One-off wonder with attitude

Tommy Barker is impressed by this bungalow with a Continental twist.

THIS Woodstown Co Waterford home could be called a bungalow, but it is all that and more. It takes the traditional model favoured by hundreds of thousands of Irish families, makes it larger, and gives it a Continental twist and design flair into the bargain.

Set not too far from the glorious Woodstown beach, this family home which is only recently built, runs to 2,800 sq ft of space, and is on six private acres, with a curved fan of ditch and stone walls setting a naturalistic entrance boundary to its grounds.