Beach House
Client: Private
Type: Renovation and Addition
Gross Internal Area:
Status: Planning Granted
Location: Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry
Date: 2026-
Drawing from the restrained forms of coastal vernacular dwellings, this single-storey side extension reworks an early 1990s beachfront bungalow. Replacing an existing octagonal conservatory, the new intervention clarifies the building’s edge and establishes a more deliberate relationship between house and horizon.
The extension is composed as a pair of mono-pitched volumes, their white rendered walls recalling the white-washed solidity of traditional single-storey dwellings found across rural Ireland. Above, a softly curving zinc roof, shell-like in form, reflects the ever-changing Ventry light and introduces a subtle sense of movement.
The building is elevated on a plinth of limestone, carefully shaped and detailed to read as a mass emerging from the site. In wet conditions, the stone deepens in tone and takes on a gentle sheen; over time, it will weather and further integrate with its surroundings. This tectonic composition balances weight and lightness — a solid base, lighter rendered volumes, and a refined metal roof — articulating a language rooted in permanence and endurance.
nternally, the new living space rises gently toward the view, its ceiling plane lifting to guide the eye outward. This considered gesture frames sea, sky, and land as integral elements of the everyday interior experience, rather than a distant backdrop.
Client: Private
Type: Renovation and Addition
Gross Internal Area:
Status: Planning Granted
Location: Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry
Date: 2026-
Drawing from the restrained forms of coastal vernacular dwellings, this single-storey side extension reworks an early 1990s beachfront bungalow. Replacing an existing octagonal conservatory, the new intervention clarifies the building’s edge and establishes a more deliberate relationship between house and horizon.
The extension is composed as a pair of mono-pitched volumes, their white rendered walls recalling the white-washed solidity of traditional single-storey dwellings found across rural Ireland. Above, a softly curving zinc roof, shell-like in form, reflects the ever-changing Ventry light and introduces a subtle sense of movement.
The building is elevated on a plinth of limestone, carefully shaped and detailed to read as a mass emerging from the site. In wet conditions, the stone deepens in tone and takes on a gentle sheen; over time, it will weather and further integrate with its surroundings. This tectonic composition balances weight and lightness — a solid base, lighter rendered volumes, and a refined metal roof — articulating a language rooted in permanence and endurance.
nternally, the new living space rises gently toward the view, its ceiling plane lifting to guide the eye outward. This considered gesture frames sea, sky, and land as integral elements of the everyday interior experience, rather than a distant backdrop.
