Aluminium clad contemporary terrace home fascinates viewers in Dublin

An aluminium clad contemporary end of terrace home in North Dublin wowed the judges in the RTE's Home of the Year programme. The programme allowed viewers to peek inside three of Ireland's most beautifully designed homes.

Home of the Year experts Hugh Wallace, Declan O'Donnell and Deirdre Whelan were highly impressed by Company Director Alec Darragh's aluminium-clad home in North Dublin, the design of which allows natural lights into the interior seamlessly.

The owner of the house originally intended to make a garage and finally ended up designing the entire house with a modern concept and design.

Speaking on the programme, Alec said: "I don't like mock Georgian or these type of things, if you're building something new it might as well look new. My original plan was to build a garage but it was going to cost so much to build a garage, I thought I might as well build a house."

The home is interesting and attractive that invites visitors to climb up a bright, light-filled wooden staircase lined with books shelves while entering the house. A key feature of the home is its floor to ceiling length windows, which allows natural sunlight into the bedrooms and the living area.

Alec used simple material like wood and aluminium to create his modern kitchen on the top floor which has impressed the judges pretty much. The use of aluminium cladding gives an unusual but distinct look to the home while making a strong statement about sustainability and green building.

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Commenting on the home's aluminium exterior, judge Declan O'Donnell said: "This home makes such a bold statement with its aluminium cladding. I love the fact that there are three very distinct levels going on, they're all about the owner and it's very personal and super contemporary."

The home will now be placed in the final of Home of the Year along with last week's winner, the Gerrard-Coveney's Georgian apartment.