Located in the heart of Dublin, the existing Georgian Manor was combined with a converted coach house and an additional 160 square meters of living space to create a modern home with a historic flare. The local planning commission required LOHAand executive architect ODOS Architects to restore the existing historic façade of the home and keep it in view from the primary manor. Therefore, the façade is highlighted in the forecourt for guests to enjoy just as the original owners would have back in the nineteenth century. Within the forecourt the restored Georgian façade now sits adjacent to the contemporary addition skinned in a glass curtain wall. The juxtaposition of architectural styles becomes apparent as a glass volume literally punches through the window of the historic façade creating an interior hallway connection between the two living volumes.
The home naturally is an environmentally sound design, because it reuses portions of an existing home instead of creating a larger carbon footprint through new construction. Other sustainable components help to make this a great eco-friendly modern design. Materials including concrete with recycled glass content, high performance insulated glass, and high gloss plaster are among sustainable additions to the design. Also, solar thermal panelsprovide domestic water heating, and radiant floor heating is provided through an underground heat pump system. The underground heat pump system even recycles gray water into the system. All of these systems are measures adopted as part of the Dublin Green Building Pilot Program.
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