Jennie Castle Architecture

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

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Thistle this and Thistle that!

A variety of thistles are growing in the an Spéir Ark......

Creeping Thistle, pink

Creeping Thistle, white

Marsh Thistle

Spear Thistle

Sow Thistle

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Labels: all Ireland Pollinator Plan, Biodiversity, biodiversityireland, Irish Thistles, Lets Build an Ark, Re-wilding Ireland, We are the Ark

Friday, September 6, 2013

Late Summer/Early Autumn Thistles at the Bottom of the Garden....

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Labels: Irish Thistles, Irish Wildflowers, Irish Wildlife Diversity

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Restored Farmhouse and new Passive Build

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

Contractor : PJ O'Shea of Smartbuild Conservation

The 3 acre Site

with South Orientation down to The River Nore Valley

Mid-Summer View

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

Mid-Winter View

Houzz

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

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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