This tiny Dublin cottage has become a sustainable, stylish and spacious home thanks to clever design

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Declan says that the project was “kind of ship-in-a-bottle puzzle”, because while the house had been altered and much of it was dilapidated, they wanted to preserve what they could of the existing building, and in the end they only used 7 square metres of the garden space in the extension. And because the garden was preserved, the new design orients itself around it, providing views of greenery, the old walls, and natural light.

The reflective materials chosen for the exterior provide a sharp contrast to the textured brick of the city around it, while reflecting sunlight away from the house to prevent overheating. Although far from a window, the bathroom gets natural light from two full length internal windows at either end of the room beside the roof lights.

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