The Sunday Times

A decision by Vogue to feature Simon Walker’s state-of-the-art house in Kerry shows he is following in his famous architect father’s footsteps, writes Kate Butler In Caherdaniel, Co Kerry, villagers were distinctly unimpressed when they saw architect Simon Walker’s modernist house going up, and it soon became known as the cowshed. They weren’t too far wrong: Walker had based its form on the shape of a barn. In April, however, the property was featured in a six-page spread in Vogue magazine. The cowshed, it seemed, would have to be reassessed. Built for Thomas Dane, a London art gallery owner, the house was singled out by the glossy fashion bible for its exemplary modern design and glorious setting.