It's not often that an architect is one of the main selling points for a house, but Tom de Paor has become something of a brand and his name is prominently featured in Sherry FitzGerald's brochure for a bespoke villa nestling among pine trees off Torca Road in Dalkey. The house was only finished last spring, but its owners have now decided to dispose of it. It's not that they don't like living there - quite the reverse - but plans to relocate to central Europe for business reasons are looming, and the price it could fetch is tempting. Located behind a restored granite wall on the Killiney Way hill-walking route, with a eucalyptus forest opposite, the flat-roofed house looks almost modest. It's only when you get inside that you realise how large it is, with bedrooms below a largely open-plan living space.
