Sunday visit....

Today we visited the house before we went for dinner in my parents house.

I climbed out the above window to have a look at the hot tub in the garden - the door out to the garden is currently blocked by scaffolding.
You can get an idea of the scale of the window by the fact that I was comfortably able to climb out it!





Here I am trying out what will be the bench seat.  It is very low to the ground, will probably fit about 8-10 people on it....... a perfect conversation pit!

Paint!

Paint has been delivered on to site

                              Red paint for the front door 
           (Ciaran having second thoughts about this colour.....!)

                    Where's the primer for the outside railings?

Studio

This is the current state of the studio.  The room is practically finished.  It has been insulated, weather proofed and battened out in preparation for the weathering steel to go on to the back of the door.  The steel will sit flush with the cladding on the external walls and will give a seamless finish.

This room has a glass floor (with a white film between two layers of toughened glass) and a clear glass ceiling.  The wall covering is birch plywood.

Shelving

Floating shelves are being made for the alcoves downstairs

The shelves will be painted the same colour as the walls.

Putting shelving in these small alcoves makes good use of dead space.

                   

We are getting a kitchen!!!!

Yesterday the kitchen installation was started. 

This picture shows the kitchen workspace.  There is no kickboard in order to give cleaner lines.  The kitchen is made of 2 materials sprayed black mdf and oak veneer panels.

The doors in the kitchen will open on an electrical power source. When you want to open a press door you push it and the electrical current charge goes through the door and it opens slowly without human assistance!
The counter top will be made of black river washed granite.

      Click here for Dean Cooper Kitchens

We need you!!!!

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.