Hugh Wallace Biography – Hugh Wallace Wiki

Hugh Wallace is an Irish architect and TV presenter, widely recognized as a judge on RTE’s Home of the Year (HOTY) and for presenting RTE’s Great House Revival. He also hosts RTE’s My Bungalow Bliss, a show inspired by Jack Fitzsimons’ popular book, first released in 1971.

Hugh joined Home of the Year in 2015 after receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Institute of Designers. In 2019, he featured on Virgin Media’s The Restaurant, earning a five-star rating.

Wallace is a co-founder of Douglas Wallace Consultants, a prominent architecture and design firm in Ireland. He has spearheaded projects for various clients, including Aer Rianta, Irish Permanent, NIB, The Morrison Hotel, The G Hotel, The Galgorm Hotel & Spa, Milbrook Lodge Hotel, Brown Thomas Group, Clerys Department Store, and Edward Holdings’ developments like Wellpark in Galway, Scotch Hall in Drogheda, and Kirwan’s Court in Galway.

Wallace graduated from Sandford Park School in Dublin and went on to study architecture at Bolton Street College. After graduating, he began working in interior design because there was no demand for architects. A member of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland, Wallace is also a past president of the Institute of Designers in Ireland.

Hugh Wallace Age

Architect Hugh Wallace was born in Dublin on December 12th, 1956, to Susan and Ken.

Hugh Wallace Family

Hugh Wallace is the only child of Susan and Ken. He admired his mother, Sue, the most. He told the Irish Times about his admiration for his mother: “My mother, Sue, for being so resilient, positive and caring, and living with my dad, who was a drinker until I was 17. Sue and Ken, my father, were so happy together after dad stopped drinking… It was so sad that just as they were enjoying life Sue died.”

Hugh Wallace Partner

Hugh Wallace is married to Martin Corbett, the proprietor and lead stylist at Origin Hair Company in Ranelagh. Wallace and Martin got married in January 2012. The couple had a civil ceremony in Locks Brasserie before getting married once the Marriage Equality Act passed.

They first met on the staircase of The George pub, a popular gay bar in Dublin, at a time when homosexuality was illegal in Ireland. Born in Dublin, Wallace lives off Clanbrassil Street with his husband Martin Corbett.

Hugh Wallace Net Worth

Hugh Wallace has an estimated net worth of €5 million. His practice Douglas Wallace Architects recorded profits of €133,557 in 2020. In 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, the post-tax profits at the firm more than halved to €63,733.

Wallace said: “It was a difficult year. Going into 2020, we had a full book and 50 per cent was in hospitality and that was cancelled. Fee income fell off the earth and we had to re-adjust, reduce staff numbers and the Covid-19 payments from Government were a great help. To be totally honest, our business has only recently returned since January and there is hope in the hospitality sector that business is back.”

Hugh Wallace Height

Wallace stands at a height of 6ft (182.88cm).

Nationality

He is of Irish nationality.

Instagram

Hugh Wallace’s Instagram handle is @hughwallacearchitect.