ILAC centre
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I spotted a planning notice in the paper last week for a redevelopment at the ILAC Centre. It seems to involve an additional story to the Mary Street Mall and a new facade – both welcome. But I thought this was all one property owned by Irish life. The company undertaking this part development is Westfield.
Also anyone know what the Roches Stores building will look like when finished. Something nice and modern…steel and glass… or orange aluminium cladding ala Lenehans of Talbot Street! 🙂
Let’s hope that ILAC redevelopment plan goes ahead and the street line is re-instated. What an awful concoction the ILAC centre was……bleeding ugly too……….Let’s hope it will pave the way for the upgrade of Moore Street. A bit of refinement in this day and age would’nt go a miss with the hawkers too.
Anyone ever miss that colourful mosaic tiled paving mural that was at the entrance of Moore Street from Henry Street. It was inserted in the late 80’s, the time of the pedestrianization of the street but removed with the recent new revamp paving. A little feature that added to the street. Anyone remember that ………eh what?
I think it should be re-instated too.
How about it Jim Barret and John Fitzgerald.On the ILAC
A & D wejchert had a scheme
Might be the same onehttp://www.wejchert.ie/frameset.html
Look under projects-Retail
I hate it when scripts don’t work on the mac. And their projects menu just won’t pop down…
in other news – yay for macs in general!!!
fjp
Things are happening to the ILAC alright …..I see that all the old wans who sold the shoes on Parnell Street are gone. Also across the way they started work on the hotel that was proposed.
The worst thing about the current ILAC, is the Brutalist concrete facade. Unbeliveably however, there isn’t even anything behind it! The ILAC has always been criticised for it’s shameful waste of prime city centre space for only being 2 storeys, but in fact, most of it is only one, there isn’t even any need for all the concrete!
Surprising Irish Life didn’t bother to extract some office space out of the building, esp with Michael Lucey being it’s property manager, then King of all speculators…
Yep that Marks and Spencer building is truely brutal and to think it was built in the heddy days of Post Modernism. The Ilac Centre is truely awful too. What disasters…..bless the architects ….for they really need it….poor souls.
Its good news about the ILAC. Its renovation is long over due. Lets hope they opt for something radical and make better use of the vast amount of space they occupy. For some reason though I think development only affect one of the malls… am I right?
As for Hawkins House… I think the observation about planning difficulties in getting the same amount of space is probably spot on! The drawing of what it will look like seem okay but I would much rather see this type of building further down the river in DDDAland. I say tear it down and learn a lesson. The same goes for the nasty monstrosities surrounding it.
Turn the whole area into an extension of Temple Bar with narrow streets and set piece architecture… a new arthouse cinema to replace the Screen, maybe even a theatre
where is the news link for the ILAC Centre renovation? This is great news. That building both scares and depresses me…
excellent. must look it up. time to scrap that awful facing for a start, and that green and brown signage. then move onto the 1970s small town usa interior.
To think that was once our premier shopping centre. come to ireland. visit the ilac centre…
Why a new name? it makes perfect sense if you think of it in the form of a person:
Ilac taste
Ilac good design
Ilac something to do after 6pm
Ilac any decent shops
Ilac any design elements created post 1978
Ilac any of the features promised
Ilac southside shoppers
Ilac a lot of things…That is probably the funniest thing I have read on this site in months! (No offence to other members intended)
What a lot of snobbery. It seems fashionable on this website to take any well-known 1970s or 1980s Irish building and trash it. A shopping centre in the centre of Dublin was never going to be the Pompidou Centre.
How about
Ilac any sense of proportion when it comes to architectural criticism.
Oooooooooooooooh
Most buildings from the 70s & 80s are trash because most are speculative Fianna Fail induced structures.
Thats not to say that more constructive comments should’nt be made on the site, but if you’re a fan of the exterior of the ILAC, well you’re a rare breed.(I’d make another ILAC/I Lack quip but I’m just not that witty I’m afraid)
I have to agree… if you think the ILAC is a good piece of a architecture then you really need to get out more!
It is an ugly concrete mess. Its an unpleasant place to shop. It is lucky to have a good mix of shops but its makes nothing of it. Personally I hate malls, I much prefere the atmosphere of a street. I would love to see the ILAC develop in this direction with plenty of natural light and open air.
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