Seeking €595k, this architecturally reimagined, turnkey-condition terraced house is in one of Dublin 8’s quiet corners that feels far removed from the city centre, yet it is just a 20-minute walk.
The Tenters has long drawn a design-appreciating crowd.
From the 1990s onwards, artists, architects and dreamers all called this part of the city home.
One such dreamer was Frieda Gormley, co-founder of décor brand House of Hackney, who bought her first home here when she was still working as a buyer and splurged on William Morris wallpaper to create a then ultra-fashionable feature wall.
Address: 13 Geoffrey Keating Road, South Circular Road, Dublin 8
Asking price: €595,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
Morris’s credo, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”, helped her build a global business.
Another dreamer is the vendor of 13 Geoffrey Keating Road, who bought the mid-terraced property when it was in need of modernisation.
The purchase, for €340,000 in January 2020, according to the property price register, was on the cusp of Covid.
He hired architect Stephen Mulhall of practice Nineteeneighty Studio, whose commercial work includes Green Beards and Woodruff restaurant in Stepaside.
The property has been completely reimagined and expanded to take advantage of the private rear garden that isn’t overlooked.
Now the B3 BER-rated residence has underfloor heating throughout the ground floor.
It opens into a hall where there is a guest’ w.c directly in front, while the stairs are to the right.
The door to the left opens into a broken plan space that is light-filled and zoned thanks to the use of an internal courtyard to create a visual break between where the original house ended and the new kitchen extension.
This is now all floored in the same, large-format concrete-look tile that holds the heat well.
The living room is now dual aspect and L-shaped, with the area at the front used as a home office.
The seating is set around a wood-burning stove, set into a yellow-bricked hearth.
The chimneybreast is painted a Le Corbusier-inspired blue and is washed in light thanks to the floor-to-ceiling glazing panes.
The kitchen is at the back and washed in light by both its end walls completely glazed.
It's almost black cabinetry runs along one wall, and fold-back doors open to reveal an overhang.
Clad in cedar, this is a lovely, sheltered spot where you can get a spot of fresh air, whatever the weather, when working from home.
The north-west-facing garden is well-planted and has two decked areas where you can soak up the sun’s rays, no matter where it is in the sky.
Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms and the family bathroom.
The principal bedroom is at the front and spans the width of the house.
Agents Sherry FitzGerald is seeking €595,000 for the B3 BER-rated house, which extends to 89 square metres.
