URBANITES WILL love the walk-in finish at 13 Raymond Street, Dublin 8, a three-bedroom house in the city centre.
Its owner, a conservation architect, has gutted the double-fronted property and it is now a thoroughly modern home within the shell of a redbrick Victorian.
Thanks to his attention to detail, the house has all the insulation and creature comforts of a contemporary home with the aesthetic add-ons of period-style features.
The single-storey property is discretely decorated and has a high-end finish. It still feels period rather than pastiche.
It measures 122sq m (1,310sq ft) and has an asking price of €700,000 through agent Felicity Fox.
The front door opens onto a hall floored in solid larch. The layout of the house has been reversed to take advantage of the west-facing back.
To the front there are two bedrooms, one on either side of the hall. One is designed as a home office and both have beautiful sash windows, shutter boxes and simple cornicing. A guest bathroom completes the front area.
The rear of the house is a well-integrated large L-shaped, open-plan livingroom/diningroom and kitchen, bookended by matching fireplaces. The living area has sliding glazing that leads to the patio area.
The cherrywood kitchen has granite worktops and electronic Velux windows, which allow more light in and improve the flow of air through the house. A second set of sliding doors lead from the kitchen to the outdoor patio diningroom.
The small but private garden faces due west and is such a sun trap the owner installed an electric awning to shade the patio from the evening sun.
It is divided into three areas with a raised flower bed along one side and a goldfish pond and water feature bisecting its length. A second seating area at the end of the garden offers a place to sip coffee and enjoy the morning sun.
The main bedroom en suite is behind the kitchen and feels completely hidden from the hub of the house.
It’s a great space with four metres of wardrobe storage, sliding doors that lead to the garden and a roomy en suite.
There is pedestrian rear access and a cleverly concealed utility room with indoor line, additional fridge freezer, bike rack for up to four bikes, washing machine and a ply-floored crawl-size attic space – the secret to living an uncluttered life in the main body of the house.
Raymond Street is just off South Circular Road, beyond the Clanbrassil Street intersection.
DUBLIN 8: €700,000:13 Raymond Street, D8
Architect’s revamped three-bed city house with 122sq m (1,310sq ft) of space
Agent:Felicity Fox
