Courtesy of LOCAL

A repeat client from New York approached LOCAL to turn an old stone barn on his wife’s family farm compound in Ireland into a painter’s studio and vacation cottage. Because she is a landscape painter, she wanted a view and lots of light. At the same time, they wanted to retain the rustic character of the old stone barn. LOCAL decided to keep the façade facing the other buildings on the compound virtually untouched, and instead break out the entire façade facing the best view of the hills beyond the farm. Two skylights, invisible from the street, bring in light into the rear part of the house.

Architect: LOCAL
Location: County Cork, Ireland
Project Year: 2006
Project Area: 500 sqf
Photographs: Courtesy of LOCAL

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Architects: Architecture Republic
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project area: 42 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Paul Tierney Photography

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Courtesy of 3XN

Two Danish Studios have been selected to compete in the prestigious competition to design Dublin’s new National Concert Hall. The two finalists were narrowed down from a shortlist of renowned architects from 2008. The two studios, 3XN and Henning Larsen Architects, delivered spectacular designs, which, unfortunately, will not be realized due to the cancellation of competition under Ireland’s fragile economic situation.

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Architects: Boyd Cody Architects
Location: Palmerston, Dublin, Ireland
Project area: 25 sqm
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Paul Tierney / Boyd Cody Architects

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Architects: Boyd Cody Architects
Location: Bohermore, Ireland
Project area: 100 sqm
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Paul Tierney / Boyd Cody Architects

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Architects: Boyd Cody Architects
Location: Summerhill, Ireland
Project area: 320 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Sinead Bourke / Boyd Cody Architects

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Architects: Boyd Cody Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project area: 99 sqm
Project year: 2006
Photographs: Paul Tierney / Boyd Cody Architects

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The 40 metre Spencer Dock Bridge with its fluid lines and undulating concrete surface takes trams, traffic and pedestrians across the Royal Canal. Amanda Levete Architects design for the span bridge peels down the edges of the deck to reveal a space for pedestrians to pause and take in views of the dock and Linear Park which is currently under construction.

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Architects: Amanda Levete Architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
AL_A Team: Amanda Levete, Alan Dempsey – Project Architect, Peter Feldman, Jordy Fu, Alvin Huang, Theo Sarantoglou
Structural Engineers: Arup
Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Client: Dublin Docklands Development Authority, Railway Procurement Agency
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Gidon Fuehrer

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Courtesy of Burke Culligan Deegan

Burke Culligan Deegan’s design for the Aoibhneas Children’s Centre won the international competition administered by by the RIAI (Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland). The new children’s centre is an addition to the existing women’s refuge in Dublin, Ireland. The philosophy of the design was to aid growth and recovery in an uplifting environment for women and children who were temporary residents in the refuge.

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Architects: Paul Dillon Architects
Location: Briarhill, Galway, Ireland
Project Architects: Paul Dillon, Zsolt Zsuffa
Project Team: Brendan Horan, Gerard Rainey
Structural: O’Connor Sutton Cronin
Quantity Surveying: Peter Costello and partners
Landscape: ait urbanism + landscaping
Services: Canney Associates
Fire-Engineering: Jeremy Gardner Associates
Main Contractor: Purcell Construction Ltd.
Project Area: 590 sqm
Project Year: 2008-2010
Photographs: Paul Tierney

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The aim of Slow Architecture Exhibition 2010 is not only to engage with architects but also with the wider public and thus the proposal is to exhibit the selected schemes within a specifically converted barge travelling slowly on the Grand Canal via various moorings including Belmont Mill and Tullamore and finishing in Dublin.

This canal-boat based exhibition looks at the themes suggested above, specifically:
- Rediscovering the joy of making and building
- Observing more closely the patterns and rhythms of a place
- Investigating issues around inhabitation and sense of community

For more information go to the exhibition’s official website.

© Joseph Burns

Architects: Architecture 53seven
Location: Laois, Ireland
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Joseph Burns

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Architects: Architecture Republic
Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Project Team: Maxim Laroussi, Jean-Baptiste Astruc, Javier Buron, John Casey, Mark Carter
Consulting structural and civil engineers: Casey ‘O Rourke Associates
Project Area: 67 sqm
Construction Cost: €120,000
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Paul Tierney photography

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, designed as a result of a collaboration between global architects Populous and Dublin‐based architects, Scott Tallon Walker was officially opened Friday by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, TD. Aviva Stadium, previously called the Lansdowne Road Stadium, hosted its first game of international rugby in 1878. The 50,000 seat stadium will be used for international rugby and soccer fixtures and as a concert and events venue.

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Today, thousands celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day throughout the world. Named after the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, we didn’t want to be left behind in this celebration. So for today’s Round Up, we bring you previously featured architecture projects in Ireland. Don’t forget your green shirt, drink responsible and check five great projects from Ireland after the break.

Dwelling at Maytree / ODOS architects

This house is in essence a simple bold sculptural form which sits at the foot of a steep escarpment in the Wicklow hills. It is a two storey house with vehicular and pedestrian access from the Bray Road. Accommodation is comprised of a two car garage, boiler room, wc and utility at ground floor level and open plan living, kitchen, dining areas with 3 bedrooms (master en suite), study and family bathroom at first floor level (read more…) read more »

© Ros Kavanagh

Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Location: Dublin Docklands, Ireland
Principal in Charge: Stefan Blach
Project Leader: Gerhard Brun
Project Team: Feargal Doyle, Patrick Cox, Andreas Baumgärtner, Matthias Rühl, Toralf Sümmchen, Anna Poullou, Guillaume Chapallaz, Nathaniel Lloyd, Jens Jessen, Jens Hoffman, Kaori Hirasawa, Luca Mangione, Anja Bungies and Christian Müller
Client: Ramford Limited, Chartered Land
South Office Block Area: 21,092 sqm
Theatre Area: 13,768 sqm
North Office Block Area: 33,320 sqm
Budget: $269.9M USD
Project Year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Ros Kavanagh

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© Alice Clancy

Architects: TAKA
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Alice Clancy

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Architects: ODOS architects
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Construction: SHALE Construction
Constructed Area: 140 sqm
Design Year: 2006
Construction Year: 2007-2008
Photographs: Ros Kavanagh and Barbara Corsico

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Amanda Levete Architects today released first images of the completed Spencer Dock Bridge in Dublin. The 40 metre span bridge with its fluid lines and undulating concrete surface will take trams, traffic and pedestrians across the Royal Canal. The edges of the deck peel down to reveal a space for pedestrians to pause and take in views of the dock and Linear Park which is currently under construction.

The underside of the bridge merges with the piers in a single movement with joint lines in the concrete designed to accentuate the geometry of the form. The finish of the concrete provides high visibility against the dark water of the canal and at night the structure will be vibrantly lit from below giving the bridge a significant presence. Full press release and more images after the break. read more »

Michael O’Connor sent us this single family house designed by Garry Miley for a rural site in Tipperary, Ireland. O’Connor + Shanahan architects prepared the detail drawings, brought the project to Tender and onto site for the clients due to Garry’s commitments at the time.

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