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@karen wrote:
i wonder would you remember the name of teh book and the author
Interior Colour by Design
~Sandy Ragan (Editor) – it’s available through AmazonAnother interesting web site is
http://www.paintcafe.com/en/couleur/langage/psychologie/bleu.asp
@Diaspora wrote:
FX Kelly is to close their excellent store on Grafton St,
I am going to go in tomorrow to get details but I have to say that I am very unhappy to see this occur, my own impression was the FX Kelly’s was the third longest surviving business (in the same shop) on Grafton St after Weirs and Bewleys. It really gives resonance to Hugh Markey’s (Director of retail at Lisney) comments that rental levels are starting to hurt the diversity of retail uses on the street.
There are five new news items on http://www.savebewleys.com the campaign have held two very successful meetings so far this January and I will be posting details of a save bewleys event very soon tickets will be priced at 10 euro and include music, poetry and a cheese and wine reception.
FX Kelly have obviously fallen victim to the BT effect, where you can buy the same stuff for the same price and get your €2000 Paul Smith socks at the same time
@Thomond Park wrote:
Who would you rate as Irelands most egotistical architects?
I think, based on my comments above, that the question should be “who are Ireland’s greediest developers?”
@lexington wrote:
*UPDATES*
😎 Jurys Hotel on the Western Road has given itself a closing date of Feb 28th 2005. Up to 110 jobs at the hotel will be lost or relocated as a result – however, with the opening of the Clarion on Lapps Quay, Radisson (Park Manor) in Little Island, Kingsley Hotel extension and up to 11 other hotel projects in and around Cork city under development – many of these staff have found or will find similar employment relatively easily. Early signs for this have been indicated by recruitment agencies Le Creme and Adecco.
– 😡 In related news, an appeal with ABP has been lodged by the residents of Sundays Well against O’Callaghan Properties redevelopment of the Jurys Hotel site which was, after substantial revision, granted planning by CCC. The residents argue that the development will ruin their vista of St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral and destroy their children’s heritage – in protest, the residents have put their children’s allowances toward the finance of the appeal. This despite the numerous revisions enacted by O’Callaghan Propoerties to rectify the original objection concerns. To be honest with you, if the residents are able to fling their children’s allowances around like that so casually – their allowance should perhaps be reviewed. That money is provided for concerned support of children in their upbringing – uses such as clothing, food, schoolbooks etc etc should in my own view receive priority, or if not needed now, saved for a later stage when such requirements become more fiscally stressful. This appeal has a lot more to do w/ egos and ‘rigid mindsets than children’s heritage. What about their future? Appeals such as this, should be financed personally or collectively, not using a children’s allowance – and worse, blatantly promoting the fact. I will actively seek appropiate V.I.S. images from a Sunday’s Well persepctive to show how the development and development revisions have a minimal effect on any disruption to the St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral vista. I treasure this view too, as I see it every morning when I travel into the city, it’s important to me also and I am wholly satisfied with the development skyline.
Work was due to commence on the project in March, this may be delayed further now until late-April. It’s a foolish move by the Sunday’s Well residents who now expose themselves to the possibility of the whole original project layout being greenlit – and not the revisions that were granted them by the developers to ease their concerns (case in pt. Kenny Group’s original 2000 South Main Street application). If so, nearby St. Al’s Girl School could stand to lose the benefits it gained in the revisions. It’s a selfish tactic (although I am assured by OCP that the revisions made to address the school’s concerns will be maintained in any event – it remains the principle rather than the point).I agree, it is a pathetic display of emotional blackmail. Presumably OCP will lodge a first party appeal to gain back some of their concessions? I look forward to seeing the VIS images
@Devin wrote:
The building is listed separately in the Enniscorthy Town Plan (& it’s Enniscorthy Town Council who process the planning application).
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AAhhhhhhh I see. Sorry
It’s a shocker all right
@Devin wrote:
There’s a current planning application (Ref. TP1575) by Tracy’s Hotel (Combray Limited) in Enniscorthy to demolish this building and extend the adjoining hotel in:
http://www.antaisce.org/yourarea/bar2.html?id=654
It’s rare because it has the original Georgian shop window glazing – there’s only a tiny few of these left in Ireland. There’s one in Strabane in Co. Tyrone – it’s owned by the National Trust there.
Any chance of a summary of the application – I can’t seem to find it.
The Wexford CDP doesn’t list it as a protected structure but it probably hasn’t been updated recently
@Diaspora wrote:
Karen,
If you are based in Ireland why don’t you take Bewleys on Grafton St as a case study and apply a standard high St retailer’s lighting requirements to a heritage property situated on a prime retail High St?
never misses a trick!
@karen wrote:
hello i am doing my thesis on the pscological effects of lighting on retail design, and wonder if any one has any ideas or thoughts on this topic, i would look forward to any ideas or suggections
I remember seeing a book a few years back on the psychological (better spell the title right!!) effects of paint colours – it was interesting in that it set out colours eg in restaurants that made people hungry etc. I’m sure the same can be applied to lighting
This is probably a stupid idea as I know nothing about the size of buidling required, but would the Bolands Mill site work (retain shell and place theatre inside)? With all the regen in that area…
As far as I am aware objections can be valid if the amount of natural light to adjoining buildings falls below a certain level but I’m not aware of what that is. If an objection was lodged on that basis the developer would probably be asked to submit shadow studies and a light analysis.
Contrary to public opinion you have right to light, but no right to a view no matter how nice it is.
@Colito wrote:
if the motor way slices the site – Developer might smell a nice CPO on his Development, I bet nothing gets built – :confused:
The CPO for that motorway would have been public knowledge for some time. If it does cut through the site then the planning permission would have to include it and specifically note it and the development proposals would have to exclude the area subject to the CPO.
@Andrew Duffy wrote:
The tallest building is actually 12 storeys.
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yeah sorry, can’t read. The article said that the development was €250million but I reckon that must be a mistake. Assuming 369 units at an average of €500000 per unit, it’s hard to see it being worth their while if the total cost incl fees vat etc exceeds €125million
With the combined moral outrage of AT, IGS and FOK it would appear that this project is doomed. It really is very frustrating. At the moment architects approached for schemes anywhere outside of the docklands are left with a hit and hope approach. There is no way to advise a client as, even if the Planners are in favour in principle (and approve it, as happened here) ABP will be ganged up on and inevitably overturn the decision. A cynic (which I very much am) might think that the Planners pass a scheme in order to let ABP do their dirty work for them. Dublin needs landmark buildings to break the general monotony of its skyline, but no-one bloody well knows where they can site them!.
I’m not championing Mr. Keogh ( who obviously has a Squires and Partners book in his library). The site may very well be of high historic significance. The point is that, if it is so damn special, why has Keogh’s time and money been allowed to be wasted for so long? Give me guidelines or give me death
stable door, bolted horse, 20-20 hindsight etc but the lesson here – and hopefully it isn’t a hard one, is to NEVER engage anyone without a letter setting out what is to be done and how much it is to cost.
@Paul Clerkin wrote:
or two… after they strip the property portfolio
There’s certainly some options:
1. Sit on it a year or so and sell to another chain while holding on to several prime devlopment sites
2. develop some sites in batches to include a superquinn’s below an apartment block, say, and use the apartment revenue to finance other sites while still retaining some of the supermarket wing. I doubt they’de generate enough profit from this though
4. Close superquinn and develop all the sites completely – I doubt any of the consortium are worried too much about public popularity
5. Retain Superquinn as is, and all the lads become shopkeepers. I don’t think anyone looking at the make-up of the consortium would believe that the long-term goal is to keep hold of the company as it stands.
@Diaspora wrote:
Tailors Hall in Christchurch, contact An Taisce on 4541786 can sit 100 upstairs and 60 downstairs
In summer the excellent courtyard has an independent capacity for 200, one of Dublins quirkiest spaces without doubt, it was built in 1704 and has much history and excellent acoustics, has large modern kitchen for outside caterers and bar facilities controlled by the licenceeThanks Diapora – I checked it out but it’s a little too compartmented – need a bigger space preferably on one level.
I see Graham had an idea for alternative song lyrics for “goodbye hawkins house”
Perhaps we should now do the same for “Goodbye Atlantic Homecare”
Whatever the environmental impact, the Ikea meatballs are pretty good you know.
@Diaspora wrote:
Who designed this one?
I saw some images this week and it looks really good, it is slender and the design looks pretty damn innovative.
I may be mixing up my Sandyford sites but could it be Traynor O’Toole?
The Wool Store was constructed between 1847 and 1864 and was therefore probably built as a port facility immediately prior to the coming of the railway. It probably owes its origin to Wapping in London which was also part of the London docklands area. It was subsequently incorporated into the London and North Western Railway Company’s North Wall Station, although it was never directly accessible from the railway sidings. In the 1940s, it was referred to as the Wool Warehouse Stable, and it has been derelict since the early 1980s
@lexington wrote:
😮 Jurys Redevelopment decision due tomorrow – fingers crossed!
Conditional permission granted. Any idea what the conditions are??
