Dunnes Stores Patrick St
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This revamped Dunnes is next to the Academy St development – materials etc are strikingly similar. In effect 2 city blocks have become very homogenous. That said I think the Dunnes effort at this stage looks better than the Academy St one.
Agree on the facade, but think it tends to the negative overall. Too many different styles to the facade.
The two centre parts of the facade are gorgeous and are a welcome break from the generic glass box thats appeared all over Ireland recently. The glass box on the left looks ridiculous and should never have been considered, let alone built.
^^ You mean the part on the left here?
I actually kind of like this, I was expecting the worst originally. The academy street development looks awful though, especially the top three floors
Yep, I think the glass box just spoils the whole effect on the front – very disruptive and ugly.
Still, as a recent development, it’s a lot nicer than the Dunnes Stores on Henry St. in Limerick, but probably only because of the decent part of the facade.
I actually have more problem with the stupid first floor window on the right than I have with the glass box.
It looks like someone stuck it on as an afterthought.
What is it with those horrible cladding tiles we’re seeing on so many developments in the last few years? Immediately springing to mind are the school of music, new airport terminal (and fire station), academy street and dunnes, plus plenty more. It’s like the only choice available is the beige marble type tiles or the grey plasticky cladding. Legoland becomes reality.
@jungle wrote:
I actually have more problem with the stupid first floor window on the right than I have with the glass box.
It looks like someone stuck it on as an afterthought.
I was wondering about that nonsense myself. I don’t seem to recall that building having a bay window previously!:rolleyes:
As for the contemporary addition to the side. Well it just looks really crude alongside the highly decorative adjoining building! Would a more traditional design not have been more appropriate here?
Here’s the original building from the stores opening in 1944:
Bay window is a throwback to the original. Also nice to see they’ve replaced the groundfloor shopfront of this particular building (which housed the first ever Dunnes Stores) with something in keeping with the original.
The most recent shopfront had obliterated everything at this level.A throwback of sorts I guess. Its a pity the shopfront on the two central buildings isnt a bit more respectful, although its still a huge improvement on what went before it.
When is this store due to re-open?
The whole facade is a complete mess. What is this, the holy trinity plus one!
The old facade looks good, the new one’s a dreaful contrast. I don’t know why the glass is so inset, visually it causes it to jar a bit.
It’d look a lot better if each section of it was painted a different colour. Then it would fit in with the heterogeneity of the rest of the street (and of Cork for that matter).
Dunnes are passing this building off as a homage to Ben Dunne Senior… he must have been very popular 😉
Dunnes seem to be ramping up their 65th Birthday celebrations. Presumably, the grand opening here will be a massive part of that. Anybody hear an opening date? Given the company’s extreme reluctance to speak publicly about anything, I wouldn’t be surprised if we woke up one morning and it was open.
I’d like to vote for John Spillane singing ‘Dunnes Stores Girl’ at the opening though :pAren’t Dunnes Stores re-branding as DUNNES ?
If so, there’ll be some very ready faces when Margaret Heffernan arrives down and all the signage has to be redone!
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