Domestic Projects - Henchion & Reuter Architects

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Carraignamweel House Co Wicklow, Ireland

1999 - 2001

The existence of a natural spring hasmeant that there has been a succession ofhouses on this site since at least 1847. Theremains of many of these were scatteredacross the site.A new wing has been added to therenovated existing house, which formsa protected courtyard with the steepembankment to the south completingthe enclosure. The walls to the new wing

are constructed exclusively with stonesgathered from the site. Particular care wastaken to f rame views of the landscape withwindow joinery made of oiled Iroko. Thesewindows are protected by a series of thezinc-clad canopies.The house is entered directly into a dayroom which has large sliding doors onto

the courtyard to the south, and to a cov-ered timber deck to the northwest. In thisway the activities of the day can capitalizeon the available sunlight.The existing cottage contains an eveningroom which focuses on the chimney-breast and the kitchen. Here the ceilingis clad in painted T&G boarding. Theaccommodation is completed by threebedrooms and a study with a concealed

and protected timber-decked garden to thewest. A stone oor is common throughoutthe house. Unpainted render completes thepalate of external materials. The court-yard has a gravel oor and a wild- owermeadow has been planted on the rest ofthe site.


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Ailesbury Road House (Extension)

Like many late nineteen century houses,this house on Ailesbury Road was or-ganised with the main reception ro omsof the house facing the road. The brieffor the new extension was to open thehouse to the rear, draw in afternoonand evening light and thereby allow forgreater enjoyment of the extensive reargarden.To maximise afternoon light a glassroom projects into t he garden to cre-ate a long west facing side faade. An

external stainless steel skeleton witha louvered canopy roof and electronicexternal vertical blinds addressed threeparticular concerns of the client withthe initial glass box proposal: they want-ed to deny the view from upper floor

windows of the flat roof, they wantedto control excessive glare & solar gain,and they want some control of potentialoverlooking from theneighbouring house. The external framealso expands the scale of the modestroom programme to respond to the scaleof the garden.The back wall of the new room has apronounced thickness. Clad in glazedbricks; this thickness is manipulated toedit views and morning light, as well as

containing t he storage requirements ofthe space.The internal floor is completed in terraz-zo. External polished paving slabs werecustom made wit h matching aggregate.

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Ballinclash, Co Wicklow, Ireland

The River Avoca is a f ast owing riverthat crosses Southern Wicklow, where thesheltered climate along its valley supportssome exceptional gardens.This site, west of Ballinaclash town, hasa wonderful southern aspect to the ri ver

as well as extensive overgrown mill andmillrace ruins. The house HRA designedfor the site is situated to enjoy acantilevered view of the r iver and the mill.The prefabricated building is organisedon a square grid of ne steel columns atfour metre centres. Walls and oor platesare also to be installed as storey-height

prefabricated units.The one-storey house has an intensivelyplanted roof to reduce the visual impactto the adjacent road which is level withthe roof.Three bedrooms are arranged to the back

of the house while the living dining areasenjoy 270 degree views of the river as itsweeps past. Three small atr iums providesolar gain and controlled ventilation tothe plan as well as off ering further spatialconnections and short cuts between livingfunctions.

Atrium House I

2007-2009

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Wall House Abtnaundorf, Leipzig, Germany

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This private house has been developedwithin the precinct of the nearby 18t hcentury castle in Abtnaundorf, to t henortheast of Leipzig.A white rendered wall, continuous aroundthe whole castle estate has beeninterrupted to creat e the new s ite. Thedesign of the house stretches this ren-dered wall onto the site: where it is foldedto generate the spaces w ithin the house.

This folding allows a smallcaretakers suite a t the ground oor tointerlock with the main house, share thesouthern aspect but withoutcompromising the privacy requestedby the client for the main south fa cinggarden.The new building enjoys carefullyorchestrated views of the castle andadjoining woodlands.

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Atrium House II Sandyford, Co Dublin

2007 - 2010

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This house enjoys an elevated site on a

north-facing slope in t he Dublin Moun-tains to the south of the city centre. It wasbuilt as a second generation house on thesite of an existing family home, therebyintensifying the ribbondevelopment along this suburban road.The house has been designed to resolvethe con icting agendas of a north fa cingpanoramic view, with the wish to optimiselight and solar gain from the s outh on asite that suffers a shortened day due tothe mountains to the south and west.The house is entered from the east on a

split level.

At the centre of the square plan is a

two-storey atrium that brings sunlight tothe main rooms, which are arranged toface t he northern view. This atrium alsoprovides controlled ventilation by stackeffect to all the main rooms and generatescomplex diagonal views across t he planand section. A discrete roof terrace hasbeen cut into the mono-pitch roof to pro-vide an elevated view to the nort h, withoutoverlookingneighbouring gardens to the south. Thebuilding engages with its garden bymeans of three stone patios on three

different levels and with three differentorientations. The external nishes extenda traditional rural black and white colourpalate, with white pigmented renderedwalls and an anthracite coated Zincstanding-seam roof.



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House at Ardattin Ballynoe, Co. Carlow

This house is planned for the grounds ofBallynoe House, a protected structuredating from 1775, which includes asubstantial Georgian house, a stablecomplex and a walled garden, at Ardattin,Co Carlow.The new residence is tailored for an oldercouple and their ve draughthorses.On a gentle slope to t he south of the exist-ing house, the new building is predomi-nantly one-storey in scale, with a port ionof two-storey accommodation to thenorthern s ide.

The house is entered under a rst oorbridge into a court yard shared betweenthe house and the stables for the horses.The kitchen and dining room looks directlyacross to the stable doors. Further liv-ing rooms to the south have extensivepanoramic views enjoyed through oor toceiling glazing. The master-bedroom suiteis located at ground oor facing east andwith three further bedrooms at rst oor.The upper oor bridges over the mainhouse entrance and is connected to acaretakers duplex apartment to the north.

2007-2009

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2008 - 2011

Brick House

This replacement house has been de-signed for an established residential sub-urb on the periphery of the UCD Bel eldCampus. The cul-de-sac was developed inthe 50s as a ser ies of grant-sized houses nished in brick and render. In recentyears, a number of t he original houseson the road have been demolished andreplaced with larger houses.This house extends to 600 m in a splitlevel arrangement. Ground ooraccommodation includes an entrance hall,reception room, combined kitchen/din-

ing room, garden living room and a homeof ce with a central winter-garden toprovide passive ventilation and maximisesolar gain.At the lower level is a den, games room,laundry and s torage. At rst oor there arefour bedrooms and associated bathrooms.The intention is to achieve a rating of A1as set out in the BER table.The house will be completed in brick witha thin pigmented slurry render and bronzewindows.

Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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