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@Devin wrote:
Note also that the mansard windows don’t even relate to the main elevation windows.
DCC are not going to permit that surely? Come on, that is so substandard in terms appreciation of the spatial rhythm of such a strategically placed building, that that cannot go ahead – may I suggest a new terminology to any planner who happens to see this; “Modular Ignorance” would be a suitable assessment…
This application must get shot down as lacking body or substance necessary to proceed in a sympathetic manner in keeping with the established character of this prominent structure. As one who has in the past has argued for the permitting of “top ups”, it seems clear to me that in this instance it is unlikely that the respective parties would be capable of achieving the incredibly high standards and specifications that this building at this juncture requires.
To permit the bungalow-standard mansard currently proposed, with its ill-informed spacing of opes, would be a repeat of the disaster that occurred with the Burton Building on Dame St/ George’s St corner. There the newish Sony shop glass facade utterly subverted the great volumes of rhythm created by the vertical pilasters – thus destroying one of the few truly great one-off commercial buildings in Dublin dating from circa 1930.
Down with this sort of thing, or as this thread is titled – Stop this nonsense!
Excellent work there Graham, keep it up 🙂
That corner is really in a disgraceful state altogether; Joe Walsh Tours are not only an embarrassment to the nation to have their premises appearing like that beside the GPO, but moreover are – in my opinion – commercially mad to have such a tatty, dirty, battered and scruffy presentation of their shop. It is an implicit subconscious understanding of the passer-by that if these are the standards that they accept for themselves, it is a reasonable assumption that a customer could expect similar (if not worse) dirty scruffy standards were they to hire a holiday accommodation from them.
Therefore in my opinion, Joe Walsh tours are conducting an operation of commercial suicide to have their premises in such poor presentation – problem is they’re dragging the street’s potential down with them… I suppose if one is to be cold about the matter, the silver lining is that by dissuading potential customers in such manner, when people are increasingly buying their holidays on the internet, and less of them during a recession, it is a possibility that Walsh Tours won’t be there for much longer as such a high-profile retail outlet could command increased turnover if put to other uses – and so, hopefully a more responsible stakeholder may replace them…
Regarding the Griffin’s Londis-Subway adjacent, I note the proliferation of signage in their equally scruffy windows ; surely DCC can come down on them like a ton of bricks with enforcement, and also fine this business which is a serial offender in terms of breaches of planning legislation at their other outlets?
And of course then there’s the ACA legislation – perhaps someone throw some light as to what the exact prescriptions and penalties there are to deal with these specific issues?
Well done again Graham, your excellent analysis is up there with you usual high standards!
@Devin wrote:
And in early ’09.
I see that somebody’s seen the light, or sign as it were – and signs on, the neon sign of “Salon Urody Solarium” and illuminated plastic box have gone.
Devin must be a happy bunny 😀
@jdivision wrote:
In its documentation it claims that it’ll provide a bookend to the tall building that will form part of northern quarter on the other side of the road.
Ah “bookend” – up there with “landmark” and “destination” in terms of required words when embarking on a course of justifying the indefensible.
There must be a market out there for putting together a “Developer’s Dictionary of Mandatory Language”.
Ditch that. Should be half the height with the corner resolved and external treatment that supports rather than conflicts with existing urban character… Knock some heads together and get M&S to cop on!
Utter junk. One would have hoped that it would be the better architects that might be able to swim to the top in these difficult times… But possibly not!
Ive just realised – it’s actually an airport hanger in the wrong location :rolleyes:
55% of bike stations on the southside, with 45% on the northside – yet 49 of the large “metropole” billboards were planned to be on the northside – with only 21 on the southside!
Stick your socially segregationalist scheme up your jacksey DCC 😡
Coming soon* to a city near you… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afE44cHNkEg
*Possibly, maybe, sometime within the next 13 years… if we feel like it
@jdivision wrote:
Yeah, it’s amazing the same paper ran essentially the same article a few weeks ago. Gap is taking part of it they said then. olivia doesn’t seem to have checked their own archive.
Lollers. Wouldn’t be the first time that seems to have happened with Olivia… Herald is becoming more of a paper of record these days on Dublin matters than the IT…
@ctesiphon wrote:
‘Dublin Central’ has been appealed to the Board. No details yet on pleanala.ie – I’ll post as and when I know more.
Yeah I’d heard that alright. Fairly inevitable. Let’s hope that the design gets further refined by the process.
Of course the big question will be not whether DC ultimately gets permission or not – but whether injunctions are taken by other commercial interests, delaying and stymieing the regeneration of O’C St … not that that’s ever happened before :rolleyes:
@missarchi wrote:
what goes around comes around ready for blast off:)
Traditional early Irish ICBM, well-camouflaged, circa June 1932. Winning design was by a M na gCopaleen, who subsequently went into the port-tunneling business.
Makes you wonder why the Pillar or the spire wasn’t put there – seeing as everything else is on the southside anyhow :p
@gunter wrote:
Fáilte Ireland report mirrors many of the observation made on Archiseek, only much more concise and bitchy!
The tappered stripes on the Moore Street facade haven’t gone unnoticed, and ‘icon’ are not having that ‘Civic Space’ off O’Connell Street!Lollers, thanks for that gunter 😀
“NOT a civic space”… while Moore St treatment is “a suspect language which suggests fake supports with with meaningless inverted spines”…
Entertaining stuff altogether – matched only by it’s accuracy… McGarry Nà Éanaigh won’t like that…
@alonso wrote:
Or is that the problem? Over ambition in times of plenty – unbuildable applications, inertia, bust and then nothing but vacancy and dereliction.
Spot on Alonso… and a trend that would be much exacerbated should Dublin’s proposed new high rise policy get through, incentivise antisocial site-banking and all that…
Folks do we remember back in August when we were wondering what the then new billboards were doing running a campaign of faces? Well courtesy of Decaux’s own website it’s all explained… What was that again DCC about having “exclusive use” of all units until August 31st? (See Irish Times Aug 21st).
I am glad me no “celebrity” 🙂
@JC Decaux website wrote:
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We posted the campaign over a single weekend and brought the advertising industry, and most of Dublin, to a halt on the Monday morning. We sent everyone who took part in the campaign a personalised email telling them the exact locations of where they were being displayed and inviting them to visit their site. See who featured in the campaign by choosing a name or location from the drop down menus above.The concept behind the campaign was quite simple. This was an entirely new network of advertising displays throughout Dublin, and in the case of Metropoles, a new format. We wanted to get the decision makers away from their desks and out to see the units in situ, to drive home the incredible new advertising locations. We knew if we could find a way of doing this we would get buy-in straight away because the displays and locations are so amazing.
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http://www.matrixinternet.ie/jcdecaux/location/amiensstreet.htm@The Denouncer wrote:
See they have Metro North hoardings around Stephens Green today, has the big dig finally begun?
It has like shite. The oral hearing at the Bord hasn’t even been heard yet.
If there are new hoardings on Stephen’s Green advertising this, it ought to have pp – otherwise it’s an unauthorised development…. Hardly the best way to begin the state’s biggest infrastructure project…
@jdivision wrote:
All the retail is let, the offices aren’t and could be a hard sell in current market
Agreed. There’s plenty going a-begging right now 🙁
@Paul Clerkin wrote:
success = successfully let
Hmmm… Looks as if there’s a fair bit to let there yet…
Another indicator that were the city council to proceed now with the proposed new high rise policy, it would be lunacy…
Especially now, as it would artificially inflate site bank values with no real prospect for actual development – a perfect recipe for dereliction 😮
The real issue regarding cars in the city centre is thru-traffic and commuter traffic… I really am not a fan of cars in the city, but as far as I am aware the spend at present by car-based shoppers tends to be significantly greater than Luas users – and this is a hard square to circle…
Moreover 64% of cars parked up in the car parks of D2 and D1 belong to state-sector employees; should focus not be further made on reducing this amount, and also on deterring cross-town commuting traffic, as the real target?
