Number 13 Dufferin Avenue, Dublin 8, is a fine example of the perfect marriage between technology and architecture. The Victorian mid-terrace house was originally brought back into a single-family home by Irish-born architect Mark Guard, a founding member of London-based firm Guard Tillman Pollock, who specialise in high-end modernist buildings.
“While the big architectural moods had already been made it was not completely finished, as there were no internal doors, so we installed pivot doors, which means that you don’t really notice them, and as they have no architraves there are cleaner lines,” says the architect owner. But the bits you don’t see are remarkable. First, the Ber of B1 is incredible for a house of its age. “We could not find the windows cert when the house was being assessed for its energy rating, but I am sure that if it was now done again it would more than likely get an A rating.”
What will appeal to buyers - “you can switch on the music from another continent “ - WTF?