Plans! Plans! Plans!
On to discussions about the good stuff - what we are going to do with the house!
We intend to completely renovate the main two-storey element of the building. This involves completely removing any architectural features and repairing them. We also have to demolish the two-storey projection at the back and we are rebuilding a three-storey and single-storey structure in its place. Because garden space is so limited we are going to have two little courtyards. The larger courtyard will be enclosed by bi-folding doors. When open they will make the garden become part of the house. Hopefully we will get some sunny days to enjoy this space!!!
And oh yes, there will be glass!!! Lots of glass and light!!!
Ciaran tells me that he is building in a bench seat in an area of the kitchen/dining room that will have angled glass looking up to the 5 metre stone rear boundary wall. He describes it as being very "Lautner-esque" and says it is the one part of the design that he is doing what he refers to as "fancy show-boating"!
We made a decision to go high-spec with under floor heating, combi boilers, sound systems, etc. You'll get to read more about this as we continue to blog about the building process.
This blog was originally started to track our progress as we regenerated a derelict Victorian house in Dublin. We turned an old crumbling ruin in to our dream house! If you wish to read through the trials and tribulations of the house build it is best to start at the oldest blog post and read in date order. The blog then evolved in to being all about my life in Dublin, Ireland and then life in Malaga, Spain with artist "PIGSY" and now back in Dublin I hope you enjoy reading it!
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