Architecture at the Edge(AATE) in association with Architecture Association Ireland (AAI) present;
House at Sky Road
Architect Peter Carroll, A2 Architects led tours at 11:30 and 12:30pm (max 15 per tour).
With a desire to draw its own emphatic datum line panning from the contoured hills either side this house registers and faces the force seaward winds while creating the opportunity for a sheltered microclimate within. A forty-two-metre long cast-in-situ concrete beam spans a dip in a local ridge to enable a clear-spanning living, dining and kitchen space at the core of this house. Two lower perpendicular flanking wings lie on either side – one of the bedrooms and another of ancillary spaces. The resultant primary apertures made by the beam are in contrast to the remaining smaller window openings with their own expressed lintels.
The layout and landscaping of the sheltered courtyard garden make this another room of the house. Large, lichen-covered boulders found onsite, granite patios and local stone walls provide focal points for approaching the house and encourage the use of this space. This garden is anchored by trees and hedging saved when the site was cleared and contrasts with the nature of the far larger landscape beyond.
Pre-booking required. Prebook essential via the AAI website *
*ticket holders are requested to meet at Clifden Boat Club, Castle Demesne, 20min in advance of the timed tour. The house is located a short walk from the boat club carpark in Clifden