Phase 1

The first phase building houses a municipal theatre, major health and fitness centre, bar, restaurant and retail units with two storeys of basement car parking. It also includes two multi-storey apartment buildings containing 100 apartments. Structural innovation utilised the columns projecting above the theatre roof to suspend the ceiling beams and give the building a nautical look while minimising the number of internal columns.

Pavilion Development, Dun Laoghaire

This prestigious €35m mixed development in the heart of Dun Laoghaire was developed in two phases. It includes 3 multi-storey apartment blocks which enjoy spectacular views of Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Phase 2

The second phase consists of a flat slab building with full curtain walling erected on the brown field site of an old service station.  The new 7 storey high building with a double height basement is founded on white granite rock. The building consists of three storeys of retail below a transfer structure which carries five residential storeys.

Architect:                       Scott Tallon Walker            

Milltown Campus Development, Dublin 4

The architecture for this curved four storey building of in-situ concrete slab with a flat soffit on RC cross walls was developed by Scott Tallon Walker. A requirement for maximum ceiling heights demanded minimal downstand beams. This Phase 1 building is part of the overall campus development for the expansion and modernisation of the House of Jesuit Studies. One of the main challenges of this project was utilising the curved plan arrangement of the building to provide lateral stability for the structure.

Architect:                       Scott Tallon Walker.

Floor Area:                    3,850 sq.m          

Building Cost:                € 11 M  

Client:                            House of Jesuit Studies

Student Accommodation, UCD, Belfield

We were pleased to work with Pierce Contracting on the design of this student accommodation in the campus of U.C.D., Belfield for which we were the recipients of a Structural Excellence Award.  As this project consisted of a number of repetitive buildings the brief was to propose a simple economic solution which was also required to be aesthetically pleasing.  We also produced the site services design for this project.

Architect:                       Douglas Wallace Architects

Floor Area:                    4,500 sq.m      

Building Cost:                € 8 M

Client:                            University College Dublin

Newlands Apartments, Artane

This was a straightforward apartment building in an area that does not have a high property value. It required a simple economic structural solution which entailed the use of precast floor units on masonry construction with a fourth floor under the cut roof.

Architect:                       O’ Dwyer & Associates.

Portland Place Development, Dublin 1

This development of five apartment blocks was built along a long narrow site beside the Royal Canal.  The difference between road level and canal level demanded two retaining walls that could only be of minimal size so as to maintain adequate underground car parking space. A public open space was provided at ground level by erecting a deck over the 45 No. basement carpark spaces. A difficult detail was required to wrap the incoming ramp around a column and give head clearance to the structure above.

Architect:                       O’ Dwyer & Associates

Floor Area:                    3,950 sq.m          

Building Cost:                € 7.5 M

Client:                            Walsh Maguire & Co. Ltd.

Pim Street Development, Dublin 8

Planning conditions demanded that the 9.0m high original 18^th Century granite and brick external walls of the original storehouse were retained while the five storey apartment block was being built inside them. Poor ground conditions required piling and the final steel framed structure was also used as temporary works making substantial cost savings.  We formulated an integrated demolition and erection programme to achieve this.

Architect:                       Paul O’ Toole Architects

Floor Area:                    4,700 sq.m

Building Cost:                € 8.4 M 

Client:                            Townlink Construction Ltd.

Divine Master Convent, Newtownpark Avenue

The new residence for the order of the Disciples of The Divine Master on Newtownpark Avenue is a unique architectural concept designed by Chris Ryan Architects. The building is composed of multiple concentric and intersecting circles, constructed using masonry and precast concrete floors. The main feature of the building is an inverted conical reinforced concrete wall with large window opes which helps to provide an interesting facade to the structure. The roof consists of steel primary members with curved PFC purlins, which help to create the impression of a smooth curving surface.

Architect:                     Chris Ryan Architects

Floor Area:                  1,200 sq.m

Building Cost:              € 3.3 M    

Client:                          Pious Disciples Of The Divine Master

Chanel College Coolock, Link Building

This steel framed structure was designed to connect two adjacent buildings within the Chanel College campus and replace dated existing structures, which were demolished prior to construction. The steel framed construction allowed the Architect freedom to achieve their desired aesthetics without compromising cost effectiveness.

Architect:                     O' Dwyer & Associates

Floor Area:                  100 sq.m

Client:                          Chanel College Coolock

Glenard University Residence

The existing campus consists of a Victorian house with a Georgian wing with extensions built in both the 60's and the 90's. The two storey 1960s extension was demolished and replaced with a new two storey masonry structure with concrete floors built to accomodate underfloor heating. The Georgian wing was fully refurbished while maintaining the bulidings existing character. A new sunroom/link corridor was built to enclose the university's courtyard and helps provide an aesthetically pleasing areas for both relaxation and study.

Architect:                     Neasa Donnellan Architects

Client:                          Aileach Centres