The Landscape Room by LID Architecture
Ireland’s LID Architecture have designed the Landscape Room, a contemporary addition to an existing limestone cottage in rural County Sligo.
Full description after the photos….
Photography by Christopher Heaney and LID Architecture
Description by LID Architecture:
The project is located in Sligo’s Yeats’ Country and looks down onto Glencar lake, surrounded by table-top mountains.The refurbishment of existing involved complete spatial re-organisation, opening it up and improving natural lighting and circulation. Plywood joinery- including staircases- was designed for the entire house, which together with the new limestone floor throughout, brings calmness and consistency to the dwelling and helps to maximise space.
The main strategy was to break out from the restrictive form of the existing to create a “Landscape Room”, partly internal, partly external, orientated to the south-west, and surrounded by the landscape. The room was conceived as a sun-filled space, which can be used as a lounge, reading room, as well as dining- it is connected to the kitchen. A pond in the landscape room takes the rainwater from the roof and draws the eye and mind to a larger garden pond and, beyond it, to the lake itself.
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Aspen Custom Furniture on 22 Jun 2009 at 10:23 am #
The inverted roof that drains into the pool outside is brilliant. I love how that room opens up to become part of the exterior of the house. I’d really like to see some examples of this kind of architecture that was not quite so high end. The finishes on this house are probably beyond the reach of most people.
Will Matias on 23 Jun 2009 at 11:39 pm #
What an amazing view! I do confess I had to wikipedia the place though.. but of course it had to be Ireland! The country is beautiful, and so is this house.
Mercedes on 03 Jul 2009 at 11:15 am #
Beautiful house. Love the inverted roof.
Mark Magennis on 05 Aug 2009 at 10:21 am #
Have to comment on this because this is my house. The first comment that this is high end and that “The finishes on this house are probably beyond the reach of most people” is not the case. We’re not high rolers and it was quite inexpensive. Can’t say the exact price because it was part of a much larger renovation where the whole inside of the house was removed, modified and extended. But the materials and finishes aren’t exotic at all. Concrete base, wodden frame, fibre cement roof. The only costly bit was the limestone floor. Even the bifolding doors weren’t particularly expensive. About €2K I think.
hZ! on 13 Nov 2009 at 1:57 pm #
It is very lovely. I’d be wanting to place more cobbles around the flags. They look so beautiful in the pool. I hope there is underfloor heating. You could fill that little garden bed with herbs.