The Irish Rural House - Design Guidelines

A compilation of all the blog posts by Mark Stephens Architects on the principles of design for the Irish Rural House.

Whether you are contemplating a new house, extending an existing one or just interested in Irish Rural Housing then this book is ideal.

Chapters include:

The plan is still the generator
The Section is critical
Scale and Proportion
Massing
Legibility and visual appropriateness
The Site
Designing for the sun
What s the big idea?
Rhythm & repetition
Thermal performance vs Traditional Forms
Size isn t everything
Back to the form again
Materials
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