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den talamh Meeting Point / Fuinneamh Workshop Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The project brief was to create a meeting point for talks on the environment and on the biodiversity within Tramore Valley Park. Conceptually, the building seeks to frame a view of Carroll's Bog and draw the park visitor closer to observe and contemplate the beauty of this unique landscape within Cork city.

Applying Exposed Cork in Interior Architecture

Catalina Valenzuela Cortés — Thu, 04 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000

How can we transport ourselves to natural environments when we are in completely urban situations? The materiality of our surroundings is an important factor that determines the atmosphere we inhabit. In many cases, the use of natural materials in interior architecture can help evoke nature in our daily spaces. In this article, we will specifically analyze the effect that cork has as a special resource in the design of interior spaces. Cork is the bark of a tree species called cork oak. When extracted from the tree, it is transformed into a useful raw product and can be applied to a variety of different uses.

Bay Window Tower House / Takaaki Fuji + Yuko Fuji Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Built for a couple, their two children, and their two cats, this combined residence and office on a tiny urban lot features bay windows on all sides. Our research into bay windows from around the world revealed that they take many forms and play many appealing roles, from a device for bringing in light to a type of furniture for sitting on to a decorative interface with the city.

Prioritizing Comfort in Interiors: Nature-inspired Floors Made of Wood and Cork

Valeria Montjoy — Thu, 05 May 2022 06:45:00 +0000

Greatly driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, interior design trends that prioritize comfort and well-being have become more prominent than ever in recent years. With former confinement restrictions and the rise of hybrid work, the amount of time spent indoors to carry out daily functions has risen drastically, forcing many to adapt their living spaces accordingly. As a result, demand has focused on residential interiors that foster calmness, peace and warmth, as well as on products and design elements that successfully meet these new needs. But how to achieve this? While there are many ways to promote comfort inside the home, one method has been indisputably proven to be the most successful: bringing nature in.

Panorama House / Mosaic Design Inc.

Hana Abdel — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000

This is the project for a residence on the mountain slope with incredible ocean views including the view of Mt. Fuji.

House Elliott / Paul Elliott Architects

Hana Abdel — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 01:00:00 +0000

The submitted work is a cork-clad, mass timber house built on a relatively inaccessible site, the subdivided portion of a house designed by Julian Elliott. The site is 13.5m meters wide and 30m long. The short side is at the end of a cul-de-sac. There is a river running through the site. Prescribed setbacks from the river and the back wall allowed for a 4.5m deep floor plan.

The Cork Butter Museum / Datum Architectural Studio + Stephen Foley Architects

Valeria Silva — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000

These works consider the collection of artifacts and spaces in the Butter Museum. Reanimating a distinct historic urban field, they heighten the awareness of the socio-cultural roles of butter making in Ireland. The design erodes existing boundaries and alters spatial limits - encouraging new juxtapositions and readings between objects and viewers.

8 Biodegradable Materials the Construction Industry Needs to Know About

Ella Thorns — Wed, 02 May 2018 09:30:00 +0000

In architecture we are so caught up in creating something new, we often forget about what happens at the end of a building’s life cycle—the unfortunate, inevitable demolition. We may want our buildings to be timeless and live on forever, but the harsh reality is that they do not, so where is all the waste expected to go?

8 Common Materials You May Not Have Realized Are Sustainable

Ella Thorns — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 09:30:00 +0000

Sustainability. A word that, for many of us, has been driven into our minds from the very start of our careers as architects. We have a responsibility to the planet and future generations to design buildings that are socially conscious—from solar panels to triple-glazed windows, we have tried it all.

Could Cork Be Nature’s Answer to Our Environmental and Construction Needs?

Ella Thorns — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 09:30:00 +0000

Unbeknown to many, cork is something of a dark horse when it comes to the environment—a model of a sustainable industry and building material. By its very nature, cork is both recyclable and renewable, as it is the only tree that regenerates its bark, while harvesting that bark causes the tree no harm.

Morrison’s Island International Design Competition

Rene Submissions — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:47:00 +0000

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE MORRISON’S ISLAND INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION, CORK, IRELAND

Registered architects, landscape architects and engineers are invited to take part in a design competition to propose innovative and considered solutions for the renewal of Cork city’s quayside landscape. Participants are encouraged to collaborate with other professional disciplines, historians, craftspeople and artists. The competition aims to explore the authentic spatial and material quality of the city that has been lost in recent times and engage with the remaining historic fabric.

The purpose of this competition is to unlock opportunity and potential, advance knowledge of the city

AD Classics: Glucksman Gallery / O’Donnell + Tuomey

Bart Bryant-Mole — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:30:00 +0000

“The annals say: when the monks of Clonmacnoise / Were all at prayers inside the oratory / A ship appeared above them in the air. / The anchor dragged along behind so deep / It hooked itself into the altar rails.”[1]

O'Donnell + Tuomey Selected to Design Student Hub for Cork University

Rory Stott — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

University College Cork has selected O'Donnell + Tuomey to design the university's new student hub, which will house learning, student support and administration spaces in a new building adjacent to the campus' Victorian Windle Medical Building, to the West of the main quadrangle. Selected for their ability to work within and around the historic buildings, the project will also see O'Donnell + Tuomey restore the medical building.

House at Goleen / Níall McLaughlin Architects

Sebastian Jordana — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Client Brief
The existing house had suffered the abuse of the local climate and haphazard development over a period of years resulting in a fragmented plan and disjointed appearance. The clients brief was straightforward; to retain part of the original structure and to provide additional accommodation and landscaping fit for the quality of the site.