Haroldville Avenue

Ailtireacht Architects, Dublin, 2019

 

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Haroldville Avenue is a concrete extension of a house of the early twentieth century in southern Dublin

At the rear of the home, a modest new single concrete extension adjoins the old house to provide a new large living, kitchen and dining space fills the entire width of the site, leading into the protruding extension with a big window around. The expanded living areas all spill out onto a gravel patio through some large windows and an adjacent door.

The Patio is the space that joins the new extension and a new external door that connects to an adjacent street creating a circular flow in the project. This cohesion between the old and new is further expressed in the concrete and in glass highlighting the old house creating a contrast with the new materials. Above, the more private first floor and a houses two bedroom and bathroom spaces, accessed via a staircase at the main entrance of the home. Finally ending with an attic with an ensuite bedroom.

Photography by Barbara Corsico

Data

  • Begun: Oct 2018
  • Completed: Sep 2019
  • Floor area: 16m2
  • Sector: Residential
  • Total cost: £162,600
  • Funding: Private
  • Tender date: Aug 2018
  • Procurement: RIAI Blue form
  • Address: Haroldville Ave, Rialto, Dublin, D08, United Kingdom

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