Repair and reuse through minimal intervention

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / April 22 2004: Repair and reuse through minimal intervention

Fresh from the success of their first housing scheme at Balgaddy, Howley Harrington Architects has produced an illustrated booklet Repair and Reuse outling their approach to architectural conservation. What they regard as important is to "find innovative ways of breathing new life into old buildings in a pragmatic and viable way, without losing those qualities that make historic buildings so beautiful and memorable". One of their core principles is that one of the common threads linking buildings of the past, present and future is design. Thus, where contemporary interventions are required, they should be "honest expressions of their own time".

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