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| Book Title | Irish architecture : the RIAI annual review 2017 / 2018 |
| Chapter Title | Projects : Housing : Rochestown House : new life in a walled garden |
| Chapter Author | Cahill, Gerry |
| Book Editor | O'Connell, Sandra |
| Publisher | The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland |
| ISBN | 9780956749383 |
| Date | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Page(s) | pp166-175 |
| Content | elevations, photos, plans, site plans, sketches, text |
| Note(s) | Winner, Sustainable Project - RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2017. The two-storey apartment building was refurbished and had a timber-clad additional floor added to provide 34 one-bedroom apartments. The building is situated in the former grounds of Somerton House and the site retains the historical walls, mature trees and sylvan setting. |
| Subject(s) | residential buildings ; sheltered housing ; housing for the elderly ; energy-efficient buildings ; walled gardens ; awards ; renovation ; retrofitting ; apartment buildings ; improvements |
| QUB Location | Search QUB Library Catalogue |
| UCD Location | Search UCD Library Catalogue |