The recently completed Joymount Development in Carickfergus is the first offsite housing scheme to be built in Northern Ireland. The homes were manufactured and fully fitted out at The McAvoy Group’s production centre in Lisburn. 111 steel framed building modules were then transported to site and constructed. It features 22 family home and 26 apartments.…
External works to the new “Irish Salt Mining Corporation” Headquarters at Kilroot, Carickfergus are pushing on, whilst internal fit-out has commenced. Not a great day for a site visit, but what a location. This 10,000 sq. ft. building overlooks Belfast Lough and will house the above-ground operations of the company. 400 metres below ground, and…
Knox Clayton Architects recently obtained planning permission for this new house in County Down. The client wanted a traditionally designed 4 bed family home. The cottage design has simple rectangular floor plans. The front façade includes an entrance porch, corner window and boxed dormer windows with large glazed panels, all strategically placed to maximise the…
Construction works continue on the new Southern Regional College, (SRC) Banbridge. One year on it is really starting to take shape. SRC, Banbridge is a ‘State of the Art’ Education Campus which is replacing the existing College building currently on site. The new College building will accommodate 1000 full / part time students and provide…