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what with this talk of a tolka boardwalk, why was it made a compulsory part of the design by the council?
The boardwalk is being erected as part of deal with developers on Richmond Road.
The construction of the boardwalk was a condition under which an apartment complex was granted permission.http://www.dublinpeople.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1528&Itemid=49
“It is our policy to maintain and enhance the natural and organic character of the rivers and canals and to promote access, walkways and other recreational uses of their associated open space.â€
He added: “It is not considered that the proposed boardwalk, limited to the boundary of this site with the river, will seriously affect the amenities of residents in the area.â€So the council have to keep access to the the waterside, so they get the apartment builders to build a boardwalk over the river… I can’t see how this would increase anti-social behaviour other then give a artificial collecting point… i probably won’t be very long…
http://www.riai.ie/gallery.html?type=regional&item=3
I came across some more pics and explaination of this building… im still trying to get over its severity, and of similar Heneghan Peng projects.
the building looks different lit up like that, the text describes the building creating a civic space among its wings, and if its like the grass bowl at the dublin offices(hidden and underused as it is), it might be very welcoming atlhough it looks little more exposed. I presuming the civic space is in the foreground of rhe first picture as the second picture shows quite a narrow space although that might be a distorted photo.
Also those photos show more of it in relation to the town is it in the centre of the town? Are the the event ramps, an atrium like area for civic receptions etc
What about all this angular stuff, I hope its form and function like the Ghurkin building, I wonder if there much less light on the downward facing side…
@a boyle wrote:
that playground seems like a really nice idea. it is about time that effort was put into making the city a better place to live and raise families, otherwise there will be no way to reverse the suburb mindset of people.
its going to very small, on that corner with a taxi rank nearby, a supposed hotel across the street,its not like its a residential area, what children are actually going to play there, that can’t play in the rotundas garden, the refugees from the hostels across the street.
is this new?
http://www.dublincity.ie/press_news/press_releases/pr_-_parnell_square.asp
http://www.dublincity.ie/Images/Parnell%20Square%20bookletc_tcm35-11289.pdf
more trees down in the garden of remembrance, what is it with street planners and wanting to replace everything with paving slabs? they easily put an entrance in the back without cutting a corner out of the park
@Paul Clerkin wrote:
PRESS RELEASE
The Docklands Authority is seeking developers to provide development
services including the design, construction and finance of the U2 Tower and
adjacent Britain Quay Development. Developers are invited to submit
expressions of interest demonstrating significant previous experience of
design team members in delivering high rise tower developments of over 100
metres high.It is expected that the successful development team will be selected in
2007 and the construction of the Tower will commence in 2008. The closing
date for receipt of Request for Proposals is 12 noon, on the 16th October
2006.so they are looking for people to design a tower while they keep showing us pictures of tower that hasn’t been designed yet?
is the main problem on the bridge side at the corner next to the boardwalk where the path down the quays is quite narrow? would it make any sense to direct more people on the central medium of the bridge to cross? 😮
nuclear power is not sustainable so stop spouting crap CP
you so unbelieveable deluded I don’t how you put up with yourself?
@Maskhadov wrote:
oh my god WOW. Makes what is happening in Dublin boring and unimportant
oh for the lack of ego driven white elephants
So was it a member of An Taisce that rang Wise using those words and then Wise or Oliver Moylan who put it in a second submission?
@Rusty Cogs wrote:
If you built a stretch of board walk around the back of those buildings it would become a haven for the types who currently destroy the amenity up on Eden Quay. With the building as shelter behind them that strech of board walk would become a complete no go zone. There’s already often a group of day time drinkers at the city side of the warehouses. I’ve walked up the north quays only to observe female members of the troop half way down the stone steps urinating in to the Liffey. The idea of turning them in to some sort of arcade of shops is just not going to happen as they are pinned between a busy road and the river. About all you could do with them is hollow them out and put in a glass roof. But to be honest, I can just see the people who would use it most already.
where do people from the offices gather to sit out side to have lunch on a day like today?
surely cafe stalls would be swamped with all the offices around there, keep em we don’t need more windsweptness
who wrote the submission, name him/her
it seems like something you’d write as opinion piece not a submission
@Dieter wrote:
It is a question of fact…not of reasonableness
” A religious order is to get over €25million for the sale of 7 acres of land in Cork.. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary have agreed sale terms on four lots of their extensive 40 acre landbank at Bessborough in Mahon….CCM gave a price guide of €1.5 million an acre, but sources say the deal has been agreed at over €3.5 million an acre”. Irish Examiner Thursday 22nd June 2006 page 32
There is clearly an acute shortage of development land in the city environs and prices will rise even further if permission is refused on land already earmarked for development.
and what percentage of the former sisters of the poor land be social housing?
@publicrealm wrote:
The general reason for the uniformity is that every developer seeks to comply with the various ‘planning schemes’ which apply to the docklands area – because compliance with the ‘scheme’ ensures a much quicker planning decision (a compliant proposal is effectively decided by the DDDA in 8-12 weeks – without any rights of third party appeal).
The ‘planning schemes’ vary but in general are restrictive with regard to height.
so well all these guys want to build there trump towers can we say tough s*** you had your chance?
thanks PR but it really doesn’t explain it?
@Graham Hickey wrote:
8th June 2006
Well most of Morlan’s pictured developments are now nearing completion. Quite a number of smart new residential streets are being unwrapped round about now, linking Sir John Rogerson’s Quay to the Basin. Most are about four storeys in height, and rather bizarrely reminiscent of Mosney’s 1950s flat blocks – the design is somewhat better however 🙂
I don’t have a picture of those developments as the contractors wouldn’t have been best pleased at being photographed, but here’s a different street:
Back out on the Liffey, here’s what’s happening:
Flat.
Very flat.
I thought if there was anywhere you could have tall buildings it would be in these totally redeveloped areas, in the docks, why arn’t there any?Are there a load of tiny terraced houses behind that row of buildings stopping them from building higher?
