"It is this iconic scene that architect Mark Monaghan says springs to mind when he thinks of his own home. "That's always stuck with me," he says. "From the outside, it looks like it should fit into its environment, but once you go inside, there's no reason why you can't have that feeling of space that most Irish houses just don't have.""
"Monaghan, who has his own practice - ­Marchitecture - specialises largely in domestic projects and has achieved an illusion similar to the Fab Four's trick of the eye with his own home, which at first glance, looks like something wedged into a space so narrow Paul McCartney couldn't swing his bass guitar. Inside, it is a different story, where the substantial living space could accommodate The Beatles and their entourage."
"While he was still in college in 2004, and the banks were still flinging money at young folk, he took the opportunity to buy the house next door to his current home, a three-bed semi at the end of a cul-de-sac in Killarney Heights in Bray, Co Wicklow. He had noticed this house came with a much larger than normal side passage."
An architect converted a narrow, 10ft-wide semi into a bright, spacious three-bedroom home with inventive design that creates an illusion of open-plan space. The house evokes the Beatles' film scene where small facades conceal large interiors, offering substantial living areas despite a tight external frontage. The owner operates Marchitecture and bought the adjoining three-bed semi in 2004 after noting an unusually large side passage. The 2008 financial crisis left the property unaffordable initially, but the architect used his skills to transform and optimize the site. The property is in Killarney Heights, Bray, Co Wicklow, asking €575,000 via Sherry FitzGerald.
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