This week on the blog we have a guest article from our colleagues in DCC Parks on the creation of a new public park on Bridgefoot Street in the Liberties where building materials are being re-used to form landscape. Without further ado: Those that are following the progress of the Liberties Greening Strategy will be […]

The reconstruction of Nos. 2 to 5 Ballybough Road beside the Royal Canal at Clarke’s Bridge was recently completed as part of the regeneration of the Croke Park neighbourhood, an overall scheme that includes the redevelopment of the Croke Villas flat complex to provide new homes combined with a new boulevard approach to the stadium […]

Dublin City Council is progressing an ambitious plan to rediscover and reinvent the historic College Green as the major public space at the heart of the city. Following the unsuccessful application to An Bord Pleanála (ABP) in 2018,  Dublin City Council held a series of trial traffic-free events in College Green including Summer Sundays, Culture […]

  No1. Artane Cottages Lower, Dublin 5. Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. It operates under the remit of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 as amended. ‘Dangerous Buildings’ work includes […]

The Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin City, has been in continuous recorded occupation since 1715. As a national monument it is historically and architecturally significant as a rare example of the early 18th century Queen Anne style architecture in Dublin. The early 18th century staircase off the main entrance […]

17-18 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1. Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. It operates under the remit of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 as amended. ‘Dangerous Buildings’ work includes monitoring, […]

Last weekend saw the 15th Open House Dublin festival, and the first Open House to take place online. Organisers the Irish Architecture Foundation  gathered a fantastic collection of virtual tours, films and interviews for the online festival that Dublin City Council were delighted to be part of. While It’s a pity that people missed out […]

Early in the new year, we posted some photographs from our construction sites, showing progress achieved during 2019. Like most sectors in the economy, our housing sites were closed during the lock down but re-opened on 18th May 2020. Our contractors have put safety measures in place, in line with government and industry guidelines to […]

  The redevelopment of the significant lands at Emmet Road in Inchicore, Dublin 8, site of the former St. Michael’s Estate, is progressing with the appointment of a team led by Bucholz McEvoy Architects to design and manage the construction of the planned affordable cost-rental development. The team led by Bucholz McEvoy was appointed through […]

City Architects have been overseeing an ongoing programme of conservation works to the Georgian buildings that form part of the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter development on behalf of Dublin City Public Libraries. The works have received funding support from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and have been designed and managed by the […]

Harold Court Apartments, Parnell Road, Dublin 12 Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. It operates under the remit of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 as amended. ‘Dangerous Buildings’ work includes […]

The previous blog posts in this series focused on the main work areas of each of the teams in City Architects. Here we are highlighting some of the larger, more strategic developments that City Architects have been working on. The first of these is a development masterplan for lands at Emmet Road in Inchicore, site […]

While housing makes up the majority of Dublin City Council’s building projects, the Council also has a significant collection of civic buildings that require development, redevelopment or maintenance: libraries, galleries, fire stations, historic buildings and monuments and leisure centres to name a few. In City Architects this work is covered by Team 10. The team […]

The public realm plays an important role in how Dublin functions and its attractiveness to the people who live or work in the city. As well as being the main space for movement, circulation and other service infrastructure, the public realm is a key part of the city’s identity and distinctive character. City Architects is […]

The Department of Culture, Housing and the Gaeltacht has published a discussion document, Places for People,  https://www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2019/12/npa-consultation-report_english_web-december-2019.pdf as part of a public consultation process on a proposed new National Policy on Architecture. A new National Policy on Architecture is an exciting opportunity for people to contribute their ideas to create the conditions for a high […]

Dublin City Council’s Area Offices are the key to coordinating the delivery of services in communities across the City’s five administrative areas. The Area Offices provide a broad range of services including local housing services, communities development projects, street repairs, dealing with litter and graffiti and sports development among others. This fourth post about our […]

     21 Waterloo Road, D4 – Protected Structure   Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. It operates under the remit of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 as amended. ‘Dangerous Buildings’ work […]

Renewing and redeveloping older housing complexes in the city is a key area of the Council’s work on housing. This week we are giving an overview of the work on estate renewal projects managed in City Architects by Team 4.  This work programme covers projects that are intended to be delivered by the Council directly […]

This is the second of seven posts on our 2020 project targets, and covers new-build public housing using system build or modern methods of construction. These projects are delivered via design & build construction contracts, and are sometimes referred to as ‘rapid delivery or volumetric’. This programme is delivered by City Architects Team 3, who […]

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to summarise our 2020 project targets. This is the first of seven posts, and covers new-build public housing using ‘traditional’ building contracts. This area of work is delivered by City Architect teams 1 and 2, who provide the full architectural service or manage consultant architects. Other design team members […]

Dublin City Council has recently approved a new residential development at Cork Street under the Part 8 planning process. The development is located within the historical Liberties area, directly opposite a new city park – Weaver Park. The project is expected to start on site in early 2020. The development will provide 55 homes arranged […]

Here are some images of progress on a number of housing projects currently on site, with some interesting photos taken from the site tower cranes. Cornamona Court The contract for 61 homes was awarded to Cunningham Contracts Limited and works commenced on site in June 2019. Good progress is being made in the basement and […]

414 North Circular Road, D7 Dangerous Buildings’ is a statutory section within DCC, under the direction of the City Architect, which is concerned with buildings, structures or sites deemed a danger to the public. It operates under the remit of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 as amended. ‘Dangerous Buildings’ work includes monitoring, inspecting, […]