{"id":434521,"date":"2026-05-06T04:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/434521\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:30:09","slug":"see-inside-an-eco-friendly-four-bedroom-wicklow-home-designed-by-top-passive-house-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/434521\/","title":{"rendered":"See inside an eco-friendly four-bedroom Wicklow home designed by top passive house architects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Cascades, Ballynerrin Upper, Wicklow town, is available for an asking price of \u20ac795,000, with property agents Haines handling the sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The home has a B3 BER rating, representing a strong, modern energy performance. Adding to the home&#8217;s eco credentials, a substantial array of solar panels significantly reduces energy costs, complemented by a newly installed electric car charging point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The property is located on an elevated site overlooking Wicklow town and was designed by renowned architects Moss Art, who are leading passive house architects and consultants with lots of experience in sustainable design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Cascades has been maintained and upgraded by the current owners and extends to approximately 203sqm. It is accessed through electric gates and a sweeping driveway leads to the entrance porch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The current owners have said they will greatly miss the property, but have decided to downsize, hence the need for the sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The spacious lounge provides views across the open countryside, while the adjoining dining room and second lounge area offers more scenic vistas. The fully fitted kitchen is complete with integrated appliances, a large electric range and a generous island unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The accommodation is completed by four double bedrooms, two of which are ensuite, along with the main bathroom, walk-in wardrobe and utility room. A separate home office to the side of the property is ideal for those working from home, while a detached garage provides excellent storage and could easily serve as a workshop or hobby space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The gardens are said to be a nature lover\u2019s dream, with foxes, woodpeckers and a wonderful variety of birds and wildlife all reportedly being regular visitors. The grounds include a raised pergola area for entertaining, a separate sun terrace to soak up the views, an orchard, a polytunnel and a cascading water feature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The property also has gas fired central heating and is fitted with an alarm and wired for cable television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Connectivity includes a Bus \u00c9ireann stop directly on the road serving Route 131 to Bray and Route 132 to Dublin City Centre. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">All the conveniences of Wicklow town are also on the doorstep of the property as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cascades, Ballynerrin Upper, Wicklow town, is available for an asking price of \u20ac795,000, with property agents Haines&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60,4657,189598],"class_list":["post-434521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-myles-buchanan","tag-wicklow-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}