Rural Design Advice for Individual Houses in the Countryside

5.DESIGNING THE HOUSETry to avoid: Shallow pitched, hipped roof Projecting ‘fussy’ bay windows Applied stonework and decoration Over-scaled and elaborate door Randomly placed windows with horizontalemphasis and mixed detailing Dominant garage addition of artificialmaterialsAim to achieve: Uninterrupted pitched roof Eaves with simple end detail Chimneys flush with gables Well-proportioned arrangement of recessedopenings Vertical window emphasis with plastersurround and sill Simple porch and door detailing Subservient additions (garage/workshop) withsimilar detailingSingle-storey HousesTry to avoid: Shallow pitched, over-sailing roof Over-scaled dormers Chimney on pitch of roof Randomly applied quoins Applied stonework and decoration Ornate portico Over-elaborate door Multi-paned windows flush with façade Inconsistent detailing around windowopeningsAim to achieve: Consistently pitched roof Minimal eaves and verge Chimneys flush with gables Well-proportioned arrangement of recessedopenings Simple porch and door detailingSmall Dormer Houses48.County Limerick: Rural Design Advice for Individual Houses in the Countryside