U2 studio entries

yawn…..

if the ddda wanted a boring commercial tower they should have just looked at commisioning a boring commercial irish architect.

instead they have wasted everyones time by holding this competition under the false premise that they were looking for something new and interesting.

does anybody now where to find the list of the 100 shortlisted schemes that are being exhibited. international entrants obviously dont have access to the exhibition.

Wasn’t 60 meters the maximun allowed height ? What about the 8,500 sqm minimum?
This option : ‘ only one tower and the podium’ wasn’t even possible according to those requirements and the stupid slenderness ratio.

Once again, what are the rules for if the one who wins the competition doesn’t take them into account?

I am also unfamiliar with competitions in Ireland so i have got this question : Would dda have been allowed to only hire a developper and an architect for this project without doing a competition?

This is quite disappointing and i don’t see where the huge rethinking in tower buildings is.

DDA wrote that there will be a exhibition with the “shortlisted” (100 !), do you know where we can find the list? Have teams been informed if they are in or out?

but 15 x 15 is 225, and 225 over 20 storeys is 4 and a half thousand square metres in the tower. how big is the remainder of the site? surely it would fit over 5 or 6 storeys right?

if they insist on such a dense building on such a small and awkward site, then its no wonder they werent actively looking for interesting proposals. whoevers in charge here imagined the matchbox building of time past, maybe these competitors sniffed that out and gave them what they want. then got a little fancy with crazy screwy woo woo tower (not)

bow ring

The “tower” is perfect – it perfectly represents the Dublin Docklands – as bland as it gets and a total wasted opportunity, like everything else in the area on both sides of the liffey. I think I’ll be avoiding the exhibition on the 100 or so selected runner up entires – It’ll only depress me at what might have been…

I think you’re being a little hasty. Based on what I’ve seen of the other entries, this is not the best. Thankfully however, it is not too bad, and certaintly isn’t either the worst nor the most boring.

I’d like some more info on it before making my mind up fully. The two images are so different that I think the CGI stuff is not telling the whole story. I havn’t seen plans yet but I’m sure they’ll be about soon.

If I understand it, the impact of the building will be dependent on the architectural planting. This has not been done on this scale in Dublin before and so should be very interesting. I hope it works and planting becomes more the norm in Dublin. Tree tennants anyone?

On a less positive note I’ve never seen “Anti-glare louvres” enhance a building or indeed function correctly. So that could be interesting too. If they don’t work then at least half the building can be written off.

i reckon a slightly refined version of nicola mongellis entry would have been much better. a little vision people please 🙂

if anyone finds out about the 100 entries exhibit pls post details

Jesus Christ…you would swear most people here were losing entrants…what is this? O’Nuallain and his battle with the spire all over again…?

The tower looks very well – better than most of the other bizarre structures which were put forward.

Just think of a giant piece of lime floating in the centre of it, and imagine how cool and refreshing the tower will be on a sunny day down on the docks…

Aye, sure maybe it’s not that bad afterall. Would be good it they were to build that Dunloe Ewart proposal beside it too. We could have a nice collection and variation of buildings here as a focal point.

Some striking stuff going on in England and Liverpool aka European City of Culture in 200?,………..

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hear hear

i’m sure craig henry architects and felim dunne are perfectly acceptable as architects and would be capable of producing a decent design and finished building. but the whole idea of this competition has been undermined. shame on those responsible. i say make the whole process transparent so we casn gain useful hindsight and maybe prevent this happening again

Bring back Frank Gehry……………all is forgiven! ooops sorry……………not in the spirit of camaraderie which is emerging here….all very Empire building stuff, eh what fellas! pat on the head for the Johnny Architect and a C+ for the effort…….really……….come on ……..this is utter nonsense. ….I agree it is not fair to shoot the messengers ( the winners , who naturally must be given a reward ) but look at those who have perpetrated the whole event.

It’s a question of whether one is historical or hysterical. Quite frankly I prefer the latter against the failure on the former. I thought this was rock’n’roll but sadly K-tel have taken over here. Where is the madness, the utter contempt , the sheer glory in being wild and expansive ( and expensive). Are we all in the serious brogues of creating sensible things, such a shame…………….

OK, a little over boiled there but it does make the veins expand when one thinks of how nice it would be to re-visit the age of risk! Now there’s history for you.