This house involved an extension to an existing vernacular cottage, as a weekend home on a quiet lane leading to Donegal bay.
Pitched forms that echo the cottage are enlarged, stretched and skewed but retain their cultural reference. Charred larch cladding evokes a natural materiality that fades and disappears into the blonde straw and turf-like setting. Focused views are framed, opaque elements provide shelter and warmth, are celebrated.
