1978 – Martello Mews, Sandymount, Dublin
Architect: Denis Anderson, Diamond Redfern Anderson
A small site approximately one acre contains fifteen town houses,
1978 – Matt Talbot Bridge, Dublin
Architect: De Leuw, Chadwick and O’hEocha Consulting Engineers
Planned for many years to create a clockwise traffic flow up and down the quays,
1978 – Miesian Plaza (Bank of Ireland), Baggot Street, Dublin
Architect: Ronnie Tallon, Scott Tallon Walker
The former Bank of Ireland headquarters in Baggot Street is most notable for two things other than its architecture: the amount of Bronze Manganese used in its construction –
1978 – O2 (Formerly Bord na Mona), Baggot Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Designed as the headquarters of Bord Na Mona,
1978 – Pennys, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne & Son
Former British Home Stores department store constructed on the site of the still-missed Metropole and Capitol Cinemas.
1979 – Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: OMA
Design submitted to architectural competition for an Official residence of the Irish Prime Minister.
1979 – Marks & Spencer, Mary Street, Dublin
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker
Grim department store with equally grim frontage onto nearby Liffey and Abbey Streets.
1979 – Unbuilt Design for Taoiseach’s Residence, Dublin
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Design submitted to architectural competition for an Official residence of the Irish Prime Minister.
1980 – Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin
Reproduction building after the original was demolished to make way for the Central Bank.
1980 – Former Central Bank of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Another one of Sam Stephenson’s buildings that was to attract a lot of criticism both for its height and original roofline (in contravention of the Planning Permission) and for its brash appearance in Temple Bar.
