The Irish traditionally shun bespoke homes, but three of the winning projects in this year's Plan Expo Opus building awards show good design does not have to cost the earth. Creative architecture for private homes is beyond the financial league of the average punter: discuss. Certainly that's the widely held view. But the award winners at this year's architectural Oscars, the Plan Expo Opus awards, beg to differ with this thesis. In fact, they positively trounce it.
