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Cork Rural Design Guide
The council's guidance on siting and designing a house in the countryside.
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- 112 checklist for have you included: Completed Application Form? Page of newspaper containing advert? Copy of the erected site notice? A plan showing the position of the site notice? 6 copies of location map to a scale not less then 1:1250, identifying the site in colour and showing the level or contours of the land? (maps shall include Ordnance Survey sheet number, north point and scale) A schedule listing all plans, maps and drawings? 6 copies of the Site Characterisation Form including test hole layout plan ? 6 copies of site layout plan at a scale not less than 1:500 showing adjoining land in blue and wayleaves in yellow; site boundary in red; identifying all buildings, roads, septic tanks, well stands of trees etc; marking distance of buildings from site boundaries? 6 copies of drawings of floor plans of scale not less than 1:200, indicating dimensions and the name and address of person who prepared them? 6 copies of drawings of all elevations of scale not less than 1:200, depicting dimensions and height of overall building and the name and address of the person who prepared them? The appropriate fee? planning applications
- 113 addressing the deep plan house an interpretation of the guide by Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management In order to augment the design guidance within the document, CBP commissioned an architectural practice from outside the Cork region to interpret the guidance material, with the specific objective of addressing the very difficult design challenge of the deep plan two storey rural house. Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects, a registered practice with the RIAI with a track record of producing innovative and contemporary interpretations of the Irish rural house, was directed to develop one possible design approach to address the big box effect of the double deep plan, interpreting the guidance offered in the document on issues of scale, form, proportion, finishes etc. The practice was directed to work to a plan depth of nine metres accommodating a full two storey house and conservatory. Worked up sketches of both a two storey and a one and a half storey interpretation of the double deep plan house are featured overleaf.
- 114 © Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management2 Storey House - 186 m2 or (2000 sq ft) plus conservatory 37.5o There is scope for adaptation to other orientations. If the traditional front of the house facing the road has a southerly aspect, primary spaces could be relocated to the southside allowing for lower window sill heights for passive solar gain The proposed wall cladding materials are untreated durable timber boarding such as ceder wood, oak or iroko. These will weather to a soft silvery grey colour. This solution offers a fusion between the traditional and the contemporary as an adaptation of the rectangular box plan. Efforts have concentrated on achieving a less dominant primary roof form that is in harmony with the scale and proportions of the traditional farmhouse. This has been achieved by setting the horizontal external gable dimension at 7.5m with a 37.5o double pitched roof. The additional internal floor area has been achieved by adding a contemporary interpretation of a rear “lean-to”. By handling this element in a very contemporary manner it is possible to marry a flat roof (either finished in lead or pvc membrane) with the traditional form of the rest of the house. The introduction of this contemporary intervention offers the opportunity for the rear wall to be treated entirely differently from the rest of the house both in terms of finishes and relationship of solid to void. Whilst shown below as a two storey option, the same house can easily be applied to the storey and a half with no change to the footprint. This is depicted on the opposite page as a storey and a half incorporating a contemporary reinterpretation of the eaves dormer. firs first floor side side front - north facing alternative front - south facing rear - south facing alternative rear - north facing ground floor
- 115 The use of a flat roof to help achieve the depth in the plan form, whilst retaining a 37.5º roof pitch, is a challenging concept not to be deployed lightly in everyday commissions. Indeed, planners within the County will in most instances recommend great caution in their use, unless they can be demonstrated by a skilled hand, as in this case, to be an integral part of the design solution. Careful detailing is critical to their success as a design element. Where such an element cannot be handled skillfully, designers should revert to the more conventional design solutions advised for the deep plan form, illustrated on pages 66 and 67 of the document. *for alternative solutions to the deep plan house see pages 66 and 67
- 116 new boundary planting name suitability advantages disadvantages Alder Alnus glutinosa Ash Fraxinus excelsior Birch Betula Blackthorn Prunus spinosa wild Cherry Prunus avium Crab Apple Malus sylvestris Elder Sambucus nigra Elm Uimus glabra Gorse Ulex europaeus Guelder rose Viburnum opulus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquilifolium Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Oak Quercus Streamside, damp or waterlogged Open woodland and hedgerows Good pioneer species, open and woodland sites Hedgerows, woods, banks and dense thickets Woods and hedgerows Good in hedgerows Good in hedgerows and woodlands Good in hedgerows and woodland Hedgerows and scrub Hedgerows and woodland edges Hedgerows and scrub Hillsides, woodland understorey Woodlands Climber good in hedgerows Best on its own or in groups Will not flourish in stagnant water Will not grow in shade Requires open location Dislikes dry sites, prone to Dutch Elm disease Dislikes acid soils and wet sites Dislikes acid soils Dislikes wet sites, difficult to establish Needs shelter when young Fast growing, easy to establish, good in clay,fill and wet soils Good in windswept, exposed and coastal sites Good in damp and poor soils, for sheltering slower growing species. Good in stoney soils, windswept, exposed and coastal sites, stockproof Attractive blossom and foliage, easily established Attractive blossom, form and foliage, easily established Fast growing, tolerates exposed conditions. Berries edible Fast growing, tolerates exposed conditions Evergreen, fast growing, good protection for saplings Attractive blossom, form and foliage Good protection for saplings, deters livestock Coppices easily, prevents erosion Form thin, hillside soils Evergreen, tolerant of exposure Attractive flowers, hardy. Tolerates shallow, rocky soils, very windfirm Below is a list of trees and shrubs suitable for countryside hedgerows and shelterbelts. This list is not exhaustive, but gives an indication of some of the appropriate species to consider when planting for shelter.
- 117 Privet Ligustrum vulgare Rowan (or Mountain Ash) Sorbus aucuparia Whitebeam Sorbus Intermedia Willow Salix Beech Fagus sylvatica Fuschia Fuschia magellanica Larch Larix Lime Tilia vulgaris Horse Chestnut Aescus hippcastanum Sweet chestnut Castanae sativa Hedgerows Woodlands, hillsides Woodland, rocky ground Stream sides and damp sites Easily established, attractive flowers Hardy, tolerant of exposure, attractive flowers and berries Tolerant of coastal exposure, attractive foliage and flowers Fast growing, good shelter and screen trees Prefers dry sites As Rowan but better tolerance of damp soils Cannot survive permanent waterlogging non-native trees(introduced naturalised species) Single trees, shelter belts Good in hedgerows Single trees and plantations Single trees, woodland Woodland, single trees Woodland Salt tolerant, will grow in shade Attractive flowers and foliage Deciduous, conifer, withstands exposure, deep rooted Attractive form Attractive form, flowers and autumn colour Fast growing, easily coppiced Grows best when ‘nursed’ Needs shelter when young Suffers from cold and exposure conifers Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Corsican Pine (or Black Pine) Pinus nigra Juniper Juniperis communis Lodge Pole Pine Pinus contorta Yew Taxus baccata Single trees and groups Single trees and groups Single trees and groups Windswept areas Single trees and groups Attractive foliage, good on dry, rocky and acid soils Good shelterbelt, salt tolerant, good on limestone and sand Open moorland and chalky soils, good shelterbelt. Edible berries. Fast growing, very tolerant, good on damp soils One of the first trees to bloom each year Dislikes lime and wet peat Not windfirm on clay
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