Dramatic, different, this house shapes up

WELCOME to an exclusive peek around one of the most dramatically different houses built in Ireland.

But, for all of its uniqueness, in fact this house isn’t unique at all – there’s a mirror-image of it built right alongside, albeit curving off in a different direction, plus planning permission for a third similar one, on a bungalow site just to the east.

The first-finished of this soaring duo of one-offs hits the 2010 autumn market as a bit of scene-stealer, and the sheer truth is, you won’t get to build a house like this, in such a setting, for the money. Bristling with technology and intelligent design, it also bristles with a bit of visual menace – how about those five, scimitar-like spikes or finials thrusting out of the roof, continuing the curving arc of its slate hung side walls for example?