Fite Fuaite

Fite Fuaite is an Irish phrase, meaning to be firmly interwoven, inextricably mixed up. It represents both ourselves and our work, describing the interconnectedness of space, people and routine. We are a collective of five recent Masters of Architecture graduates from University College Dublin, based in Galway and Dublin. Our shared interests lie in cultural infrastructure, adaptive reuse, and ephemeral architecture, grounded by a sensitivity to the local and vernacular.

Individually and collectively, we explore how architecture can respond to social and ecological contexts, from sustainable and low-tech construction to re-imagining overlooked everyday spaces as places of civic engagement. As a team, we draw from our skill sets to question and expand one another’s ideas. The work and ideas expand from our own thesis projects, in which; Aoife brings an ecological approach, focusing on low-tech construction, wildlife, and local material systems. Louise examines the rhythms and rituals of daily life, exploring how civic and domestic routines shape space. Maeve works with peripheral, unresolved conditions, uncovering hidden value in the functional and overlooked. Sophie is interested in reconnecting communities with the systems that sustain them, through food, land, and material storytelling. Daragh’s research into vernacular building highlights cultural continuity and sustainable, local construction practices.

We bring together skills in drawing, sketching, photography, model-making, and research, with professional experience across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Our approach is collaborative, reflective, and rooted in a critical appreciation of material, place, and community. Together, we explore how architecture emerges not only through design, but through use, adaptation, and shared maintenance. These are the invisible engine rooms of public life, where spatial intelligence is improvised rather than drawn.