Elegant, architect design still fresh today

IT’S difficult to work out the logic of this house, from first glance – Greenawn is an architect-designed, 1960s structure that’s intriguing and refreshing.

It’s homely, and, with its high, south-facing position, is warm as toast, and it’s not run-of-the-mill. The original, contemporary design is still fresh and the house is well-built, well-maintained, and well-designed.

Greenawn has had the right attention over the years – its perfectly furnished, elegant and cosy – an impressive, but not showy house. With the sun streaming through full-height windows, there’s an implicit invitation to take a chair, sit inside like a cat and gaze at the stunning views outside – this house sits atop a bluff, looking down on the Glanmire estuary as it leads into Cork harbour.