An oasis of calm right on track in leafy Ranelagh

Tommy Barker says the compromises dictated by this site on the LUAS line resulted in engaging design quirks

An oasis of calm right on track in leafy Ranelagh

It’s a bit of a cliche when architects say a house’s design features came about as a result of the site — if it’s not a truism, it’s a way of explaining why some awkward, glaring feature is evident from the get-go.

But, in this just-extended Dublin suburban home right by a LUAS line, the compromises dictated by the site resulted in design quirks that are engaging and worth emulating in their own right.

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