Glenmont’s a breath of fresh air

APARTMENT living doesn’t have to be all insides and cooped-up interior living, clung to a chicken-wing balcony or a rail across a French door for a breath of fresh air.

The 36 duplex apartments at Cork’s Glenmont, up behind the Moran Silversprings Hotel, are a bit of a breath of fresh air.

Take No 14. It is a duplex unit, with entry level into a hall with two bedrooms and bathroom, with a stairs down to the open plan 27’ by 19’ kitchen/dining/living, giving 930 sq ft of living space. But, that’s only half, or, more accurately, two-thirds of the picture. Also in the mix is a roof terrace set out on top of the lower-level block of units in front, and this gives a highly usable 430 sq ft of outdoor space to add to your living quarters.