Cloughjordan eco house, CI Issue 10 Volume 5

Construct Ireland recentlty featured a house in Cloughjordan which is a fine example of self-build architecture.

The result, says architect Patti O’Neill, makes it hard to believe there were no design professionals involved. She visited the house during a tour of the Cloughjordan eco-village in November. “The Hutchinsons' house proves that care, patience and perseverance are the main ingredients for good architecture, whether trained or untrained,” she says. “As opposed to learning by doing or experimentation on site, their thorough planning approach prior to construction has resulted in the optimal placing of the building on the site, room layout arrangements and excellent detailing.”