South Docks Dublin
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The South Docks have been a hive of activity for what seems like an age. Shaping up well at this stage.
There’s certainly a more interesting grain at work on this side of the river
The basin peeks through in places alluding to the development going back to Pearse St
Macken St bridge commences
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Poor aul’ Ferryman – it is dwarved by the new quayside, it also serves as a counterpoint to the relative lack of scale and detailing in the newer buildings
The new side streets are rather more successful than their nothern counterparts. It will be interesting to see how Spencer Dock addresses the commercial and residential transitions
Internationally Renowned Architect Daniel Libeskind Launches Master Plan for Grand Canal Square
Studio Daniel Libeskind has designed a new theatre and two superb new office buildings at Grand Canal Square. The diamond shaped West End-style 2,000 seater theatre is the centrepiece of the scheme, which is currently under construction by Sisk builders and due to be completed by 2010. The theatre is complemented by 380,000 sq ft of adjacent luxury office suites – Number 2, Number 4 and Number 5, Grand Canal Square all arranged around the Marta Schwartz Square. Each office building enjoys its own distinct profile and identity with striking sculptured shapes and a high performance doubled layered glass façade.
Q. Whats the difference between a West End style theatre and a ‘normal’ theatre?
A. Um. . . one sounds better on a press release?
Reminds me of a big bus terminal for some reason
whatever about the office block, which is vaguely more interesting than some of its neighbours lining the quays … the reflective glazing & pattern of the theatre looks pretty crap, any full scale renders of libeskind’s dublin effort as part of this press release ?
@Peter FitzPatrick wrote:
whatever about the office block, which is vaguely more interesting than some of its neighbours lining the quays … the reflective glazing & pattern of the theatre looks pretty crap, any full scale renders of libeskind’s dublin effort as part of this press release ?
I don’t think that glazing belongs to the threatre – it’s another office building at the back
Click around this website for various pics
http://grandcanalsquare.ie/about/libeskind.htmlTo be fair this whole scheme is a cut above the rest of what Dublin has gotten so far.
Thanks for the link … fairly sure it is the theatre, glazed protrusion from main building on render below.
Agreed that the entire scheme is a cut above whats gone before.
Had a ramble around here yesterday and the whole Grand Canal Basin area looks as if there is some big money being spent. This little enclave is an oasis. Some sexy glass buildings about, the Libeskind theatre will be a great focal point when finished.
Would be great if they could have a pedestrian link into Pearse Square, an overlooked gem smack bang in the city centre.
Im quite sure the residents would have something to say about that!
They would indeed. Though you could leave it open park hours only and close up once it gets dark.
You’d have to break the whole unfiformaity of the square though if you were to break through from Macken Street. There were plans for a development at the bottom corner of the square a couple of years back linking thorugh to Macken Street.
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