Article source: Scullion Architects

The house is situated a few miles outside the predominantly red-brick town of Dundalk in the sea-side village of Blackrock.  The clients, a retired couple, sought a modestly-sized, low-energy, warm and welcoming home that enjoyed sunlight all day long.

The selected site was the last in a row of plots which were being sold-off in a piecemeal fashion on former agricultural land. As such, at the time of design there was no immediate built context, only the surrounding meadow, zoned to remain undeveloped, and an incomplete access road.  Topographically the site sloped down to the south from back to front, overlooked the meadow to the west, and would adjoin future neighbours to the east.

Image Courtesy © Aisling McCoy & Declan Scullion

• Architects: Scullion Architects
• Project: Blackrock House
• Location: Dundalk, Ireland
• Software used: SketchUp
• Photography: Aisling McCoy & Declan Scullion
• Contractor: EMSM Construction
• Engineer: GFM Engineering Consultants
• Products and Materials
  • Brick: Ibstock Olde English Buff
  • Windows: Nordan
  • Roof Slates: Tegral Thrutone
• Area: 200m2
• Status: Built

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