Unusual Houses
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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
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)
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.
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.
Where is the Templeogue house? Must try and get photographs of it? Is this true or perhaps an urban legend?
The house is across the road from Our Ladys school on Templeouge Rd .Its no myth its actually there,sorry no pictures.
Are you sure? Trying to locate it via http://interactive2.iol.ie/MAPS/iolmap.asp
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=jpegHere 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=jpegOut of interest also on Hyde Park there is a house that has steps up to the garage No joke..”
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.
As usual, reality is a little less interesting than myth. A pity, would have been an interesting building to cover.
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