10 NEWS MASTERPLAN
FaulknerBrowns to design Dublin’s Guinness Quarter
FaulknerBrowns Architects has been announced as the masterplanner and lead architects of a “sustainable urban quarter” at St James’ Gate in Dublin, home to the Guinness Brewery for over 261 years. FaulknerBrowns were appointed by Ballymore to design proposals to redevelop a 12-acre site freed up by modernisation of the brewery, for Guinness’ parent company, drinks giant Diageo. The project represents “one of the
most significant development and regeneration opportunities in Dublin and Ireland.” said the architects. Ballymore’s vision for the Guinness Quarter is to create the city’s first “zero carbon district,” with up to 500 homes, offices, commercial space, community facilities, and public realm. The proposals look to “re- imagine the site’s future while respecting its iconic heritage,” said the architects. St. James’s Gate is home to a mix of
historic buildings and structures, “many of which can be retrofitted and re-used,” said FaulknerBrowns. Consultation on the plan is now underway, with a planning application expected to be submitted to Dublin City Council in 2022. Niall Durney, associate partner at FaulknerBrowns, said: “The 261 years of existing fabric on this iconic site is the best possible starting point in creating a major visitor destination and sustainable urban quarter.”
EDUCATION
University of Warwick opens FCBStudios’ Faculty of Arts
The University ofWarwick has opened the doors of its Faculty of Arts, a £57.5m eight- storey building designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with Buro Happold, and constructed by Bowmer&Kirkland. James Breckon, estates director at the university, said: “The building is a great example of successful professional collaboration from the design and construction sector.” The building design is based on the principles of “collaboration, creativity, inspiration and innovation,” and spans 15,000 m2
clusters” set around a grand central staircase within a full-height atrium. It offers an ‘antiquities’ room, as well as cinema and screening rooms, theatre studios and rehearsal rooms, plus collaboration spaces, a media ‘lab’ and edit suite along with multi-purpose events and exhibition spaces. The grounds will feature a grove of trees originating in the historic sanctuary
of floor space with four “distinct
of Delphi (a gift from the Greek Press Association in honour of the work of Professor Michael Scott of the Department of Classics and Ancient History). New artworks specially commissioned for the building include a large-scale ceramics mural by Matthew Raw and a poem by Raymond Antrobus MBE. Sustainable construction methods have
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saved approximately 264.8 tonnes of carbon compared to the use of cement, and the building’s roof contains photovoltaic panels. “The sustainability agenda for this project goes beyond energy efficient design,” commented Andy Theobald, partner at FCBStudios. “Constructed out of materials that will last, it has future flexibility built-in and is designed to be both life enhancing and responsive to change.” The building has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and an EPC A energy rating; it is a “fully integrated smart building, designed to reduce operating carbon footprint, increase user comfort, and inform operational performance,” said the architects.
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