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Sligo Town House — completed renovation & rear extension.

This project reimagined the tight rear yard of a Sligo town house, sandwiched between the main house and an existing coach house. Rather than fight the site's constraints, the new extension takes its cue from the chaotic, ad-hoc rear extensions that have accumulated behind these terraces over generations — juxtaposed angles carving light wells into a genuinely tight footprint.

Timber frame construction, clad in black stained larch, sits quietly against the older masonry.

Inside, the kitchen sits under a large rooflight with an exposed joist ceiling - a datum that's echoed again in the new stair, where full-height studs form the enclosure and let light bleed from a roof light at the stairhead down into the circulation spaces below.

The whole house was brought up to an A energy rating using Passive House principles - proof that a highly efficient retrofit and a characterful, site-specific design aren't mutually exclusive.

Close-up of a modern building corner with black wooden siding and a white metal trim against a cloudy sky
A kitchen view through a doorway shows a dining table with yellow chairs in the foreground and kitchen cabinets and window in the background.
View of a garden through a window with a white canopy.
View through a partially open door showing a bright room with light-colored walls and a window with blue sky outside.
A black wooden fence with visible water droplets on its surface and some overgrown green leaves and branches in front of a large window.
A small outdoor patio area with a black wooden wall, a wooden chair, a young tree with red leaves, and a doorway leading into a house with visible interior furniture and wooden floors.
Close-up of red and white variegated leaves on a plant, with a blurred background of a wooden surface.
A grey building with a slate roof and two skylights. There are three cars parked in front. A parking sign is visible on the left, and a person on the right.