On view this weekend

An architect-designed house in Rathmichael and a city cottage in Dublin 8 where limited space has been used to good advantage are amongst homes on view this weekend, writes EDEL MORGAN

LOCATED ON Ballybride Road in Rathmichael, Co Dublin, Pineview is a super-modern architect-designed house with a price tag of €2.295 million being sold through Douglas Newman Good. One of three newly-built houses in a small development with communal grounds, the five-bedroom house with curved walls and vaulted ceilings is A-rated in terms of energy efficiency and has solar panelled water heating, water harvesting and triple glazing.

Rooms include a pristine all-white open-plan kitchen, generous dining and living space, a cinema room, sunroom, utility room and five en suite bedrooms. It also has a 585sq m (6,300sq ft) south-facing garden.

On view Saturday, 1.30pm-2.30pm

NUMBER 12 Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 – a 148sq m (1,600sq ft) two-storey redbrick house – is on the market through Colliers Jackson-Stops for €700,000.

As well as four bedrooms it has a long kitchen/breakfastroom with a family area and two reception rooms with period fireplaces and decorative cornicing. There’s a garage to the rear with access to Ranelagh Road and a small raised garden area.

On view Saturday, noon-1pm

SHERRY FITZGERALD, the agent for 3 Oakfield Place, off Lombard Street West, Dublin 8 is quoting an asking price of €475,000 for a stylish 81sq m (877sq ft) cottage that is bigger in its proportions than it appears from outside. The owners have made good use of the available space in the house which is in a quiet cul-de-sac. As well as high ceilings in some rooms, it has its original cast-iron fireplaces and has been extended. It has an entrance hall, three double bedrooms, a large family bathroom and an open-plan living/ kitchen/diningroom. There is a gravelled patio with an exposed brick wall to the rear.

On view Saturday, 1.30pm-2.30pm

NUMBER 15 Fairlawns, Saval Park Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin is a detached 195sq m (2,100sq ft) redbrick dormer on private mature grounds. Douglas Newman Good is quoting an asking price of €1.325 million. The house features a large split level main reception and a large sunroom/family room with a vaulted timber clad ceiling to the rear. There are five bedrooms, a main bedroom en suite, and an office. As well as the kitchen, there’s a separate utility and guest toilet. Outside, there is a large patio area.

On view Saturday, 2pm-3pm

LISNEY IS asking €695,000 for a terraced three-bedroom house at 11 Maretimo Villas in Blackrock, Co Dublin. Close to the village’s main street and the Dart, the 112sq m (1,200sq ft) house has another appealing factor: it’s been totally remodelled in a bright open-plan style. Two interconnecting reception rooms lead through to an airy, white kitchen that in turn opens onto the small landscaped and decked back garden. The converted attic provides a useful extra sittingroom complete with a wall of bookshelves.

On view Saturday, noon-1pm