2002 – Fingal County Hall, Swords, Co. Dublin
A new county hall for Fingal County Council in Swords.
A new county hall for Fingal County Council in Swords.
Adjacent to the Mansion House on Dublin’s Dawson Street,
Designed by Benson + Forsyth (architects of the Museum of Scotland) as an extension to the National Gallery of Ireland,
Occupying the site of a Victorian house in the main affluent area of the town,
The competition was an open two stage architectural competition for the design of for the architectural/design services for a National Centre for Contemporary Art.
Symbolically the new bridge is seen as an elegant gateway linking the old city of business and power to the new city of international finance and information technology.
Dublin is a city in the middle of a renaissance.
Unbuilt proposal for recladding and external finish to the 1960s Hawkins House in Dublin.
The Ussher Library is sited between the Berekely Library and Nassau Street with the park and the Arts Block on either side.
Conversion of trackside water tower to commercial office space by adding a spectacular stairwell and lift shaft and two extra stories to the top.