Accommodation: 60 apartments, recording studio, offices, restaurant
and bar
Our approach has been to design a new icon for Dublin; a striking
beacon that identifies the city as a major international centre,
associated with innovation, creativity and sustainability. The design
represents an environmentally aware and sustainable approach to
life in the new millennium. The multiple uses of the building are
housed in three distinct elements, arranged in an ensemble that
seeks to respond to its context in a dynamic and inspiring way.
These elements work at differing scales applicable to both the enormity
of the surrounding landscape and riverscape as well as their immediate
context. The forms hint at movement, non-permanence and geological
elements, making the building more than just an extension of the
city but rather an intrinsic part of its setting.
