fuinneamh workshop architects | Cork

The studio focuses on producing well-designed and considered architecture that is appropriate both to the client’s brief and the site context. Fuinneamh Workshop has extensive experience working on housing schemes, historic area master plans, public buildings, art installations, conservation projects as well as bespoke domestic houses. The work of the studio has been published and exhibited internationally.

The studio has received multiple awards for its built work, including; an Architectural Association of Ireland Award, Institute of Designers in Ireland – Innovation in Built Structures Award, as well as an EUmies Award (European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture) Nomination. For us, architecture that is comfortable to the user, appropriate in scale and proportion, utilises materials carefully and has a quality of light, is the ultimate architecture. Whether the project brief is for a single-room extension or a housing scheme, these principles still apply.

We have no defined design style but only one that is respectful to the client, the brief and the site. We are interested in craftsmanship and the detailing of materials, in order to realise a design that has honesty and longevity outside of any design period. At fuinneamh workshop, the design process for each project is investigated through a series of sketches, drawings and scale models.

With each project, we consider carefully the important design factors of the user, the project brief and the site features to help us develop an appropriate design. We seek simplicity, not complication in our work. Principal Architect at fuinneamh workshop since 2009.