O'Dwyer & Associates Architects

04/04/2024

Interesting post showing not just size but how the quality of building timber has changed over time. Tighter rings means stronger timber…so old floor boards, doors, windows, stairs etc were more robust and lasted longer. This can be a problem in conservation work in trying to repair old timbers.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WW_nLs5Rp/?igsh=MTd6dzRkaHI3Y3k1aw==

04/04/2024

26/03/2024

Recently completed infill project in Portmarnock.

22/10/2023

Another recent article from the Irish Independent.

As a property journalist and housing analyst through three decades and through bust and boom, and bust and boom again, I’ve attended quite a few new-home scheme launches.

22/10/2023

One of our earlier projects…

160 Wintergarden, Pearse St, Dublin 2

20/03/2023

One of our recent projects featured in this months Ireland’s Kitchen Guide. Beautiful kitchen detailing by Anna Rock of Colin Maher Design. https://colinmaher.ie/

10/02/2023

An architect’s life before autocad!!

Before the advent of AutoCAD and other drafting software, engineering drawings were made on sheets of large paper using drawing boards. Many types of equipment were required to complete a given dra…

10/02/2023

Thank goodness for the invention of computers or we would still be drawing like this!

Draftsmen at Albert Kahn's office in Michigan (1942, photo by Federico Bucci). This is what office life looked like before the invention of AutoCAD and other drafting software: http://bit.ly/3RzQPG5

04/01/2023

New year, new logo. Happy new year to all our clients. Thank you to Fionan Healy of BBDO for our new look. .

06/10/2022

Before…during …after. First copper dome reroofing complete.