Work hubs touted as part of housing scheme

HOME work-hubs are being considered as part of a massive new housing development in south Dublin that would see 1,300 new homes built over the next five years.

Residential property developers Quintain Ireland yesterday launched its ambitious master plan for Cherrywood Village – a proposed new housing development in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown that would see the delivery of the new houses and apartments by 2025.

The development, which is subject to planning permission, would include a mix of around 400 three- and four-bedroom houses, 250 duplexes and approximately 650 apartments built on a 65-acre site located within the Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).

The proposed development, touted by the developer as “the most connected village in Ireland”, is located within reach of the new Laughanstown Luas stop. It would also include cycle paths and walking routes, including the proposed Cherrywood Way which would connect the village to nearby Loughlinstown

‘Working from home is going to become more common’

and Foxrock through a network of greenways.

But due to the recent shift in work patterns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which more people are now working from home and are expected to do so in the future, architects are looking at incorporating home work-hubs into the scheme, Eddie Byrne, joint managing director for Quintain Ireland, told the Irish Independent.

“There’s no doubt that working from home is going to become more common,” he said. “Quintain is factoring this into its plans for future schemes with the introduction of a variety of practical solutions.

“Ideas under consideration include designing an office space or room into new houses, and building more shared workspace in future apartment developments.