GREEN-DOOR WEEKEND 29TH SEPT - 1ST OCT 2017 - www.greendoorireland.ie - Green-Door Ireland
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
GREEN-DOOR WEEKEND
29TH SEPT - 1ST OCT 2017
www.greendoorireland.ie
HOW IT WORKS INTRODUCTION
Homes and buildings are open for the times Tips for the weekend Welcome to our fourth Green-Door weekend. We are delighted to be bringing
stated and you are welcome to visit you the Festival of Rural Architecture and Design 2017.
whenever it suits you during those times.
TOP TIP - Please read this programme
carefully, check the dates, day and times of Previously held in 2011, 2012 and 2015, the aim of the weekend remains the same, to promote
Please do NOT arrive earlier than the
the events and plan your weekend ahead. discussion amongst ourselves, about sustainable living and building in the countryside.
opening time as homeowners will be busy
getting ready for their day ahead. If the
PLAN YOUR DAYS We are all acutely aware of our responsibility to the environment and all of the participating home-
house you visit is busy, you will be asked to
owners demonstrate this through their choice of building materials, design, technologies and ways of life.
wait until some people have left. • First decide if there is a tour or workshop
This is our chance to see for ourselves what works - and also sometimes, what does not. This is also
that you would like to go on and book it.
an opportunity to engage with each other and form new connections within our disparate communities.
Booking: All bus and cycle tours and work- Then plan your day around it. Think about
shops must be pre-booked on our website which other buildings that interest you are
This year we are delighted to have collaborated closely with The Dock Arts Centre and The Leitrim
(click on the events page). Some other nearby.
Sculpture Centre. The ‘Thinking, Dwelling, Living’ exhibition at The Dock (26th Aug-14th Oct),
events/tours whilst FREE, can also be • If you are not going on a tour - make up curated by director Sarah Searson, is designed to underpin the Green-Door weekend - responding
pre-booked online and, as places are often your planned tour for the day. to some of the homes and homeowners directly and bringing a consideration of architecture into
limited, it is advised to do so. See some of
• Don’t try to visit too many places. You need the gallery (see pages 6-8).
the homes, the Debate, the Film Night and
the Children’s Workshops. to allow plenty of time to get the most out
of your visit. We have also brought on-board Sligo IT Architecture students and really look forward to seeing how
their project around the theme of ‘Building, Dwelling, Thinking – Sensing Spaces through Light’
The weekend is mainly free although there • Most homes have 15 - 30 mins drive
unfolds (see page 10).
is a small charge for some events to cover between them.
the costs. • Drive safely, country roads are narrow.
Please park responsibly.
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
‘DWELL’ IN SOME OF THE HOMES: FINDING YOUR WAY
This is not always easy. Each home has direc-
On Saturday 30th September Natalia tions and the GPS coordinates. We also have The Dock Sligo IT Leitrim Sculpture Centre
and Willie will be showing short films in some signs up, however the budget does not
their cinema (LMS23); Kevin Callaghan allow for one at every corner. SO PLEASE DO
Eleven new homes and buildings have been added this year, all very different to each other, and
is giving a talk on the Kachelofen oven CHECK OUT THE ONLINE MAPS beforehand
all offering something unique. So, if you have been to Green-Door before there is still more for you
at his home (LMS10) and Terry Grogan and print them off if you think you will need them.
to see. Also we have a weekend programme packed with activities to compliment the open homes;
will be giving lime demonstrations at www.greendoorireland.ie/green-door-map.html
this includes exhibitions, workshops, talks, films and children’s activities.
John Bent’s home (LMS11).
For your interest, this year we have included Please note: With so much on, I urge you to read the programme carefully and to plan your
On Sunday 1st October Johnny Gogan
the icons below to highlight homes weekend ahead.
will be showing a documentary made
with rainwater harvesting, gardens of
for RTE by Johnny about Peter Cowman
interest and artist studios. Full details of The homeowners are proud of what they have and are keen to share their successes and
in his self-built cob film studio inspirations with a wider audience and this is what Green-Door facilitates. We hope this weekend
each property can be found on our website
(LMN28) and a dip into an artist’s will inspire you too.
www.greendoorireland.ie
studio can be had at Christ and
Martha’s (SL07). Jo Lewis, Festival Director
www.greendoorireland.ie 1
GrEEN-DOOr WEEkEND DIAry GrEEN-DOOr WEEkEND DIAry
saturday 26th August - saturday 14th October saturday 30th september (continued...)
Daily 10am - 5pm EXhIBITION ‘Thinking, Living, Dwelling’, The Dock P.6 2pm - 3pm TALk sligo IT students present, The Dock P.12
Tuesday - saturday
3pm - 4pm TALk sustainable Development, The Dock P.13
Thursday 28 september
th
All day EXhIBITION home @ The Leitrim Design house P.17
7.30 - 9.30pm WOrkshOp Exploring 'Thinking' as an action, The Glens P.9
6.30pm - 8pm FOOD Food, drinks and chat at P.18
Friday 29th september
The Leitrim sculpture Centre
8.30pm FILm Film Night at The Glens P.18
7pm LAUNCh reception and Launch of the weekend, The Dock P.4
7.30 - 10.30pm DEBATE ‘Building, Living, Dwelling’, The Dock P.5 sunday 1st October
Talks and debate. Presentations from 4 speakers.
hOmEs AND BUILDINGs IN NORTH LEITRIM OpEN TO ThE pUBLIC P.37 - 55
saturday 30th september hOmEs AND BUILDINGs IN SLIGO OpEN TO ThE pUBLIC P.56 - 65
hOmEs AND BUILDINGs IN SOUTH LEITRIM OpEN TO ThE pUBLIC P.24 - 36 All day EXhIBITION Artists in residence Exhibition, LSC P.19
10am - 2pm WOrkshOp A Drawing Adventure, The Dock P.14 10.30 - 1.30pm BUs TOUr From restoration to New build, LSC P.21
10.30am - 1.30pm WOrkshOp painting homes in the Landscape, The Dock P.14 10.30 - 1.30pm CyCLE TOUr Departing Dromahair Village P.22
11am - 12.30pm WOrkshOp Family Fun Workshop, The Dock P.15 11am - 3pm WOrkshOp A Drawing Adventure, LSC P.21
All Day EXhIBITION ‘Sensing Spaces Through Light’ - sligo IT P.10 11am - 2pm WOrkshOp painting homes in the Landscape, LSC P.21
students' projects, The Dock
11am - 1pm WOrkshOp history of sheltermaking, The Glens P.22
10am - 1.30pm BUs TOUr A Tour of Contrasts, The Dock P.15
11am - 5pm EXhIBITION The Living Architecture headspace, LSC P.21
11am - 4pm DEmO hedge-Laying, near Leitrim Village P.16
12noon - 1.30pm WOrkshOp Children's workshop, LSC P.20
11am - 1pm WOrkshOp A Crash course in Eco-Building Design, Leitrim Village P.16
1pm - 2pm TALks Gallery talks by the exhibiting artists, LSC P.19
11am - 12pm TALk health and wellbeing in homes, The Dock P.12
1pm - 2pm TALk sustainable Building - Green design principle P.22
11am - 1pm CLINIC Cob Clinic, The Dock P.13 The Organic Centre
12noon - 3pm FOOD Lunch available in the Dock P.15 11.30am - 3.30pm DEmO ‘making’ demonstrations, LSC P.20
12noon - 1pm TALk The Airtight home, The Dock P.12 12noon - 4pm EXhIBITION North Leitrim sustainable Energy P.20
Community Group, LSC
1pm - 2pm TALk Gallery Talk Bending the rules, The Dock P.13
2pm - 3.30pm WOrkshOp Children’s Worshop, LSC P.20
1.30pm - 3pm WOrkshOp Children's workshop, The Dock P.15
2.30pm - 4.30pm BUs TOUr The Bohey Way, LSC P.21
2.30pm - 4.30pm BUs TOUr home and Garden, The Dock P.15
2 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 3
ReCePTiOn & PUBLiC DeBATe - FRiDAy 29TH SePT PUBLiC DeBATe - PAneL BiOGRAPHieS
Launch of Green-Door 2017 at The Dock, Carrick on Shannon 7.30 - 8.30pm presentations
8.30 - 9.30pm Break-out sessions with refreshments
Debate and break-out sessions with refreshments €10pp (inc. refreshments). 9.30 - 10.30pm pleanary
Online booking recommended www.greendoorireland.ie (click on events).
pANEL
Join us for an exciting evening of talks and a chance to engage with the speakers and each Jingru Cyan Cheng : A split household: Contemporary rural home for China’s
other, on the theme of rural living and building. We hope that the thoughts, ideas, concerns, Floating Population
and stimulation from this evening will form a significant critical backdrop to the 2017 festival Director of the Architectural Association Wuhan Visiting School and a PhD by Design Jingru Cyan Cheng
candidate at the Architectural Association, London, UK. Her research interest lies in
of rural architecture and design. cross-scale design issues in rural-urban regeneration at the levels of territory, settle-
ment and home. Cheng has given presentations internationally, including the research
7pm reception
on the people’s commune in Columbia University, the United States, research on Chinese
rural family house, in Stockholm, Sweden, the design project of the new rural collective
in edinburg, UK and Letterfrack, ireland, and invited talks in Beijing Design Week and
7.30pm Debate: Building, Dwelling, Thinking nanjing international Art Festival, China. www.phd.aaschool.ac.uk/jingru-cyan-cheng
The philosopher martin heidegger’s essay Bauen Wohnen Denken (Building, Dwelling Deirdre mcmenamin : Configured rurality: models of rural habitation
Thinking) was first presented at an architectural conference in Germany entitled Mensch und Deirdre co-founded LiD Architecture in 2002. LiD is an award-winning Architecture
practice also engaged in research and collaborative artistic practice. Their work is
Raum (Man and Space) in Darmstadt, Germany in 1951. focused on issues of occupant experience and in the use of landscape strategies in
‘rural Worker’
For the architect it is a significant critique of the way in which we produce housing. Heidegger architecture. LiD are involved in developing best practice in Housing and have developed
was responding in particular to the post war housing boom in Germany though the essay is methods of participatory design and public engagement. Formerly a member of the
yellow Space Research Group (2005-2009) who looked at ways of supporting citizen-led
as relevant today as it was then. As a philosopher Heidegger connects these three terms initiatives in the built environment, she is involved in Architecture education in ireland
building, dwelling and thinking together by exploring their roots in old German; all three come as a tutor and invited reviewer. She is currently engaged in research on vernacular
from the same word root. He asserts that, to be, to farm, to dwell and to build all are derived environments at the University of Ulster Belfast. www.lid-architecture.net
from the verb group Bauen buan büren beuren and are connected with the verb to be (ich bin marcus Donaghy and Will Dimond : material knowledge
etc.) and all relate to the act of to cherish, to protect and to dwell. Donaghy + Dimond Architects was established in 2001 by Marcus Donaghy and Will
Dimond. The practice has developed a reputation for high-quality innovative, sustainable
design. in 2012 the studio was nominated for the BSi Swiss Architecture Prize for Deirdre mcmenamin
excellence in sustainable architectural practise. For their sustainable new build and
conservation work at inchicore Model School the practice has been awarded: RiAi
Best educational Building 2015; AAi Downes Medal 2016 - The premier Award of the
Architectural Association of ireland for excellence in architectural Design in ireland. eU
Mies Award 2017 - european Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - The 40 Best
Works of Architecture. Marcus Donaghy & Will Dimond lecture in Architecture at UCD and
conduct thesis units under the topics of Continuity and ecology. www.donaghydimond.ie
Will & marcus ‘material Knowledge’
1. Building is really dwelling Dominic Stevens
2. Dwelling is the manner in which mortals
are on the earth.
3. Building as dwelling unfolds into the
building that cultivates growing things ChAIr
and the building that erects buildings
Dominic stevens
Dominic stevens will discuss this essay irish architect Dominic Stevens is known for his award winning practice, writings and
and what it means to his practice of artistic installations. He also teaches at the Dublin School of Architecture (DiT).
www.dominicstevensarchitect.net
creating houses and housing.
4 www.greendoorireland.ie 5
6 7
THe GLenS CenTRe - THURSDAy 28TH SePTeMBeR
Workshop: exploring 'THinKinG'
as an action 7.30 - 9.30pm
Book online www.greendoorireland.ie €5pp
Through a series of creative group exercises Peter will
encourage workshop participants to identify 'thinking' as
an emancipatory Action relevant to ideas of power and
oppression. experienced workshop facilitator Peter
Kearns will lead a fun yet also thoughtful workshop
around the “Thinking” part of this weekend.
Peter is also a writer/dramatist and documentary & film
maker. In terms of linking disability equality effective
practice on the ground, Peter is part-time Main-
streaming Community Support Officer with Disability
Equality Specialist Support Agency (DESSA) and was
Development & Policy Worker with Forum of People
With Disabilities. He also lectures part-time at
St. Angela's College (NUIG) and Sligo IT.
Charity Partner - North West Simon Community
The Green-Door weekend is about sharing information and exchanging ideas, it is not about
showing off luxury homes. These are all real homes with all their quirks, mistakes and foibles
visible! However, we are all grateful to have these homes and to be able to share them with
you for one day. We are all also very aware that there is a housing crisis in ireland and that
it is only set to worsen. Living in the countryside we often think of this as an urban problem
yet there are many homeless people in the north West of ireland and the North West simon
Community is doing all it can to house people. Therefore we have invited them again to
become our charity partner for Green-Door 2017. Last time we raised a fantastic €1,486.80
in donations throughout the weekend. Because we have received grant aid, and because of
the generosity of the home owners, we are able to offer the visits to the homes for free –
in return for this there will be collection buckets for north West Simon at homes and venues.
We would ask you to give generously. www.northwestsimon.ie
8 www.greendoorireland.ie 9
SLiGO iT AT THe DOCK SATURDAy 30TH SePTeMBeR
Building, Dwelling, Thinking – Sensing Spaces through Light
Institute of Technology sligo in partnership with Green Door 2017
BA (HONS) ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, RIBA PART 1
BA INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
The students begin each academic year with
a two-week intensive ‘vertical project’, where Online part time programmes
groups are formed of students from new
entrants into first year, through to the final for the Construction Sector
years of both programmes. This year, the
vertical project will explore how the unique Upskill conveniently in your time a nd place
natural light in the northwest of ireland can
be utilised innovatively to enhance our
experience of the spaces in which we dwell
IT Sligo and the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction work closely with
and to inspire future design in this place.
all key stakeholders in the North West Region of Ireland to ensure it offers
Participation of architectural programmes in spirit of place and a desire to make a educational programmes which are the most innovative and sustainable available.
Green Door 2017, aligns with our vision of positive difference. Programmes incorporate all latest design and construction technologies and best
working on developing design within the
practices and are fully accredited by all relevant professional bodies. IT Sligo are proud
region. The integration of Heidegger’s Our philosophical approach to architecture to offer the widest range of online part time and full time programmes in the country.
Building, Dwelling, Thinking is a timely and centres around the following:
relevant theme with which to encourage the • interpretation of Place
questioning of what it means to dwell as
• Regionally Transformative Architecture
ONLINE PART TIME PROGRAMMES Road Maintenance and Transport Engineering
opposed to build. • Post Graduate Certificate in Road Maintenance
• Architectural Regeneration and Construction/ Project Management Engineering and Network Management
public Events: Development of the existing Built • BSc in Construction Management • Post Grad Diploma/ MEng in Road and
environment • BSc (hons) in Construction Project Management Transport Engineering
• exhibition of drawings and models
• Human experience and Perception of Space
• Post Grad Certificate in Project Management
• Pecha Kucha style presentations • Post Grad Certificate in BIM and FULL TIME COURSES
Lean Construction
• One project to be constructed in the
• Civil Engineering (L6,L7, L8)
Both programmes seek new territories of • Post Grad Diploma/ MSc in Project
grounds of The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon.
• Quantity Surveying (L7, L8)
experimentation with place, through engaging Management • Interior Architecture and Design (L7)
• Student participation in Green Door 2017 with the transformative role of architecture. • Architectural Design (L8)
house visits. each aims to stimulate both social
Quantity Surveying • Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building
engagement and dialogue around the
• BSc in Quantity Surveying Technology (L7)
Background identity of the local region, redefining the
• BSc (hons) in Quantity Surveying • Construction Project Management (L8 Add-on)
Both programmes have a distinctive vision genius loci of this place at this time, while
with a focus on re–imagining our existing focusing on the intimate dialogue between
built environment, the experience of how we the user and the space they inhabit.
use spaces and a connectedness to place.
Through our progressive approach we Co-ordinated by Bernadette Donohoe and For further details, please visit www.itsligo.ie
empower students with a core belief in the Cliona Brady E: admissions@itsligo.ie T: +353 (0)71 9155222
10 www.greendoorireland.ie
CLiniCS AT THe DOCK - SATURDAy 30th SePTeMBeR CLiniCS AT THe DOCK - SATURDAy 30th SePTeMBeR
TALks IN ThE ThEATrE spACE 11am - 12noon ‘Kevin Callaghan Sustainable Development’ 3pm - 4pm
‘health and Wellbeing in homes’ by Pat Barry, CeO irish Green Building Council Currently undergoing a Masters in Management
This talk is about designing for health and wellbeing in new homes including the importance for Sustainable Development at DCU Kevin
of good indoor air quality, ventilation, healthy materials, daylight and healthy walkable Callaghan will give a talk on national, european
communities. This is now included in a certification system for new dwellings called Home and Global Sustainable Development.
Performance index to improve the quality of new irish homes. Sustainable Development is the advancement of
Pat is an Architect with over 20 years of experience human prosperity in a way that does not com-
in Ireland, Europe and South America, a Masters promise the potential prosperity and quality of life
in Environmental design of buildings from Univer- for future generations; balancing current economic
sity of Cardiff and is a qualified Passive House activity to meet present economic and social needs
designer and DGNB consultant. while maintaining and preserving scarce resources.
mUsIC rOOm - ‘Cob Clinic’ 11 - 1pm
‘The Airtight home’ by roman Szypura, Clioma House 12noon - 1pm
Why build airtight? Roman will talk about the principles and function of the airtight and
vapour control layer in a construction and the benefits and ways to achieve good airtightness
on your building. Airtightness on retrofits and old cottages will also be discussed.
Born in Germany, Roman is a qualified joiner and worked as
a carpenter, joiner, airtightness and insulation installer before
becoming a freelance craftsman. He is a qualified Passive
House tradesperson and certified trainer on low energy buildings. Féile & Colin, from Mud and Wood, are offering this cob clinic to answer any questions or
In 2007 Roman founded Clíoma House Ltd which provides a full concerns you may have about this amazing building material. Come along to find out more about
consultancy service for passive and low energy houses and an cob. Questions can be submitted in advance. Send your email to: jo@greendoorireland.ie
installation service for airtightness and natural insulation. Projects Mud and Wood was founded in 2011 by husband-and-wife team Colin Ritchie and Féile
range from traditional cottages to Passive House estates. Butler. A carpenter and an architect, Colin and Féile have been involved with cob building
since 2005. In 2011, they completed their 3-bedroom cob-and-timber-frame family home in the
north-west of Ireland. All Mud and Wood courses are taught in grounds of their experimental
‘Sligo iT Students of Architecture Present’ 2pm - 3pm and inspirational home, or in the house itself. www.mudandwood.com
This year Sligo iT students of architecture were
invited to participate in Green-Door and so their first
project of the year was developed for the festival. GALLEry TALk - ‘Bending the rules’ by artist Nicos Nicolaou 1 - 2pm
They were asked explore how the unique A talk in the gallery by one of the artists in the Thinking, Living, Dwelling
natural light in the northwest of Ireland can be exhibition. nicos will consider design and its social and cultural meanings.
utilised innovatively to enhance our experience His current works draw from the use of varied materials and techniques.
of the spaces in which we dwell. The projects will Within the context of this exhibition he articulates three main areas of
be presented through drawings and models and interest; the biography of objects, the cutting or bisecting of objects and
here they present their projects in a Pecha Kucha the reconfiguring of these cut-objects. The works make reference to the
style event (6 mins presentations). visual language of the everyday world in which we all operate.
12 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 13
WORKSHOPS AT THe DOCK & LSC THe DOCK BUS TOURS & CHiLDRen’S WORKSHOPS
Get your creative juices flowing with one or both of these workshops running Saturday 30th September
saturday 30th september and sunday 1st October from two different locations. Plea
BUs TOUrs DEpArTING FrOm ThE DOCk wwwse book a
places are limited so booking is essential. Book online www.greendoorireland.ie €10pp ONLINE BOOkING rECOmmENDED
.gre
endoll tours o
www.greendoorireland.ie (click on the events page)
orire nline
land
kIErA O’TOOLE: A DrAWING ADVENTUrE
.ie
10am - 1.30pm ‘A Tour of Contrasts’
“A house that has been experienced is not an inert box.
Travel to see Dominic Stevens’ € 25,000 home (Lms17) and then up the road to Gramayre
inhabited space transcends geometrical space.”
cottage (Lms22) a beautifully restored 1800’s stone cottage. Calling in at Willie and natalia’s
Gaston Bachelard, ‘The Poetics of Space’ 1969
home to catch a movie or two (Lms23). Travel time 30 mins each way.
Join visual artist, Kiera O’Toole on a drawing adventure where
you will explore the inspirational buildings in both their diversity 2.30 - 4.30pm ‘home and Garden Tour’
and unity. you will discover/visit four homes and explore Visit Susan and Diego’s lakeside home (Lms02) then onto Thomas Flynn’s studio and garden
the phenomena of the built space and how architecture can (Lms03). Travel time 30 mins each way.
affect us.
BUILDING WITh ALL sOrTs
you’ll be guided and encouraged by Kiera to explore the
dwellings as human abodes through drawing your experiences.
By focusing on the personal and intuitive responses, you will Children’s Workshop with Vanya Lambrecht-Ward
grasp the essential qualities of each unique building as
experienced by you. Kiera O'Toole is an independent visual artist materials required: A workshop for children and families
and researcher based in The Model Arts Gallery, Co. Sligo. Paper - A4 or A3 exploring everyday objects, re-purposing
www.kieraotooleartist.com Pencils - B2 (or softer - and reusing them in new ways. We will
B3, 4, etc). You are explore not only how we can build in new
saturday 10.00am - 2.00pm from The Dock welcome to bring other dry and innovative ways but also invent
sunday 11.00am - 3.00pm from the Leitrim sculpture Centre drawing materials such as new techniques and create incredible
coloured pencils. structures.
€20pp Transport provided 60 mins travel time approx.
saturday 30th september
pAINTING hOmEs IN ThE LANDsCApE - 11am - 12:30pm Family (from 5yrs)
WATErCOLOUr WOrkshOp 1:30pm - 3pm Children (8-12years)
places are limited so booking is essential €6pp.
This two hour workshop will look at the different techniques
Book online www.greendoorireland.ie (see events page).
used for painting with watercolours. you will be brought to one
of the homes featured in Green-Door and will examine how the Vanya Lambrecht Ward is an artist/designer currently working as a design consultant
landscape frames the home through the use of watercolours. for a small studio providing architectural services. www.vanyalambrechtward.com
This is a perfect opportunity to stop and look in more detail at
our homes and landscape. Teresa Butler is a Leitrim-based
artist who specialises in watercolours.
LUNCh
saturday 10.30am - 1.30pm from The Dock Food will be available at the Dock from 12 noon til 3pm provided
Equipment required:
sunday 11.00am - 2.00pm from the Leitrim sculpture Centre Please bring a selection
by the Olive Tree Café. soup, bread and sweet things on sale.
of paintbrushes. Extra tables and chairs in the theatre space from 1 - 2pm.
€20pp Transport provided 30 mins travel each way approx.
14 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 15
COMMUniTy HALL, LeiTRiM ViLLAGe HOMe @ THe LeiTRiM DeSiGn HOUSe
Saturday 30th September 11am - 1pm From September 29th to October 31st
The Leitrim Design house invites you to enjoy home, a showcase exploring the special
A CrAsh COUrsE IN ECO-BUILDING DEsIGN
space that home creates.
FrEE but places limited online booking recommended
www.greendoorireland.ie (click on the events page) This showcase forms part of the Green-Door Festival of Rural Architecture and Design,
a celebration of sustainable building in Leitrim September 29th to October 1st. it also coincides
in this concise and thought-provoking presentation Peter with 'Thinking, Living, Dwelling', an exhibition showing in The Dock galleries from August 26th
Cowman sets down the essential principles governing to October 14th.
meaningful eco-building design based on his proven and
successful Sheltermaker Design Programme as developed As part of home, the Leitrim Design House ART WALL welcomes Ciara McCormac, a Leitrim
over the last 25 years. The presentation marks the launch based artist who has created a new collection of ceramic wall paintings in response to the
of the Design Programme under a Creative Commons concept of HOME. All are welcome to the reception launch of this exhibition to meet the
license. Latecomers cannot be facilitated at this event. artist and enjoy this intriguing collection on Friday september 29th at 7pm.
Further details can be found on www.sheltermaker.com
The Leitrim Design House is a home of creative talent and a hub of creativity. This event
*Samples of Peter’s work can be seen at LmN01, LmN28 and SL06 on Sunday. invites you to discover a way of making your home as individual as you are. Browse a
if you would like to bring food to share there will be a community picnic from 1pm. selection of carefully curated objects; one-off hand crafted creations including prints, original
art, ceramics, jewellery, candles, soaps, blankets - all designed and made in ireland, just like
your home.
hEDGE LAyING DEmONsTrATION
by robert (Bob) Birtwistle
saturday 30th september 11am - 4pm
At Annaghmagurthan, Cootehall, Boyle,
Co. roscommon (+53.9788171, -8.1329637)
Bob is a very experienced hedge layer who has worked in
many of the 32 counties on both public and private projects.
He has been working on this site for a number of years
offering the unique opportunity to see a succession of Directions: Leave Carrick-
on-Shannon in the R284
beautiful hedges that he has laid.
towards Leitrim Village/
Drumshanbo. Take the 1st
Hedge-laying is part of the management cycle of the left towards Cootehall, pas-
hedgerow. it encourages the self-regeneration of sustainable sing The Leitrim Observer.
boundaries requiring little material input. While a well main- Pass over Hartley Bridge
tained hedge retains its role as a stock proof barrier, along (Shannon). Travel along
with many other environmental benefits, they provide vital Drumharlow Lake on left and
wildlife corridors between increasingly separated landscape hedge laying immediately Visit our online shop www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie and discover 100% irish unique,
features. after on left. handmade gifts created by local designers. T 0719650550 E shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie
16 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 17LeiTRiM SCULPTURe CenTRe & GLen’S FiLM niGHT LeiTRiM SCULPTURe CenTRe - SUnDAy 1ST OCT
Saturday 30th Sept - Leitrim Sculpture Centre 6.30 - 8pm Two Artists in Residence at the Leitrim Sculpture Centre
Join us in the stone yard at the Leitrim sculpture Centre will be exhibiting during Green-Door
for food and drinks and chat. This is a casual café-style
sunday 1st October 11am - 5pm
event with food (possibly a BBQ weather permitting), drinks
Both artists will give lunchtime talks about their work starting at 1pm.
tea and coffee available to buy. Come and join us and relax
after a day visiting/workshopping/ learning/ chatting – grab
Fiona kelly Nollaig molloy
a bite to eat and find out what other people did with their day.
Fiona Kelly’s practice encompasses nollaig Molloy’s work derives from a
We hope this informal gathering will nourish everyone
printmaking, drawing and mixed media fascination with the 'material-to-hand' and
before we head over to the Glens for the film night.
sculptural installations to address ideas of ‘objects of necessity’, progressing through
The Glens Centre - Saturday 30st Sept 8.30pm €5pp
disposability, the interim and regeneration. modes of in-depth research while engaging
During her residency at LSC, Kelly will with people and their environments. She
Online booking recommended www.greendoorireland.ie (click on events). explore the architectural potential of re- explores the perception of the everyday and
appropriated materials in a state of rejection; essences of materials, how and where they
waste concrete from demolition sites, are harvested. For her residency at LSC,
recycled glass, cardboard, plywood, bitumen Molloy will examine the traditional use of
and limestone dust. Kelly will alter these locally sourced clay or daub in the con-
foraged remnants or by-products of the struction of everyday objects and dwellings.
urban landscape, to visually narrate what she She will utilize this historical use of daub clay
considers to be modern fables. in constructing a gallery installation that
www.fionakelly.co includes a sound work composed of old irish
words and phrases describing the sites where
sENsING spACEs ThE mADDALENA ChAIr mICrOTOpIA
clay was once harvested and the importance
8mins 20mins 55mins LAND < FILL of this material in shaping a sense of place.
The film was conceived as The island of Budelli, microtopia presents dreams Geological Cake Installation View @ The Burren College www.nollaigmolloy.com
of Art Gallery, Co. Clare.
part of the exhibition at Sardinia, is an earthly of life in small, mobile or Relief and Screen Print, Bitumen on Ply Wood and Stye in your eye, local marl clay, 8cm x 8cm x 8cm,
The Royal Academy of Arts, paradise. Mauro Morandi, temporary spaces. Several Cardboard, Reconstituted Cast Concrete. Material Witness (2016), Roscommon Arts Centre
London, Sensing Spaces: guardian of the island, has successful architects,
Architecture re-imagined been living for more than builders and artists from
in 2014. it focuses on the 25 years as a Robinson different parts of the world
human experience of Crusoe of the 21st century. propose a radical solution
architecture through the Using what the storms and to living space in which all
lens of seven architects tides spill onto the beaches, unnecessary things are
including Alvaro Siza, he creates objects, sculp- removed and seemingly
eduardo Souto de Moura, tures and furniture. La old and worn-out items are
Kengo Kuma, Francis maddalena Chair is one utilised. How much space
Kéré and Pezo von of his creations, made of and stuff do we really
ellrichshausen interviewed wood reclaimed from the need? microtopia shows
in their home countries sea and pieces of Murano the effort in finding ways
showing key built works. glass from the facade of to form new communities
the former Arsenal. without environmental
Director
consequences.
Candida Richardson Director
Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine Director
18 Jesper Wachtmeister www.greendoorireland.ie 19LeiTRiM SCULPTURe CenTRe - SUnDAy 1ST OCT LeiTRiM SCULPTURe CenTRe - SUnDAy 1ST OCT
pOp-Up CAFé at the Leitrim sculpture Centre
mINI hOmEs FrOm NATUrAL mATErIALs Tea, coffee, cakes and cookies on sale all day.
ChILDrEN’s WOrkshOp (8 - 12yrs) Drop in for a break and take in the exhibition.
12 noon - 1.30pm and 2 - 3.30pm
how would you build your house? Would it be tall and *have some refreshments while your children are
thin or short and sturdy? Would it be on stilts? Would it at the workshop.
float? What materials would you use to make it? in this
workshop children will get a chance to experiment with a ThE LIVING ArChITECTUrE hEADspACE -
variety of natural building materials such as sticks, stones, pETEr COWmAN (drop-in)
clay and cardboard to design and build their own mini home.
11am - 5pm
places are limited so booking is essential €5pp
Engage with space and time and uncover the mystery of
Book online www.greendoorireland.ie (see events page).
who you are! Based on a design that was revealed to Peter
in a dream, the HeadSpace echoes ancient theories about
mAkING DEmONsTrATIONs how architecture can function as an incubator for the future
11.30am - 3.30pm by providing an ideal context for the living of the lives we
were born to live. Further details: www.sheltermaker.com
Nick hughes will be giving short demonstrations of *Samples of Peter’s work can be seen at LmN01, LmN28
sand-casting a number of objects - showcasing the and SL06 on Sunday.
possibilities for customising and making beautiful items
for your home - such as door knobs, cord pulls, name
plates etc. nick will be facilitating workshops at the LSC
BUs TOUrs of homes departing from The Leitrim sculpture Centre
later in the year.
€5pp - online booking esssential www.greendoorireland.ie (click on the events page)
Nick Hughes is a master foundry man who has worked for
many years across all aspects of mouldmaking and casting 10.30am - 1.30pm From a magnificent cottage restoration Jane and Brian (LmN41)
processes. He lives in Manorhamilton and is based at LSC. to a new self-build Max and Anna Marie (LmN13). Travel time 30 mins each way.
2.30 - 5pm The Bohey Way: Two homes on Bohey Mountain: Rob and Mairéad (LmN17)
NOrTh LEITrIm sUsTAINABLE ENErGy and Charlie easterfield (LmN16). Travel time 30 mins each way.
COmmUNITy DIspLAy 12 noon - 4pm
NLsEC is a community group established last year with
the aim of promoting energy awareness in the area, and WOrkshOp BUs TrIps
to help local businesses and homeowners to reduce their
expenditure on electricity and fuel. The long term goal is Get your creative juices flowing with one or both of these
the development of North Leitrim into a leader in renew- workshops. Both workshops running Saturday and Sunday
able energy technology, thus helping to mitigate the from different locations. Please see full details on page 14.
effects of climate change and ecological damage. This >> kiera O’Toole - ‘A Drawing Adventure’
will also benefit the regional economy by supplementing
the use of imported fuels with local sustainable options. >> Teresa Butler - ‘Painting homes in the Landscape’ -
Watercolour workshop
Showcasing a little solar panel charging a battery and power-
ing a light, a small wind turbine, a display showing the power Booking is essential as places are limited.
usage of traditional bulbs and new LeD bulbs. www.greendoorireland.ie (click on the events page)
20 21SUnDAy 1ST OCT - DROMAHAiR / THe GLenS / THe OC CReST PASSiVe PAViLiOn (FeR01)
DrOmAhAIr CyCLE TOUr 10.30am - 1.30pm
CyCLE TOUrs OF hOmEs ArOUND DrOmAhAIr LED By ArChITECT COLIN BELL
FrEE but places are limited - online booking recommended. Bring your own bike.
enjoy the Leitrim Landscape by visiting some of the homes by bicycle. A gentle-paced
tour with only a few hills!
10.30am - 1.30pm CyCLE TOUr meet at Stanfords’ Pub in Dromahair
A gentle loop around contrasting homes in the Dromahair area. Cycle out to visit: Johnny
Gogan’s Cob Studio (LmN28) – via the new Greenway demonstration stretch - onto Frank
The recently completed CReST Passive Pavilion in enniskillen is a beacon for sustainable
Clinton’s modern new-build (LmN30) and then finish up at Seán and Brid’s renovation
construction in the region, demonstrating a wide range of renewable energy and sustainable
(LmN24). Park up here and walk though their forest. Note: only 30mins allowed for at
technologies. Located at South West College’s Technology and Skills Centre in enniskillen, it has
each house. Total distance approx. 10km. Back approx 1.30pm depending if you do
been designed to be Passive House Certified, BReeAM excellent rated and carbon neutral. The
the walk or not.
Pavilion is used to host seminars, training, workshops and conferences, and to demonstrate the
latest in renewable energy and sustainable technologies. CReST - the Centre for Renewable
energy and Sustainable Technologies - provides R&D support to small to medium sized
ThE GLENs CENTrE 11am - 1pm enterprises in the region. it helps them to develop and test new product prototypes, and to
A Brief history of Shelter with peter Cowman workshop incorporate renewable energy and sustainable technologies into existing products or processes.
An engaging and interactive history of shelter, as articulated
through our life-sensitive instincts, offering unparalleled OpEN Friday 29th september. Tours on the hour from 11am until 3pm.
insight into the realms of space, time, identity and dream - essential elements within the Please report to the Skills Centre reception for the start of the tour.
contemporary desire to create healthy and affordable buildings within which one can
discern and follow one’s unique life journey. A Sheltermaker Theatre presentation. LOCATION Enniskillen (+54.33566, -7.622422)
Latecomers cannot be facilitated at this event. Further details: sheltermaker.com
FrEE but places are limited - online booking recommended. Sustaina ble Features DIrECTIONs
www.greendoorireland.ie (click on the events page)
• Passive House & BReeAM excellent Take the A4 out of enniskillen in the
• Glulam beams & Structural insulated Panels Belfast direction. As you leave enniskillen
you will pass a Tesco superstore on your
OrGANIC CENTrE • Triple glazing & Rainwater harvesting
right hand side and and a service station
LUNChTImE TALk 1 - 2pm • 45kW robotic solar tracking system
(Dolans), also on your right. About 200m
Sustainable Building - • energy storage
after Dolans on your left hand side you will
green Design Principles • Air source heat pump & under-floor heating
pass the entrance to Castle Coole. Take
with mary Byrne mrIAI • Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery the first left turn immediately after Castle
The presentation looks at the fundamentals of environmental sustainability, sustainable • A range of other renewable energy Coole onto Lough yoan Road. The Tech-
design and the current and future thinking of green building practice. The lecture looks technologies on display nology and Skills Centre is approximately
at climate change, the issues surrounding site selection, passive design, air quality, 50m up this road on the right hand side.
air tightness and ventilation, choice of materials, thermal performance of buildings, *highlight: We will also be able to provide Drive onto the campus and follow the road
renewable energy and future trends in green design. innovation advice to any people attending from around to the rear of the building where
businesses. This will include information on you will see the CReST Passive Pavilion
Mary Byrne B.Arch MRIAI – Architect A graduate of NUI Dublin, Mary has worked for
the r&D facilities available at CreST and in in front of you.
29 years as a professional architect. Mary is a Registered Architect and principal of the
relation to possible funding mechanisms.
recently established architectural design practice mary byrne ArChITECTs.
22 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 23NumBerS reFer To ProPerTy iD CoDe:
susan and Diego LMS02
We have over 60 properties listed on our website.
These are numbered numerically and in accordance with their region Dominic stevens Architect
LmN =North Leitrim Lms= south Leitrim and sL for sligo.
Not all of the homes are taking part in green-Door which is why you will
find the property numbers in the brochure are not always sequential.
new build. Susan and Diego wanted something contemporary and visually interesting for their
new family home. They loved Dominic’s design and were aware that getting something non-stan-
dard built would be a challenge, as the build would not have been previously tried and tested:
‘it was not a difficult building but it was different.’ The shape of the house resembles a ‘clachan’
(group of houses), and the deep reveals around the windows fit in with the vernacular.
The home nestles into the countryside and provides a comfortable home as well as a suitable
environment in which to work. Open plan areas alternate smaller quieter rooms.
OpEN saturday 30th september 12 - 4pm
LOCATION Corrabeagh, Foxfield, N41 X471,
20 mins Carrick-on-shannon
(+54.0430281, -7.8880037)
easy access, off small road.
Parking near lake, follow signs.
Sustaina ble Features
• Part green roof
• Auro natural paints
• Geothermal heating
• Solar gain
www.greendoorireland.ie 25LMS03 Thomas and Deirdre LMS07 Gabriel Toolan Offices Gabriel Toolan LMS08
Architect Thomas Flynn Architect Colin Bell Colin Bell Architect
This home type is based in the typical 3 roomed cottage, with sleeping accommodation in the loft These offices are built on the site of Gabriel’s family homes. Colin’s remit was to build an
space. A modern family home designed by the architect-owner which centres on their kitchen, office in the most ecological way possible and it was found that a concrete and steel structure
the largest room in the house. it is orientated to have the sun all day long. A large picture was the most energy efficient and sustainable choice. A large atrium dominates the reception
window in the kitchen with built in window seat, frames the view of Sliabh An iarainn. All ground and shows off the height of the build and a green car park, a court yard and roof gardens
floor rooms open off a large circulation space, which is made up of a series connected rooms make up the original footprint of the building. The town house used be ‘Toolan and Son’
doubling up as library, playroom & gallery. Architect's Open Studio and tours of garden and wild Solicitors. The interior was cleverly redesigned by Colin allowing more light through the home.
life pond.Talk by Thomas Flynn in his garden on incorporating new dwellings into the Beautiful woodwork throughout including hand-crafted wooden shutters by Dicky Gabel.
countryside and working with existing species to create gardens that work with nature. A Kachelofen oven heats a tiled bench and the home in the winter.
Keeping our hedgerows and most importantly, right plant, right place.
OpEN saturday 30th september
OpEN saturday 30th september. 10.30am. One tour only.
Architect's Open Studio & tours Combined tour of office and
of garden and wild life pond. town house. spaces limited.
Tours on the hour 11am - 4pm. Online booking recommended.
LOCATION Aghacashlaun, 15 mins from LOCATION Ballinamore high street,
Carrick-on-shannon N41 kV56 (+54.05236, -7.79960)
(+54.0440601, -7.9322707)
Sustaina ble Features
Sustainable Features • Researched best eco way to build an
• Geothermal heat pump & Timber windows office space
• Passive heating through solar gain • Green areas to match the footprint of building
• Planted woodland for future fuel • natural ventilation system
• Separately plumbed grey water system • Marmoleum (natural/linseed lino) flooring
for WC’s & washing machine & sewage • Heated with a wood pellet burner no oil &
26treatment plant www.greendoorireland.ie passive heat from south-facing solar gain
www.greendoorireland.ie 27LMS10 kevin Callaghan John Bent LMS11
Deirdre meagher Architect
11am - 12noon > kevin will give a talk about the kachelofen (tiled oven) in his home - A renovated 18th century stone & mud cottage with a thatch roof and a very modern
dating back almost 5000 years these highly efficient form of renewable heating is still widely timberclad extension to the rear. Designed by conservation architect Deirdre Meagher, the old
used across northern europe, Russia and parts of northern China using the gases within the cottage has been faithfully restored using traditional building methods and materials (no
wood to its fullest potential, making it one of the cleanest forms of heating. cement used anywhere in the old cottage) and connects at the back by a corridor to the new
eco-friendly extension. A very clever fusion of old and new in look and feel. Builder Terry
12-3pm > home open. Self-designed and self-built; elements of Kevin’s home are based on Grogan did a lot of the cob work with the previous owners.
the 28’ sail boat that he used to own in San Francisco. This very comfortable and highly
finished home shows off ‘Builder in Leitrim’ Kevin’s skills. Timber frame workshop and OpEN saturday 30th september 11am - 5pm
tree-house/sauna are great features on the site worth visiting.
LOCATION Cooldrumman Beg, Foxfield,
OpEN saturday 30th september 30 mins from
Carrick-on-shannon.
LOCATION Cooldrumman more, Fenagh, (+54.01205, -7.88123)
30 mins from Carrick. Access along a long lane.
(+54.019409, -7.885334)
Access on a long lane.
easy parking.
Sustaina ble Features
• Conservation of old building
Sustainable Features • Use of lime,hemp and thatch
• Local materials and labour
• Productive garden
• All organic paints
• Vegetables garden
• Goats for milk
*highlight: Lime & cob expert Terry mcgrogan
• Kachelofen (self-built) will be on hand to answer questions.
*4pm
28 Kevin will be giving a talk on sustainable development in The Dock.
www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 29LMS13 The Old rectory patrick and Julie mike and Bernadette LMS16
Two renovation projects here, that of a listed building - the Old Rectory - and that of the Mike bought this land with a number of buildings on it: a 1970’s bungalow, stone buildings from
renovated outbuildings with sustainable features. This project has been in the making for the 1900’s and 1930’s and the ruins of a 1700’s clay house. With the aim of restoring a historical
past 15 years, careful consideration was given to ensure that the character and history of the site for modern day use. An original Clachan - (collection of houses) he knows that this was once
building was preserved. The apartments are finished to a high standard and have a rainwater a thriving economic centre for the area. As a builder he is gradually renovating them all using
harvesting system, solar panels and are highly insulated. The gardens add to the stately feel traditional building materials and methods. One stone building is now used as artists’ studios and
of this home. accommodation; another is a small museum and occasional session venue. He has now
finished the clay house which was thatched by Orla O'neill. Mike has a passion for history and
OpEN saturday 30th september 11am - 3pm traditional materials used. He brings the use of these materials back to life through use and
demonstration and will be on hand to talk about all the renovations and the new clay house.
LOCATION Glebe, Fenagh, 25 mins from
Carrick-on-shannon. OpEN saturday 30th september
(+54.018057, -7.836084) 11am - 5pm
Off the main road. easy parking.
LOCATION moyne, 25 mins from
Carrick-on shannon.
Sustaina ble Features (+53.919701, -7.643995)
• Renovation of buildings easy access and lots of parking.
• Rainwater harvesting
• Solar panel
Sustaina ble Features
• High insulation • Conservation of old building
• Productive gardens • Use of all local materials
*highlight: mike is a great storyteller - prepared
to be entertained - tea and coffee included!
30 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 31LMS17 Dominic stevens Lough Allen Adventure Centre - kevin Currid LMS20
Architect Dominic stevens
Photos by Ros Kavanagh
new self-build. AAi 2011 Award winning ‘house’. The architect’s own home; self- designed and A timber-frame building designed and built by Kevin Currid. The centre originally started
self-built this is a project for Dominic whose concerns are the economics of sustainability and 20 years ago with a trailer, then a hut, then a bigger hut and now this purpose built building.
rural living. Built for just €25,000, with the help of friends, neighbours and family. A clever use A large open-plan ‘cathedral-like’ space gives the centre its reception, meeting and socialising
of alternative materials has kept costs down. Dominic says: “To pay back some of the social space. Huge beams form the main structure which is cedar-clad. Flanked by a stream and
debt, I have made the plans and building instructions available for free on an interactive web- overlooking Lough Allen, this is a beautiful spot from which to start an adventure. Visit
site so that this knowledge may, as was the case in the vernacular tradition, be held in common” www.loughallenadventurecentre.ie for more information.
www.irishvernacular.com. A unique opportunity to see inside this self-build.
OpEN saturday 30th september 11am - 5pm
OpEN saturday 30 september 11am - 4pm
th
Dominic will not be here this year LOCATION Ballinaglera, 20 mins from
however all the information about Carrick-on shannon.
the build will be available from (+54.13015, -8.01753)
the guides. Access off main road. Parking
limited at centre. Parking at
LOCATION Cloone, 30 mins from lakeside 500m down –
Carrick-on-shannon. follow signs.
(+53.9434891, -7.8237397)
Limited parking outside the house.
Follow signs.
Sustaina ble Features
• Kevin can walk to work
Sustainable Features • Local materials
• Low cost - possible no-mortgage build • Well insulated - cellulose
• Use of innovative and recycled materials • Wood pellet burner and solar panels
• Well insulated
32 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 33LMS22 John and kerry-Lynn Willie and Natalia LMS23
Gramarye Cottage: An early 19th century stone cottage once part of a collection of buildings VIsIT ThIs COOL CINEmA IN A BArN! Take some
including a Corn Mill and Kiln. Set on 2.5 acres with riparian garden and woodland. Since time out to watch a set of short movies curated by DIRECTIONS
acquiring it in 2008 the owners have sympathetically renovated it using Lime render and Willie and natalia of hunters moon Festival. Leave Carrick on the R280 head-
Limecrete flooring along with sheep’s wool and wood fibre insulation. https://huntersmoonfestival.wordpress.com ing towards Leitrim Village. Take
R299 towards Drumsna. Take first
OpEN saturday 30th september OpEN saturday 30th september 11am - 5pm. left L3409 (sign for Kilnagross/
11am - 5pm Tea, Coffee and popcorn available. Gowel). Go past the community
centre and take the first right.
LOCATION 10 mins from Fenagh LOCATION Drumnadubber, Drumsna, N41 rW01 Then take the first left (after about
(+53.98410, -7.81749) (+53.9509623, -8.0287152) 2kms). Second house on the left.
Sustainable Features MOVIES TO INCLUDE:
'Inspired by' sunray Filmed by Gary Tyler Mcleod & Austin Will
Growing up in the wild hills of the Pacific northwest, it seems like SunRay was always building something. His favorite
• Conservation of old buildings source of inspiration and materials is the woods around him, "God's Hardware Store" as he calls it. When working on a
project it is not uncommon to see him pick up a saw and head off into the woods looking for the right piece of wood to
• Local materials and Labour DIrECTIONs
present itself. if he says anything, he'll mumble "i'm going shopping."
• Hemp and Lime render From Ballinamore follow R202 south
richart Directed by Dawn Smallman, Greg Snider, Far Away Films, LLC & Vanessa Renwick
While confined to a psychiatric ward at age 50, Richard "Richart" Tracy made this discovery: "If you want to get out of
• Limecrete flooring west for 5km to Fenagh. Turn left at the hospital -- start making art like this. They will get rid of you - fast!" Seventeen years later, he's turned three residential
lots into a massive maze of his artistic, sculptural visions. A true, original thinker, Richart's genius turns your waste into
• Sheep’s wool and wood fibre insulation Quinn’s pub and follow road for 400m. his inspiration. "Out of your garbage, I become you!"
• Wood burning stove Take first right on road with Tour de shelter Directed by Jason Sussberg
Humbert sign and continue for 2.4km. A short film about Lloyd Kahn. Lloyd Kahn claims that shelter is more than a roof over your head. As the author and
• Upcycled and green wood furniture At cross roads continue straight through publisher of over a dozen books on home construction, Lloyd has been grappling with the concept of home, physically
and psychically, for over five decades. Situated in the financial and housing crisis, this film profiles Lloyd's ideas on
• Wildlife garden & woodland habitat going uphill and downhill for 1km. Cottage do-it-yourself construction and sustainability.
is just after bridge at bottom of hill. Buckminster Fuller meets the hippies in Golden Gate park
This film, by an unknown director, eavesdrops on a conversation between Fuller and a group of people assembled on
Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park. Taking place at the height of the counterculture movement in the late 1960s, the archival
footage witnesses a compelling exchange of ideas about utopian aspirations, science and rational design, Spaceship
34 www.greendoorireland.ie earth, and the spiritual constraints of geodesic living.LMS24 Dick hinchy NumBerS reFer To ProPerTy iD CoDe
Aisled & Bay-divided California Barn. Built
from trees blown down by a storm and milled
on site. The California barn is an evolution of
the great medieval english timber structures;
it uses the same 2 rows of posts and plates
down the middle to support a lightweight
rafter frame.The middle posts make interior
division easy and support a loft; this frame is
easy to expand or add to. The basic frame is
seen throughout the world. There will be a
display of photographs of the construction.
OpEN saturday 30th september
11am - 4pm
LOCATION Breenletter, keadue, Boyle,
DIRECTIONS
Co. roscommon, F52 rh76
(+54.0205911, -8.1244997) in Leitrim Village take R284 towards
Keadue. Travel past Beirne’s of
Battlebridge and Drumboylan Church at
Sustainable Features crossroads turn left onto L1011 west.
• Wood grown and used on site Barn is first entrance on the right.
36 www.greendoorireland.ieLMn01 Ciara and Gareth Teapot Lane Glamping - kevin & Derval LMn03
This home has developed over the years since the first Green-Door in 2011. Whilst still a 'home A beautifully restored thatch cottage on 5 acres of woodland, this luxury eco retreat also
in progress' it is also very much a home to Ciara, Gareth and their two small children. A timber- houses 3 stunning yurts (luxury hand crafted tents) and a cottage. This is an opportunity to
framed cob house lovingly built by organic gardener Ciara Barrett and Physical Therapist Gareth have a look at the camp and its beautiful setting (this includes a fairy fort) and to see inside
Phelan now has a new extension for the growing family. A great example of the Peter Cowman the yurts and cottage. See www.teapotlaneluxurycamp.com for full details.
post and cob structure for the original build with a cob alternative using a wood-fibre board
& cellulose infill for the extension. South facing windows and a central wood-burner, coupled OpEN sunday 1st October
with sheep’s wool insulation make this a cosy, economical home. Ciara and Gareth are very 1.30pm - 5pm
generous to open their home whilst their children are so young so please respect the opening times.
LOCATION Tawley, 30 mins from sligo.
OpEN sunday 1st October. Tours only at 11am and 1pm (+54.44578, -8.38746)
Access via small lane that leads
LOCATION Creevykeel, Cliffoney, 20 mins from sligo. to parking. Follow signs.
(+54.435559, -8.413580)
Parking at the house. Follow signs.
DIRECTIONS
Sustaina ble Features
Go through the village of Cliffony • Low impact holidays: yurts have no
Sustainable Features on the n15 towards Bundoran. electricity. Lighting is by candle and lamps
• Self-build with local materials At the next crossroads, by the and heating by a small wood burning stove
• Solar gain design and solar panels closed down Moran's bar and • Compost toilets
• Mortgage free Creeykeel tomb, turn right. • Thatch
• natural materials Continue on until the first cross-
• Temporary structures – low footprint
roads - turn left. Go past Tattie
• Sheep’s wool insulation
Hoaker farm on your right - fourth
• Compost toilet and rain water collection driveway on your left.
38 www.greendoorireland.ie www.greendoorireland.ie 39You can also read
