Project Description

Project Details

Project:

ICF House

Status:

Complete 2015

Contractor:

Goleen Developments

Project Description

Designed as part of a larger farm development with stables and cattle shed, this house is perched on top of a hill on the outskirts of Cork City with spectacular views across Cork County and beyond.

Due to the high wind loads, and with the First-Floor wall acting as a ‘sail’, it was decided to construct this house in Insulated Concrete Formwork to tie the entire structure together as one concrete mass. The ICF structure also allows for a high level of air-tightness and provides a thermal mass for heat retention.

Project Details

Project: ICF House

Status: Complete 2015

Contractor: Goleen Developments

Project Description

Designed as part of a larger farm development with stables and cattle shed, this house is perched on top of a hill on the outskirts of Cork City with spectacular views across Cork County and beyond.

Due to the high wind loads, and with the First-Floor wall acting as a ‘sail’, it was decided to construct this house in Insulated Concrete Formwork to tie the entire structure together as one concrete mass. The ICF structure also allows for a high level of air-tightness and provides a thermal mass for heat retention.

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