Passive House in Northern Ireland
Alan Ritchie2019-03-26T17:43:17+00:00We are very excited to be attending the Towards Zero Carbon Dwellings - Passive House in Northern Ireland briefing tonight at Ulster University. This is guaranteed to be a really interesting briefing on the future of building in Northern Ireland both from a technical and a political perspective. It will include talks on Passive [...]
C60 giving away Smartphone Virtual Reality Goggles
Roger Perrott2019-03-26T17:43:17+00:00C60 Architects have been leading the way in the development of Virtual Reality as a design tool since the company formed nearly 4 years ago. Where others use 2D plans and elevations, C60 Architects have always known the benefit of being able to look around a virtual model to inform the design process. That is [...]
Closure of Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive announced.
Alan Ritchie2019-03-26T17:43:17+00:00Although we all knew this was inevitable the announcement today, by the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell, of his intention to close the domestic and non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes will still come as a shock and a big blow to the Renewable Energy sector. Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Commenting on his [...]
Work in Progress – Kitchen Extension
Roger Perrott2019-03-26T17:43:17+00:00C60 Architects and Town Planners are working up some proposals for a client to transform a typical 1970's house by linking the living areas with the garden... This new contemporary glazed kitchen extension and internal alterations will flood the home with light and open up the ground floor to create a modern, bright home.
Invest NI – Loan Equity Scheme for Developers
Roger Perrott2019-03-26T17:43:18+00:00Time is running out for developers in Northern Ireland to register an Expression of Interest for the Invest NI Grade A Office Loan Equity Scheme. Invest Northern Ireland has recently completed a research exercise looking at the current state of the Northern Ireland commercial property market; part of that research included an extensive review of [...]
Work in Progress – Technology Park Extension – Commercial Architects
Roger Perrott2019-03-26T17:43:18+00:00Great to see our extension to Schrader Electronics production facility at Antrim Technology Park is nearing completion. The external envelope of composite cladding is finished and looking great. Internally the ceiling grid is almost complete and the new insitu concrete floor has been prepared to receive anti-static floor covering which will go in later this [...]
Work in Progress – Contemporary House Extension Belfast
Alan Ritchie2019-03-26T17:43:18+00:00Here`s a few quick photos of a contemporary house extension that will transform an old, outdated, semi-detached house in Belfast. The stone and timber cladding are nearly finished and the white render will tie the old and new sections of the house together perfectly.
Ballyhackamore House Extension
Alan Ritchie2016-09-08T21:26:22+01:00We are proud to have been involved with the design and architecture that lead to this completed project.
Residential Extension or Residential New Build?
Alan Ritchie2019-03-26T17:43:18+00:00When does a house extension become a new build? The question whether to demolish an existing property and replace it with a new build, or whether to extend and transform the original house sometimes is a hard one to answer. If the property has architectural merit, or emotional connections then maintaining the existing and sympathetically [...]