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Cork Rural Design Guide

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  1. 119 Moray District Local Plan 1993-1998: Housing in the Countryside, Moray District Council, Scotland Naismith, Robert J. (1989), Buildings of the Scottish Countryside, Countryside Commission of Scotland, Victor Gallancz, London Ni Lamhna, E (2002), Talking Wild, Town House and Country House Ltd Peak National Park (1987), Building Design Guide Perth and Kinross District Council (1995), Guidance on the Siting and Design of Houses in Rural Areas Roche, N. (1999), The Legacy of Light - a History of Irish Windows, Wordwell Ltd. Rothery, S. (1997) The Buildings of Ireland, The Lilliput Press Ltd. Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (1993), Fields of Vision – New Ideas in Rural House Design, RIAS Edinburgh Shaffrey, Patrick and Maura (1985) Irish Countryside Buildings - everyday architecture in the rural landscape, O’Brien Press Dublin The Scottish Executive (1991), Designing Places: a policy statement for Scotland The Scottish Office (1991), Siting and Design of New Housing in the Countryside, PAN 36, HMSO, Edinburgh The Scottish Office (1994), Fitting New Housing Development into the Landscape, PAN 44, HMSO, Edinburgh The Scottish Office (1998), Investing in Quality: improving the design of new housing in the Scottish Countryside (a consultation paper)’ UCD School of Architecture, Building Sensitively in Ireland’s Landscapes, prepared by the Housing and Urban Design Research Institute, published by Bord Failte, An Taisce & Galway County Council Irish Architecture Journals and Annuals and various publications by the RIAI
  2. 120 picture credits design credits - houses featured Every effort has been made to credit correctly the houses which appear in the Guide. Any omissions or inaccuracies should be brought to the attention of the Planning Policy Unit, details at front. 1 Niall Hyde Architect 8 John Dorman Architects (Photo courtesy of John Dorman Architects) 9 Michael Williams Associates (Photo courtesy of Michael Williams Associates) 11 Donal Hoare Architect 14 Simon Conolly, Akiboye Conolly Architects (Photo courtesy of Akiboye Conolly Architects) 15 SSA Architects 16 Tony Kelly, Wilson Architecture (Photo courtesy of Wilson Architecture) 17 D. Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson 22 W. Sutchbury (Extension) 24 Donal Hoare Architect 26 SSA Architects 29 Caroline Dickson Architects colin buchanan and partners ltd Photographs 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29, 30, 37, 54,60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 91, 93, 95, 99,105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 119, 122, 129, 135, 136, 162. mike shanahan + associates, architects Photographs 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 97, 98, 100, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142,143,145, 146,147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165,167,168,169,170,172,173,174,175. photo and design credits
  3. 121 47 Niall Hyde Architect 48 MSA Architects 49 Pat McCabe of Simon J Kelly + Partners Architects (Photo courtesy of Simon J Kelly + Partners) 51 Kees van Dam Architect 53 Kees van Dam Architect 55 Nick & Elaine Brown Architects 59 Cork County Council Architects 78 Roisin Murphy, Warren Architecture and Interiors (Photo courtesy of Warren Architecture and Interiors) 79 Roisin Murphy, Warren Architecture and Interiors (Photo courtesy of Warren Architecture and Interiors) 80 Pat McCabe, Simon J Kelly + Partners Architects (Photo courtesy of Simon J Kelly + Partners Architects) 81 Paul Keogh, Paul Keogh Architects 82 Shelley McNamara & Yvonne Farrell, Grafton Architects 83 Prof Kulka and Daly Barry Associates (Photo courtesy of Daly Barry Associates) 84 Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management (Photo courtesy of Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management) 85 Michael Williams Associates (Photo courtesy of Michael Williams Associates) 86 Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management (Photo courtesy of Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management) 87 Tony Kelly, Wilson Architecture (Photo courtesy of Wilson Architecture) 94 OPW Architects 98 Geoffrey Bainister Architect 101 Tom Hegarty, O’Riordan Staehli Architects 102 Tom Hegarty, O’Riordan Staehli Architects 103 Tom Hegarty, O’Riordan Staehli Architects 104 Prof Kulka and Daly Barry Associates 105-113 D. Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson 114 Donal Hoare Architect 119 Orna Hanly Architects 120 D.Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson 121 MSA Architects 123 Cork County Council Architects 125 OPW Architects (TBC) 129 Orna Hanly Architect 130 D.Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson 131 unknown 132 Prof Kulka and Daly Barry Associates (Photo courtesy of Daly Barry Associates) 133 Cole Partnership 135 Caroline Dickson Architects 136 Orna Hanly Architect
  4. 122 137 Cork County Council Architects 138 Niall McLaughlin Architects 140 MSA Architects 141 WA Houlihan Architect 142 MSA Architects 143 D.Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson 144 Michael Williams Associates (Photo courtesy of Michael Williams Associates) 145 SSA Architects 146 SSA Architects 147 Fourem Design 149 D.Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson 150 Cork County Council Architects 151 Cork County Council Architects 152 unknown 153 unknown 154 Tom Hegarty, O’Riordan Staehli Architects 155 WA Houlihan Architect 157 Frank Murphy & Partners 160 W. Stutchbury, SSA Architects 164 W. Stutchbury, SSA Architects 166 Tony Kelly, Wilson Architecture (Photo courtesy of Wilson Architecture) 168 MSA Architects 171 Pat McCabe, Simon J Kelly + Partners
  5. 123 acknowledgements & accreditation The authors would like to thank the following for their contribution to this guide: The Cork County Council Design Steering Group for their commission and direction, ongoing advice and input and their commitment to this project: • William A. Houlihan - County Architect • Patricia Power - Director of Service, Northern Division • John Clements - Executive Planner, Planning Policy Unit The Project Team for their professionalism, dedication and tireless passion for the subject throughout this project: Colin Buchanan and Partners Ltd - project management, graphic design and layout of guide, text, photographs and editing: • Paul Mc Ternan - Associate Director (Planning) • Lisa Grainger - Principal Planner/Urban Designer • Gary Rowan - Senior Planner • Alma Clavin - Graduate Planner • Aoife Curran - Graphic Design Mike Shanahan + Associates, Architects - design and illustrations (all sketches except where otherwise noted), narrow plan worked example, text, photographs and editing: • Michael Shanahan - Architect, Director • Margaret Walsh - Architect, Director • Patrick Sullivan - Senior Architectural Technican • Liam Morrissey - Architectural Technican • Anthony Hayes - Graduate Architect A special thanks is accorded to Mary Kerrigan Frank Harkin Architects and Project Management - for their interpretation of the guidance in respect of the deep plan house in the appendices. The contribution of Mary Kerrigan - Architect/Partner, Frank Harkin - Architectural Technologist/Partner and Joanne Dooher - Architectural Assistant are acknowledged. The authors express their gratitude to all of those who kindly submitted photographic and sketch material for inclusion in the document (listed within the Picture Credits). In particular the assistance of the RIAI Southern Region and its then chairman Paul Hudson are acknowledged as are the contibutions of many of the officers at Cork County Council who provided valuable input to the various drafts of the Guide. The authors would also like to acknowledge the writing and work of W. Stutchbury Architect , which proved an inspiration to the design team, together with the seminal design guidance works of The Moray Council in Scotland and Essex County Council in England.
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  7. No. 1: CORK RURAL DESIGN GUIDE: BUILDING A NEW HOUSE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE - DECEMBER 2003 No. 2: RESIDENTIAL ESTATES DESIGN GUIDE - In preparation TITLES IN THE SERIES PLANNING GUIDANCE AND STANDARDS SERIES Cork County Council Planning Policy Unit Further information on the Planning Guidance and Standard Series can be obtained from: The Planning Policy Unit Floor 13 County Hall Cork. Tel: 021 4285 900 This document is part of Cork County Council’s Planning Guidance and Standards Series. The series gives technical guidance and background information on a wide range of planning topics relevant to County Cork and is an important resource for those involved in the planning and development sectors. In giving a practical everyday context to many of the policies and objectives in the County Development Plan, the documents will also be valuable for people who have a more general interest in planning and in the ongoing development of the county.
  8. www.corkcoco.ie "If you are thinking of buying a rural site, involved in selecting or designing a house for a particular site, or just interested in County Cork's heritage and future development, then this guide is for you..." €20

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