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Thu 08 Aug 2006Social housing scheme sees the light of good designModern design has been used to great effect to create a nurturing atmosphere and happy tenants in a scheme of social housing in Donabate, writes Emma CullinanA crescent of blue houses facing a row of tactile timber homes represents two hands cupped in a nurturing way, says architect Gerry Cahill. That is appropriate for this scheme in Donabate, north Dublin, which provides "transitional housing" for families who have reached a crossroads in their lives.