Number 43 Glasthule Road is an architect-owned, semi-detached house that was extensively remodelled in 2007. The owner bought the property in 1995.
The front was given a complete facelift, bringing the original facade forward by about 2.5m to give real living space to the formal front room. The whole house was expanded, extended to the rear and vertically, to create a lovely attic suite.
In the livingroom the fireplace was shifted from its original position on a dividing wall to the outside wall.
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In the hall there is a sizeable utility room that is the engine of the house, home to the heat recovery system and geo-thermal mechanics, as well as the washing machine and drier. There’s room enough here to dry clothes out of sight too.
An opaque glass door opens to reveal a huge open-plan kitchen, living-diningroom, with an electric Aga and concertinaed doors to the rear, opening the back wall completely.
The sage green units have siltstone wrapped counters designed by Kiltegan-based Langrell Kitchens who also did the wardrobes.
There is a great sense of space here, and the unhoned Portuguese limestone flooring enhances it. Three large roof-lights pool the sun into every corner.
A wall of cabinetry that hides a computer station and the clutter of everyday living sits cleverly behind sailcloth-covered sliding doors that use traditional batons to keep the cloth in place. The owner sourced the cloth from Downer Sails in Dún Laoghaire.
Hived off the huge space is a den that feels small by comparison. The roof of this extension is sedum-covered, which makes a pleasant vista from the upstairs bedrooms.
Overlooking the garden is a great living area, complete with gas fire.
A raised decked path leads through the greenery to a lead-roofed garden room that was once used as a children’s den but now operates as a home office.
There are three good-size bedrooms on the first floor, along with a sizeable hot press complete with laundry chute that deposits clothing directly in the utility room.
Another bedroom occupies the rear of the return where the family bathroom is also situated.
Up on the second floor is the master suite, a gorgeous light-filled space with a dressing area and roomy en-suite bathroom with shower.
But it is the huge picture window that is the real star. It looks across Scotsman’s Bay to the Bailey lighthouse in Howth, taking in Dún Laoghaire harbour and the shipping traffic in and out of Dublin Port. The sofas in front of the window have the best seats in the house.
The property, which has a total floor area of 240sq m (2,580sq ft) , is asking €1.75 million through agents Lisney.
