A long folding house cranks its way down a lengthy garden plot ceded from the back-lands of a larger holding. In contrast with its more reticent next-door neighbour this house confidently acknowledges its urban context by tightly screening itself to the street and more actively opening at the upper level. What first presents itself as a trumpet-like balcony peering over the perimeter wall to the street becomes the final space of the house ? a living room that overlooks Fitzgerald Park and the Daly Suspension Bridge in the distance.

© Marie Louise Halpenny

Architects: A2 Architects

Location: Mardyke Walk, Cork City, Ireland

Architect In Charge: Peter Carroll, Caomhán Murphy, Ciara Keohane
Landscape Architects: ThirtyThreeTrees

Area: 180.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Marie Louise Halpenny

© Marie Louise Halpenny

From the architect. A long folding house cranks its way down a lengthy garden plot ceded from the back-lands of a larger holding. In contrast with its more reticent next-door neighbour this house confidently acknowledges its urban context by tightly screening itself to the street and more actively opening at the upper level. What first presents itself as a trumpet-like balcony peering over the perimeter wall to the street becomes the final space of the house ? a living room that overlooks Fitzg...