Villarea renovation and extension in Glenageary
Warm, light-filled family home in South Dublin
Renovation and extension of a semi-detached home in Glenageary, South Dublin
This semi-detached home in Glenageary had the location but not the layout. The ground floor was disconnected from the garden and the rooms didn’t flow the way the family needed them to. The house also felt darker than it should.
The brief was a top-to-bottom renovation and a two-part extension that would transform how the whole house worked.
From design proposal to completion on site at this Glenageary semi extension and renovation by McCann Moore
How to create a coherent design from two extensions on one house
We extended the house in two directions. At the rear, a two-storey extension in white render clad in zinc adds generous living space across both floors.
To the side, a single-storey zinc-clad extension sits comfortably against the original grey pebbledash facade, extending the ground floor without overwhelming the street frontage.
New zinc-clad dormers in the roof bring additional light and space to the upper floor.
The material choices are deliberate. The zinc cladding distinguishes new from old while the white render connects the extensions back to the original house. From the street, the additions read as part of the same family rather than afterthoughts.
Warm materials and a better connection to the garden
The ground floor is now a bright, open-plan kitchen, dining and family living space with large glazed openings that connect directly to the garden.
Inside, natural wood runs through the kitchen cabinetry and the fitted living space storage, giving the interior warmth against the clean contemporary lines. A long portrait slot window beside the front door is a small detail that signals from the street that something more considered is happening inside.
This project is a good example of what a well-designed extension can do to a standard Dublin semi. The footprint grew, but more importantly, the way the house feels changed completely.
