A fresh and modern looking building with a new façade, new landscaping and additional office space for multiple tenants

Mayor Street, Dublin 1

CLIENT'S VISION

The renovation of an old and dated looking office building, in the IFSC area of Dublin, with the aim to create and provide a fresh and modern looking building with a new façade, new landscaping and additional office space for multiple tenants.

UNIQUE CHALLENGES

Having to deal with and maintain existing floor plates and circulations cores with limited scope for upgrading. Planning restrictions on location of plant at roof level. Existing pedestrian access and reception lobby from the street is poor and uninviting along the busy street, therefore the creating of a clearly defined, inviting and appealing street presence and entrance is a key element to renovating the building.

Reorganising the layout of the ground floor spaces allowed us to form a clear and defined entrance to the building from the street. Inside the new reception lobby, a double height space was formed with new large section of south facing glazing overlooking the upgraded courtyard to provide an inviting reception area for the building tenants. Also new modern façade was installed to the building replacing the old sections of curtain walling and punch windows that give the building an instant new presence on the street and area.

HOW CHALLENGES BECAME INNOVATIONS

The new curtain wall sections of the facade were designed a system that opened up the building and provide more daylight into the office floors and views out of the building. the upgrading of the south facing courtyard is a key element of the building by provided key views from the reception space and the upper office floors overlooking the internal courtyard that provided a quiet and peaceful green space in the city for the building tenants.