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    • May 11, 2001 at 10:24 am #704998
      Suzy
      Participant

      We are currently looking for any unusual or interesting houses around Ireland for this years production of ‘About the House’ to show in the house-visit section of the programme. The house type may vary from a caravan, lighthouse, to the ultra-modern but interesting and finished.Thanks

    • May 11, 2001 at 11:02 am #716119
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Unusual one outside Clones, Monaghan, I believe its designed to be eco-friendly

      What’s the programme about? (sorry dont watch Irish television stations too often)

    • May 11, 2001 at 11:09 am #716120
      erwin
      Participant

      On templeouge road dublin 6w there is a house that is in the shape of a swastika when viewed from above. I think it was built for a German diplomat back in the 30’s.

    • May 11, 2001 at 2:59 pm #716121
      roskav
      Participant

      Try the V – eamesy / wallpapery house behind a grass berm just outside Westport on the left towards Luisberg – Finished about a year ago – v photogenic.

    • May 11, 2001 at 3:00 pm #716122
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Where is the Templeogue house? Must try and get photographs of it? Is this true or perhaps an urban legend?

    • May 14, 2001 at 6:57 pm #716123
      erwin
      Participant

      The house is across the road from Our Ladys school on Templeouge Rd .Its no myth its actually there,sorry no pictures.

    • May 14, 2001 at 7:11 pm #716124
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Are you sure? Trying to locate it via http://interactive2.iol.ie/MAPS/iolmap.asp

    • May 14, 2001 at 8:07 pm #716125
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      I asked on another non-architecture board of mine to see if anyone from the area knew of it and this is what i got.

      “Well the house is NOT shaped like a swastika. There is a house near by that looks like a small castle and it is normally confused with the one that is being talked about.

      The one you are looking for is a small house that had a swastika painted onto the roof. It is right on the corner of Hyde Park and Fortfield Road.

      The swastika is long since gone.. Here is a link to the mapflow site that shows the house right in the center of the picture.
      http://interactive2.iol.ie/MAPS/iolmap.asp?click=zoomin&map=transform&x=313514.7250000015&y=229321.02499998285&z=13&xml=XmlOff&imageformat=jpeg

      Here is a link to the castle type house that people get confused by..
      http://interactive2.iol.ie/MAPS/iolmap.asp?click=zoomin&map=transform&x=313398.12500000297&y=229110.42499997318&z=13&xml=XmlOff&imageformat=jpeg

      Out of interest also on Hyde Park there is a house that has steps up to the garage No joke..”

    • May 15, 2001 at 1:39 am #716126
      erwin
      Participant

      your’e information sounds correct I never new exactly which was the house in question but i always presumed it was the castle type house.People do still believe that there is such a house.

    • May 15, 2001 at 10:00 am #716127
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      As usual, reality is a little less interesting than myth. A pity, would have been an interesting building to cover.

    • May 15, 2001 at 9:31 pm #716128
      erwin
      Participant

      very true

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