1978 – Allied Irish Banks Headquarters, Merrion Road, Dublin
A commercial headquarters on a US campus-style model with its heavily landscaped grounds,
A commercial headquarters on a US campus-style model with its heavily landscaped grounds,
Originally designed in the late 1950s by the same firm of architects (NMA), half of the store was built in the 1960s (at the Coles Lane corner) and the other half in the 1970s (at the Little Denmark Street end).
Replacing the old East Stand which was constructed in 1927, the new East Stand cost £4 million and held thirteen thousand providing ten thousand extra seats over the previous capacity.
Replaced Lanyon’s Ulster Club of 1863, ruining that part of the streetscape of Castle Place. A facade of tinted glass and polished stonework.
Some extravagant plans were drawn up for this site including a design by Stephenson Gibney &
Large office building constructed for General Accident Assurance in the mid early 1980s. The facade has four tall red columns interspaced with flat panels of Portland stone.
The building has been designed to suit the specific needs of an international legal firm,
Formerly known as Pembroke Quay. Unique amongst the quayscapes of the city was Sarsfield Quay which had a unified commercial facade treatment.