Turning the old and odd into self-sustaining assets

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2003 / November 20 2003: Turning the old and odd into self-sustaining assets

Finding viable, sympathetic new uses for historic properties is one of the great challenges facing us as Ireland's building stock ages and, in far too many cases, individual buildings deemed to have outlived their time are threatened with demolition. But what to do with them? Some historic buildings, because of their small size or remote location, are simply too impractical to live in, though they might make ideal holiday homes - places to get away from it all for a week or even just a weekend. The Irish Landmark Trust, which has just celebrated its 10th anniversary, is making a small but significant contribution to the cause of conservation through its drive to restore a varied range of architectural curiosities for short-term holiday letting.

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