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Ireland's Home Interiors and Living Magazine
February 2004

In Focus…

From a very early age, Box was drawn to architecture – like lots of little boys he would sit at the table with a colouring book or painting and by the time he was ten he was fascinated watching his parents build an extension! This interest developed as he grew older – he started to study technical drawing and on leaving school, studied to be an architectural technician. After ten years in the industry, he decided to develop his skills further, eventually taking a degree in architecture and eight years ago he joined forces with college student and friend, ex-carpenter.

The began to rise up the corporate ladder quite quickly, submitting various design ideas to the Dublin Corporation Rejuvenation Project, and eventually all their dreams came true in 1999 when their extension to a home in Dun Laoghaire won the Opus Building of the Year Award. Today, their company, Box Architecture, is going from strength to strength. ‘We try to avoid the direct commercial approach and use simple technology to what we hope are the most inspirational designs,’ Box says. ‘Gary and I have worked on all sorts of things – domestic extensions, corporate offices, crèches and even housing developments. Our main concerns are sustainable buildings – energy conservation, the use of daylight and the interaction with nature. I believe sustainable buildings are the way ahead.’

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