Main entrance visible from the driveway. Photographed in 2017
ORIGINAL USE
Private residence
CURRENT USE
Private residence.
Architect’s granddaughter currently lives in the house.
Rear of the house visible from the garden. Photographed in 2017
Front of the house seen from the parking area towards site entrance. Photographed in 2017
LOCATION
Westminster Road, Foxrock, Dublin
DATE
1939
ARCHITECT
Alan & Mairìn Hope
1st floor studio. Photographed in 2017
BUILDER
Unknown
CLIENT
Architect’s own house.
CONSTRUCTION
Masonry blockwork walls with horizontal cedar cladding. Flat roofs with timber joists. Slimline casement single glazed steel windows. Double glazed partially timber windows in house extension. Cast iron gutters and downpipes. Internally house clad in oak and mahogany (1st floor studio) plywood. Timber floors with terazzo tiles in kitchen. Fibreboard cladding to ceilings. Fireplaces surrounds in copper sheets.
Rear of the house during construction in 1939
MAJOR REFURBISHMENTS
Removal of bathroom and bedroom extension over the driveway.
Conversion of the garage into studio.
Replacement of timber sliding/folding door in the bedroom with aluminium sliding door.
Main stairs. Photographed in 2017
CURRENT CONDITION
House preserved in almost original condition, with kitchen and bathroom appliances mostly preserved. Certain modern kitchen appliances added. Slight water stains on 1st floor plywood cladding. Windows retained original plate glass in most parts.
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