One of the most brilliant facades I’ve seen
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I am looking for the name of the building/architect…
Of a building in Temple Bar Square, Dublin.
The Facade has retail on the ground floor and a very engaging brick/steel/glass. (I am looking at a black & white photo).I live in the US so I have no way of knowing, any ideas?
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,Alcahun
P.S. A picture is shown at: http://www.temple-bar.ie/flash/maptbp.htm[This message has been edited by alcahun (edited 10 July 2001).]
[This message has been edited by alcahun (edited 10 July 2001).]
The architect was (I think) a guy called Gerard Carty who works for Grafton Architects in Dublin – a very talented very bright character ,certainly one of the most ‘natural’ designers I’ve ever known.
Its quite a sophisticated scheme although the accommodation is somewhat cramped internally for some tastes, it does the utmost allowable with a very restricted site.
There’s a lot more to the building than initially meets the eye. The facade is drawn taut over a combination of shops, restaurants, voids and apartments. The accomodation is reached through the vertical slit shown in the attached pictures, (if I manage to send them OK) this leads to an exterior stair and a series of landings.
I think it is one of the most underrated buildings in Temple Bar. – But there you go – maybe the facade is doing it’s job.I t certainly seems underrated, that facade alone deserves more praise.
Please, can you send the pictures you attached to my email address?
Alcahun@7res.com
Thank you in advance.
And if sombody out there has pictures of the building, I would appreciate you sent them to the above address.
Sincerely,Alcahun
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