An incomplete list of Open House events taking place on Sunday 14 October 2018.
This data has been extracted from https://openhousedublin.com/, is incomplete, and I haven't made much of an effort to verify that it is correct, but you may find it helpful to see the events on a single page.
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https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/courtyard-house-larkfield-grove
Designed by dePaor in 2016 and listed on Airbnb, this contemporary home features a series of interconnecting internal and external spaces, hidden behind a 1930s terrace in Harold’s Cross.
This end of terrace property counterpoints the compact solidity of the existing building with a timber-framed structure that establishes an open and expansive network of interconnecting spaces. The impression of a series of interconnecting internal and external spaces is to a great extent formed by the repetitive structural frame, which allows an open spatial character.
Five floor-to-ceiling, factory-made trusses span the space, providing the primary structure, with vertical posts interspersing the space.Booking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/facebook-international-headquarters-in-dublin1
Facebook’s International Headquarters in Dublin was designed as offices by Gehry Partners LLP in 2014, the building is part of a larger Daniel Libeskind scheme for the Grand Canal Dock area. Frank Gehry is one of America’s best-known architects, the headquarters follows the spirit of experimentation of Gehry’s previous works. His style disrupts expectations, and he has remained largely unaligned with broader stylistic movements throughout his career. Facebook’s ‘open culture’ policy is facilitated by the creation of spaces for teams to co-operate and innovate. “There are lots of small spaces where people can work together, and it’s easy for people to move around and collaborate with anyone here.” The interiors are functional and minimalist with a bright glass clad exterior. Studio Libeskind also created several soaring glass façades, which surround the public plaza at Grand Canal Dock, which was designed by Martha Schwartz in 2010. Tours will include the Ground floor Mezzanine and 5th and 6th floors in this guided tourPre-book your place
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-liffey-in-the-life-of-dublin
From a seldom seen perspective, this tour explores the constructed nature of the Liffey, and the role of the river in the life of Dublin. Join us for an architect led kayak tour of the river LiffeyPre-book your place
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/st-james-gate
On 31 December 1759, Arthur Guinness signed a lease for 9,000 years at an annual rent of £45 for St. James’s Gate Brewery. The site consisted of four acres and the premises at the time comprised of a copper, a kieve, a mill, two malthouses, stabling for twelve horses and a loft to hold 200 tons of hay. From these humble beginnings grew an iconic global brand.
Today, St. James’s Gate Brewery has two distinct levels north and south of James’s Street, occupying c. 50 acres. Inside the iconic Front Gate you can find a host of architectural gems which show the legacy of 259 years of industrial heritage, including No. 1 Thomas Street, Arthur Guinness’s former house, Vathouse 1 from 1798, Vathouse 2 from 1803, Brewhouse 2 from the1870s, the elegant Victorian Front Offices, the original Experimental Brewery from 1904, and of course, the Guinness Storehouse from 1904. Join us for this external guided tours of one of Dublin most iconic sites.Booking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/main-lift-pumping-station-and-lord-mayors-coach
The Main Lift Pump Station (MLPS) was commissioned in July 1985 to lift contributing wastewater flows from the City Centre, Rathmines, Pembroke and Grand Canal sewers to a high level collection chamber and gravitate to the Treatment Works at Pigeon House through twin syphon pipelines. The pumping station is 25.8m in overall diameter and 15.5m deep. The structure was cast inside a circular steel sheet piled cofferdam with a slurry trench of self setting cement/bentonite to prevent ingress of ground water. It pumps on average 265,000 m3/day of wastewater through 6 pumps.
In an adjacent building, the Lord Mayor’s coach is housed. It was delivered in 1791 by William Whitton of Dominick Street, Dublin. It was restored in 1975 by Dublin Corporation and makes three outings a year including leading the St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin since 1976.Booking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-chester-beatty
The Chester Beatty is housed in the eighteenth-century Clock Tower Building in the grounds of Dublin Castle, to which an extension was added in the 1990s.
The Clock Tower appeared on Roque's map of Dublin, published in 1756, with nearly the same U-shaped plan as exists today. Although there are no records to identify the architect, the Irish Architectural Archive is almost certain that the building was redesigned by Ireland's most important early 19th Century architect, Francis Johnston. It was then used as the Ordnance Office for the Royal Engineers and later by the Revenue Commissioners.
The building fell into disuse in the 1970s and had become dilapidated before restoration works began in the early 1990s. The extension to the Clock Tower Building was designed to house the museum Collections. A glazed concourse area acts as a lightweight link between the restored 19th Century Clock Tower Building and the exhibition spaces.
The tour will include the galleries and all staff areas - normally closed to the general public, including the Reference Library, the Board Room, the Clock Tower spiral stair case.Booking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/haddington-park
Within a regular grid and structurally efficient timber roof structure, a new living space is created for a young family with an extension and renovation of a 1940’s bungalow. Beneath this protective timber lattice, lies a brickwork wall, which surrounds and encloses, but never touches the roof, creating high-level openings through which morning sunlight can enter while providing privacy to neighbouring houses. A simple material palette provides a robust yet tactile environment: an alternative take on the ‘single storey rear extension’. This project was Highly Commended in the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2018, Best House Extension category.Booking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/dublin-street-art
We will meet outside Cafe Nero in Temple Bar. As we walk through the cobbled streets, I will open your mind to a world of street art murals and hidden visual gems by several Irish and international artists. From there we cross into the South quarter of the city known as 'SoGo' which has a rich history of art in its laneways and alleywaysBooking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/get-plastered-in-dublin-castle
Dublin Castle is plastered with plasterwork! But don't get 'stucco-ed' in the same old moulding. Join artist Doireann Ní Ghrioghair’s workshop and experiment with this historical material.Pre-book your place
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/grand-canal-dock-from-the-water
Take a paddle boarding tour of Dublin's newest urban quarter - Grand Canal DockPre-book your place
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/urban-heritage-old-and-new
A walking tour, with a focus on the heritage of the north city, that will visit some ‘old favourite’ places as well some more contemporary additions that may become part of our future heritage.Pre-book your place
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/from-the-hip
An hour long introduction to the art of Street Photography, walk in the foot steps of J.J Clarke a pioneer of Irish Street Photography.Booking Lottery
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/old-terminal-building2
The Office of Public Works began design on an airport terminal for Collinstown, Co. Dublin, in 1936. The design team was led by Desmond FitzGerald, a recent graduate, and the terminal is considered to be Ireland’s most important pre-war International Style building. With an arc-shaped plan, the landward approach was solid, with a glazed double-height entrance in the centre and a series of small windows along the wings. On the other side, expansive views to the runways were provided by a much higher ratio of glazing. An icon of the golden age of air travel.Booking Lottery
10:00 - 11:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-baths-clontarf
Clontarf Baths and Assembly Rooms, as it was known, opened c.1886 and featured large, tidal, seawater swimming pool that juts out from the promenade wall into the bay. It was a huge hit with locals and even with people from the wider Dublin area who would take an omnibus out to Clontarf for the day.It closed in 1996, 110 years after it opened, and now the Clontarf Baths have been lovingly refurbished into a new, super-stylish restaurant and bar.
11:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/custom-house1
11:30 - 12:30
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/housing-by-herbert-simms-walking-tour
An architectural walking tour which explores the work of former Dublin City Housing Architect, Herbert Simms. Led by architect and leading expert on Simms’ work, Eddie Conroy
11:30 - 12:30
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/grand-canal-square-walking-tour
Walking tour of modern architecture in Grand Canal Square with architect Dan Daye of McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/dlr-red-jetty-architrek
Collect this architrek and discover how dlr Red Jetty, a spiraling bench designed by A2 Architects and Alan Meridith is inspired by designer Max Bill.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/docklands-architrek
Dublin's Docklands is a collage of buildings, materials and styles: explore the area with a collage-inspired architrek! Pick up your self-guided tour from Waterways Ireland and start exploring!
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/dublin-1-architrek
Dublin 1 contains some of the most significant buildings in the city: explore them with this self-guided architrek! Collect from IAF HQ and start discovering...
12:00 - 13:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/dundrum-past-present-and-future
A look at the development of Dundrum from its beginnings in 1780 and through its mid-19th century redevelopment, and the possibilities for its future.
12:00 - 13:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/fairbrothers-fields-housing-for-the-new-free-state
Public housing scheme of 1921-1923 by C.J. McCarthy and Horace O’Rourke. According to Christine Casey it was regarded by Dublin Corporation as their magnum opus. Considerable variety of house types and although close to the city centre it has the feeling of a garden suburb.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/fernhill-house-and-gardens
Fernhill is a former substantial family residence with ancillary buildings on 34 hectares of land just south of the Enniskerry Road at Stepaside, County Dublin. Fernhill Park and Gardens form an important component of the historic landscape on the fringe of Dublin City and an impressive example of a small estate dating back to around 1723. The former family home and ancillary buildings are surrounded by gardens, parkland, woodland and agricultural land in an elevated location overlooking Dublin Bay.Plans for the development of Fernhill as a sustainable regional park were approved by the Councillors at the September 2017 County Council meeting. Detailed design for phase 1 has already begun and the first paths were constructed in December 2017. Phase 1 includes paths in the front meadow, works to the gardens and works to facilitate vehicular access and car parking.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/fernhill-parkitrek
See a new side to Fernhill Gardens with this self-guided parkitrek! Collect one from Fernhill House and start exploring...
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/georges-place
The new development at Georges Place is built on a brownfield former Council Depot Site in the heart of Dún Laoghaire Town centre. A long standing ambition of the County Development Plan for this area is to strengthen the links between the main street and the seafront to create greater footfall as a means to regenerate the area. The design provides 12 high quality energy efficient A1 rated dwellings with front and rear garden space that are suitable for families. The architectural form reflects the sensitive local conservation context- the dwellings are arranged in narrow gable fronted 2 storey terraces and a wider fronted 2 storey terrace. Units enjoy own door access and have carefully delineated private space to both the front and back. Splayed windows at first floor will minimise direct overlooking between units. The project was designed by dlr architects -the Councils Architects Department. A2 Architects were appointed as enabling architects for the Council while O'Mahony Pike Architects acted as architects for SISK. It was built using a design build public works contract by Sisk to a rapid delivery programme.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/home-on-the-grange
An outdoor exhibition on domestic life in the Grangegorman area.Site 1 - Constitution Hill Flats, Constitution Hill
Site 2 - Vacant Houses, Grangegorman Road Lower
Site 3 - Sports Changing Building, Centre, DIT/Grangegorman Campus
Site 4 - West Boundary Wall (Stoneybatter side), DIT /Grangegorman Campus
All exhibition sites free and outdoors.
Limited Number of Home on the Grange Publications also available from Primary Care Centre, DIT/Grangegorman Campus
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/killiney-obelisk1
The Killiney Obelisk is one of the most prominent and best loved structures in Co. Dublin. Built in 1742 on the crown of Killiney Hill by John Mapas, it was completely restored in 2008 by Howley Ha Architects. The Obelisk provides a dominant landmark from land and sea. It also marks one of the most stunning panoramic views in Ireland, with Killiney Bay and the Wicklow Mountains to the South, Dalkey Hill and Island to the North, the Irish Sea to the East and Dublin to the West. The Obelisk was erected to commemorate the 'Forgotten Famine' of 1740/41. Caused by bitterly cold winters and flooding, livestock and crops were largely destroyed across Ireland.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/leinster-house2
Leinster House was originally designed by Richard Castle for James Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare and Duke of Leinster. The house was purchased by the Dublin Society (RDS) in 1815 and became a centre for cultural development. The 3rd Dáil met there in September 1922 and since then it has been the seat of the Oireachtas, the Parliament of Ireland. Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the corridors of Leinster House and also visit both the Dáil and Seanad Chambers.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/marlay-parkitrek
See a new side to Marlay Park with this self-guided parkitrek! Collect one from the coffee shop and start exploring...
12:00 - 13:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/monkstown-village-tour
A short walk through the revitalised Monkstown Village Center with the Architect involved in the project, giving you incite into the design, decision making and public process to achieve this project.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/national-gallery-of-ireland1
The beautifully transformed spaces in the Dargan and Milltown Wings are the result of a multimillion-euro refurbishment project that has been carried out by the Office of Public Works’ Project Management Services, with architects Heneghan Peng as the Design Team Leaders. The project was co-funded by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the National Gallery of Ireland, and the Office of Public Works. Original 19th Century architectural features and spaces are revealed and majestic windows now open onto a spacious light-filled courtyard created by Heneghen Peng. This new courtyard dramatically enhances visitors’ orientation between the historic Dargan and Milltown wings. It is also the site for a dramatic sculpture, Magnus Modus, by Joseph Walsh. Nominated for European Museum of the Year in 2018, and winner of the RIAI Culture-Public Building award in 2018, the Gallery continues its mission of serving the public in their enrichment and enjoyment of visual art.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/node
Node is Ireland's first co-living residence. To make this 1940s building stand out in Georgian Dublin, DesignAgency worked with local architects NDBA to highlight the building’s existing “deco-retro” architectural features, such as the original mouldings, deco-style fireplaces and feature handrails on the winding staircase.The communal areas set the tone for a fun yet homey living experience, with the residents lounge inspired by the pubs of Georgian Dublin, with a contemporary twist. Each room features a heritage paint palette, pops of colour and mid-century-style furniture that were mixed and matched to give each apartment a unique feel, reflecting Node’s diverse residents and creative community. Integrating smart home technology such as Google Home, Nest eco-thermostats and super-fast wi-fi make this a residence fit for the tech-savvy global citizen, while paying homage to the rich history of Fitzwilliam Square. Tours will include the residents lounge and apartment 401.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/parsons-building2
The 19th Century Parsons Building has been home to the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering since 1981, sitting elevated at an angle to the grain of the campus. Grafton Architects' first addition to the building in 1996 addressed the campus, accommodating workshops, laboratories and offices between the new podium and the bold basalt-clad cube on top. The second extension spans to Lincoln Place with a new podium and additional accommodation, an elegant granite-clad form that achieves sophisticated negotiation of particularly challenging site conditions. Tours will include the main halls and corridors.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/phoenix-parkitrek
Discover how design has shaped the Phoenix Park, the largest city park in Europe! Collect your self-guided parkitrek from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/rcsi-royal-college-of-surgeons-in-ireland
Completed in late 2017 by Henry J Lyons, 26 York Street is a state-of-the-art building that puts Ireland at the forefront of pioneering developments in the delivery of healthcare education. Over 10 floors – six above ground and four below, provides students, surgical trainees and staff with modern cutting-edge facilities that promote the development of the RCSI community at the heart of the city. The building is home to Europe’s most advanced clinical simulation suite, in the new National Surgical & Clinical Centre, and also includes a 540-seat auditorium, a library spanning three floors, a sports hall and fitness suite, and has been designed to be both energy efficient and environmentally responsible.RIAI announced 26 York Street as the winner of the Public Choice category at the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2018. It was the subject of the RTE documentary, The Big Build, and won the Public Choice award at the RIAI Awards this year.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/south-central-divisional-garda-headquarters-kevin-st
The new Kevin Street Garda Divisional Headquarters was designed by the OPW. It is designed as a civic quality building responding to the specific site context of its historic surroundings. The building is energy efficient and sustainable with universal access for all. The building is arranged in linear blocks of accommodation either side of an atrium space. It reinstates the street line along Bride Street with a five-storey building opposite the seven-storey National Archive building. The five-storey curved block steps down in a series of steps to become two storey adjacent to the former medieval Archbishops Palace, thereby responding in scale to these important historic buildings. The important Kevin Street junction is acknowledged by expressing the central atrium space on that façade. The public entrance is located at this point. The atrium serves as the main vertical and horizontal circulation space within the building and provides for natural ventilation to all offices along with natural air extraction and allows daylight to penetrate into the building.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/st-audoens-parkitrek
Discover how design has shaped the newly restored St. Audoen's Park with this self-guided parkitrek. Collect it from inside St. Audoen's Church and start exploring...
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/bewleys-grafton-street
The Bewley’s building on Grafton Street dates from c1870s. The upper most floors are detailed in the loose Italianate/renaissance style, popular at that time. The building underwent significant works in the 1920s with the addition of the now iconic Art Deco neo-Egyptian style facade by architect A.G.C. Millar. The Harry Clarke windows were then inserted as part of a remodelling carried out 1928.Since the 1920s there have been more significant alterations and modifications to the fabric and layout of the building by McDonnell & Dixon Architects in 1946, Horan Cotter Architects in 1987, Paul Brazil Architects in 1994/5, John Duffy Design Group in 1997/8 and Pierce Tynan Architects in 2005.Most recently, Bewley’s closed in 2015 for over 1,000 days, reopening again after an extensive refurbishment in 2017. The tour will take visitors through the basement including the 24hour bakery and up to the ground floor and first floor. You are hereby invited to learn what happened over 1,000 days….
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/3-victoria-terrace1
The house forms part of a terrace built in Dundrum in the 1870s. Then farmland, the terrace of cottages were built to house farm workers. The current owner, designer Sarah Lafferty, purchased the house in 2003 and after a devastating house fire in 2005, in which the house was badly damaged, she extensively renovated the property. The original Georgian facade was restored, and everything beyond was reshaped into an unexpectedly contemporary space. The clever design provides this small house with a feeling of openness and light.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/32-annaville-park
A wrap around extension to a semi-detached suburban house.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/62-eden-villas
Located on a corner site at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this rear extension to a small 1930’s semi-detached house works with the geometries of the site.The architects extended the house to accommodate a new kitchen and dining area at ground floor level and a new bedroom at first floor level. The dining area opens to the south-west for daylight throughout the afternoon while the kitchen has a more westerly aspect providing daylight into the evening. In the garden, ground levels were manipulated by the use of external planters to frame a seating area, while at the front of the house the main entrance was relocated to allow the existing living room increase in size.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/airbnb2
Airbnb’s Warehouse on Hanover Quay is a building of architectural and historical interest, previously home to Dublin Trawling Ice & Cold Storage from 1865 to the 1950s and the Raleigh Bicycle Factory from 1954 to 1980. The warehouse was derelict until 2016, until a careful and faithful restoration and renovation was carried out by RKD architects and fitted out by Heneghan Peng. The three stories of the warehouse are designed around a central atrium amphitheatre, which serves as the heart of the building. Meeting rooms that are replicas of listings on the Airbnb platform, with a few iconic Irish inclusions, invite you to travel around the world and across Ireland as you walk through the space. See also Airbnb listings and Plus events.
12:00 - 13:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/alphabet-streets-graphic-design-in-the-docklands
Join the 100 Archive, Ireland’s platform for visual communication, and explore how graphic design meets architecture in Dublin’s Docklands, from exhibition design to wayfinding and from identities to environments.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/arts-building
A bold addition to the Trinity campus, designed to accommodate over 200 members of academic staff and 3,700 graduate and undergraduate students. The building presents a tough, faceted facade to Nassau Street, adding a new sheltered entrance to the campus at one end. The lower two levels contain lecture theatres, while upper floors cluster accommodation to allow flexibility in between. Light is brought into the deep plan by internal courts. To Fellows’ Square, the facade is more open, glazed and stepping out at each floor level.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/14-henrietta-street
Dating from the 1720s, Henrietta Street in Dublin's North inner city is the most intact collection of early to mid-18th Century houses in Ireland. Built as a townhouse for the elite of Dublin, 14 Henrietta Street was split into tenements in the 1880s as the need for working class housing in Dublin grew, with some 100 people living there by 1911. It remained a tenement house until the last families left in the last 1970s. It’s been a 10-year project for Dublin City Council to rescue, stabilise, conserve and adapt 14 Henrietta Street. The house is the primary artefact of a new museum - the walls, floors, banisters, old gas pipes, fireplaces, and fragments of linoleum and wallpaper have many stories to tell. Shaffrey Architects planned and created new spaces to discretely integrate essential services and fire protection, using wireless technology to minimise loss of finishes and fabric. The tours will showcase the reception, selected rooms, basement and garden area to see the connections between the old and new. This year's winner for the RIAI Award for Conservation / Restoration and Awarded The Special Jury Award.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/blackhall-place
The last of Dublin’s Palladian public buildings, the granite and portland stone Blue Coat School replaced earlier premises, which had been established by King Charles II in 1671 to care for the sons of impoverished citizens. Construction began in 1773 to designs by Thomas Ivory, however issues with funding led to a reduced building programme and Mr. Ivory’s departure. In 1894, a copper-clad cupola, designed by Robert Stirling was added. Today, the building is home to the Law Society of Ireland who have taken great care to retain many fine interior features. Tours will include the Presidents Hall, Council Chamber, ground floor area and grounds.
12:00 - 16:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/busaras-ras-mhic-dhiarmada
An example of the international Modernist Style, and strongly influenced by Le Corbusier, Busáras attracted much international attention when it was completed after the Second World War. The building was designed to house a bus terminus and transport company offices. It also featured a small newsreel cinema to occupy travellers. The bright and colourful top floor restaurant was originally meant to be public: a restaurant during the day and a nightclub in the evening. Constructed of reinforced concrete with Portland stone cladding, and decorated with mosaics by Patrick Scott, Busáras remains one of the landmarks of modern architecture in Ireland.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/casino-marino1
Casino Marino is Ireland's miniature 18th Century architectural masterpiece. It was designed in 1795 as a pleasure house for James Caulfield, 1st Earl of Charlement by Sir William Chambers, one of the finest architects of the time. Charlemont and Chambers created a unique and intriguing garden temple from which to overlook the magnificent panorama of Dublin Bay. Casino meaning 'small house', surprises visitors as they discover the remarkable secrets of this architectural gem. The lavishly decorated anelyd compact exterior cleverly disguises an interior of intimate rooms displaying intricately ornate Georgian motifs. Richly patterned marquetry floors and beautifully executed plasterwork act as an historical backdrop to the Casino's past. Cared for by the Office of Public Works, the Casino Marino is regarded internationally as a cameo of exquisite craftsmanship, continuing the legacy of Lord Charlemont's vision. Tours will include the four main rooms on the Piano Nobile or Ground floor and the exterior of the building.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/city-assembly-house
At the time of its construction, the City Assembly House on Dublin’s South William Street constituted a tremendously advanced initiative as it stood as the first purpose built public art gallery in either Britain and Ireland and possibly in Europe! It was built by the Society of Artists in Ireland between 1766 and 1771 with the expressed aim of promoting the work of Irish artists and providing an academy for the arts. Its architect is unknown though the street elevation could be by Oliver Grace who exhibited 'an elevation, proposed as a front to the Exhibition Room' with the Society of Artists in 1768. The City Assembly House has recently been restored as a gallery space by the Irish Georgian Society. Tours will include the Knight of Glin Exhibition Room and O'Connell Room.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/commissioners-of-irish-lights1
The corporate headquarters of the Commissioners of Irish Lights provides an iconic landmark building that integrates seamlessly into its marine environment. The complex comprises two main structures - a circular open plan office building, linked via an elegant glass enclosed bridge, to a rectilinear engineering maintenance facility. The building utilises many innovative technologies to ensure sustainable building design and energy efficiency.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/county-hall-new-chambers
In the centre of County Hall a reimagined space has been created with the insertion of a new floor into the existing structure to create a new Civic Hub and Council Chamber. These spaces are for public use and are designed to be a fully accessible. The 21st Century design is reinforced by Interactive screens and IT accessible locations. The ground floor retains the original walkway around the central area. The centre of this space now contains the Civic Hub with public waiting areas including meeting Pods.
A new glazed lift provides access to the new Chamber and first floor mezzanine level and to the top floor of the Old Town Hall. At the mezzanine level, behind a glazed balcony, there is a spill out space which gives access to the new Chamber. There is a curved copper faced wall, which is an external representation of the interior of the chamber. Two of the three original curved roof sections form the new curved roof of the Chamber and the metal ceiling has been insulated and finished in acoustic panels with timber slips in the Chamber.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/croke-villas-flats
In 1956 Dublin Corporation approved a Compulsorily Purchase Order on a series of derelict and condemned cottages in Ballybough in order to construct modern single and duplex flats between Love Lane and Sackville Avenue. Named Croke Villas due to its proximity to the GAA HQ, Croke Park, it was the first stage of an extensive plan to regenerate the Ballybough/North Strand area much of which still bore the scars of the 1941 North Strand Bombings. At present the complex is undergoing renovation and three blocks have been demolished along with a number of derelict cottages on Sackville Avenue.
This new development with provide a mix of houses and duplex apartments.
The flats were designed by Daithi P. Hanley when he re-joined Dublin Corporation in 1956 as housing Architect. He designed a series of 4 and 5 storey blocks of Flats which used standardised components resulting in significant savings in construction costs and building maintenance of which Croke Villas was part. There were many others of these flats built across the city. Hanley also designed the Garden of Remembrance, Simmonscourt Pavilion, the memorial monument at the Customs House, the Basilica of Our Lady, Knock, among quite a number of interesting projects.As part of Open House 2018 number 45 Croke Villas will be open to the public and will have an exhibition of photographs taken prior to and during the demolition by photographic artist Jeanette Lowe. Number 45 Croke Villas is in the last remaining block of flats, due to be demolished early in 2019. The finished development with form a processional boulevard into the Croke Park Stadium.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/digital-depot1
The Digital Depot is on the site of the old Roes Distillery, later the Dublin Whiskey Distillery. Guinness Brewery purchased the Dublin Whiskey Distillery site in the 1950s and built a Printing Works for the Brewery. The Printing Works would have been responsible for all printing needs of the brewery, from internal booklets and stationary, to the hundreds of thousands of bottle labels that would have been produced every year. Now, Digital Depot is one of several building that make up The Digital Hub campus. The Depot building is home to almost thirty digital media companies with flexible enterprise space created specifically to meet the demands of the digital industry. Tours will include the common spaces and meeting rooms.
12:00 - 16:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/dlr-community-challenge-a-creative-mathematics-initiative
How many times do the wheels on a Dublin Bus turn everyday? Drop in during the day and dream up questions about where you live. Drop-in activities from 12noon to 4pm with facilitated workshops at 1pm and 3pm.
12:00 - 17:00
St. Andrew's School first opened its doors in 1895, catering for the boys of Westland Row Parish. The school finally closed its doors in 1976 due mainly to the rapid decline in local industry and the demise of the working docks.
In 1985, the Dublin Archdiocese made the building available to the Social Service Centre to be redeveloped as a Resource Centre for the parishes of Westland Row/City Quay. A major renovation programme in 1986-1989 funded with the assistance of the Department of the Environment, Eastern Health Board, FAS and extensive local fundraising developed a totally refurbished centre with over 18,000 square feet of accommodation was formally opened by the then President Hillery, on Bloomsday 16th June 1989.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-brambles-and-community-centre
The Brambles Housing and Sallynoggin Community & Senior Centre - both located on Park Close - reinforce a community nucleus of existing buildings that includes local shops, a youth centre, a local parish church and a local school. The architectural design for both the housing and the centre reflects the scale of buildings in the surrounding area and seeks to embed them in the existing context with generous provision of shared public space along with simple elegant construction.
The Brambles Housing consists of 10 high quality energy efficient 1 bed apartments centred around a landscaped forecourt with a public bench and lawn area as well as a communal refuse store. A special feature is the large living spaces in all apartments allowing for adaptive use over time by its inhabitants, along with having either private gardens or terraces to the rear. The new A-rated Community and Senior Centre on the neighbouring site is an extension of the existing Sallynoggin Youth Centre. The aim of this new Community and Senior Centre is to provide a much-needed additional multi-functional hall space to the Youth Centre as well as administration office, kitchen facilities, accessible toilet and storage.
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-church-bar-restaurant
The former St. Mary’s Church of Ireland is one of the earliest examples of a galleried church in Dublin. Built at the beginning of the 18th Century, it boasts many outstanding features, such as the Renatus Harris built organ and spectacular stained glass window.
St. Mary’s closed in 1964 and lay derelict for a number of years until it was purchased by John Keating in 1997. Following extensive restoration over a seven year period, this List 1 building finally re-opened its doors in December 2005 as John M. Keating’s Bar. The tasteful conversion and refurbishment of this Dublin landmark was acknowledged at the Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards 2006, where it won first prize in the category of Best Old Building. In 2007 the building was acquired by new owners and the business was rebranded as The Church. Tours will inlcude the Main Bar, Cellar, Terrace and surrounding Wolfetone Square.
12:00 - 13:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-gates-ponds-and-history-of-the-phoenix-park
Tour the park with its lakes, gates, churches and see Dublin's oldest monument the Knockmaree Dolmen
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-grainstore1
This 19th Century building was a former store for grain used in whiskey production by Roes Distillery. The George Roe Distillery had the highest output of any distillery in the world at the time, around 1886. This solid limestone building also has earlier ties to the Four Courts Marshalsea – a debtor’s prison. Located between the wall remains of the Four Courts Marshalsea and what is now the Digital Depot building, the Grainstore is of great architectural merit. In its newly refurbished state. The Grainstore offers visually impressive, bright and spacious contemporary office units in The Digital Hub, Ireland’s largest enterprise cluster for technology, digital media and internet companies. The tours will include the Ground Floor and Common Spaces .
12:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-richmond-education-and-event-centre
The Richmond Education & Event Centre was opened on the 20th April 2018, following an extensive refurbishment, following its purchase by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation in 2013. The building was originally opened on the 20th April 1901 as The Richmond Surgical Hospital and remained open as a hospital until 1987, when patients from The Richmond and Jervis Street were moved to Beaumont Hospital. It after became a business centre and then a Court House for a number of years, there are still 3 cells in the basement. This red brick english renaissance style building has three floors and is U-shaped overlooking a central courtyard and fountain. It is built on the site of benedictine convent dating back to 1688. The building has meeting rooms, offices, four large former wards (auditorium, lecture room, banqueting room, victorian tea room). The tour will include the ground floor, first floor (except offices) and part of the basement.
12:00 - 17:00
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The Windmill Quarter is designed for work and wellness, a reimagined historic riverside neighbourhood that encourages interaction and enables exchanges that spark ideas. It is a community of companies within a vibrant estate with 400,000 sq. ft. of offices and the focal point is the innovative Townhall at 1 WML, a LEED Gold building with WiredScore Platinum rating for connectivity. The Townhall celebrates the musical legacy of Windmill Lane and is used for business and social events (both formal and informal) by tenants in the Quarter. Along with cafés, retail and leisure facilities (including a 12,000 sq ft gym), the Townhall and the Grade-A office space make the Windmill Quarter the workspace of the future. The tour will include the Ground Floor area of Building encompassing Reception and Townhall.
12:30 - 15:00
Join us to hear about plans for a new Trinity campus at the Heart of the Grand Canal Innovation District. The tour will include a short talk at Waterways Ireland Docklands Office followed by a walking tour of the site.
13:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/temple-bar-architrek
Head to The Ark and collect your own self-guided tour of Temple Bar, Dublin's cultural quarter! Learn about the area's architecture from medieval times to the present day.
14:00 - 17:00
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The character of this modest garden extension is created from the subtle expression of a simple structural construction, which although contemporary in appearance is reminiscent of Victorian orangeries and traditional conservatories. Colour is used to emphasise the differences in surfaces throughout, amplifying the surface articulation and adding richness and atmosphere. The plant and utility spaces are located in an outhouse in the garden. The extension wall continues outside connecting this room back to the main house. A rhythm of pilasters is continued along this edge but the wall between drops in height to acknowledge the lower boundary condition. This extended wall frames a new garden court elaborated with an open trellis hung with wisteria to provide shelter and shade.
14:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/the-national-botanic-gardens-of-ireland-herbarium
The Herbarium at National Botanic Gardens contains a collection of more than half a million dried and documented plant specimens from Ireland and the rest of the world. The collections and associated literature and documentation act as a central repository of information relating to the distribution and taxonomy of the flora of Ireland. The economic botany collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. The herbarium serves as a reference centre, a documentation facility, a data storehouseand a research institution for the study of Irish and international botany. Associated with the herbarium is the library, with extensive archives relating to the history of horticulture in Ireland, and the flora of Ireland.
14:00 - 17:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/global-brain-health-institute
This is a remarkable initiative between Trinity College Dublin and the University of California, San Francisco. Teams based at both sites along with Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health located in communities around the world work to reduce the scale and impact of dementia through prevention strategies and innovative interventions.
Our approach to making new facilities for the Global Brain Health Institute began with the end users, gaining an understanding of the brief, their work and research into dementia and brain health, and developing this building to make a distinctive place to support this.
A circular central space has been created within a set of linked, timber-lined rooms and spaces designed to encourage and facilitate collaboration and innovation. The central space features an interactive ceiling – an innovative piece of lighting design which responds to the behaviour of participants
14:30 - 15:30
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/families-reimagine-dundrum
Join Imagine Dundrum and architect Patrick Dunne to redesign Dundrum! What will make Dundrum a great place for all ages to live in the future? You decide...
14:30 - 15:30
The story of the bridges over the River Liffey in the center of Dublin reflect what was happening in Dublin at that particular time, namely, why were they built, why were they built in that location and why were they built at that particular moment in time.
15:00 - 16:00
https://openhousedublin.com/index.php/tour/sunday-sketching
Explore the architectural trail at the Hugh Lane Gallery through creative drawings.