMES: PROPERTY COMPANY Durkan Residential is aiming to build future phases of homes in its Creston and Silken Park…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Classic redbrick with flexible spacesRathgar: €1.5m 8 Victoria Rd, Rathgar, D6 Five-bedroom Edwardian house with generous proportions Agent: LisneyThu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Georgian hotel restored with a French twist now selling as going concernCO. SLIGO: €875,000 An eight-bedroom country house hotel in Sligo, which gives French tourists a taste of authentic Ireland, …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
BER assessors bidding for workTHE EBAY auctioning mentality has come to the jobs market, with Building Energy Rating assessors – on a new website – competing…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Family home combines cosy and brightSTILLORGAN: €850,000: 63 Leopardstown Park, Stillorgan, Co Dublin Four-bedroom house with rear extension, five minutes walk …Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Landmark Dublin church converted to officesWhile having two floors of offices in the middle of a church looks somewhat clunky, it has enabled the restoration of a ‘building…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Classic Ranelagh redbrick with airy extensionDUBLIN 6: €775,000: THIS CLASSIC redbrick at 2 Beechwood Avenue Upper in Ranelagh, Dublin 6, has been extended to create a bright…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
World of bluebell woods, wells and floral gables at OysterhavenHOLIDAY AT HOME: BLUEBELL WOODS, a stone house draped in clematis, jasmin and roses, and a personal well sum up the idyllic …Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
House renovated to make all rooms bright and beautifulBLACKROCK: €2.35M: A FIVE-BEDROOM house built in the 1950s and extended since, is comfortable and brightThu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Designer looks to Japan to keep it calmThe interior of joinery company director Patrick McKenna’s D8 house is informed by ideas from the Far EastThu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Adamstown wins planning awardNEWTOWN: ADAMSTOWN, THE new neighbourhood being built on the west side of Dublin, has won a “Sustainable Communities” award …Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Slamming the door on teenage kicksTeen behaviour is all based on their search for the answer to the question, ‘Who am I?’Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
New split-level house has a whole lot of good design ideasBLACKROCK: €850,000 A NEW SPLIT-LEVEL house in Blackrock has been carefully thought through by its designers, Davey Smith Architects…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
In at the deep endUsher your children away from their computer and television screens and to some free activity next Saturday, when the David Lloyd…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Home sweet eco homeFrom this month on, all homes offered for sale or rent will need to have a Building Energy Rating (BER) certificate showing their…Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Banking on BanksyYou could put Banksy and Hirst on your Christmas list if you head to the Tramyard Gallery in Dalkey.Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Brotherly designsFurniture designers Tadhg and Simon O'Driscoll have revamped their Dublin studio at Lombard Street East and added more furniture…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Make the cutYou can pick your own Christmas tree direct from the forest this year in the Dublin mountains near the Hellfire ClubSat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Bright home with path to LuasDUBLIN 6 €1.4M: A THREE-STOREY five-bedroom house in the Mount Saint Annes scheme in Dublin 6 has just had its price cut from…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Apartment with views all around and Dublin at your feetDUBLIN 2 €1.45M : THIS IS THE way to do high-rise living successfullyThu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Smart machinesMeet Dr Miele, fourth generation of a family whose company's appliances do the thinking for youSat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Period details on HeytesburyNEW TO THE MARKET: A ONE-STOREY over basement house in Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8, would suit someone who likes period details…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Awards showcase good design and build qualityWITH THE times that are in it the annual Opus awards were held at a lunch in the RDS yesterday, a break from the usual dinner…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
SCR redbrick given bright contemporary treatment by architectsDUBLIN 8 - €675,000: Warm oak flooring, recessed lights, pale paint colours, a new rooflight in the front bedroom and large …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Grand estate by river and sea awash with titled ownersCO WATERFORD - €4M: THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY Woodhouse manor - later extended - sits pn a 330-acre estate and takes its place …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Wenger exhibitionTo celebrate 100 years since furniture designer Hans Wegner began working with Carl Hansen & Son, there are exhibitions of…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Not all plain sailing at canalside houseTHE FRONT of this Dublin house looks a tad twee, with its rustic stone that is no doubt meant to recall the stables that would…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Henrietta Street exhibition on contemporary design in historic settingsURBAN INFILL: ALL 79 ENTRIES to an architectural competition to complete the end of a Georgian terrace on Dublin's historic …Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Two on Ulverton with flexible layouts19 ULVERTON ROAD: €1.977M & 16 ULVERTON ROAD: €1Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Magical shrine to Celtic art part of Open House weekendSOME SAY that shopping has become the new religion and in certain parts of Ireland intensive development has brought retail and…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Classic Georgian country house where the surf is always upCO SLIGO: €1.65M - Seafield House, on nine acres is Easky, Co Sligo, is the quintessential Georgian country homeThu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Awarding designIDI DESIGN AWARDS: A strong brand is crucial for a company these days so the IDI awards recognise both the designers and the…Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
Hair-raising design in Peter Mark's new homeA Dublin salon and training school combines conservation a cartoon-like decor, and swish white glossThu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Slide into the Alps on a leaseback schemeFRENCH ALPS: FRENCH PROPERTY company MGM is enticing customers to its Alpine developments, in both winter and summer, with leaseback…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Factory-made eco extensions on showIN JUST under 10 years Shomera has gone from making small home offices at the backs of gardens to house extensions, small holiday…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Mediterranean styling meets southside suburbiaThis extension by Cast Architecture shows how important it is to get your materials right when they dominate the structureThu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Cottage with potential on hillside in StepasideFUCHSIA Lodge, a long cottage high on a hill above Stepaside, Co Dublin, is in a very special place just off the edge of most…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Dublin to get new public park on canalDUBLIN IS to get a new public park with floating gardens, pavilions, playgrounds, cafes, cycle path, sports pitches and boating…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Memorial to Irish architect of White House unveiled in KilkennyA MEMORIAL to the Kilkenny-born architect of the White House, James Hoban, is being unveiled this evening, 100 yards from his…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Orange Order marches into contemporary designA NEW cultural centre has been built on the site of a former Orange hall and Church of Ireland hall in Bready, Co Tyrone.Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Award for Killiney houseA HOUSE in Killiney designed by O'Donnell and Tuomey Architects, and a bridge at the University of Limerick by Wilkinson Eyre…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Architects have designs on VeniceIRELAND'S PARTICIPATION in the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale, this autumn, was announced by Minister…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Holiday homes with a sea view in GaeltachtCO DONEGAL - €325,000: A SCHEME OF six two-bedroom homes beside Magheraclogher Beach in Donegal would suit those who like to…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Should people treat architecture as an art form?The Arts Council wants to get the public to engage with architecture more and hopes that people can be just as comfortable talking…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Garden show blooming with ideasLast weekend's Bloom garden show nurtured many ideas as to just what companies could do with their landscaping, writes Emma Cullinan…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Easy-going design looks relaxed in Georgian streetscapeARCHITECTURE: WHEN I TELL architect Niall McCullough that I cycle past this building a few times a week but hadn't noticed it…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Winning Portobello extension combines sleekness and humanityThe architects who won an AAI award for remodelling a city cottage to give it views and light tell Emma Cullinan how they did…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Architect-designed, factory-built timber house near the beachCO WATERFORD: €1.2M: THIS ARCHITECT-DESIGNED house was largely built in a factory by Griffner Coillte and delivered to site…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Extending homes into a new world of designWhile many experienced architects steer clear of designing extensions, one practice has dedicated itself to small domestic jobs…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
The road to new development that is blocked by a houseIRIS NASCIMENTO is one of those lucky people who lives right on the beach in the north-east of Brazil but she has fought hard…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00