A new take on the traditional country house

CELBRIDGE: €1.4M:Built five years ago as a contemporary version of a big country house, this Kildare home is unusual and modern

A MOST unusual contemporary house on the Dublin Road in Celbridge is for sale for €1.4 million through Coonan Real Estate Alliance.

Built five years ago, the 325sq m (3,500sq ft) two-storey five-bedroom house is on 1.8 acres and it’s clear from the interior specifications that the owners have an eye for modern design and top quality materials.

A key element in the white painted front façade is the large semi-circular window and it throws light into the house’s most unusual feature – a floor-to-roof central atrium with water pond, shrubbery and a granite slab floor.

On fine days a sliding roof can be pulled back, while sliding double doors on the upstairs landing open up to give a view into the large light-filled space.

As the house has a flat roof, new owners might be interested in exploring the possibility of a roof garden. The views would be spectacular.

Downstairs there are four main rooms, a livingroom, diningroom, TV room and a kitchen. Solid American walnut flooring covers most of the house, (there is underfloor heating throughout); the banisters are walnut and the wood also features in the ultra-modern kitchen where the cabinets are topped with granite. The integrated appliances include extras such as a coffee machine and a wok-hob. Both the family bathroom and the large en suite bathroom are finished in stylish modern Duravit fittings.

The house is in a private location behind the old high walls of the old St Wolstan’s Abbey and the views from its large aluminium framed windows include Kildare landmarks such as Castletown House and the ruins of the Abbey, while the River Liffey is nearby.

It’s in a rural setting while being within a relatively easy commute to Dublin city. There is a detached garage and boiler room built in the same modern style and the house is covered by CCTV and set behind electric gates.

Dublin Road, Celbridge

Contemporary five-bedroom house on 1.8 acres, with interior details to match its modern exterior

Agent:Coonan Real Estate Alliance