Vanishing trick for Ireland's second homes

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2006 / September 6

Removing blots from the landscape could become far easier thanks to an improbable vanishing act conjured up by a team of Irish architects: their houses simply disappear into the ground. Tackling "bungalow blight" is a priority in an increasingly wealthy country desperate to preserve its tourist industry but littered with more and more second homes. The single-storey dwellings being developed by two County Donegal architects, Antoin and Tarla MacGabhann, could provide the solution, satisfying rural planners and environmental campaigners, as well as those who admire ever-changing coastal views.

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