A classic house that transcends fashion followers

Built four years ago in record time, Rose Martin finds this family home combines space, great privacy, and an impressive footprint

It’s a cathedral to the joys of a new age, an era where little ones can play in freedom, whatever the season

THE owner of this complicated, south Cork build was so intent on having Andrew Lane as her architect that she ran him to ground. Literally. The designer was cornered in the corner of a supermarket by a buggy-wielding, self-builder who “persuaded” him to take on the commission. Immediately.