Construction work begins on a new house at Sky Road, Clifden, Co. Galway. Arriving at a sheltered courtyard made between plastered utility and bedroom wings an in situ concrete beam spanning 20metres offers views through the kitchen/living/dining spaces to The Atlantic Ocean beyond.
New Horizon_Architecture from Ireland by A2, GKMP and Ryan Kennihan opens at Chicago Design Museum as ID2015’s contribution to the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial which runs from October 2nd ’15 until February 1st ’16.
A2 is delighted to announce David McInerney (second from left) as Associate at A2 Architects. A2 Team pictured left-to-right: Joan McElligott, David McInerney, Raissa Zanardo, Luis Pedro and Peter Carroll
A2 are invited to refurbish Arbour Hill Boxing Club in Stoneybatter, Dublin. The suspended ceiling over the boxing hall has been taken down to reveal a series of stunning queen roof trusses and sheeted timber roof substrate all of which will be painted white. Existing toilets, showers and changing rooms are also fully refurbished.
A new detached single family house is proposed for an existing plot of a single storey prefabricated 60’s timber house in The Burnaby Estate, Greystones, Co. Wicklow. The proposed house retains the scale of the existing house immediately north while responding freely to the tree-lined meandering site boundary to the south with a series of timber pavilions.
A new public service card centre for The Office of Public Works is proposed at existing government buildings in Tipperary Town.
A new public service card centre is completed in Limerick City Centre for The Office of Public Works. An existing ground floor and first floor space at a prominent corner of Mallow Streert and Parnell Street is modified to accommodate a waiting area, public booths, interview rooms and private office space.
An extensive refurbishment of a protected three storey over basement early Georgian house in 23 Leinster Road, Rathmines for John Gerrard Artist nears completion. The project involves the subdivision of the house into three self-contained apartments. Particular attention has been placed on the treatment of unpainted internal walls, waxed floor boarding stained black, insertion of new double doorways and the fitting of brass kitchens.
Peter Carroll is invited by Professor Elizabeth Hatz to teach a joint Diploma Unit for Spring Semester 2015 at KTH Stockholm
A2 in collaboration with GKMP and RWKA are selected by Ray Ryan and Nathalie Weadick to represent New Horizons & Irish Design 2015 at the Inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial opening in October 2015.
The joint proposal is twofold: the design of an exhibition space to include the work of the three invited practices in the Chicago Design Museum for the three month duration of the Biennial; the design of a pavilion at the base of Chicago Board of Trade on LaSalle and West Jackson in Downtown Chicago. More information to follow closer to the opening;
