Our Glentora project was featured in the Home & Design section of The Irish Times.
Glentora is a new house in Howth, Co. Dublin, built on the site of a former tram cottage. The design responds closely to its setting, with the form and organisation of the new dwelling echoing those of the original house. Materials were selected to allow the building to settle naturally into its context.
A tower-like volume formed in Howth stone captures long views along the eastern coast towards the Mourne Mountains. To the rear, the house folds into the landscape through a sequence of stepped volumes, terraces, and courtyards, creating a strong relationship between interior spaces and the surrounding site.
The project was Selected for Exhibition at the 2023 RIAI Architecture Awards and formed part of the Irish Architecture Foundation’s 2023 Open House Dublin programme. Glentora was also a Finalist in the Architectural Design Excellence up to €10m category at the 2024 Irish Construction Excellence Awards, and a Finalist in the Single House Building of the Year category at the 2024 Building and Architect of the Year Awards.
We are very grateful to The Irish Times for featuring the project and for the opportunity to share Glentora with their readers.