We were saddened recently by the passing of our former colleague, Dr. Eugene Gribben, who designed several innovative housing schemes in Dublin City, such as Bride Street housing and Wolfe Tone Court, and then afterwards in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. We are grateful to his friends Eddie Conroy and Kieran Gallagher for this article remembering Eugene and […]

The proposed redevelopment of Dublin City Council’s St Andrews Court on Fenian Street in Dublin 2 reached a significant milestone at the Council Meeting in March, when Dublin City Councillors approved the redevelopment under the Part 8 planning process. The proposed 7 storey building designed by a multidisciplinary design team led by O’Donnell + Tuomey […]

A new café at ‘The Kiosk’, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, has opened for business following the refurbishment and extension of buildings by Dublin City Council. Operated by Morilles Coffee, the café offers coffee and baked goods on a popular walking route along the River Dodder between Milltown and Rathfarnham. The previously vacant kiosk and […]

In February, City Architects presented at the annual Lime-Slam, curated by the Building Limes Forum of Ireland held in the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. The technical talk covered the conservation and design works to the first floor of the Mansion House, including the Guest Quarters Works, which were completed in 2019, and the […]

City Architects are delighted that the proposed new library in Drimnagh, which has been designed in-house, received Part 8 planning approval this week. The proposed development is located at 314-318 Crumlin Road and on Rafter’s Lane, within the grounds of a former school, Ard Scoil Éanna. The approved development is for a new single storey […]

Dublin City Council is a key partner for the successful and popular Open House Dublin Festival. This year, the festival of architecture has over 100 guided tours, films, exhibitions and events taking place across the city from 12–20th October 2024. Brought to you by the Irish Architecture Foundation and sponsored by Dublin City Council, Open […]

The redevelopment of Dorset Street / St. Mary’s Place Flats passed another major milestone recently when construction works commenced, following the appointment of Duggan Brothers (Contractors) Ltd. The works include the demolition of the four existing flat blocks and the construction of 163 new homes along with new spaces for community use. This will provide […]

It is an exciting but perhaps fearful time for all those tasked with delivering a sustainable built environment. There is an ongoing need to upskill to ensure we decarbonise construction and meet our climate action targets. The Irish Green Building Council ‘Build Green Now 2024’ conference is taking place on the morning of Friday 3rd […]

Bonham Court, a 57 apartment development on Bonham Street, recently reached substantial completion with the keys being handed over in December. This is a significant milestone in Dublin City Council’s delivery of social housing, and congratulations are due to all involved for their huge effort over the last few years to complete this project. These […]

DCC recently completed the construction of 78 new homes at Bunratty Road in Coolock. These homes were completed in August 2023 and are now occupied. The development, known as Bunratty Walk, provides a mix of 64 one- and two-bed apartments in four four-storey blocks and 14 three-bed two-storey houses. Bunratty Walk is one of four […]

  As people age they spend more time in their own homes. This means that older people’s quality of life, and thus their health, can depend on the appropriateness of their home environment and the conditions in which they live. This award recognises innovative housing initiatives that enable older people to remain independent for as […]

@Dubcitycouncil City Architects are thrilled to have been shortlisted in #SEAIAwards23 in Energy in Buildings category for North King Street housing. Thanks to the collaboration and the dedication of our Design and Construction teams. Building on our recent Award of highly commended by Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland @riaionline in Sustainability and our […]

More Than Concrete Blocks: Dublin city’s twentieth-century buildings and their stories is a three-volume series of architectural history books that are richly illustrated and written for the general reader. Unpacking the history of Dublin’s architecture during the twentieth century, each book covers a period, in chronological sequence: Volume 1, 1900–1939; Volume 2, 1940–1972; Volume 3, 1973–1999. […]

DCC is delighted that two of our recently completed housing projects, Dominick Hall and O’Devaney Gardens Regeneration Phase 1, are nominated for the 2024 EUmies Awards. The awards recognise the best built works in Europe completed between April 2021 and May 2024. In January 2024 the 7 jury members will shortlist 40 projects and the […]

Dublin City Council is a key partner for the successful and popular Open House Dublin Festival. This year, the free festival of architecture has over 100 guided tours, films, exhibitions and events taking place across the city from 7th – 15 October 2023. Brought to you by the Irish Architecture Foundation and sponsored by Dublin […]

Residents recently moved in to the Cornamona Court development of 61 new homes on Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot.  Well located in an area of general housing with good proximity to schools, church, shops, library, sports and community buildings, the site was originally single storey older persons housing which no longer met the required standards and […]

The former O’Devaney Gardens flat complex comprised 12 four-storey blocks spread over 14 hectares. Completed in the 1950s and once home to over 1,000 people, the estate had fallen into poor condition, with dwellings that were deficient in terms of thermal performance, accessibility and general spatial standards. The site was the subject of a large […]

  Winners of the 2023 RIAI Awards were presented at an Awards Ceremony on Thursday 22 June 2023. We are delighted that all four of the recently completed Dublin City Council Housing Projects were successful on the night with two entries winning Awards and two Highly Commended. This is a great achievement for DCC, as […]

Dublin City Council recently launched the results of a new digital twin project, examining different ways to future-proof its social housing stock. A digital twin is a virtual representation using real-time data, which can be used to simulate relationships between factors such as people, buildings and the environment. These virtual models have become a staple in […]

As part of the EPA Climate Change Lecture Series, City Architects were invited to present examples of our Climate Resilient Design Work at The Round Room at The Mansion House, Dublin on 19th April 2023. A lecture entitled ‘Ocean Circulation, Tipping Points and the Public Climate Debate’ by Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, Professor of Physics of the Oceans […]

The proposed redevelopment of the existing Constitution Hill Flats has reached a major mile stone as the Part 8 planning application for 124 homes has been lodged and can be viewed on: https://consultation.dublincity.ie/central-area/part-8-redevelopment-of-constitution-hill-flats-du/ Design Team Project Managers/Feasibility Masterplan City Architects Division, Dublin City Council Architects Grafton Architects Landscaping Brady Shipman Martin Structural & Civil Engineers ARUP M&E Services Engineers ARUP […]

  3 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 – 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.

26.01.2018 – 201 Crumlin 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.

21 families moved into new homes this week! Delivering under pillars one and two of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, Dublin City Council earlier this week took possession of the first phase of the St Helena’s rapid delivery housing project.

The first phase of Dolphin House Regeneration project is currently on site.

Dublin City Council are currently in the process or providing a total of 130 housing units on 4 sites in its administrative area. The sites are located in Drimnagh, Darndale, Ballyfermot and Finglas.

109 North Circular Road, rear mews building, 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.

Ballymun Boiler House project has won the Green Construction Award at the Greens Awards 2017. The Ballymun Boiler house redevelopment was part funded under the EU WISER Life Programme. The team was delighted to pick up the Green Construction Award 2017 at the Green Awards on 21/2/2017. A great acknowledgement of the hard work and dedication […]

5 Kenmare Parade, 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 1964as amended.

This report presents the key outcomes, findings and recommendations from the delivery of DCC Beta over 3.5 years.

The fourth annual NZEB Open Doors will take place during the weekend of 11th – 13th November 2016, where owners of low energy buildings will open their doors to the public nationwide.

    ‘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 1964as amended.

The Public Appointments Service has announced its intention to hold a competition for the position of Senior Executive Architect post in Dublin City Council.

The National Inventory (NIAH) is undertaking a survey of the architectural heritage of Ireland, published on the web at www.buildingsofireland.ie each county or regional survey is accompanied by an illustrated booklet showcasing the highlights of the area.

No. 25 Fenian Street became the subject of urgent remedial works this week to stabilise its front wall which had become seriously undermined from years of vacancy and lack of maintenance.

The ‘Historic Places – Living City Spaces’ conference will examine the re-use and adaptation of the city’s built heritage. This one day conference will take place on Thursday 15h October 2015 as a collaboration by the Dept. of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the RIAI, and the Irish Architecture Foundation with City Architects Division. The purpose of the […]

  City Architect’s Division was asked by the Parks Department of Dublin City Council to design a new café in the Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny.

The Shelbourne Hotel has been undergoing a substantial amount of conservation repair of late and we were very fortunate to attend a training morning hosted by Dermot Collier of Acol Ltd and Alistair Lindsay of Lindsay Conservation Architects to discuss the challenges they faced in repairing the historic facade. This was an initiative of the […]

As part of Heritage Week 2015, City Architects/Conservation designed a walking tour of along the ‘Slighe Mór’, the great ancient Western route. The tour followed the format of the successful Aungier Street walking trail – the narrative of the city’s cultural heritage enlivened by the findings of archaeological excavations with specially arranged visits to site […]

Dublin City Council through City Architects has been building links with Singapore, a city that applies a strong design focus in urban development. City Architect Ali Grehan was invited to Singapore recently to see the impressive work being done by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and share insights about Dublin’s design approach. In addition to making […]

Dublin City is competing to be European Capital of Culture 2020. The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year. Each year, two cities from two chosen European countries are nominated as a Capital of Culture. In 2020, Ireland and Croatia have been announced […]

Friday 19th June sees the launch of the 5Cube Energy Pavilion at Hanover Quay at the Grand Canal Dock. A new intriguing black glass cube is currently being installed on Hanover Quay, just beyond U2’s studios at the facing Marine School Walk opposite the Waterfront apartments. This new mysterious installation, animating the quayside is a […]

“Located in the one of the most disadvantaged areas of Dublin’s inner city, the regeneration of Liberty House (renamed Peadar Kearney House) has been a flagship project in the Integrated Area Plan that the City Council adopted for the north east inner city.

City Architects have advertised a position for Graduate Architect Temporary, with an application deadline of Friday 20th February at 5pm.

Happy Christmas to all from City Architects and best wishes for 2015.  This has been a busy year and we have tried to keep you updated throughout 2014 on this blog.   This has included posts on urban design proposals, such as latest with the Grafton Street Quarter, updates on the latest work in ongoing projects […]

The deadline for the HOME exhibition in the Science Gallery has been extended to the 16th of January.  The gallery is accepting open call proposals until 12:00 on that date.  

Alongside Hidden Rooms, November also saw two presentations from City Architect Ali Grehan on design in the city.  The first took place in Shanghai at the Pc-House Modern Design Awards, where she presented an outline of house typologies in Dublin, from the earliest ‘Dutch Billies’ right through to contemporary schemes such as Thornton Heights and […]

2015 has been declared the European Year for Development (EYD).  The motto of the year will be “Our world, our dignity, and our future”.

  The Science Gallery is now accepting open call proposals for next year’s HOME exhibition.  Running from May to July 2015, HOME will be curated by Dublin City Architect Ali Grehan and will explore all manner of themes relating to where, and how, we live.  Note:  The deadline for submissions has been extended to the […]

Open House Dublin 2014 takes place this year from the 17th to 19th October.  It is the ninth year that the ever popular event will take place in Dublin.  The theme for this year is ‘Learning from Building’.  The programme map can be found in libraries and other public venues across the city including City […]

Beyond Pebbledash is both a celebration of an overlooked icon of Dublin (Irish) domestic architecture and a design driven discussion on the future of Dublin urbanism. The Beyond Pebbledash project includes the ‘construction’ of house here in Clark Square the publication of a book (also titled Beyond Pebbledash) and a public engagement programme, targeting young […]

Public realm improvements in the Grafton Street Quarter are set to continue in 2015 with new plans prepared by City Architects.  The latest stage in the wider strategy for the quarter consists of work to the area between Chatham St and the Eastern stretch of Wicklow Street.  It will also include Chatham Lane, Balfe Street, […]

As those of us who follow Pivot Dublin will know, the end of year exhibitions have been coming thick and fast of late.  Among them is the Dublin School of Architecture, whose Show 14 opens tonight at 18:00.

 Beyond Noise and Silence is a programme run by the Council’s Arts Office, and their most recent event in the LAB on Foley Street gave fascinating insights into how the city can be understood through sound. 

CITY LIMITS – Inventive Uses for Urban Spaces Free Open-Invitation Event 18.00 -20.00pm Thursday February 13th 2014 Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 8.

  Art Deco Style at Drumcondra Library – a talk for Heritage Week 2013 which takes place nationally from 17th – 25th August

Dublin is many cities at once, its many identities layered on top of each other, all drawn onto the same map; a tech hub, a UNESCO city of literature, a cultural powerhouse, a thousand-year-old capital of a state a hundred years young. It is a city that thrives on stories and now Dublin is writing […]

A contract is currently on site for the demolition of two of the existing flat blocks, known as the Granby blocks, on the East side of Dominick Street Lower.

This talk will look at the architectural history of Inchicore Library with some thoughts on the Art Deco style as interpreted more generally in building design. A talk by Susan Roundtree, Senior architect with Dublin City Council.