1995 – Arthouse, Curved Street, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
The Arthouse building is sited on Dublin’s newest street – the imaginatively named Curved Street.
Shay Cleary Architects
Shay Cleary studied at University College Dublin, graduating 1974. Worked with Marcel Breuer and Candilis Josic Woods in Paris and with Neave Brown at the Camden Borough Council in London before returning to Dublin in 1976. Worked as a partner with Grafton Architects (1977-80) before establishing Shay Cleary Architects in 1987. He was also a member of Group ’91 Architects. In addition to having been published extensively internationally, the work of the practice has received numerous awards.
1996 – Fingal County Offices Competition
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
Shortlisted entry in a competition to design civic offices for the newly created administrative region for north Co.
2002 – Joshua Dawson House, Dawson Street, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
Adjacent to the Mansion House on Dublin’s Dawson Street, this commercial building combines office use with café/restaurant use at the southern end.
2002 – Water Tower, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
Conversion of trackside water tower to commercial office space by adding a spectacular stairwell and lift shaft and two extra stories to the top.
2007 – Alto Vetro, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
Architectural perfection in a small package – delicately proportioned and beautifully detailed, this small apartment block is an architectural triumph for Shay Cleary Architects –
2007 – National Conference Centre Hotel, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
A thirty five-story hotel intended to be part of the National Conference Centre complex on Dublin’s North Wall Quay.
2009 – Cork County Library
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
This library building is phase two of the Cork County Council Civic Campus. It is the headquarters for a twenty two branch county wide network of local libraries and provides administrative offices and a large book processing facility for Cork.
2017 – Velasco, Clanwilliam Place, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
Currently under construction.
Cleary, Shay (b.1951)
Studied at University College Dublin, graduating 1974. Worked with Marcel Breuer and Candilis Josic Woods in Paris and with Neave Brown at the Camden Borough Council in London before returning to Dublin in 1976.
National Conference Centre Hotel – Shay Cleary Architects
The Spencer Dock Development Company has lodged a planning application for a thirty five-story hotel, which will be part of the National Conference Centre complex on Dublin’s North Wall Quay.
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