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Architects: Mccullough Mulvin Architects
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Henrietta Williams / Mary-Louise Halpenny
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Text description provided by the architects. This mews house built on sustainable principles is located on a square (13.0 x 13.0 m) site in the rere garden of a large Edwardian house in South Dublin.
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The ground plan is analogous to an Islamic house with external garden courts inset within a regular enclosure, the internal space free flowing under an uninterrupted concrete soffit.
![Z-Square House / Mccullough Mulvin Architects - Wood, Facade, Beam, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5501/02d7/e58e/ce81/2900/017f/medium_jpg/03_1227-03B_G6Pcol.jpg?1426129595)
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Varieties of garden are planned for the external spaces; the roof is another planted landscape, with upstanding rooflights. External walls are made with coursed granite and cedar panels.
![Z-Square House / Mccullough Mulvin Architects - Facade, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5501/02cd/e58e/ce79/2b00/017b/medium_jpg/04_1227-08B_G6P_MCM_C_YARD.jpg?1426129584)