Irish Times masthead

Sign up for alerts from The Irish Times

Notification wireframe

Just click on “Allow Notifications” on the message appearing on your browser to activate them.

bell-slash

We will send you a quick reminder in the future, in case you change your mind.

  • Search
  • Newsletters
  • Crossword
  • Notices
  • Help Centre
  • My Account
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In
The Irish Times
Sun, May 22, 2022

  • The Irish Times
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Life & Style
  • Culture
  • More
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • Executive Jobs
  • Search
  • Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Sign In
  • Lisney
Sponsored content is premium paid-for content produced by The Irish Times Content Studio on behalf of commercial clients. The Irish Times newsroom or other editorial departments are not involved in the production of Sponsored content.

Dunluce: new phase of award-winning, luxury Ballsbridge apartments launches

Phase two of the 25 luxury two- and three-bedroom apartments in one of the best locations in Dublin offers inspired architecture, sophisticated interiors and beautiful surroundings

Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 06:00
Sponsored by Lisney and Hooke & MacDonald
Dunluce, Ballsbridge

Dunluce, Ballsbridge won best housing at the 2017 Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) Awards.

   
 
 

Good architecture pulls off the dual feat of both standing out and fitting in. Dunluce, an award-winning development of luxury apartments in leafy Ballsbridge, does just that.

This week marks the launch of phase two of the two- and three-bedroom apartments in Dublin’s most exclusive address.

A large part of the appeal to buyers of phase one was their location, according to joint selling agent, Ellen Bailey of Lisney.

“New builds are hard to come by in the Dublin 4 area and particularly in Ballsbridge. Buyers to date have been a mix of Irish investors looking for longterm opportunities, international buyers and downsizers from the area - the chance to live on Anglesea Road doesn’t come up very often,” she says.

The setting is equally compelling, says property consultant Carolina Lees of joint selling agent Hooke & MacDonald: “It’s a  unique location in that you are on Anglesea Road, yet tucked away off it, on a site that allows you to live centrally and yet not feel you are even in a city.”

This low rise, low density development – there are just 25 apartments and penthouses in total -  overlooks Merrion Cricket Club on one side and the playing fields and parklands of Herbert Park on the other. Despite being so close to the city, it occupies a uniquely sylvan space. Currently there are 11 apartments sold out of a total of 25 with just 11 two-bedrooms and three penthouses remaining for sale.

This was one of the first things that struck top interior designer, Arlene McIntyre of Ventura when she created Dunluce’s show apartment and penthouse. “It’s  just a beautiful place to live, you’d almost feel you were out in the countryside,” says McIntyre.

“They just have gorgeous views, and when we were working on the penthouse it was Horse Show Week at the RDS, so we had a bird’s eye view of everything there too. It was terrific to be working on such a cool architectural building too. It almost felt like stepping into another country, the development has an almost ‘Miami’ feel to it, and beautiful landscaping with a kind of Zen garden effect.”

The apartments are surrounded by lawns and connected by raised boardwalks with decking, interspersed with reflecting pools. Between its waterfall feature and the Dodder River, which bounds the property, the calming sound of water is a ubiquitous presence and can be enjoyed from the outdoor terraces that are a feature of each apartment.

Dunluce has won best housing at the 2017 Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) Awards. “What is special about the development is that it is in this hidden site in Ballsbridge with amazing views relative to the Dodder River, Herbert Park, the open space of Merrion Cricket Ground and the Dublin mountains to the south,” says architect, Derek Tynan of DTA Architects, the multi award-winning practice that designed it.

“The result is that despite the density of the area, it feels very open, and we were working with that relationship to these elements in the design of it. Our strategy was to reduce the general sense of mass and build something that seems to be permeable in the space, that has a sense of pavilions in the landscape.”

Apart from a form that looks almost like dissolving sugar cubes, what is most immediately striking about the buildings is that each is swathed in a shimmering green vitreous cladding that both adds to its bucolic setting and reflects it. Depending on the time of day and the weather, the surrounding trees and clouds are clearly imprinted on it, giving it an almost transparent quality.

“It has a series of ornamental ponds too, so that as you move across the boardwalk from one building to the other, that transparency and those views open up - you never really feel enclosed within it as you walk across,” says Tynan.

That sense of space carries through to the most important part – the interiors. Dunluce has just two apartments per floor and each is L shaped, wrapped around a central lobby. “This allows them to be dual aspect, and because each has large, floor to ceiling windows, and the rooms have extra high ceilings, a sense of space runs through them. And of course, all that glazing gives incredible brightness,” says Tynan.

Despite all the glazing, the apartments are highly energy efficient, achieving an A3 BER. “That’s of huge interest to buyers and an amazing achievement, at just two away from the highest BER rating, making the units incredibly energy efficient,” says Ellen Bailey.

Dunluce is accessed via electronic gates, controlled by video intercom, and so feels totally secure, another part of its appeal for buyers, she says. But for most, it’s the generous size of the apartments that clinch the deal.

“All of the apartments at Dunluce have higher than standard ceilings and full height glazing. All feature private terraces too, the two-bedroomed apartments have them off the sitting room, while the penthouse features three – off two bedrooms and a sitting room. The penthouses are particularly spacious, taking up the entire top floor of each block,” she says.

Interiors are sophisticated, with high gloss lacquered floors, Velstone work surfaces and Villeroy & Boch ceramics. And each apartment gets additional storage space in the basement too.

Prices for a two-bedroom apartment at Dunluce start at Euro 775,000, with penthouses from Euro 1.7m.


For more information on phase two of Dunluce, see dunluced4.com, or contact Lisney on 01 638 2700 or dunluce@lisney.com or Hooke and MacDonald on 01 631 8402 or sales@hookemacdonald.ie.

More in Sponsored

Enjoy swimming in crystal-clear waters Sustainable travel adventures in the Turkaegean
A PwC study of risk functions in the global banking industry found that climate change was seen as the top threat to banks, but climate change specialists only accounted for about half of 1 per cent of risk team members Moving the dial on risk
Tommy Shannon: ‘No matter what salary level people are on it takes a number of years to grow a defined contribution fund, so we always encourage people to start as early as possible’ ‘We encourage people to start as early as possible’
David O’Brien: ‘The financial technology industry has developed enormously over the last 40 years with Ireland at the forefront of this development’ Uncovering FinTech’s kingdom
  • Subscribe

    • Why Subscribe?
    • Subscription Bundles
    • Subscription Help Centre
    • Gift Subscriptions
  • Support

    • My Account
    • Help Centre
    • Contact Us
  • Irish Times products & services

    • Home Delivery
    • Page Sales
    • Photo Sales
    • Newsletters
    • Discount Codes
    • ePaper
    • Crosswords
    • Newspaper Archive
    • Article Archive
    • eBooks
  • About us

    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • The Irish Times Trust
    • Careers
  • Our partners

    • Rewarding Times
    • MyHome.ie
    • Top 1000
    • The Gloss
    • Recruit Ireland
    • Irish Times Training
Subscribe
  • Why Subscribe?
  • Subscription Bundles
  • Subscription Help Centre
  • Gift Subscriptions
Support
  • My Account
  • Help Centre
  • Contact Us
About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • The Irish Times Trust
  • Careers
Irish Times Products & Services
  • ePaper
  • Crosswords
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Article Archive
  • eBooks
  • Home Delivery
  • Page Sales
  • Photo Sales
  • Newsletters
  • Discount Codes
Follow us
Download the app
Download on the App Store Download on Google Play
  • Our Partners
  • Rewarding Times
  • MyHome.ie
  • Top 1000
  • The Gloss
  • Recruit Ireland
  • Irish Times Training
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Information
  • Cookie Settings
  • Community Standards
  • Copyright
© 2018 THE IRISH TIMES

Sign In

Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?
Subscribe
Need some help ?

  • Digital Subscriptions FAQs
  • Subscriber Only Articles
  • The ePaper
  • Subscriber Rewards
  • Subscriber Tour
  • Breaking news app
  • My Account
  • eBooks
  • Email Newsletters
  • Crossword Club
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Sign Out
SUBSCRIBE

Sun 22/5/2022
  • News
    • War in Ukraine
    • Climate Crisis
    • Ireland
    • World
    • Politics
    • Subscriber Only
    • ePaper
    • Education
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Brexit
  • Sport
    • Gaelic Games
    • Soccer
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Racing
    • Other Sports
    • Women in Sport
    • Comment
  • Business
    • The Economy
    • Your Money
    • Companies
    • Technology
    • Work
    • Commercial Property
    • Comment
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Columnists
    • An Irishman's Diary
    • Opinion & Analysis
    • Martyn Turner
  • Life & Style
    • Food & Drink
    • Homes & Property
    • Health & Family
    • People
    • Travel
    • Motors
    • Fashion
    • Abroad
  • Culture
    • Books
    • Film
    • Music
    • Stage
    • Art & Design
    • TV, Radio, Web
    • Tuarascáil
    • Heritage
  • More
    • You are what you read
    • eBooks
    • Offers
    • Jobs
    • Family Notices
    • Competitions
  • Video
  • Podcasts
    • Confronting Coronavirus
    • Inside Politics
    • The Women's Podcast
    • Inside Business
    • Added Time
    • World View
    • Back to Yours
    • The Irish Times Book Club
  • Executive Jobs
  • Crosswords
  • Notices
  • Help Centre
  • Newsletters
Forgot Password?

Invalid email or password.

Not an Irish Times subscriber? Subscribe
  • Digital Subscriptions FAQs Frequently asked questions about your digital subscription
  • Subscriber Only Articles Specially selected and available only to our subscribers
  • Subscriber Rewards Exclusive offers, discounts and invitations
  • Subscriber Tour Explore the features of your subscription
  • Crossword Club Digital Simplex and Crosaire crosswords
  • Newspaper Archive 150 years of Irish Times journalism
  • My Account Manage your account
  • eBooks Carefully curated selections of Irish Times writing
  • Email Newsletters Sign up to get the stories you want delivered to your inbox
  • The ePaper An exact digital replica of the printed paper
  • Breaking news app Our Apple and Android apps to read on the go
  • Sign Out

Update Payment Details


Unfortunately USERNAME we were unable to process your last payment. Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription.