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Linnamilla Passive House

CompanyKane Architects Limited.

Lead DesignersNeil Kane MRIAI

Design TeamArchitects: Neil Kane, M. Fitton and R. Sheppard; S/C Engineers: DJF Engineering, M/E Engineers: MBA Engineers, Cathal O Meara Landscape Architects.

Project LocationLinnamilla Bridge, Raleigh, Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland.

ClientOliver & Aisling Long

CreditsPhotos by Dermot Fitzgerald Photography.

Prize(s)Bronze in Architecture Categories / Sustainable Living/Green

Entry Description

This house design was based on a traditional Irish farmhouse cluster on a greenfield site amid the hedgerows of rural Co. Cork. A passive house by the Sullane river pays deep attention not only to energy efficiency but also to natural light, elegant design and preserving the ecology of its sensitive setting. Constructed with a highly insulated and airtight timber frame, produced by a local manufacturer with a rendered masonry outer skin. With careful consideration was given to architectural detailing and materials resulting in a contemporay rural design with a nod to the vernacular.

Bio

Established in 2010 by Neil Kane MRIAI and based in Co. Cork,Ireland, Kane Architects is an national and international award wining architectural practice involved in residential, leisure, community and educational projects. With a design led approach, KANE architects work closely with their client’s to provide innovative, energy efficient and bespoke solutions to the brief. Neil Kane has a keen interest in construction and works closely with suppliers and contractors on site to design the optimum solution to architectural detailing.

Awards and Prize

International Design Awards 2019 - Bronze Medal - Linnamilla House.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Public Choice Architecture Awards 2017 - Third Place - A Child's Play Tower.

International Design Awards 2017 - Bronze Medal - A Child's Play Tower.

Publications:

Linnamilla House: Passive House Plus Magazine April 2019.

ArchIdea Magazine: Special Edition Building With Nature #57/ 2018: A Child's Play Tower.

Architecture Ireland September 2017 Journal of The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. A Child's Play Tower.

RIAI House + Design Magazine July 2017 - A Child's Play Tower.

Cork Architectural Association: Annual City Hall Exhibition‘Geometry + Space’ & Associated Publication.
Project: Linnamilla Passive House.

Cork Architectural Association: Annual City Hall Exhibition‘Architecture Quotidienne'& Associated Publication. Project: A Child's Play Tower.

The Sunday Times, July 9, 2017 Rustic retreats take a bough. Fancy living the high life? Then build a treehouse, writes Cara O’Doherty. Project: A Child's Play Tower.