1800’s renovation with amazing beauty
If, like many others in the area, you think this house is owned by a famous boxer – think again. It’s funny because we still have people asking us if…
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Barn Conversion at its finest
Even though Andrew and Julie Rogers’ barn conversion, completed over a decade ago, gave them the home they always dreamt of, once they were living in the house they realised…
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Small modern family home in Co Down
Because John and Leanne O’Connor couldn’t build their house to face the sun, for planning reasons, they used fin shaped walls to coax sunlight back inside. We were lucky enough…
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The house with nine lives
Fire, theft, water damage, what this house lived through reads like an insurance claim gone mad. Saving it from the brink were Wendy and David Campbell of Co Down. Starting…
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The Contemporary Bungalow
For Rodney and Emma McKay of Co Down, building a ‘traditional’ bungalow was out of the question. And the result is very different indeed to what you’d expect a one…
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A countryside carbon neutral home
We bring you the homes Irish architects, engineers and other house building designers live in. Nicola Waddington RSUA/RIBA: A husband and wife team leads this architectural practice; it’s therefore no…
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Designer hypermodern home
We bring you the homes Irish architects, engineers and other house building designers live in. Kostas Wootis MRIAI: This hypermodern home still retains its cachet almost two decades after it…
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Family ties
Strengthening bonds within a family often involves gatherings for special events, perhaps even a joint holiday or two. Brothers-in-law Ryan Livendale and Callum Scott cemented their relationship with a slightly…
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La dolce vita
It’s not just entrepreneurs who get their best ideas when relaxing on holiday, so do self-builders! This Irish SelfBuild certainly has an international feel. Colin and Barbara Barry had always…
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Train Station Home
It was something of a homecoming for draughtsman and government housing officer John Gresham and his wife Alice to buy a listed building… which happened to be an old train…
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Unfinished Symphony
Back in 2004, gaining planning permission to build a new home in a rural setting in NI was quite different to today. Then, the only real chance of success was…
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Home Grown Plot
When you’ve put down roots and raised a family it’s very hard to leave after 40 years, especially if you built the house yourself. But life moves on, the house…
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