Gable Gable Street Fascade
Balcony Front Courtyard
Courtyard Side Fascade Balcony
l HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY, BIRR, CO.OFFALY.



Client
: Birr Town Council.
  • Quarter acre site, on edge of Birr Town, formerly an under-used open space.
  • 7 two-bedroomed houses, grouped around a central shared open space.
  • Houses primarily on ground-level, and designed with the needs of the elderly in mind.
  • Each ground-floor unit has its own private rear garden, and the two first-floor units each have a large roof-terrace, overlooking the street and shared open space.

Completed - September 2004

Main Contractor : Michael Bracken & Sons Ltd.