OPEN PLAN MAY be the most popular of layouts in the last decade, but there is a possibility that the pandemic changed that. Many months of sharing spaces with our families really put open plans to the test.
So, if you want your next home to function a little differently, check out these split level homes. Some may even look smaller from the outside, but step inside and you’re faced with more space for the privacy and separation you might be craving – particularly if working from home is set to continue for you.
Ready to walk into and energy efficient, this B3 rated home is a generous 520 m² in size, which is sure to hit you as soon as you enter the double height hall. Off this space is a double bedroom with its own bathroom. To the right, is the bright lounge and then a sunroom that steps out to the patio. The kitchen is big and fully sorted with oak units and Hugh-end appliances. From here, the cosy TV room with Stanley insert solid fuel stove is accessed via double doors. Off the kitchen is a well-equipped large utility room.
The basement is reached via a staircase from the utility room. There are a further four bedrooms upstairs, two of which have their own bathrooms. There is a granite veranda with glass balustrades to the back of the house that leads down to the garden and basement level.
32 Berkeley Road is a nicely-sized three-bedder that sits at the end of a row of red brick houses. It also has a one-bed apartment to the back. The rooms in the main house comprise the hallway with a high ceiling that links to the big sitting room that looks over the front of the house. A bathroom, an office and the kitchen with dining space are all at the back of the house.
Two double bedrooms upstairs sit upstairs. The garden is west facing and has a patio that leads to the apartment. The large apartment also has a fully-fitted kitchen with a lounge area and a bathroom. The city centre is just a walk away and the area of Phibsborough has everything on its doorstep.
A split-level home designed by architect Margaret Walsh, it originally dates to 1994 but saw a generous extension in 2008, which upped the floor space considerably. What stands here now is a tastefully decorated spacious home that’s surrounded by enviable gardens – and it’s just a 20 minute drive from Cork city.
On the ground floor, the hall connects to the inner hall, a studio and two large open plan areas that combine the kitchen and a dining area and then a living space and another place to eat in. While two sets of French doors lead to patios, a third set opens out onto the wraparound balcony. The house has five bathrooms as well as bedrooms.
Bawnlahan in west Cork looks over gorgeous Tragumna Bay and sits on about an acre of gardens. Just to add to the luxurious location, there is an outdoor jacuzzi that fits up to eight people. Built in the 1990s, this split level home has three floors. The ground floor comprises the main social areas – a big kitchen and dining room with vaulted ceiling and a sitting room with a bay window to soak up the sea view. A more formal dining and living room, a study, a conservatory and a utility room completes the ground floor.
The upstairs has a large main bedroom with an en suite while the lower level has two more bedrooms that have a bathroom each. This is countryside living that’s not in total isolation seeing as the busy market town of Skibbereen is just 7 km away.
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