Shopfront race to the bottom
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Just disgraceful! Thank god we have some vigilant people in the city to object! Keep up the good work complaining!
Devin wrote:But wait for this: Because of the sensitive location opposite the Ha’]Interesting that they went out of their way to do the first floor windows and the little electricity (?) box in the beginning, and sad that they didn’t even bother to match them in the repaint. Wrong on so many levels.
i put in a notice with regard to the first shop pictured ( south william street ) perhaps other could take the time notify planning enforcement about the other shopfronts here listed.
Anyone have any updates on kebab shop and eurocycles fronts? I only came across this thread today and am going to complain to DCC too. Brazenly erecting this things without P.P. needs to be stamped out by the council… and quickly! 🙁
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Anyone have any updates on kebab shop and eurocycles fronts? I only came across this thread today and am going to complain to DCC too. Brazenly erecting this things without P.P. needs to be stamped out by the council… and quickly! 🙁
like my post says i reported the eurocycles shopfront , it is up to others here to do their bit . there is another ugly ‘temporary’ sign accross the road at 18/19 south william street , so perhaps someone could put look into that and report back here, unless of course this is just a talking shop !!!!
This is a fucking disgrace. The council should be dishing out heavy fines to deter these law breakers.
Very good letter Devin.
did u guys ever hear about out with the old and in with the new? i actually prefer the new centra signage, and also love the eurocycles signage also. people are just trying to make a living and there are crazy laws done by ‘conservationists’ holding them back. anyone who thinks the cycle store signs look bad or the centra looks worse than it did before needs their head examined.
Can you recommend a good shrink?
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did u guys ever hear about out with the old and in with the new? i actually prefer the new centra signage, and also love the eurocycles signage also. people are just trying to make a living and there are crazy laws done by ‘conservationists’ holding them back. anyone who thinks the cycle store signs look bad or the centra looks worse than it did before needs their head examined.
Wow… “I… love the eurocycles signage…”. What a first post!! 😉
Its nothing to do with “out with the old, in with the new” lomb. Its about good design. There are plenty of excellent contemporary designs out there whihc contribute to the street rather than turn it into something tacky and tasteless. Its not just the folks here saying it, the City Council think so too. It was one of the central rationales behind the O
Something that may not be visible in the previous pic of the redone Centra shopfront is that the alucabond (shiny) panel that was placed over the existing fascia has a nasty little ‘traditional’ moulding around its edge, which is at odds with the streamlined timber design of the rest of the front. When muck strikes, it does so with a vengeance!
Ctesiphon, the careful coordination of the original paint job would probably be down to the diligence of the architect. That Centra scum couldn’t give a toss so long as their own front can be seen a mile down the river!
A boyle, good on you for registering a complaint about Sth. William St.
I will have a fuller report on the behaviour of the convenience stores soon.
A group called Griffin’s has taken over nearly all the major convenience stores in the city centre of late. As part of the ‘takeover’, the various premises have had to have their signs redone. Some of them have ‘temporary sign’ signs erected over their doors, the Londis on O’Connell Street next to Clerys extraordinarily large and vulgar in the extreme. It has been sitting there for well over six months at this stage, if not since last summer.
Exactly how long is a ‘temporary sign’ permitted to be in place? Do they even have any legal standing?I don’t know. What i do know is that dublin is soooo busy in every way and all the time , that noone will do diddly squat till you ask them !!!
I’d imagine that the council’s inspectors are overstretched (like everyone else) , log onto the councils website , theres an email adress to which you can report illegal development . I know it took a week to get a confirmation of my complaint so good luck !
All of the convenience stores are completely taking the piss out of planning requirements on every level at the moment. It is almost out of control. Hoping to get some media coverage on this v. shortly.
Isn’t spar’s logo, colouring and typeface absolutely horrific… Such a blast from the 70s… Their new signage thats been rolled out recently is a little bit more subtle but not much better than the pic above. Its hard to know, in some ways I really hate the real pastiche style signs with gold lettering on olde worlde timber shopfronts but the shiny plastic and garish colours are generally far more offensive…
Any samples of good shopfront design to post here? It’d be nice to get a comparison!
Check out the Internet cafe on Parliament Street. Its painted Double Yellow Line road marking yellow as well as having as having a shitty cheap sign. It’s neighbour is painted Sci-Fi Silver. And this right in front of City Hall.
Most politicans local offices are fairly bad – would be an interesting photo survey, if everyone could go out and photograph their local representatives’ offices
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