設計案位置：LOWER GRANGEGORMAN, GRANGEGORMAN, DUBLIN 7, Ireland 愛爾蘭都柏林
建築師：ODOS architects 建築師事務所
承包商：Oaklawn Construction
面積：150 平方米
設計：2006年
完成：2008年8月
愛爾蘭的首都都柏林，是個終年陰雨或霧氣濃厚的城市，常見的住宅形式，是雙斜頂的磚砌樓房。有位想蓋自己房子的屋主，是重型機車的愛好者，自認是次文化的擁護者，卻也熱愛自然，希望自己的家有別於鄰居的沉重感，外觀看起來要極具設計感，內部的各個起居角落都要儘可能享受陽光洗禮，最好是前後都有院子。
但接下這個案子的設計團隊 ODOS architects 認為，住宅建築再怎麼光怪陸離，最終仍得供人生活其中，不能過於脫離周邊環境，如何透過創意的路徑，擷取都柏林日常生活的元素，再塑造前衛的建築，正是他們要思考的課題。
終年不散的朦朧霧氣，讓他們靈機一動，發覺材質輕盈的鋁料和玻璃，若組合成建築外觀，便能形塑俐落、輕透的量體，還可調整面板的外掀角度，像可以飛起的翅膀。座落在周邊樹林間時，像股半透明的白霧，如此概念與都柏林產生連結，建築線條亦可保持簡練。
不只從建材上，ODOS還希望視覺上，也讓這屋子看起來輕盈，他們打破起居隱蔽性的限制，規劃3層樓建築的前後側，均留大片玻璃窗，包括圍牆低矮的1樓，2 樓從正面望去，更是大膽採1：1的面積比例，安排鋁板及玻璃牆。如此一來，難得天晴時，不僅陽光可穿透整棟屋子，連站在街上的路人，也能一眼看穿室內活動。
不過，ODOS還是有為屋主留塊隱密的天地，在3樓面街側闢了塊陽台，再以鋁片垂直排列出格柵，輕鬆營造1個人的世外桃源，樹影將從隱約的細縫間流洩而入。
ODOS表示：「這些簡化的設計，反能塑造建築的『靈光』，比一般住宅更能促人沉澱情緒，感受自然。」
This new residential development, for a motorcycle enthusiast, adjacent to No.10 Grangegorman Villas, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 is an alternative reaction to the more traditional city centre infill residential projects; an unapologetic piece of architecture sitting within a strong urban context defined by both site and planning constraints. The building is essentially two living plates over a workshop connected by a vertical service and circulation core. While the character of this new structure is unmistakeably contemporary it has been designed to sit discreetly within its more traditional context, while giving the end of the terrace the strong presence it deserves.
The break up of the the buildings main elements, defined in elevation by the horizontal structural lines, help to identify the structure and functions contained behind. The building profile is further strengthened with a deliberately weighted treatment to the openings at first and ground floor level adding to the aura of secrecy as to what's contained within. An external terrace area has been provided at the front section of the upper floor, increasing the visual and physical depth of the open plan living accommodation. This is further emphasised by the full height frameless fixed glazing sections, visible on the front and rear elevations. The external screen to the deck area has been fabricated using vertical aluminum fins to match the satin-anodised aluminium cladding to the fixed and opening sections below. The irregular spacing of these fins gives this screen a semitransparent appearance, particularly when viewed from a westerly direction and during the evening when it is illuminated from behind. This reduces the perceived bulk of the building, depending on the viewers position and alters the appearance of the structure over a twenty four hour period. The elevations become more transparent as you move from the ground floor up terminating in the upper floor external terrace.
The building is entered under a canopy, which extends internally to create a 『suppressed' area inside the front door, emphasising a triple height stairwell beyond. The experience of this space is further enhanced through the introduction of a full width rooflight running the full length of the building, flooding this volume with natural light. Accommodation comprises of a second floor open plan living, dining and kitchen space linked to the first floor bedrooms and bathroom by the triple height circulation zone. This circulation volume extends down to the ground floor providing access to the lower garage area the walled back garden behind and the paved front garden facing the street. The enclosed back garden, to the rear of the property, is seen as a landscaped courtyard which opens directly into the ground floor volume and is partially sheltered by the cantilevered structure above.