Revitalising the North West

Our Cultural District project for Letterkenny has been awarded funding through the Urban Regeneration Development Fund. The project has been adopted by Donegal County Council into a wider urban realm project for the town; Letterkenny Green Connect.

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/53a66-revitalising-the-north-west-obrien-announces-614-million-for-regeneration-projects/#

 

Our Cultural District Project in The Irish Times

It is an incredibly satisfying aspect of our job when the value of an idea is appreciated beyond its original context. We have enjoyed been facilitators, negotiators and architects on this project. We look forward to seeing the social benefit it fosters. Read more about it in the Arts & Ideas section of The Irish Times today.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/reimagining-a-different-future-for-urban-communities-1.4433911

 

 

Drumboe Woods Feasibility

We are very excited to start the feasibility study for Drumboe Woods in Ballybofey, Co. Donegal.

This project demands Fingerspitzengefühl; to strike the balance between conservation and woodland interventions.

 

Twin Towns Regeneration Plan

We are delighted to announce that Donegal County Council has appointed Pasparakis Friel to lead the Ballybofey + Stranorlar Regeneration and Action Plan 2040.

 

 

Cultural District Letterkenny

The website for the Cultural District Letterkenny is live www.lkcd.ie. You can now review data from our consultations and keep up to date with upcoming installations and events.

 

 

Funding Successful Following 2019 Feasibility Study

The first stage of works will commence this week on the Rathmullan Battery, following confirmation of funding from LEADER and the Tomar Trust for €260,000. We are very excited and will keep posting updates here.

 

Dungloe Design Vision

Pasparakis Friel have been commissioned by the RIAI to develop a Design Vision for Dungloe, Co. Donegal. We look forward to working with Dungloe Tidy Towns. More details coming soon.

 

Killybegs 2040

Pasparakis Friel have been appointed to produce the Killybegs 2040 Regeneration Plan. The report will set out a clear vision for the future of Ireland’s premier fishing port.

 

Planning Granted for Saltpans Cottage

We have recently been awarded planning for a cottage refurbishment and extension. Our comprehensive planning application, including a natura impact statement, ensured a successful result on a mature wooded site which bounds a special area of conservation and special protection area. 

 

Irish Architecture Foundation Reimagine Letterkenny

We have been successful in winning the competition to Reimagine Letterkenny, an Irish Architecture Foundation commissioned project. More details coming soon.

 

Rathmullan House Granted Planning Permission

Our house on an elevated site overlooking an Atlantic lough has received planning permission.

 

The Saltworks Gets Go Ahead to Next Stage of Funding Application

Our proposal for a Saltworks Museum has been shortlisted to Stage 2 of a national funding application.

 

Mach Successful To Stage 2 of Failte Ireland's Platforms for Growth

Planning Granted for Y House

 

Defining The Future of The Rathmullan Napoleonic Gun Battery

Pasparakis Friel are delighted to have won, through an open etender process, a commission to undertake a feasibility study to explore potential future uses for a Napoleonic era gun battery in the idyllic seaside village of Rathmullan, Co. Donegal. We are excited about working with the ever progressive community group Rathmullan The Way Forward to help realise the village’s ambitions for this wonderful site which overlooks one of Ireland’s three glacial fjords.

 

Exploring Opportunities on 20 Acre Wild Atlantic Way Site

This Wild Atlantic Way runs through this idyllic site. Untouched for over 30 years it contains wallsteads, industrial heritage and delicate flora and fauna. This site has been in family ownership since 1716 and we are delighted to be working with them on helping define and secure its future for future generations.