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South Circular There are tight spaces and there are tighter spaces. The brief for this city centre garden was a challenge from the start which we love here at RJF Design. The space inside the main house was tight for the family with the main request on the brief being a space to work from […]

Prince Edward Terrace On this project, we were tasked with creating a games room along with outdoor dining for our clients. The design consisted of a butterfly roof over a solid, insulated structure, along with a toilet and a hidden storage unit to the rear.  On the front elevation to the building, we included an

Rathfarnham Park At the rear of this beautifully designed house lay a bare open space that was not  aesthetically appealing  any way, The garden is east, north east facing so most of the sun is down the rear of the garden later in the day. As the family of this property work during the day,

Ulverton Road A hugely sloping site on a new build property with the main brief requesting a good seating area for entertaining. Due to the aspect the rear of the house faces south east so the bulk of the afternoon sun shines down the back of this garden in the evening. We created a covered

Cherbury This site has a beautiful south-facing aspect. This was maximised by adding vibrancy by means of hardwood screening fencing with a good coloured palette of planting along the boundaries. At the rear, we installed a fire pit with a custom-designed bench seat using wood-effect porcelain. Perfect for nighttime gatherings, don’t forget the s’mores! The

Lucan A property built in the 80’s with a garden designed in the same era required an uplift. A simple modernisation of this outdoor space, creating feature tiled walls using geometric tiling around the boundary. These walls create instant impact in particular at night with hidden LED highlighting all the tile detail. The new terrace

Old Bray Road After a new build is complete its time to get the garden sorted and oh boy this garden works a dream. Split levels from the house lead out to an elevated garden full of sun all day long. As the client loves to entertain we designed a garden room on a new

Quarry Road As the name suggests, this new build property is build in an old abandoned quarry. This is a very unique site with the old quarry face becoming a huge natural feature on the south boundary. There are gardens within gardens within this site from the main entertainment area featuring bespoke outdoor kitchen and

Wexford Garden Room Overlooking Castlebridge with Wexford town in the distance, we designed and built this stunning garden room with an outdoor terrace for year-round use. With a fully kitted BBQ station, remote-controlled fire and large TV, this is the ultimate space for entertaining throughout the year. Full-size folding glass doors allow the internal space