Classical meets ultra-modern in €3.25m Rathmines home

NUMBER 26 Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6 is an interesting blend of classical, ultra modern and eco-friendly. The two-storey over garden level double-fronted house has a price tag of €3.25 million and is being sold through joint agents ERA Alva Gunne estate agents and Savills HOK.

At hall level there are two formal interconnecting reception rooms which at first glance appear to have matching fireplaces; in fact one is an original marble fireplace while the other is a reproduction.

With high ceilings, deep cornicing and large sash windows, these rooms have great potential to be turned into grand reception rooms. All of the sash windows in the house are original, restored by Kells Restoration Joinery.

Downstairs at garden level is like walking into different era. The contemporary brown and cream Beromi kitchen has a chocolate brown porcelain-tiled splashback, and a range of Siemens appliances and a chrome American fridge.

A state-of-the-art wall-mounted Dimplex fire with an LCD screen shows a range of scenes, including footage of a blazing log, glowing embers, a snow-capped mountain, the soothing sounds of an aquarium or tumbling waterfall. There is a bathroom at this level and an office which could be another bedroom.

On the first floor, a dramatic monochrome bathroom has a luxurious double ended bath. The main bedroom has two large double windows, an original fireplace and an en suite that wouldn't look out of place in a boutique hotel, with panelled walls, and a sink that is almost sculptural.

There are two more bedrooms at this level. The landing has remote control Velux windows and an area that could be used as a study or music room.

The house has geothermal underfloor central heating which is thermostatically controlled in all rooms, a solar boiler, and 14mm gypsum rock as part of the underfloor heating, which also provides additional soundproofing. The house is wired for surround-sound and has a control system which operates the lights and other electrical appliances.

There is currently a planning application to knock the existing rear boundary wall and include a garage at the rear accessed from a lane in the back garden.

26 Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Period house refurbished as modern eco-friendly home

Agents:ERA Alva Gunne and Savills HOK