NEWS

Renovation works to Portobello house underway

Vicar Street pocket park proposal for DCC

Poulnabrucky restoration and new build envelope sealed

GIY stage 2 and 3 into detail design for a start on site later this year...giy.ie

Meath St restoration and energy retrofit stage one completion

Works progressing on ecological renovation of property in Meath Street

Pocket Park in Dolphins Barn as part of first stage of environmental improvement scheme

Planning achieved for work at Poulnabrucky in the Burren

Planning for extension to Cherry Orchard Child Care facility achieved April 2023

Opening of Yoga Yard in Irishtown March 2023 bringing NZEB hot yoga to Irishtown...yogayarddublin.com

Green Barn Earth Exhibition completed at Airfield Estate March 2023 with DMW Creative

This existing semi-detached house in Sandymount has been fully renovated and extended. The works included raising the energy rating to an A3 and incorporating a heat pump and demand control ventilation system. The new study and glazed cloister to the rear create a stronger relationship of house to garden.

Work on the extension and refurbishment of a house on Gilford Park has restarted. The house has been completely gutted and a new sun room is proposed for the rear.

Initial work on our Kilcormac Project began this month. The Kilcormac Project is a co-design and research project to reimagine a sustainable future for Kilcormac and its surrounding Bord na Móna villages. Read more about this project here.

Construction has been completed on the Matt Talbot Community Centre. A new bespoke timber fit out package has been installed throughout the internal building. External landscaping works are due to start in the coming weeks.

The Yoga Yard on Strand Street has an array of PV panels installed.

Preparation for the rebuilding of Curraghbeg Farm, Adare is in full swing. We are carrying out a feasibility study and a master planning proposal in collaboration with Bernard Seymour Landscape Architects and CORA consulting engineers.

Planning permission for an extension to GIY (Grow It Yourself) HQ has been granted. The new proposed extension is to house training spaces and meeting rooms. As well as additional kitchen space and storage to support the cafe’s growing demand.

HCoA's entry for the RIBA competition Rethink 2025 Far Off Is Close At Hand makes the final short list https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/riba-rethink-2025-competition-shortlist

HCoA set up Dublin Central office at the Chocolate Factory Arts Centre.

HCoA's design for the Yoga Hub in Irishtown is back on site after Covid lock-down, completion early 2021.

Grow Cook Eat new series on RTE 1 featuring HCoA's Grow HQ https://giy.ie/growcookeat

Mike Haslam presents a paper on engineered timber design at the Sustainable Timber Construction Conference in Glasnevin - www.wood.ie

Sandycove - completion of the renovation of, and extension to, an existing period property near Forty Foot.

Rathfarnham – nearing completion, another energy retrofit project continuing the theme of creating more generous living spaces.

Completion of environmental improvements and extension to family home in Shandon, Dublin.

HCoA are delighted to be engaged by Matt Talbot Community Trust to redevelop their community facilities in Ballyfermot.

Gilbert Road – an energy retrofit project to upgrade an existing house to an A2 BER and create a more generous spatial arrangement.

Baldoyle – HCoA were asked by Fingal Co Co to undertake a feasibility study for a new Community and Sports Centre for the north Dublin suburb of Baldoyle. The proposal looks to meet the NZEB 2020 targets and, through the use of Cross-laminated Timber construction, seeks to be a carbon neutral project.

Convergence – ‘Housing ourselves’ – HCoA together with Caelan Bristow present ecological constructional solutions for Co-Housing projects.

Renovation of Daintree Apartment completed.

GIY's Grow HQ, courtesy of Tom O'Brien Construction, wins the CIF Award for Retail Project of the Year.

Mike Haslam presents at Arups Dublin ' Designing within a Culture of Sustainability'.