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We love traditional buildings!! Fifteen Retrofit Strategy Plan Reports to facilitate SEAI grants for Traditional Homes

Over the past year, Studio Negri has completed fifteen Retrofit Strategy Plan Reports for pre-1940 Irish dwellings, prepared under the SEAI Traditional Homes Pilot Programme. Each report follows the same rigorous methodology: assessing a building's current energy performance, thermal fabric condition, and heritage significance, then proposing a sequenced programme of improvement measures appropriate to how the building was originally constructed. These plans span a wide range

4 days ago

Studio Negri Featured in The Journal x SEAI: Naas Home Energy Upgrade

Studio Negri has been featured in a Journal x SEAI video, showcasing a Home Energy Upgrade project completed in Naas, Co. Kildare. The feature highlights how a SEAI-registered One Stop Shop, working alongside our practice, helped transform a 1970s bungalow into a warmer, more efficient, and better-connected home. The project brought together a full suite of energy upgrades. Triple-glazed windows replaced the original draughty units. External wall insulation and attic insulati

5 days ago

Why Do Dublin's Historic Buildings Need a Conservation Architect?

Dublin is also the location of some of the most significant architecture in Ireland. Georgian terraces, stone cottages, and Victorian town houses, all these buildings have true histories. Yet they get old, and without proper skills, they quickly degenerate. Conservation architects Dublin are experts, RIAI-qualified, who repair, restore, adapt historic buildings and hold onto everything that makes them meaningful. They don't just fix problems. They handle each project with a f

Conservation Architecture in Dublin

May 12

Beyond Design: How Sustainable Architecture is Transforming Everyday Living in Ireland?

A remarkable building is not only aesthetically pleasing. It manages heat, light, and air flow so that temperature and air comfort are controlled seamlessly. It also warms rooms without constant heating and utilises daylight in a deliberate manner. Sustainable Architects Ireland is innovating such energy-positive design, a design philosophy that aims to create buildings that produce more energy than they consume. Energy-positive buildings use less energy by design. In Ireland

Sustainable Architecture

May 8

Do You Need the Expertise of an Architect for the SEAI Traditional Homes Pilot?

An expert conservation professional or chartered engineer is a mandatory requirement for the SEAI traditional homes pilot. They can easily assess your building and design the necessary energy upgrades. Further, they will sign off on the declaration of works to ensure the structural health of your building is valid. No doubt traditional homes are significantly different from modern houses. They were built with older materials, different wall systems, and construction methods t

Architecture

Apr 21

What to Expect from Architects in Dublin, When Planning a House Renovation?

When working with architects in Dublin , you can expect a structured approach that includes understanding your needs, creating practical designs, managing planning permissions, and ensuring your renovation meets both budget and regulatory requirements. Many architects also offer expertise in conservation architecture, passive house design, and retrofit solutions to improve energy efficiency and preserve property value. When planning a house renovation, an architect offers a

Architecture

Apr 3

Commercial Architects in Ireland: From Retrofit to Renewable Energy by Studio Negri

Commercial architecture in Ireland is undergoing a quiet but important shift. It is no longer only about new buildings, much of the most meaningful work today lies in rethinking, upgrading, and re purposing existing structures to meet modern environmental, social, and operational demands.This is where experienced commercial architects play a critical role. Studio Negri’s work reflects this shift clearly. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all design approach, the practice

Commercial architects

Mar 30