Cong House – New Build
Architect led Tour with Cillian Briody Studio
Tour / Discussion
Saturday 26th September 2026
Tours; 14:00 and 15:00 ( Duration 45min)
No. 7 Ashford Pines, Cong, Co. Mayo (Neighbouring Eircode: F31 E167)
Tickets: FREE but prebooking is essential as spaces are limited.
Wheelchair/ limited mobility accessible / no
Talk by Cillian Briody Studio on a home that balances privacy, natural light, material and form to make bright, generous living spaces rooted in their surroundings.
Join us for a talk on a contemporary home that takes its external cues from the surrounding buildings while creating a bright, light-filled interior. The design responds to the challenge of how to create private living spaces while ensuring they remain filled with natural light throughout the day.
Organised around the relationship between privacy, daylight and the landscape., the design carefully controls views outward while drawing light deep into the plan and was developed through an iterative process of drawing, model-making and material exploration. Physical models were particularly important in understanding how the building would receive and distribute natural light, allowing the size, position and orientation of openings to be tested at different stages of the design. Making became a way of investigating the relationship between the building, the sun and the spaces within it, rather than simply representing a completed design.