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3 new houses for 2015 : Are you looking for an architect in West Ireland?...
Maybe (maybe) finally the economy is on the turn and it’s great news that the Government is looking into amending the Building Regulations (again) to allow self-builders to construct their own homes –...
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I’m standing for RIAI Council 2015 Western Region, a message to colleagues:
Dear Western Region Colleagues My principle goal in standing as Western Region representative in the forthcoming RIAI Council elections is to represent you, my Western Region colleagues. To give you a...
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MarkStephensArchitects.com 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in...
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Revisit today (for groundworks) on this contemporary extension to traditional...
It’s always nice to go back to see projects once they’re bedding in and this one was for a quick visit to meet with contractor over external works to ensure planning compliance. The project can look...
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New branch office in Dublin 7 open
Mark Stephens Architects are pleased to announce the opening of a branch office in Dublin in association with Paul Cuddy and Associates – Chartered Structural Engineers. The intention is to provide the...
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Update on modernist extension to tradition 2 storey farmhouse [slideshow]
Some clients are amazing. And these are such. Where they have just sent me updated photos of the extension we designed & supervised for their farmhouse in County Roscommon. You can download a FACT...
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Planning Permission lodged on this double split level house #GodSpeed
Just lodged this application for a traditional yet contemporary house. Double split level on steep site. Fingers crossed…:
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Flooding – an architect’s viewpoint
As you’re seeing in the news flooding has hit Ireland (and the UK) hard this year; with vast areas submerged in water, homes destroyed and the cost running into billions. Everything is now pointing to...
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Initial Consultation Policy changed (yet again)
Again I’m having to reevaluate how to handle ‘Initial Consultations’; if you want to see how many times I’ve changed this policy type Initial Consultation into the search field of this site. So this is...
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Co. Roscommon house design granted planning permission:
Just had notification on the grant of planning permission for this replacement new dwelling in County Roscommon. A tricky amount of Further Information requests; we provided a lot of landscaping...
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A new way of working #Architects #Initial #Consultation
Although not new for some architects, this is a dramatic departure from the way we used to work regarding the initial and subsequent consultation. We always found that initial and ‘starting the job’...
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Planning Permission Granted on this split level new house in County Roscommon
Roscommon Planning Permission Granted We’ve just received the Final Grant of Planning Permission for this split level new house in County Roscommon: Following a tricky amount of Further Information...
View ArticleDifferent Pre-Planning Policies across the country? #Planning
Preplanning Differences across the State I’ve written previously HERE about the benefits of a pre-planning consultation prior to getting too deeply involved; and that advice still holds. But I was...
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Planning Permission lodged on this double split level house #GodSpeed
Just lodged this application for a traditional yet contemporary house. Double split level on steep site. Fingers crossed…: The post Planning Permission lodged on this double split level house #GodSpeed...
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Flooding – an architect's viewpoint
As you’re seeing in the news flooding has hit Ireland (and the UK) hard this year; with vast areas submerged in water, homes destroyed and the cost running into billions. Everything is now pointing to...
View ArticleInitial Consultation Policy changed (yet again)
Again I’m having to reevaluate how to handle ‘Initial Consultations’; if you want to see how many times I’ve changed this policy type Initial Consultation into the search field of this site. So this is...
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Co. Roscommon house design granted planning permission:
Just had notification on the grant of planning permission for this replacement new dwelling in County Roscommon. A tricky amount of Further Information requests; we provided a lot of landscaping...
View ArticleRevisit today (for groundworks) on this contemporary extension to traditional...
It’s always nice to go back to see projects once they’re bedding in and this one was for a quick visit to meet with contractor over external works to ensure planning compliance. The project can look...
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New branch office in Dublin 7 open
Mark Stephens Architects are pleased to announce the opening of a branch office in Dublin in association with Paul Cuddy and Associates – Chartered Structural Engineers. The intention is to provide the...
View ArticleUpdate on modernist extension to tradition 2 storey farmhouse [slideshow]
Some clients are amazing. And these are such. Where they have just sent me updated photos of the extension we designed & supervised for their farmhouse in County Roscommon. You can download a FACT...
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