Suaimneas
English
Gaeilge
The site overlooks the Owenabue valley outside of Cork city. To the east is Cork airport, while to the northeast is an ancient megalithic tomb. The plan of the house is generated by the geometry of a square. From the entry courtyard, views of departing planes are controlled by the gable walls of the house and a shed. While views of planes arriving at Cork airport can be enjoyed from the central courtyard. Oversized circular water containers acknowledge the form of the ancient megalithic tomb. A hawthorn tree in the central courtyard references the hawthorn trees in the surrounding hedgerows. This hawthorn tree also assumes such a central position in the project because of its value in ancient Irish culture and traditional medicine. Vivid colours are used to inject vibrancy into the project. While local materials such as Cork marble and sandstone reference their use in historical buildings of the city. Architecturally, the house pays homage to the work of Asplund, Távora, Walker and Utzon through a series of “borrowed” references.
Tá radharc ón suíomh seo thar Ghleann Abhainn na Baoi lasmuigh de chathair Chorcaí. Ag féachaint soir tá Aerfort Chorcaí, agus soir ó thuaidh tá tuama meigiliteach. Tá leagan amach an tí bunaithe ar chruth cearnógach. Ón clós iontrála, feictear eitleán ag eitilt amach idir binn an tí agus bothán. Ansin feictear eitleán ag tuirling in Aerfort Chorcaí ón gclós lárnach. Tugann comeadán ollmhóra uisce aitheantas do chruth na tuamaí meigiliteacha. Tá sceach gheal sa chlós lárnach a luíonn isteach leis an sceach gheal atá sna claíocha mórthimpeall ar an suíomh. Tá an-tábhacht ag baint leis an sceach gheal sa tionscadal seo toisc an luach a bhí air i gcultúr ársa na hÉireann agus sa leigheas traidisiúnta. Tógadh an teach le burlaí tuí eorna gheimhridh a baineadh sa pháirc taobh leis. Úsáidtear dathanna ghlé chun beocht a chothú sa tionscadal. Úsáidtear amhábhar áitiúla ar nós marmar agus gaineamhchloch Chorcaí chun meas a léiriú ar a n-úsáid i bhfoirgnimh stairiúla an chathair.
