Dermot Bannon shows how we have reimagined our homes 

Beyond open plan: Architect Dermot Bannon embarks on an Irish odyssey to discover cleverly designed spaces 

The living area in Deirdre Whelan and Paul Kelly's mews house in Rathmines, Dublin. Picture: Claire Nolan

Who would have believed it? Homeowners’ ardour, ignited in the 1970s, for communal living spaces has finally cooled.

Blame the pandemic for flinging a bucket of water over it.