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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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Up go the insulated block walls .....



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Labels: Insulated blockwork Ireland, insulated cavity, passiv haus Ireland, Passive House Ireland, Xtratherm

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Internal walls laid out and sub-slab reinforcement ready for the great pour...


Slab will be stopped at either side of the main service channel through the garage



Concrete pad for the steel base plate for the staircase

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Labels: domestic architecture Ireland, eco house Ireland, insulated blockwork, insulated cavity, Passive House Ireland, Quinnlite, radon, steel reinforcement, Xtratherm

Monday, July 22, 2013

Typical Window/Door detail sketch drawings





Sketches by Robert White

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Labels: cement block and stone wall detail, insulated cavity, Quinnlite, thermal insulation, Xtratherm
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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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