Site rooted in the past gets a 21st century compliment

Tommy Barker appreciates how this new house on a mature site made it to a top publication.

YOU don’t have to be stuck in the past, even when you buy a site for a house which is rooted in the past.

Architect John Wiggins was commissioned to come up with a design for a family home on a rural site near Midleton in East Cork, which had the tremendous asset of maturity.