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“Our brief was to delicately modernise the once three-bedroomed cottage, to provide a calm, comfortable home for a professional couple,” says Brennan.Bodkin review: toe-curling paddywhackery from Barack and Michelle Obama plumbs the diddly dee depthsThis couple lived on Great Blasket with no electricity or running water. Here’s what they did next
“Our reconfigured plan retains the same spaces and functions but has reorganised the layout and increased the size. The original part of the house includes a bedroom, bathroom and a living area, all to the front of the property, while the new extension, which wraps around the two courtyards, houses the utility, kitchen-dining area and the main bedroom.”
“The process of matching the budget to the scope was challenging and the design process was lengthy, as the project was refined and developed through design, planning and eventually tender processes,” he says. “The clients were very clear that quality was their priority over quantity – so they didn’t want a ‘big’ house, they wanted a ‘good’ house – and we believe this has been achieved.”