There’s no place to hide in a newly built house in Foxrock, a large, modern home with glazing everywhere. There are floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors, glazed sliding doors separating rooms and large roof-lights, most dramatically over the upstairs landing – concealed lights in this roof-light can change colour at the flick of a switch.
Built on 0.15 of an acre that was part of the gardens of the house next door, this 312sq m (3,358sq ft) four-bedroom detached house near the corner of Torquay Road and Leopardstown Road in Foxrock is for sale through agent DNG for €1.695 million.
The name on the outside gate of the house is Pine Lodge, the name of the house next door: the agents are giving the address as New House, Torquay Road; new owners can rename it.
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Home cinema
The house – designed by architect Alan Burns of Bright Designs, built by Nigel Clarke Developments and fitted out showhouse-style by House & Garden Furnishings – is as modern as it can be: it has an A2 BER rating, remote-controlled air-to-water underfloor central heating and surround-sound systems and, in the basement, a home cinema.
The outside of the large, rectangular-shaped flat-roofed house is redbrick and stone. The front door opens on to a bright hall floored with cream porcelain tiles. On the right, glazed sliding doors open into an oak-floored livingroom which has a sandstone-coloured marble fireplace with a very neat wood-burning stove inset. On the left, there’s a good-sized cloakroom and downstairs toilet.
L-shaped room
At the end of the hall is the main open-plan living area of the house: glazed sliding doors open into a large L-shaped kitchen/sittingroom/diningroom with a separate family room opening (again, through glazed sliding doors) off the dining area.
The kitchen has smart cream units, marble-topped island unit and countertops and a big American fridge.
The large lounge and the diningroom open into the back and side garden through large glass sliding doors. The garden has a large granite patio at the back and wooden decking at the side.
Downstairs, as well as the home cinema, there’s a utility room and a large room that could be a home gym or a study; it has an en suite with a step-in shower.
Upstairs, there are four bedrooms – three doubles and a single – and a very smart family bathroom fully tiled with dark stone tiles. The main bedroom has a large en suite and a walk-in dressingroom.
A double and a single bedroom at the back of the house both open on to a small balcony overlooking the garden and Kilmacud Crokes’ away pitch, on to which the garden backs. To the left, you can see nearby Leopardstown racecourse.
