The aim of the design for was to create a dialog with the historical surroundings of Dublin’ downtown. The primary goal was to align the new building to the existing ones by maintaining the building heights and creating a fully integrated extension and urban fill, through the building form and materiality. The building is designed as two separate forms intersecting each other – the glass box, directly attached to the neighboring building, as well as the grey-brick form, with the roof height aligned to the building on the opposite side of the street. The designed form is made of brick, to create a direct dialog with the traditional architecture of Dublin. Even though, the façade material is monumental, the deflection of the façade makes the building dynamic.
Typology: cultural
Location: Dublin
Size: 2,200 m2
Year: spring 2021
The goal was to design a user-oriented building, where people of all ages can visit for learning, participate in cultural events and socialize with other people from the neighborhood. The building accommodates different kinds of spaces for different purposes, such as inspiration, learning, meeting and performance. The variety of spaces will contribute to improving experience of the visitors through the spatial and functional design.
