Killiney: €4.75mSavillsHOK is asking €4.75 million in a private treaty for Battleford on Church Road, Killiney, a detached five-bedroom house with a strikingly modern interior.
Originally built in the 1950s, the house was bought seven years ago by the current owners who extended it in every direction so that it now extends to 473sq m (5072sq ft).
While the decor can be easily changed to suit new owners' taste, the interior fit-out is of a five-star standard with comforts such as an integrated sound system, underfloor heating, impressive security system and state of the art phone system with internal paging - a necessary convenience, perhaps, for a house of this size.
Set on a large, tree-bordered garden (and therefore completely secluded) this is a family home but one with entertaining at its heart - literally.
After entering the house and passing through an entrance lobby, one walks straight into the dinning room, which is in the centre of the house. It's dramatic and might be better described as a dining hall - it's a triple height room with a staircase rising at one side to a galleried landing. Roof lights punctuate the apex roof and there is enough space to hold a table that seats 14.
Reception rooms open from this dining hall and so seated dinners for 150 have been catered for with ease.
There are three living rooms, each peculiarly large - one is used for entertaining, another as a family room and the third as a retreat for parents.
Also on the ground floor is a large office with smart black built in units and full-bath guest cloakroom.
The main kitchen (there is also a laundry room) has a maple floor and units and, needless to say, top of the range appliances and every type of fancy storage device. Doors open to a railed deck, angled to the west facing rear garden.
The laundry room is a full size room and also has kitchen facilities that must be useful when entertaining large numbers.
Upstairs, there are four generous bedrooms, all with either views to the garden or doors to a terrace that wraps around part of the first floor. Three bedrooms have en suites and the main bedroom has a large bathroom with spa-like fittings.
A room to the front of the house is used as a study but could also be a fifth bedroom.
