Landmark Buildings
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Phil,
When I was in Dun Laoghaire in Febuary they were actually building this building, or something very similar………..
It was probably a recent development which I think is called Marina View. This development is just down the road from that one.
……..looks as though someone’s driven it into the ground with a giant hammer.
Take it that’s a penthouse on top?
I must admit, that the photomontage which is attached is of very poor quality. How and ever, it really is an unattractive building anyway. There is a model of it on view in the Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown County Offices at present.
Aland; levels 7 and 8 contain 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, whilst the top contains 1 no. 2 bed apartment as its penthouse.
It looks plonked right in the middle of the housing estate.
Almost like a bad photoshop job of two images compiled.
If that obtrusive lump was removed from the roof it might’nt look so bad …see image attached.
The rendering of the sky in the original looks shite too like a bad Hollywood backdrop.ah Greg……you’ve just knocked 500,000 euros off the developers profit margin. It’s the penthouse that makes the cash.
Ronan C; It is the proposal for the Iceland shop, but it is not on Patrick Street. It is between Georges Street and Georges Place. It starts out as a two storey building on to Georges Street and then becomes a three storey building. About two thirds down towards Georges Place there is a 9 storey ‘feature element’ as it is described. It faces onto Georges Place with a 4 Storey block with a fifth storey set just back from this.
Thanks
Phil
Thanks for that Phil – I was getting my streets mixed up !
Has construction work definately started then ?No, not yet. Iceland is still open for business and the planning is at the stage of ‘additional information’. This required the developers to submit completely new designs. The attached photomontage is from the new proposed design.
I wish I wish I wish city planners and developers would actually use their brains and open their minds to a little architectural ingenuity! Ireland has next to nothing along the lines of a real ‘Landmark’ building or structure. Sure there’s The Spire, but like, as much as I like it, it’s still an oversized pin. Cork has the occasional nice/lankmark building, 21 Lavitts Quay, Shandon Bells but that’s it! I wish developers would take a chance and do something truly amazing! With HUGE potential for this kinda thing in places like the Dublin and Cork dockland development areas – now’s the time! London has the Houses of Parliament, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, New York the Statue of Liberty, Sydney the Opera House, Ireland…em…the…the Spire???
The afore mentioned building on the Iceland site was granted full planning permission today!
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