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Ciaran's company ODKM Architects have been nominated for a Public Choice Award in the Irish Architecture Awards.


The winner gets chosen by YOU!


Could you please click HERE and vote for "Fortfield"


I very much appreciate you taking the time to vote and I would also appreciate if you could get your friends to vote too!!!

Here's an image of the nominated project:

Photos from today

Today the concrete floor has been coloured and sealed.  

Ciaran visited the house after work today and took a few pictures.

Two layers of sealant and hardener has been put on the concrete floor.  One more to go!

Current state of the front garden - preparing before the paving stones are laid. The paving stones will be to the right of the front door. 


There will be concrete leading up to the front door.  Metal lines will be visible in the concrete in an etching designed by Ciaran.

Bench seat in the front room is being constructed.  

Steel frame will be covered in oak and then custom upholstered.

Canopy above the front door is being rebuilt. The original canopy was in such a state of disrepair that it needed to be removed.  Ciaran considered leaving it off but decided to build a new one and reinstall it as he felt it would do a good job of protecting us from the rain as we were opening the door.  

Glass has been fitted in the door out to the tiny courtyard. In the above picture you can look right through to the back of the house and see the glass door in the below picture.  Lights have been fitted that will illuminate this area to the back of the house and it will make a nice feature at night as you enter the house.  The light will be welcoming and will draw you in to the house.

Art in the Bank of Ireland!

Bank of Ireland in Terenure are having an art display this week.  Ciaran was asked to display some of this pictures.  Unfortunately most of his work is in storage at the moment and he hasn't been painting at all in the last year due to all his time being taken up with the house build.

He sent over one picture "The Player" to go on display.  If you are out and about in Terenure feel free to call in to the bank to see it!

The bank was also having an art raffle and they were looking for donations of pictures for this.  Ciaran donated a picture painted by his father, Brain McCoy for the raffle.  The raffle is in aid of the Make a Wish Foundation.

The hoarding is down!

Steel cladding is nearly finished!

The hoarding has been taken down at the front of the house and the   wrought iron railings are being put back up.  The railings will be fitted in to the original granite plinth.

Subway tiles

The downstairs bathroom has been tiled.  Ciaran chose a white subway tile with no bevel.  These proved difficult to locate.  The bevelled subway tile is easy enough to procure in Ireland but the non-bevelled subway tile is not commonly found.  At one point we thought we may have to ship them in from the States but luckily an Irish supplier was found eventually.

              The grouting is a dark grey to make the tiles stand out.

                                   
                                                    Upstairs bathroom

                       
                                  Downstairs bathroom

Paint!

Choosing colours with the assistance of the Dulux Paint Specialist.   The very dark sample above is the paint for the fireplace.

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