Not so identical twin has style and lots of space

HERE’S a thought: semi-detached houses don’t have to be left and right mirror images of one another. A strikingly simple pair of semis on Clonakilty’s Fernhill Road prove the point.

The architect-designed duo, Sunlea, were built here at the foot of the hill near Clonakilty town centre and Dunnes Stores a few short years ago and now No 2 is a new market arrival.

It packs a bit of a punch and not just in the style stakes. The front façades and interior layouts of each house (designed by architect Geraldine Coughlan) have more than subtle differences, but are similar in size and in their easy-keep novel tiered-deck gardens.