Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club

The renovation and extension of Clontarf Lawn Tennis club was carried out to improve the clubhouse facilities and floor area. The works consisted of the demolition of the existing single storey part of the building, the extension of a roof over the balcony area, internal renovations to the remaining existing building and the addition of a 235 sq.m two storey extension. Then new building is constructed of a timber roof on concrete blockwork walls with a precast first floor slab. The architectural glazing is supported on a structural steel frame.

A new car park area was laid in permeable paving with infiltration directly into the ground in compliance with Dublin City Council's guidelines and sustainable urban drainage systems.

Architect:                       Salmon Hynes Architects

Client:                            Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club

Riverview Lawn Tennis Club (David Lloyd)

This is a tennis facility with 8 No. indoor courts, swimming pool squash courts large gym and changing rooms. It also accommodates a bar, restaurant, offices and a retail outlet. It was designed to be fully flexible with all demountable partitions. A unique steel design using double portal frame design accommodates natural uniform lighting of the courts.

Architect:                      Horan Cotter Architects

Client:                           Riverview Lawn Tennis Club

Ballybunion Golf Club

Built on a sand dune over looking the 18th tee and weathered by the Atlantic winds we carried out the structural design for this golf club. The structure consists of internal architectural timber and steel composite roof trusses on exposed masonry on a services undercroft. The building is designed to blend into the landscape and rests on a composite raft foundation.

Architect:                     Reg Chandler Architects

Floor Area:                  1,250 sq.m

Building Cost:              € 3 M

Client:                          Ballybunion Golf Club

Old Conna Golf Club

The architecture of this alpine style club house located in the Dublin Mountains was designed for the Old Conna Golf Club by Quinn Barnwall Architects. The timber and steel pitched roof composing the bulk of this building is supported on a reinforced concrete structural frame. Circular columns are positioned around the perimeter of the facade to blend with the general aesthetics of the structure and allows extended eaves to provide additional shading to the ground floor. Full height ground floor windows give an optimal view of the surrounding golf course landscape.

Architect:                       Quinn Barnwall Architects

Client:                            Old Conna Golf Club

Ballykisteen Golf & Country Club

Phase I of the Ballykisteen Golf and Country Club develpoment in Co. Tipperary, which extends to 1,200 sq.m, was built in 1993 along with the construction of the 18 hole full length golf course.

The structure is a mixture of reinforced and precast concrete floors with load bearing block masonry walls and a steel framed pitched roof. Designed to accomodate the club members in a relaxed environment while using aesthetics that blend in with the surrounding landscape.

Architect:                    Elliott Maguire Partnership

Floor Area:                 1,200 sq.m

Client:                         Ballykisteen Country Club

Thomas Davis GAA Club, Astroturf Pitch

On this GAA pitch our civil works specification cut the cost of imported fill. The teram mat and crushed stone base was compacted and graded ready to receive the Astro Turf playing surface. Stone fill gabion baskets were used as an economic perimeter retaining wall.

The soakaway design was certified to BRE Digest 365 standard.

Architect:                 Fergus Carey & Associates

Client:                      Thomas Davis GAA Club