Full-stop plot: an exemplary end-of-terrace addition.This house is in a conservation area close to central Dublin. It replaces a cottage to provide two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, utility and living/dining spaces. Remaining largely in character with the existing properties--made of brick and of a certain scale--it is an ingenious response to a difficult end of terrace site, demonstrating a tendency among young architects to produce deeply rooted and specifically responsive contextual work; as explored in depth in the AR March 2006.This house uses the residual geometry of the site to help generate an unorthodox form. With tapering Tapering Gradually reducing the amount of a drug when stopping it abruptly would cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Mentioned in: Narcotics tapering, n and curving boundary conditions boundary condition n. Mathematics The set of conditions specified for behavior of the solution to a set of differential equations at the boundary of its domain. , the ambition was to maximise the footprint, while anchoring the mass of the building to the end of the terrace. Within the beak-shaped site, the building adheres to the building lines established by the terrace at the front and back of the site. On the ground floor, however, it extends to fill the site's width, taking in the splayed and curved geometries of the boundary walls. Above this eccentrically planned plinth, the first floor emerges as an orthogonal At right angles. The term is used to describe electronic signals that appear at 90 degree angles to each other. It is also widely used to describe conditions that are contradictory, or opposite, rather than in parallel or in sync with each other. brick box that rises to align with the eaves level of the adjacent terrace. By excavating land, a half level has been created to make space for a more generous living area. This principal space sits about a metre below the existing ground level and benefits from a higher floor to ceiling height. The residual area against the splayed boundary neatly locates a discrete back door, and provides light into an otherwise enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. bathroom. On the first floor, the formal tautness taut adj. taut·er, taut·est 1. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight. 2. Strained; tense: nerves taut with anxiety. 3. a. and rotundity ro·tund adj. 1. Rounded in figure; plump. See Synonyms at fat. 2. Having a full, rich sound; sonorous. [Latin rotundus; see ret- in Indo-European roots. of the raised box is emphasised by crisp flush windows, each with its own orientation, giving the building a more three-dimensional emphasis, exploiting the end of terrace location. Inside, delightful spatial relationships have been established, such as the retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. screen connecting the main bedroom with the top-lit stair. R. G. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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