We are delighted to announce that our Strand Road project has been selected to feature in Open House Dublin 2018, presented by the Irish Architecture Foundation.
Strand Road involves the extension and renovation of a house in Sutton, Dublin 13, created behind a retained 18th-century stone façade. The project carefully negotiates the relationship between the historic structure and new architectural interventions, establishing continuity between old and new elements.
The long, narrow, and irregularly shaped site, combined with its east–west orientation, informs a snaking plan form that moves through the house and terminates in a garden room. Two courtyards and an open front-to-back kitchen and living space create a sequence of interconnected internal and external spaces, while a glazed gallery overlooking the main living areas serves the first-floor bedrooms.
Visitors will be invited to explore how salvaged brick and stone from the original structure are reused within the new construction, reinforcing a material connection to the history of the site while supporting a contemporary domestic layout.
This Open House Dublin event offers an opportunity to experience how a sensitive architectural approach can transform an existing building, balancing conservation, adaptation, and modern family living within a constrained urban site.