2007 – Alto Vetro, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin
Architectural perfection in a small package –
Architectural perfection in a small package –
Initially gimmicky but ultimately successful attempt to design a new city square in the south docklands.
No. 1 Grand Canal Square is a mixed-use commercial development,
Originally due for completion in late 2008,
Unbuilt scheme for a speculative development for the site of the Bolands grain mills on the edge of Grand Canal Dock’s inner basin.
The Dublin Docklands Open Air Bath competition sought to create a new and open public space to energize the newly developed surrounding area.
This brand new 2,111 capacity purpose built theatre was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and is due to open in March 2010.
The result of a competition run by ACE For Energy – an EU-funded body promoting the uptake of renewable energy.
The development includes three new signature buildings whose tapering forms are designed to be read as a composition within the skyline set by Millenium Tower and Montevetro and whose coloured tones will complement the brick surrounds and limestone walls of the existing stone heritage buildings.