DUBLIN 18: €1.7M:Londolozi, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18 Extended four-bed with art deco appeal on 0.37-acre site Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
ELEGANTLY TIMELESS, Londolozi, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18 takes full advantage of its 0.37-acre wooded site.
Built circa 1928, a makeover and extension in 2006 retained its art deco appeal while adding height with pitched ceilings, extra space, light from statement windows and a feature dining area in a long curve of window reaching into the garden. Londolozi has three/four bedrooms, one/two receptions rooms, a music room and large kitchen/breakfast/dining room. The floor area is 208sq m (2,240sq ft), the asking price is €1.7 million and Sherry FitzGerald is handling the private treaty sale.
Londolozi, meaning “protection of all living things” in Zulu, fits with the house’s low sprawl amidst its surrounding greenery, and in its stylish use of wood, glass and marble. An opulent, dark cream on walls and woodwork fits with lighter shades of cream in the porcelain and marble used in floors, bathrooms and worktops while dark wood floors change the mood in the drawing and music rooms and some bedrooms.
The drawingroom has an original parquet floor. A wall of windows with French doors to the west-facing garden and patio give it the feel of a sunroom while an elevated, marble fronted fireplace has a large open grate.
The kitchen/breakfast/dining room gets light from three Velux windows as well as from the long curve of windows surrounding the dining area. The kitchen has a great deal of built-in storage, a creamy coloured Aga and marble worktops and dining counter.
A front-facing room used as a study has an en suite while the main bedroom suite is part of the 2006 extension and has access via French doors to the gardens. It also has a walk-in dressingroom and en suite. Both of the other bedrooms have bay windows, Iroko wooden floors and fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom has lots of detail – a mosaic surround vanity mirror, coloured oval window and ornate ceiling feature.
There is also ample car-parking.
