{"id":1374,"date":"2012-11-01T19:22:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T06:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willandrewsdesign.com\/?page_id=1374"},"modified":"2018-12-17T10:12:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T21:12:14","slug":"castle-neymoe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.willandrewsdesign.com\/?page_id=1374","title":{"rendered":"Castle in Sligo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restoration of stately home from ruin to substantial contemporary family residence.<\/p>\n

Set in a demesne of 25 Hectares, the property included a set of pre-Christian ‘cursing stones’ and a stone well.  The original ‘castle’ or house itself rose two stories over basement, with a range of outbuildings stretching from each side of the rear elevation; these formed a well-proportioned courtyard.<\/p>\n

The brief called for the securing, consolidation and re-construction in appropriate materials of the existing ruined main house, construction of a new gate lodge, landscaping and service facilities, as well as the renovation of an existing guest house and other outbuildings.<\/p>\n

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Intensive historical research preceded a planning application.  Drawings by the original architect, dating from the late 18th century, were unearthed in a Dublin archive, providing detailed guidance on how to restore the original fabric.<\/p>\n

The strategy was to re-construct the original building, including the courtyard outbuildings, and to add a contemporary family reception suite, which opened through a glazed wall to the courtyard.  Strong, modern forms of new construction were to be readily differentiable from historic fabric.<\/p>\n

Planning permission was obtained in 2007, with the project falling victim thereafter to the economic crisis.<\/p>\n

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Castle Neymoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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