MODERN 1900 - 1950

Case Study

Bendhu, County Antrim

Explore the history of this house and what the future holds for it.

location
Bendhu is sited above the picturesque harbour at Ballintoy.

the house
The house was designed and built by Newton Penprase, a lecturer at the College of Art in Belfast. He started building the house in 1936 and forty years later work ceased after an accident on site. Penprase constructed it in concrete, undertaking all building skills himself. The current owner bought the house in 1994 and set about completing Penprase’s design.

restoration
The house was taken back to its original structure, waterproofing the walls and roof and repairing the structure as necessary. New lead flashings were installed while the existing single glazed frameless windows were retained and repaired. Thermal insulation was applied to the internal face of all external walls. The original spatial quality of the house was kept and renovation of the existing features such as the panelling and murals to the ceilings were carefully carried out.

details

Repair work was carried out to this house from 1994 – 2004 by the present owner.
(Link to article in Ulster Architect)

Explore and Restore

	Roof may be finished in clay tiles. Any repairs should match existing. Terracotta finials to ridges should be kept.
Chimneystack tapers from base (battered). Usually rendered with tall terracotta pots. Rafter ends exposed at eaves level.		Ground floor walls constructed in red brick with upper floor finished in render. Brick detailing around porch to entrance door. Fake half-timbering effect to gables of main roof and garage roof.