HOW many restoration projects for classic modernist houses are there in this country? Very few is the anecdotal answer. As a race we’re still in thrall to the Georgian — Victorian and Edwardian barely cut it — and our modern vernacular is a mash of simple farmhouse and country manor — all neo-Georgian, of course.

BUILT in the 1980s, and almost doubled in size when upgraded four or five years ago, this Co Kilkenny bungalow home has a good balance of living space for those who don’t need loads of bedrooms.