"The project concerns itself with the specifics of the site and putting the personal and particular experiences above the powerful and the public, it seeks to create a mood which is meditative instead of tensing or relaxing.
The site is hidden from the public road and is accessed from high ground on the landward side where the first experience is of an elevated view of the site and the sea beyond.
Therefore the importance of the roof, or fifth façade, dictated a metal zinc cladding which is suitable for both walls and roof.
The plan form was inspired by the traditional narrow cottage and is orientated on a north south axis. It contains three sleeping cells and auxiliary spaces in the middle with two living areas, one at each end connected by a library.
The step and entry ramp at the front door is disconnected from the building thus making the visitor step over a gap not unlike stepping from the static platform onto a passing train."
Article sourced from www.macgabhannarchitects.ie
