Tim Carroll
12 June 2025
Fergal is an exceptionally talented and professional architect. I highly recommend him.
- 8 hires on Bark
- 11 years in business
- 3 hours response time on Bark
- Self-employed
Fergal O' Dea is the principal at O'Dea 's Architectural Firm Cork. Following a long, successful career at a leading local firm, he opened his own practice two years' ago. His designs and vision are informed by his background as a formally trained artist.
Services
Planning Permission Planning reports Extensions New builds Residential Commercial
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3 customer reviews
Leonard Coughlan
17 May 2022
He has really innovative ideas for extensions and new builds. Highly recommended consultation.
Michael O Driscoll
12 May 2022
Great architectural advice. Has an artist’s eye for form and detail.
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Q&As
I really enjoy cutting edge architecture and meeting clients who wish to achieve the same . Ensuring that my designs improve my clients quality of life is my priority and that value is added to their homes.
Is it the dream of every architect to have their own firm one day? I can recall hours and hours of conversations that I’ve had with other architects throughout my career where this topic was front and center of our discussions. I decided to go for it and develop my own style of design and communication .
A good architect provides the magic. Clients rely on us to take a big messy clump of issues – site constraints, cost constraints, technical issues, conflicting agendas etc etc etc – and to somehow turn them into something functional, elegant, beautiful and timeless. Good, poetic, intelligent design is the most efficient way of ensuring best value for money. This is the essential quality , the magic – the stuff we are paid for. I
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