A wooden box waltzes over a meadow, carried on its stone partner to catch views of the bog beyond - a rich marshland crisscrossed with glimmering streams.  The wood and stone boxes braid together to make a double height parlor space catching sunshine from the south.

Ireland has stone building in its blood.  This is a house inspired by the surrounding fields of dry stone walls. A little further south is Lough Gur - a lake with a necklace of 5,000 year old Neolithic archeology, including a great stone circle.  The patterns and colours of the local stone are captivating, and the house brings together flags of yellow sandstone, anchored by large blocks of grey limestone. Reclaimed oak railway sleepers create an island in the meadow, lifting people slightly above the long grass.

CO2 emission and the cost of heating the home in winter is vastly reduced by integrating the latest air-to-water heat recovery technology, avoiding the conventional oil burning systems.

GFA : 370 sqm