Site Visit

Morning site visit. Tranquility on the banks of an inland Lough.

Washed in by the Wild Atlantic - Saltpans Cottage

We enjoy allowing what we find on site to influence the tonal or textural finish of elements of our buildings. The intertidal zone which bounds the edge of our Saltpans Cottage site hosts a rich and everchanging array of shells; periwinkles, augers and whelks.

Top left is the lime render to an existing structure on the site which employs sea shells in its mix. Top right is a close up of a new window cill to Saltpans Cottage with roughly exposed sea pebble and shell aggregate.

Bottom left are the wonderfully glossy periwinkles on the shore adjacent to Saltpans Cottage. Bottom right is the colourful polished concrete floor to the cottage extension.

Insulated Foundation System on Rathmullan House

The fully insulated Kore foundation has been completed on site. The system provides a U-Value of .11W/m2K and is free of cold bridges. The system reduces both time on site and the quantity of concrete required. The reinforced concrete slab was poured recently.

RIAI Architecture Awards 2021

Ronan was delighted to have been on the jury panel for this year’s RIAI awards. The awards are given annually to acknowledge achievement in architecture and celebrate the quality of work carried out by RIAI members and the contribution registered architects make to the built environment. Take a closer look at the award winning projects via the following link:

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Working with your Town and Neighbourhood

Our Design Vision document for Dungloe features on the RIAI’s free online resource to support those involved in Irish towns and neighbourhoods. Get in touch with us to discuss how we can support your town or village.

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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.