Grafton Street, Dublin
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It’s frightening, isn’t it Paul? Really frightening. These people are running the city. These guys are actually IN CHARGE of redesigning our public realm!
This is, simply, the worst possible outcome one could possibly imagine, to the degree one wonders if it’s an early April Fools joke.
Kitschy, postmodern adornments contrived for a playground hanging off some ghost estate in Sallins – on Grafton Street.
To use the aul phrase, you couldn’t make it up.
The main wall mounted lamps have been installed now. Very disappointing to see the poor outcome. These leaf yokes are truly awful.
There are lots of things in the scheme of course, covering everything from use to shopfronts to signage etc. All very laudable of course but probably without any real interest in enforcing it in the current environment. Do Charity Shops pay rates?
At a recent event organised by Dublin City Architects to discuss creating the high quality work environments of the future in Dublin, some of the key points that arose were high quality and well maintained public realm, a vibrant and attractive street life, curating uses on streets to stimulate the right kind of mix and brand for the area, promoting design and innovation in shops and business etc. All something that I would hope to see on show on Grafton Street.
I think it looks drab. However at least the private sector is coming on board. The street looks better cared for at least. The street furniture remains awful, the paving is dull and the mismatch obvious. The scheme lacks elegance in my view. The second phase of work is taking ages, only two other streets done.
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