Grafton Street, Dublin
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raise your hands in favour…
and say I…approved by the archidail:D
NO!
Perhps there should be a competition to design such lamps, because the standard issue “modern” stainless steel shite wont do it (agreed GrahamH) but this heritage stuff… I mean bloody hell, we’re not tring to dress the set of a period drama here, “contextual” or “appropriate” etc, does not mean it has to look the exact same as it did in 1870. What if we were to find an “accurate, well-informed, contextual and throughly appropriate” and contemporary piece (Appropriate to the fact that we’re in the 21st century). I find it hard to imagine my new hover car parked infront of a heritage lamp. I’m sorry GrahamH, I’m not trying to pick arguments with you, I just find myself with too much time on my hands this week.What exactly is wrong with Chinese granite? The granite doesn’t know it’s Chinese. Half the cobble stones in Dublin are Welsh, but nobody goes round insulting them.
what about irish blue limestone…
Material: Irish Limestone
Architect: Foster & Partners
Landscape Architects: TownshendsIn May 2001 More London Development awarded Stone Developments the supply contract for stonework, paving and landscaping at the More London project, one of the largest and most presgitious limestone based projects produced by the company. The completed project holds 30,000m2 of Flame Textured Irish Blue Limestone paving. In addition it includes heavy section Irish limestone for an amphitheatre (‘The Scoop’), balustrading, benches/seating, cladding and water features. The fourth and final phase of the project is due for completion in 2009.
lets get a heavies in flame grilled;)
which gets me thinking I only want 15,000 of the green stuff but 30 will do
It depends on the variety of granite, gunter. O’Connell Street’s (if even Chinese) is a particularly warm and textured version. The white finely grained type however stains very easily and looks very bland and washed out. City Hall plaza a prime example. Also a minor detail being its importation from the other side of the world, and from potentially dubious sources.
spoil sport why do you always have to be such a spoil sport. Tsk. I’m not saying an historical style as an idiom is contextual and well-informed etc, I’m referring specifically to the above design, which in contrast to all the other repro rubbish around the city is actually accurate, of good design and informed by precedent.
I don’t dispute a modern style would work well on Grafton Street, nor anywhere else for that matter. I’m saying it would be a personal preference for this particular street, be apt in its low-scale pedestrian context, and would continue the established style of the thoroughfare in a more informed and aesthetically pleasing fashion than what we currently have. You’re jumping to conclusions.
I can only draw conclusions from what is written….
spoil sport lets do a deal I have a better place for your competition lamps…
metro north or the underground… ask the RPA or CIE
I just want shamrock lamps around the green wink wink
I’m trying to do a deal with Waterford crystal for exclusive rights:p
but they have not got back to me…Have a go at the RPA CIE and see what response you get…
its in moredublins interest
@DGF wrote:
I’ve always thought that it would be great to get away from the central carriageway with a ‘pavement’ on either side which was adoped with the original paving scheme.
I disagree, I think the current layout does a good job of regularising & elevating a street that is almost laneway like in parts. Agreed that the number of bollards & obstructions in general are not necessary.
Are there any firm plans to re-pave and upgrade Grafton St? I know it’s now an ACA…
No firm plans that i’m aware of but hopefully its somewhere on the radar in DCC. All side & related streets should be repaved also imo and any paving scheme should be extended to lower grafton st., as i said earlier the red paving does a good job of defining the entire area as a distinct city quarter, we shouldn’t loose that distinction.
As an aside, not only is there a Dublin in California, but there is also a Grafton Street in Dublin, California ;).
Thanks Peter – agreed about also repaving the side streets and defining the area with a common brick. It was in very poor shape last time I was on the street.
Retail development just off grafton street and beside the Gaiety Theatre. One Clarendon Row due for completion before christmas 2008.
johnny a lot of these images are old?
ALRITE!!I didnt see it on other threads, so i just added.
…to a thread on Grafton Street. :rolleyes:
Thanks:rolleyes::rolleyes:
And American Apparel is coming.
Score!
I am hooked on their hoodies.ah jaysus
shamrock metro / missarchi-
Cut it out.
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