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An Spéir - The Documentation of the Evolution of the Restoration of an Old Irish Farmstead, the Building of a New Passive House and the Re-Wilding of the land. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Seasonal Greetings and Best Wishes for 2017!

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Chicory Fields

Patches of blue Chicory self seeded in the wildflower fields this year.




Chicory - Watercolour on Paper - Jennie Castle
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Monday, February 8, 2016

Winter Frost



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Old and New

Old and New
Restored Farmhouse and new Passive Build

The Project

The Project
This exciting project involves the restoration of a small Irish farmstead (over 200years old) as service buildings for a new Passive House in a beautiful rural, scenic part of Ireland. CONTRACTOR : PJ O'Shea : Smartbuild Ltd

Design/Detailed Design & Project Management

Jennie Castle : Bachelor of Architecture,
Master of Architecture, UKZN, South Africa
Living in County Kilkenny, Ireland

The Old Farmstead Layout

The Old Farmstead Layout
Contractor : PJ O'Shea of Smartbuild Conservation

The 3 acre Site

The 3 acre Site
with South Orientation down to The River Nore Valley

Mid-Summer View

Mid-Summer View
Three counties can be seen from the site : Co Kilkenny, Co Waterford and Co Wexford.

Mid-Winter View

Mid-Winter View

Houzz

Remodeling and Home Design

Proposed Technologies for the Passive New Build

Geothermal Heat Source
Solar Voltaic
Water - well
Underfloor Heating
Heat Recovery Ventilation
Sewerage Treatment Plant

Consultants

  • Architect : TERESA SLATTERY, B.Arch., MRIAI Slattery Design
  • Quantity Surveyor : MARK BOLGER : MSCSI MRICS MCIArb
  • Engineer : ALAN GUILDEA : Dip.Eng; BSc.Eng; C.Eng; MIStructE; FIEI; MIFireE Chartered Civil & Structural Engineer
  • Environmental Engineer : MARTIN MURPHY : Dip(Eng), BSc(Eng), MIEI
  • BER Assessor : Siobhan Dwyer – BSc Hons. Env. Design – Creative Building Design
  • Architectural Technologist : Margaret Feeney – HDip - Creative Building Design
  • Horticulturalist : ELMER DOOL : B.Ag.Sci (Hort) Hons.

Contractor

P.J. O'Shea, Smartbuild Conservation
Foreman : Sean Lyons

Contractors

Plumbing/Heating/HRV : Damien Mullins, Heat Doc

Electrical : Kieran McMahon, Goodwins Electrical



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Jennie Castle
has a background in fine art and degrees in architecture from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. Now living in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Jennie works from her studio space, An Speir, Carrickmourne, Thomastown.
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