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18th June 2024 News

RIAI Public Choice Awards

Castleblayney Library and Market Square Regeneration, on behalf of Monaghan County Council, has been shortlisted for the 2024 RIAI Public Choice Awards, launched earlier on RTE Radio 1’s Morning Ireland. We would be delighted if you could take a moment to vote for the project here: https://www.riai.ie/public-choice-award-poll

18th April 2024 News

Craftstudio launch Railway Exchange Monaghan

Delighted to launch Railway Exchange Monaghan in the converted Train Station. This is a dynamic workspace for design-oriented companies and individuals. The completed scheme includes a range of office space, own door access, meeting and conference facilities, with the latest in Audio Visual Technology. For more information, you can find out more details here.

17th April 2024 News

Old Monaghan Train Station wins Best Small Office of the Year at the 2024 Building and Architect of the Year Awards

We are honoured to have won the award for Best Small Office for our renovation of the old Monaghan Train Station at the 2024 Building and Architect of the Year Awards, held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. The project involves the renovation of the protected structure into our practice’s studio space and a variety of..

17th April 2024 News

Castleblayney Library wins Public Building of the Year at the 2024 Building and Architect of the Year Awards

We are delighted to have received the award for Public Building of the Year for Castleblayney Library at the 2024 Building and Architect of the Year Awards, held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Completed in collaboration with Gaffney and Cullivan Architects, the project involves the extension and refurbishment of Hope Castle Gate Lodge, more details..

28th June 2023 News

Craftstudio Architecture wins Prestigious National Award at the RIAI Irish Architect Awards 2023

Craftstudio Architecture has won the Special Award for Rural Town Renewal at the RIAI Irish Architect Awards for the Clones Renewal Scheme for Monaghan County Council last Thursday, 22nd June 2023. The RIAI Irish Architecture Awards are the most prestigious awards of their kind in Ireland. The awards, given annually, acknowledge achievements in architecture and celebrate the quality of work carried out..

21st April 2023 News

Housing Project of the Year Award

We are thrilled to have picked up the award for Housing Project of the Year at the 2023 Building and Architect of the Year Awards for the Clones Renewal Scheme for Monaghan County Council This ambitious project reinvigorates the centre of Clones, by transforming derelict sites and integrating social housing into the heart of the..

1st December 2022 News

Craftstudio to feature on RTE 1’s ‘My Bungalow Bliss’

Tune into Episode 4 of ‘My Bungalow Bliss’ December 1st at 10:15pm where we tackle a 1970’s built bungalow in beautiful Balina, Co. Mayo. 50 years after her grandfather and grandmother picked a design out of the book, Ballina pharmacist Sarah is the new proud owner of her childhood bungalow. She dreams of a light, open..

17th April 2021 News

Anderson’s Drum

Delighted to see the wonderful restoration of Anderson’s, Drum by Paul and Judith McPhilips feature on the latest edition of RTE 1’s Great House Revival. This is a project on which we were conservation architects, involving the renovation and restoration of an 1860’s built coach house, pub and shop, into a family home. Paul and..

21st January 2021 News

Design Manual for Quality Housing

Delighted to see our Clones Renewal Scheme project featured in the Design Manual for Quality Housing, a recent publication by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The manual provides guidance on the design of Social Housing developments in respect of site layouts and the internal layouts of individual dwellings, principally to local..

20th October 2020 News