Our skilled team brings years of experience to ensure high quality projects and design solutions, regardless of scale or budget. We enjoy the challenges of new briefs, and designing and delivering diverse building types and spaces with a focus on proper low energy building and sustainability. B.Arch.Sc MSc.Arch.:AEES PG Dip.

Helena founded the practice in 2011 and is the principal architect and creative director. She has 23 years’ experience and previously worked in practices in Galway and Mayo where she designed a diverse range of projects, such as the Citypoint (TK Maxx) building in Galway city, very high specification low energy private houses, masterplans and Area Action Plans, and a Belltower at St. Patrick’s Church Ballina, which was commended in the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards.

Helena began her architectural education in Dublin Institute of Technology, graduating in 2002, and was awarded a distinction in her MSc in Architecture: Advanced Energy and Environmental Studies in 2013. She is an Architect Accredited in Conservation at Grade III and has completed the RIAI SHW Project Supervisor Design Process training. She represented the Western Region on the RIAI Council from 2009 to 2011, and is currently an active member of Galway County Council’s Community and Culture Strategic Policy Committee.

She has a PG Diploma in Project Management from Trinity College Dublin, is a Certified Passive House Designer and also a WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP). Helena’s design work has featured in many publications, and she has been invited to lecture at architectural and low energy building conferences and CPD events. She won the RIAI 3Twenty10 Research competition for her work relating to energy retrofits and post occupancy evaluation.