The Irish Times

All the architectural grandeur of the Renaissance Europe is brilliantly celebrated in Charlemont's subtle and deceptively simple villa, the Casino, at Marino, outside Fairview, in Dublin. Its simple exterior conceals an ingeniously complex interior far larger than one would expect, comprising some 16 rooms of varying sizes over four floors. Displaying the grace and mystery of a Chinese box, it is a cubic block executed throughout in Portland stone, with the material contributing to its character.