A very well-balanced two-bedroom plus attic home that is cubist in shape with barrel arch and vaulted ceilings. Judiciously positioned roof lights wash the interior of this private space in Monkstown Farm in light.
Lanesville is a side street off Monkstown Farm, an area that links Monkstown village to Deansgrange and Dun Laoghaire.
The boutique development of just four cubist-looking homes was built in 2005.
Address: 3 Lanesville Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 XT92
Asking price: €795,000
Agent: Janet Carroll
Number 3 is a sizeable and well-balanced terraced two-bedroom, two-bathroom house.
It extends to about 140 square metres and has an additional 17 square metres of attic room.
Its exterior is low-key. It is screened from the road by a silver birch tree and railings.
Once you cross the threshold, you will see that every room is washed in light.
The positioning of these incisions adds a sense of theatre to the interior.
There’s a large one on the ridge of the roof that beams light into the double-height hall and stairwell.
To the left is a dual-aspect living room. Built-in bookshelves bookend the slate surround hearth.
Two sets of double doors open out to the courtyard garden.
The kitchen is at the back and also opens to the garden. This is an impressive space that runs the width of the plot and has a barrel-vaulted ceiling.
The kitchen has cream hits topped with polished black granite worktops.
There’s a breakfast bar.
The dining area is a scene-stealer. Above the table is a crescent-shaped rooflight that illuminates from a lofty height.
There are two sets of double doors opening to the garden, one from the dining area and one from the kitchen.
The garden is small but private and low-maintenance.
Upstairs, there is a light-filled landing that is generous in size.
There is a double bedroom on either side, each running the depth of the property. Both are dual aspect.
The principal has a dressing area screened off by a vertical half-wall.
It's a gorgeous space that includes a full mirrored wall.
At the top of the house, there is an attic room with a vaulted ceiling.
Across the hall is a luxuriously appointed bathroom.
For smaller families, the location is a great catchment area for primary and secondary schools.
Number 3 Lanesville Terrace offers a lot of very subtly designed house.
Agents Janet Carroll is seeking €795,000, which on a cost per square metre basis works out about €5,678.
In this part of the A96 postcode, it represents relative value for a B BER-rated residence in walk-in condition.
The house also has a garage, which gives you off-street parking for one car on a road where there are double-yellow lines out front.
There is access to the utility room from the garage.
