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• Level of Award:

  Award

• Region:

  Republic of Ireland

• Local Authority Area:

  Cork

• Owner:

  Cork City Council

• Entrant:

  ABK Architects

• Architect:

  ABK Architects

• Developer:

  Cleary Doyle Contracting Ltd.

• Services Engineer:

  Homan O' Brien Assocaites

• Structural Engineer:

  Michael Punch + Partners

• Contractor:

  Cleary Doyle Contracting Ltd.

• Quantity Surveyor:

  Cleary Doyle Contracting Ltd.

• Inclusive Design Consultant:

  ABK Architects

• Primary Use Class:

  D1 Non-Residential Institution
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Information about this winner

The result of a competition, this scheme provides an administrative building and car parking.  Previously a surface car park, the project is structured around two dramatic spaces. The top lit civic hall and narrow stair hall are formed between the existing classical façade of the existing City Hall, and this new building. The scheme forms a new covered street for the city which also serves as a foyer to the concert hall and a public meeting place.  The stair hall is a central place for staff, providing space for networking and connecting the various levels of the building. The outer glazing of the double façade is fritted with a graded pattern to give shading from the sun and also acts as a buffer from wind and city noise.