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I love the picture of the farm house (gable to the road) crumbling sadly as the bungalow rises from the hill to boldly face the road.
Had a lot of discussion about this when working on the Bunaglwo Blitz: Another History of Irish Architecture proejct – the idea of road facing, and, even more specifically why you would want a hugh (and I quote Kevin Myers) plateglass airport window facing the road (and maybe the view) when what you do once its built is put the back of the couch up against it, turn your back adn watch the TV – all of this to be shared with passers by ….
I’ve attached an image form one the the BB exhibitions – it shows a life size sculpture based on Plan No.8 from the 1st edition of the book (Bungalwo Bliss) and tarpaulin photos of the builders….
been off this site for a long time, but very interested to read what you’d to say about Achill – I grew up there in the 1970s and have never really shaken the interest in housing I got from looking at, living in and experiencing the types of houses you describe…when I started working on my Bungalow Blitz:Another History of irish Architecutre project back in 2001 I intended to focus on Achill…that was foiled by friends there being very unhappy about my highlighting the ‘bungalow’ side of the island (they had only recently been at the receiving end of the Toblerone jobes and were wary about impact on tourism). I used Kilcar and Glencolmcille in Donegal as an alternate case study. You can see some of the work on http://www.visual-culture.com (click on Bungalwo Blitz)
Your mail, which raised questions of professional and peer recognition for good practice made me think that you might know if there is a forum in ireland for the consideration of the contributions (positive or negative) or the countless ‘unofficial” architects whose off-the-shelf house plan projects are, like it or not, most characteristic of the rural environment. If you know of any such contexts or debates, I would appreciate your letting me know.
