Garland for 16 St Stephen’s Green.

The project comprised the restoration and redevelopment of no. 16 St Stephen’s Green; a four-storey Georgian Townhouse connected at the rear with a four-storey 1960s-built concrete framed office building. The consultants were C&S engineers and PSDP from project inception to building handover. Works included the conservation and repair of the protected structure. The 1960s rear block was partially demolished and subsequently redeveloped as a 7-storey office building. On a restricted city centre site, the project saw the sensitive restoration of the original Georgian townhouse connected via a new glazed bridge to the new office development to the rear. This included the restoration of damaged cantilevered limestone stairs. The completed scheme obtained an A3 BER rating as well as LEED Gold accreditation. This project represents an excellent example of how the existing historic street fabric of Georgian Dublin can be conserved and adapted for reuse.

Varming Consulting Engineers for Roscommon Hospice.  The Roscommon Hospice is a new facility that provides Day Care, Community Care, respite and end of life services to patients and families living with life-limiting illness. The facility includes an 8 Bed In-Patient Palliative Care Centre.

The building achieved an A3 BER upon completion. All space heating is provided by modular air source heat pumps. Roof mounted Photovoltaic Panels are included to reduce electrical consumption.

The project provides an additional 130m of berthing space along with 5,000 m2 of much needed hardstanding working space at the Middle Pier in the Howth Fishery Harbour Centre. The construction of the extended pier required the dredging of 6,000 m3 of soft silt. The recovered soft material was treated/ strengthened on site using a combination of cement and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) to provide the support base for 2,000m2 of the new hardstanding area. This reduced the overall carbon footprint of the project by avoiding offsite material disposal and the importation of new, processed granular fill.

A contemporary, three storeys over semi-basement, modern extension along with an extensive refurbishment of a Garda Station. Limited storage space was overcome by the use of Air Source Heat Pump technology to allow the building to achieve its high specification energy ratings of nZEB and BER A3. Early stage detailed design was critical in avoiding clashes and selecting appropriate routes, voids and riser location for the many services required. In-house dynamic simulation was used to validate the design’s environmental sustainability. The project was a winner in the 2021 RIAI Cultural/Public Building and Sustainability awards.