A pink rear extension knowledgeable by the work of architect Luis Barragán has been added to a Thirties residence within the suburbs of Dublin by Irish structure follow Courtney McDonnell Studio.
Appropriately named Pink Home, the house in Stillorgan was prolonged by Courtney McDonnell Studio to create space for an open-plan kitchen, eating and dwelling space.
The purchasers, a younger couple with a love of journey, expressed an curiosity in color and texture from the outset of the venture, sharing a picture of a pink entrance door to tell the hue of the extension.
It was achieved with a pink sand and cement render that can also be a reference to the work of Mexican architect Barragán, the studio defined.
“We liked the concept of including a colored tone to the extension that might be sudden and playful, but additionally add welcomed heat in opposition to the everyday gray Irish sky and throughout the suburban context the place the home is located,” studio founder Courtney McDonnell instructed Dezeen.
Whereas the house’s authentic street-facing facade of brick and pebbledash has been retained, an arched brick entrance and tiled steps result in a customized pink entrance door with retro sunburst glazing that hints on the extension past.
On coming into, Pink Home’s refurbished hallway and reception rooms function monochrome, hexagonal tiles and herringbone oak flooring.
The bottom ground plan opens as much as the rear, with the timber-clad tunnel performing as a “threshold” between the present home and the brand new light-filled kitchen, eating and dwelling house.
The extension’s faceted openings and angled partitions assist to focus views in direction of the sky and the backyard.
Fluted wall panels and kitchen joinery fabricated from oak are paired with a concrete ground and uncovered brick partitions within the eating and dwelling areas.
“The pink brick is a distinguished function on the entrance facade of the unique home, so it felt applicable to introduce it once more on the brand new extension,” defined McDonnell.
“The polished concrete ground continues externally to merge inside and outdoors, offering a seamless connection out to the backyard,” she continued.
A monolithic kitchen island sits on the coronary heart of the brand new dwelling house. Forged in concrete, its angled design echoes the type of the extension.
Within the backyard, a lined space shaped by the angled overhangs of the extension and built-in brick window seats creates an outside house that can be utilized all year long.
“The lined cover additionally offers crucial shading and safety from overheating throughout the open plan dwelling space within the afternoon and early evenings,” mentioned McDonnell.
Finishing the venture is a jewel-toned bathe room cut up into two zones. A red-tiled nook with a pink concrete sink results in a curved blue-tiled bathe alcove with a “starry” ceiling created with fibre optic lights.
Elsewhere in Eire, Scullion Architects not too long ago added a curved glass extension to a Thirties residence in Dublin.
Different vibrant home extensions featured on Dezeen embody a vivid yellow CLT extension by Unknown Works and Workplace S&M’s millennial pink and mint inexperienced Overcast Home.
The images is by Peter Molloy.
