Rubble

Rubble is a design and research collective founded by Maria Daly, Dominic Daly, David Hurley, Nicolas Howden and Emily Jones, after graduating from architecture school together in 2022. Our collaborations are concerned with ephemeral and deconstructable architecture and DIY practices.

Our ambition is to grow and develop a reputable architectural collective in a sustainable manner. We are beginning our practice facilitating architectural workshops, designing temporary urban interventions and researching for large exhibitions.

Our first project 'City Elsewhere', is an open ended research project exploring alternative ways of producing public space in Dublin. As part of the project, we facilitated a design and build workshop with UCD Masters students, at the site of the Pumphouse in Dublin port. We spent a week thinking about alternative means of building public space through appropriation, without the limitations of traditional building and material supply chains. All of the material used was with borrowed (and returned after the workshop), rented or re-used materials from construction sites or recycling centres.

We have recently been commissioned by the Irish Architecture Foundation to carry out a research project on contemporary public buildings and their role in society today.

The aim of our practice is to disrupt the conventional norms of the planning and construction sector by offering inventive and architectural solutions. We prioritise creating alternative cultural spaces using both economically and environmentally sustainable methods. As our practice grows, we hope to have the bandwidth to take on multiple commissions, ranging in scales, facilitating an extensive research stage prior to implementation.