Y2K is one in a thousand

THE dormer bungalow was a late 20th century response to the vernacular. But then, as a house style, it never really existed in the historic, Irish context.

It did, however, appeal as a compromise between the much-derided bungalow and the blocky, two-storey house.

And while it has been blighted by its ubiquity, the dormer is form following function — not a bad place to start when it comes to somewhere to live.