To the Manor Reborn
With rampant urbanisation, developments around the world continue unabated—just look at the number of cranes dotting the skyline. However, there has also been a significant shift from new-build, ground-up construction towards developments underpinned by the preservation of a historic past. Adaptive reuse, the practice of converting existing structures into properties designed for a variety of uses, not only helps in retaining the inherited legacy, but also allows owners and developers to play a role in environmental conservation—not to mention giving the property a competitive edge. Ask any architect and they will tell you that the greenest building is the one that has already been built. Here, we detail the transformation of five grand homes to luxury hotels that have deftly married old-world splendour with modern glamour, while keeping their celebrated past intact.
Adare Manor
LIMERICK, IRELAND
A stay at Adare Manor is probably as close as anyone can get to living out any romantic novel fantasies. After all, the beautiful neo-Gothic building, once known as Adare House, did actually
