Saturday June 7th 2024, 10:45
Tickets on Eventbrite
Meeting Point : Glin Court, Glin Grove, Priorswood, Dublin 17, D17 KP14 LINK
Full PPE is required for this event (hard hat, hi-vis vest, site boots)
The AAI are really excited to host a site visit to Glin Court with Paul Keogh Architects
Description:
Dublin City Council’s Glin Court development comprises the demolition of the two existing flat blocks, and their replacement with 32 older persons’ apartments in a three-storey L-shaped block.
Following the layout of Glin Court, the development substitutes a length of the 5.5 metre roadway with a traffic-calmed carriageway and public realm improvements – to create a new sense of place in this 1960’s cul-de-sac enclave.
Adapting the deck-access typology developed by PKA in our previous Liberty House and Cornamona Court developments – both for Dublin City Council – Glin Court has own-door units at ground level, with two floors of apartments above.
The ground floor units have a gated privacy strip between the dwelling entrance and public street, as well as a private patio garden to the rear that opens onto the communal gardens which separate the development from the back gardens of neighbouring houses.
Accessed from a combined stair/lift core between the two ranges of apartments, all of the upper-floor units are dual aspect, with a kitchen/dining/living room that extends from front to back and opens onto a private balcony.
The development also includes a replacement community facility at ground floor level which comprises a dining space, as well as a commercial kitchen for the Coolock Meals-on-Wheels charity.
PKA were awarded the commission following a limited framework competition in 2019; a Part 8 planning approval was granted in 2021; construction commenced in March 2023; and handover is scheduled to take place in 2025.
Architects’ Statement:
A design-led practice with three directors, three associates and a highly-skilled team, PKA brings a unique combination of creativity, expertise and experience to every project undertaken – from small one-off commissions to major public works. Since the formation of the practice in 1984, Paul Keogh Architects’ commitment to the highest standards of design quality and professional practice have positioned PKA among the leading Irish architects of today.
PKA’s portfolio contains an extensive body of buildings and projects for a prestigious client list comprising government, local authorities, companies, voluntary bodies and private individuals.
