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| DBFL is delighted to have worked on numerous projects that went on to win architectural/design awards. Below is just a selection of some of the award-winning projects we have been involved with since 1987. |  |
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| Joshua Dawson House | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjacent to the Mansion House on Dublin’s Dawson Street, this commercial building combines office use with café/restaurant use at the southern end. In terms of materials, the building is clad in Portland Stone in keeping with the general non brick character of the whole Mansion House area, particularly the plastered gable of the Royal Academy to the north, the Mansion House itself and the entrance building to the Round Room which are all plastered and light in colour. | Architect: Shay Cleary Architects Client: Dublin City Council Value:
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| Award: Opus building of the year 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Award: RIAI Regional Award 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colaiste Choilm, Swords | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4,000 sqm two-storey new 550-pupil school with split face blockwork and steel composite panels. Metal deck roof on Purlins/steel trusses and pre-cast floors. | Architect: McGarry Ni Eanaigh Client: Dept of Education Value: €3.2m |
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| Housing at Balgaddy, Lucan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The first phase of a large-scale phased programme of works at Balgaddy in Lucan. This 83-unit scheme includes a three-storey south-facing crescent , with the ends of the crescent forming taller book-end buildings containing shops and community facilities at ground floor level. Accommodation varies from four-bedroom houses to one-bedroom apartments. | Architect: Howley Harrington Architects Client: South Dublin County Council Value: €12.2m |
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| Malt House Tower | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| In this project, a disused 19th-century canal-side tower building was converted into a mini office block with small suites of offices on each floor. The building is tightly bound by Grand Canal Quay to the west, the Grand Canal to the east, the railway to the north and a small open area to the south. The scheme involves the introduction of a freestanding glazed stair and lift tower to the south to serve the building. | Architect: Shay Cleary Architects Client: Treasury Holdings Value: €2m |
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| Award: Opus building of the year 2003 (commendation) | n | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Green Building, Temple Bar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The 'Green Building' is an innovative mixed use development of offices & apartments laid out around a six storey central courtyard which is designed as a semi-external space with a glazed openable roof, oriented southwards and designed to naturally ventilate and naturally light the building. Building uses comprise shopping at ground and basement levels, offices at first floor level and eight apartments on the upper three levels. Compared with a conventional building of equal size the building saves 90% of energy costs. Excluding the renewable energy system (capital cost Euro 104,400) the building costs no more to construct than a conventional one. Energy requirements are supplemented by solar and wind power at roof level and hot water from an underground spring. | Architect: Murray O'Laoire Architects Client: Temple Bar Properties Value: €1.9m |
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1995, RIAI Regional Awards, Dublin: Awarded Award: 1995, Construction Excellence Awards: Commendation |
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| Civic Theatre Tallaght | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Civic Theatre in Tallaght was opened in March 1999. Located between the Square Centre in Tallaght and Tallaght Hospital, this South Dublin County Council project was also grant aided by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. The theatre includes a 286-seat main auditorium, multi-purpose 70 seat studio space, a day-time restaurant, theatre bar and gallery. | Architect: Eddie Conroy, South Dublin County Council Client: South Dublin County Council Value: €4.4m |
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| Cedar Brook, Cherry Orchard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| A development of 450 residential units comprising one, two and three-bedroom apartments and houses in two to four storey terraces with a separate purpose-designed creche building. This was a Public Private Partnership project won in open competition by Park Developments/Sisk consortium in which DBFL played a significant part. Another innovative prefabricated concrete structural system was designed for this project which resulted in a very accelerated project. | Architect: O’Mahony Pike Architects Client: Dublin City Council, Park Developments, Sisk Value: €40m |
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| Mount St Anne's, Milltown | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| A development of 471 apartments and houses, Mount St Anne’s comprises a mix of 1,2 and 3 bed apartments, family dwellings in 2 and 3 storey terraces and courtyard housing. The original Victorian convent buildings were altered and extended to provide residential accommodation. An innovative prefabricated concrete structural system was designed by DBFL in conjunction with O’Mahony Pike Architects to radically accelerate the construction programme and to ensure an enhanced quality throughout. The apartments and houses were sold on a phased basis with the main apartment block Milltown Hall being released in November 2000. | Architect: O'Mahony Pike Architects Client: Park Developments Ltd Value: €51m |
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| 150 Howth Road, Clontarf | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This award-winning development in Clontarf, Dublin combines period and contemporary style homes. The scheme is a mixed development of both apartments and houses. The apartments range in size from 1 bedroom to 3 bedroom units (600sq ft to 1200 sq ft) whilst the houses are 3 and 4 bedroom ranging in size from 1200 - 2150 sq ft. |
Architect: O’Mahony Pike Architects Client: MKN Property Group Value: €12m |
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| Award: National Homebuilder Design Awards 2002 – Best Development of the Year | e | |||||||||||||||||||
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