• Design (Adaptive reuse, houses, extensions, commercial fit-outs etc.)

• Pre-planning Applications

• Planning Applications

• Tender Production & Negotiations

• Site Inspections & Contract Administration

We provide clever design solutions for existing buildings, infill sites, back-land developments & greenfield sites. We also advise on relevant permissions & statutory requirements for your project and guide you through the process from brief formation to completion of your project on site.

We offer two packages:

• Design including the submission of a planning application

• Full services from design to completion on site

We take our responsibility as designers seriously, we understand the profound effects our built environment & context have on people. We are aware that as architects we work in a problematic sector for the environment so it is our duty to act responsibly to minimise our negative impact.

We get excited about the imaginative reuse of existing buildings by designing through circular economy principles & low-carbon approaches.

We have specialist expertise as RIAI Architects Accredited in Conservation at Grade 3 we are qualified to work on protected structures, heritage buildings and in Architectural Conservation Areas.

We can prepare Conservation Reports and Method Statements to assist in applications for Built Heritage Investment Scheme grant aid, Stitch in Time grant and the Streetscape Enhancement scheme.

As design team lead, Islander offer full project management services. We are certified Project Supervisors for the Design Process (PSDP).

We advise on the appointment of consultants, such as surveyors & structural engineers. We have a network of talented contractors, consultants & craftspeople to call upon.

We coordinate the design team & act as the central point of communication with planners, contractors, suppliers & building control.

As architects we have the skills to undertake Health Checks, SMART Action Plans and Community Development Plans for towns & villages. We analyse, question & research in order to produce visions and roadmaps that can enhance the public realm, local environments & local economies.

By listening directly to communities & through meaningful public engagement we design strategies for future improvements. We devise easy to follow action plans for the towns, villages & communities that we serve.

We have successfully completed projects across the Fingal region for communities, funded by Dublin Rural LEADER, we welcome enquiries from other counties across Ireland.