Architecture and design news

PublicationSep 30

Necessity as Invention: Ireland’s Laboratory of Renovation

ArchDaily’s seven-project editorial examines how renovation can turn constraints in Ireland’s inherited building stock into design opportunities. Its documented examples range from a 43 m² Dublin cottage to an urban block in Limerick, offering a useful adaptive-reuse case study rather than a newly announced project.

Location

Ireland; projects in County Wexford, Dublin and Limerick.

Organizations

Donal Colfer Architects — Architects, Ballymorris House; Wrkshop Architects — Architects, The Urban Cottage; Architecture Republic — Architects, Plastic House; TAKA — Architects, House 1 + House 2; Courtney McDonnell Architects — Architects, Griffith Avenue House; Jake Moulson Architects — Architects, D2 Townhouse; Carr Cotter & Naessens — Architects, Hanging Gardens Office Building; Denis Byrne Architects — Architects, Hanging Gardens Office Building; Peter Molloy Photography — Photography

Source

ArchDaily

ProjectSep 23

Linden House at Dromgarriff Rainforest / Schemata Architects

A strong adaptive-reuse and hospitality project that treats architecture as part of a wider woodland-regeneration system. The oak-lined interiors, north-lit and photovoltaic sawtooth roof, and proposed reinvestment of retreat income into landscape stewardship offer a substantive connection between design, energy, conservation, and operating model. Although completed in 2025, the project received a new, image-rich publication on September 23, 2026.

Location

Dromgarriff Estate, Glengarriff, County Cork P75 AH90, Ireland

Organizations

Schemata Architects — Architect; selected project photography; Dromgarriff Rainforest — Client-side rainforest-regeneration initiative and retreat operator; DHC Construction Limited — Construction, credited on the project as DHC Construction; Alexander Baxter Studio — Photography

Source

Schemata Architects