Home of the Year: Inside the Dublin apartment and Cork house through to the final

Both earn a perfect 10 from Hugh Wallace, while Armagh architect-homeowner earns praise for her landscape-inspired family residence

The Dublin apartment, a finalist in Home of the Year. Pictures: RTÉ

A serene city-centre apartment in Dublin and a creative West Cork house have booked their places in the final of the 12th Home of the Year competition.

Judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone and Siobhán Lam appreciate the calm atmosphere of the urban living space while they credit the neo-Georgian Cork property for giving them “a nostalgic journey” back through time on the RTÉ One show.