If you are travelling from Galway city to Connemara, and you wander off the beaten track, you might find yourself on a laneway running down to the sea.
A whitewashed cottage is tucked in to the left, facing the shore. The low pavilion in front of the house suggests that this is no ordinary house. When you step inside, it still feels like a cottage with its low ceilings and cosy rooms, but turn to the right and the house opens up to reveal dramatic views of the Atlantic Ocean. The floor-to-ceiling windows showcase the drystone walls, seagrass and shallow pools that surround the house.
Renovating a house close to the water’s edge must be a coveted job for an architect, and Jane Larmour and Patrick Wheeler of Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects agree it was a very enjoyable project to work on.
“There’s these fabulous original drystone walls running all around the site, which are just magnificent,” says Wheeler.
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