Suburban home a masterclass in understatement

An extension in a 1970s Cork property has transformed it for family life, writes Rose Martin.

A TIMBER pavilion — it’s the description used by architect Louise Cotter to describe her sinuous, curved extension on a suburban house at Ballinlough, Cork.

It’s all part of a thorough makeover of a 1970s house at Ballinlough, Cork, which she undertook for clients with a young family in a range of ages.