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Box of Tricks

A typical Irish bungalow built in the early 1990s has been transformed with a green-tinted extension built in the spirit of modernism. Jason Walsh visited Enniskerry, County Wicklow to see how the old and the new were integrated

In the village of Enniskerry, 24 kilometres south of Dublin there is a typical Irish bungalow, built in the 1990s, that has been transformed by the addition of an extension, designed to be both sustainable and breathtaking.

The house belongs to couple Ellie Gloster and Niall Savage. Designed by Box Architecture, the extension adds 60 square metres of floor area to the house as well as charm, sophistication and thought for the future.

Planning began in the summer of 2003 but the house wasn’t completed until early 2008 – architect Gary Mongey explained that there was a protracted planning process. Once permission was granted, however, construction began on what is a discreet and understated, yet striking, building.

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