| RTÉ ONE’S “HOME OF THE YEAR” RETURNS WITH TWO NEW JUDGES AND 21 AMAZING HOMES RTÉ One 8.30pm from Tuesday February 16th 2021 SERIES OVERVIEW One of Ireland’s favourite lifestyle shows Home of the Year is back for a seventh series with two new judges at the helm. This year returning judge, architect and founding partner of Douglas Wallace Consultants, Hugh Wallace is joined by two new judges, award winning interior designer Suzie Mc Adam and award-winning architect Amanda Bone. (Further information on the judges is available below) As a nation we’re still at Level 5 and we’re being encouraged to stay at home. With the new series of Home of the Year you can visit three other houses virtually from the comfort of your own couch (whether it’s a Chesterfield sofa or a hanging egg chair!) every Tuesday for 8 weeks from February 16th. Join judges Hugh, Suzie and Amanda as they take us through the keyhole of 21 stunning homes from the four corners of Ireland. The series features homes in Antrim, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Down, Galway, Kerry, Limerick, Louth and Westmeath. The seventh series of the hugely popular Home of the Year will champion creativity and showcase individuality and clever design.Over 8 weeks, 21 homes will compete for the Home of the Year title in 2021. From new builds, restorations and re-design the series features people who have created their dream homes. The series this year features a diverse mix of homes including converted mills, a converted schoolhouse, apartments, bespoke architectural new builds, re-imagined cottages and bungalows, DIY homes, restored period homes and vernacular buildings. Looking for individuality, functionality and clever design, the three judges will individually score each of the homes out of 10, the home with the highest combined score in each programme will go through to the final in April, where the ultimate winner will be crowned. Home of the Year is produced by ShinAwiL for RTÉ One. Home of the Year is proudly sponsored by Phonewatch. The series starts on Tuesday the 16th February at 8.30pm on RTÉ One and runs for eight weeks. EPISODIC INFORMATION HOME OF THE YEAR SERIES 7 – EPISODE 1 House 1 Trish O’ Brien re-designed an early 1900s farmhouse in Co. Clare to create a modern family home for her family. She designed a modern extension with an architect that linked to the original farmhouse. They gutted the farmhouse back to its original state so they could keep the traditional exterior. The extension is very modern with open plan spaces downstairs and has a glass link to the original house. The home has four bedrooms and was a big passion project for Trish. The interior style is bright, modern with a mix of textures. https://www.instagram.com/trishobrieninteriors/?hl=en House 2 Ediana and Kevin Dolan were very hands on when transforming their three-bedroom semi-detached home in Co. Westmeath. They put their own stamp on the house to suit their family needs by doing all of the work themselves and on a budget. When they bought the house, it had been rented out for nine years and was in need of a big revamp. They were brave with their design choices and wanted their home to reflect their personalities. They describe their style as modern with a hint of older influences and Ediana loves to upcycle. They love to experiment with textures and colours. They are proud of the home that they have created for themselves and their two children. https://www.instagram.com/mrsfrillshome/?hl=en House 3 David O’ Brien built a modern and bespoke home for himself in the Cork countryside. It was a self-build home with help from his brother and it took two years to complete. It looks like a modern take on a traditional barn. He worked with an architect to create a design that was unique, spacious and very much to his style. David loves modern architecture and vintage antique furniture so he wanted these to compliment each other. He has been collecting vintage and antique furniture pieces for years and feels they have created interesting interiors in his home. One of the most unique design choices is the use of an 1800s piano as a kitchen island. David has considered every corner of his home and he loves the airy feeling, the black exterior colour and the natural light. David designed all of the interiors himself and put a huge amount of work onto the design of his home. https://www.instagram.com/newbuildireland/ INFORMATION ON THE THREE JUDGES Hugh Wallace MRIAI, MIDI Company: http://douglaswallace.com Hugh Wallace is a well-respected, award-winning architect and founding partner of Douglas Wallace Consultants. Hugh has a passion for creative design that engages with its audience to create conversation and comment. He believes that good architecture is essential to create social cohesion and enhance our enjoyment of our landscape, and our living environment whether in the city or countryside. For Hugh, a home is about putting a smile on our faces, creating a sense of place and belonging. Hugh’s excitement at being involved as a judge in RTÉ’s Home of the Year is palpable as he opens the door to the most extraordinary homes in Ireland and seeing the creativity that abounds. This is Hugh’s seventh year as judge on the series. Suzie Mc Adam Company – https://www.suziemcadam.com/ Award Winning Interior Designer Suzie Mc Adam established her eponymous design studio as an organic extension of her promising design career, following graduating from DIT where she received a BA in Interior Design. Her design studio based in Monkstown, Co. Dublin, is now established as one of Ireland’s leading interior design consultancies, with an impressive portfolio of projects from Dublin to London. She was named Interior Designer of the Year by Image Interiors in 2019. Her aim is to always bring authenticity to each project, not only in the selection of furniture and lighting but in its use of a strong palette of materials and textures. Un-swayed by the passing dictates of design trends, Mc Adam draws on her love of antiques, art and her latest discoveries to deliver an eclectic richness to her Interior Design Projects. She feels that homes should draw upon multiple influences and genres and should reflect the homeowners’ passions and loves. Amanda Bone MRIAI Company: www.amandabonearchitects.ie Award winning architect Amanda Bone worked in Paris, New York and Dublin prior to establishing Amanda Bone Architects, a multi award winning architectural practice located in South Co. Dublin. The practice is involved in both domestic and commercial work. Amanda specialises in one off individual homes ranging from contemporary new builds to refurbishments of protected structures, Amanda graduated from UCD School of Architecture and is a registered Architect with the RIAI. She is accredited in Conservation at Grade III (RIAI). Amanda is also a Design Studio and Professional Practice Tutor at the Dublin School of Architecture, Technological University Dublin and is on the Editorial Board of the RIAI Publication ‘House & Design’, Irelands magazine for architect-designed homes and interiors. This is Amanda’s first time on television and as a judge on Home of the Year. |
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