House of the Week: Spacious Co Wicklow bungalow will appeal to families

No 3 Ocean Crest in Arklow is on the market with a guide price of €675,000

No 3 Ocean Crest in Arklow, Co Wicklow: currently up for sale with a guide price of €675,000

The dormer bungalow has long been Ireland’s most popular architectural choice. Constructed in 2001 to the highest specifications and designed by architects Meehan Levins Associates, what sets No 3 Ocean Crest in Arklow, Co Wicklow apart is the stylish A-frame front gable.

At the time it was built, there was no inkling of how, two decades down the line, a pandemic might change our ideas of what constitutes the “ideal home”. However, this house ticks ...