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maybe i’m thinking of the wrong boyd cody project. is that temple cottages? i used to kip on that street.
@Paul Clerkin wrote:
Love the idea of knocking little terraced houses together – Boyd Cody did a lovely job for Robert Ballagh with three houses. I used to live in one of these:
http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/henrietta_street/cottages_lge.htmland we had to have the lights turned on nearly all day – so dark inside.
used to be your neighbour. if you’re fortunate enough to wake up up in the middle of the day it’s impossible to tell if it’s dawn, dusk, or midday.
in situations like that i like to see facades retained, with exception made for roof lighting, but behind the front door let good design reign.
@notjim wrote:
the benefits of inner-cty living are also available in apartments.
that’s a bit forceful. apartment living with no garden, no front door, single level accommodation (in most instances), no sense of community, anonymity, and so on, people don’t always want these things, and if knocking down a 70 year old wall is necassary for them to be happy where they are, i’d say leave them be.
there’s a conniption in the air, i think i’ll have it. jesus, how unco-ordinated and disjointed are the bodies in question, fire, legal, planning. ridiculous decision.
JPD, you’re welcome. the less people that get shafted by the man the better.
i read that, cathal o’neill and his son. looked good, not sure if “open plan” describes it, more “open everything”. windows everywhere, lightwells top to bottom. too busy and too much going on for such a small house. didn’t change the front except for a velux, and the existing rear extension was demolished and replaced with something of better quality.
o’neill has a strong conservation ethic, i don’t think the house was comprimised unduly by the works.
the grafton architects apartment building on the junction of north king street and constitution hill has weathered very badly. the timber finishes on all levels look terrible.
the glucksman gallery is a very good example of timber used well in a design. it’s american oak and looks great in the dappled light by the river.
do you mean “box architecture” the architectural practice? they have a site http://www.box.ie and they are, to my knowledge, an excellent firm.
it was funny (kinda) seeing people get ripped off for obviously flawed schemes in the first place. when it bacame a matter of safety with a real possibility of people dying it became less funny, and when it became apparent he wasn’t above dolling out death threats to people that crossed him, it wasn’t funny at all.
maybe the program cast doubt on the legality of the planning applications he made. as it stands, a registered architect is not required to be involved in an application, and many small extensions or even dwellings woud not involve a member of the RIAI or RIBA. the issues highlighted by the program were his over-charging for poor work with unrealistic guarantees for successful applications, as well as immoral (and in some cases illegal) occasions when he presented himself as a qualified architect or as a member of a certified institute.
your friend’s application will be judged on it’s merits, which may or may not be of a high standard or even a standard that might satisfy the planners. the “architect” involved would not be an issue, or at least it shouldn’t be.
one thing that appalls me from that show is his zero percent pre-planning discussion record. he just fires them in without consultation, and with fees ranging from 3 grand upwards, the least you’d expect is a bit of effort on the part of your designer to placate planners and take into account any concrens they might have regards your design.
@JPD wrote:
A freind of mine recently lodged a planning application for an extension and as yet no decision has been made by the planners, he paid five grand to have this done by Mr Grant, could someone very kindly tell me is my freind in a position where he will need to have new plans made from scratch or can he get permission as is?
Thanks
John
his name on the application will make no difference. it’s still valid. just be wary of his 76% refusal rate in some parts of dublin. 5 grand? ouch
@Graham Hickey wrote:
I’m sorry to have to tell you this sw, but, well, it never goes 🙁
Even if things seems get better during the day – it still returns in your sleep.
Curiously both in nightmares and fantastical dreams – yet to figure out why…they’re creepy and they’re spooky…
yeah, i know. doesn’t take away from the achievement though. if i’d worked for the guy and years later he turned around and selected me for my excellent portfolio, i’d be delirah.
boyd cody are doing very well at the moment. selected by alberto campo baeza for the new 10×10. good stuff.
and ultimately, if you join a company and you’re not happy, tender your resignation and move on. the average stint for a first job in architecture is around 6 months. the days when you join a firm as a boy and stay til retirement are long over, one would hope.
I don’t think anyone is going to be bold enough to name specific companies for you. smaller companies will generally work you harder with less in the way of rewards, overtime, and so on. bigger companies might offer a dental plan or 9-5 regular hours.
remember thought that a badly-paid, over-worked job in a small practise allows you to “be a big fish in a small pond”, and get your hands on more design work, and open yourself up to better all-round experience and the possibility that some of your own designs will see the light of day. a bigger company (big pond, you’re the small fish), will be harder to work your way up through, and you might find yourself with agreeable hours and a nice pension plan, but with the prospect of being part of a window detailing team from monday to friday.
personally, i’d rather join an up and coming practise where i can make a mark than fall into rank in a huge company. depends on what you want for yourself, and where you’d like to be in 10 years.
