1968 – Guardian Assurance, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Architect: McDonnell & Dixon
Designed for the Guardian Assurance Company,
Designed for the Guardian Assurance Company,
Runner up in the 1968 developer-led competition to design and construct a new headquarters for Dublin Corporation.
Formerly in use as back-office accommodation for Allied Irish Banks.
One of two similar blocks just off Sussex Road,
Instead of an open architectural competition,
In 1968 proposals were invited for a new Dublin Corporation office block at Wood Quay in Dublin.
Warehouse designed to have large internally uninterrupted spaces.
Thirteen floors of office space in a very sensitive location behind Fitzwilliam Place and on the banks of the Grand Canal,
Attractive,