A Hanover Quay development in Dublin’s Docklands district is the public’s favourite new building, according to the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland.
No 10-12 Hanover Quay was designed by O'Mahony Pike Architects and MOLA Architects and completed in 2021, and faced competition from 30 other projects on the institute’s shortlist.
RIAI president Charlotte Sheridan said: “Our architects are among the best in the world, and this year’s competition demonstrates the value that our home-grown architects are adding to all aspects of the built environment. Their work goes a long way to supporting not just design — but Ireland’s economic, cultural and social structure.”
According to the RIAI, the Hanover Quay project is an excellent example of how “historic fabric can be retained and re-used in an imaginative and sensitive way which forms a contemporary project, retains historical essence, and contribute to the sense of place and the industrial aesthetic of the Docklands.
“The result offers an alternative, distinctive type of office space in a central, docklands location. 10-12 Hanover Quay has a variety of spaces including a roof terrace, large open plan areas within the warehouse, and more compact floor plates within the new glass box. The building offers fantastic waterfront views with a choice of entrances.
Second place in the public choice contest went to a project from Cork Co Council capital projects department, for its Cobh Public Realm Urban Design Plan project, which the institute described as “fabulous”.
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For third place, the Bottleworks on Barrow Street, designed by Henry J Lyons, was lauded by RIAI judges for its creative navigation of a confined urban space.
“This beautifully restored Bottleworks navigates a confined urban site maximising daylight while minimising overlooking and overshadowing of adjoining residential properties.
“The formerly derelict factory is replaced with a screened concrete frame punctuated by five courtyards to draw light deep into the heart of the building.
“Reference to the site’s history of a glass bottle-works is reflected in the fit-out, with fluted details, circular imprints and green accents, while the building’s absolute modernity is asserted through contemporary sustainability and biodiversity installations,” the institute stated.
The shortlisted entrants were located in Carlow, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Meath and Westmeath, as well as in London, Liverpool, and Chicago.
All of the projects on the shortlist were designed by registered architects based in Ireland, and completed in 2021.
RIAI Award Winners 2022
Adaptation and Re-use
Winner: Honan Chapel Conservation Project
Architect: FMP Architects
Client: The Honan Trust
Culture Public
Winner: Castletymon Library
Architect: Henchion + Reuter Architects
Client: South Dublin County Council
International
Winner: The Marshall Building, London School of Economics and Political Science
Architect: Grafton Architects
Client: The London School of Economics and Political Science
Learning Environments
Winner: Ratoath College Extension
Architect: McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects
Client: Louth & Meath Education and Training Board
Living
Winner: Annesley Gardens
Architect: Metropolitan Workshop
Client: Seabren Developments
Winner: Middleton Park Gate Lodge
Architect: TAKA Architects
Client: Private
Public Space
Winner: Le Fanu Skate-BMX and Play Park
Architect: Enriqueta Llabres Valls
Client: Dublin City Council
Research
Winner: Restorative Practice
Architect: Denise Murray in association with CoLab
Client: Justice for Magdalenes
Sustainability
Winner: The Marshall Building, London School of Economics and Political Science
Architect: Grafton Architects
Client: The London School of Economics and Political Science
Winner: The Willows
Architects: Peter Nickels Architects
Client: Private
Universal Design
Winner: India Buildings
Architect: Falconer Chester Hall
Client: Legal and General Investment Management/HM Government
Urban Design
Winner: Cobh Public Realm Urban Design Plan
Architect: Cork County Council, Capital Projects Department
Client: Cobh Community
Winner: Ramelton Castle Street Historic Towns Initiative Project
Architect: Dedalus Architecture
Client: Donegal County Council, Ramelton Georgian Society & Private
Wellbeing
Winner: National Forensic Mental Health Service, Portrane
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker Architects in association with Medical Architecture
Client: Central Mental Hospital
Workplace and Fit-Out
Winner: Bottleworks, Barrow Street
Architect: Henry J Lyons
Client: Jones Investments
Winner: Le Cheile Education Centre
Architect: TAKA Architects
Client: Le Cheile Schools Trust
Winner: Working From Home
Architect: Simply Architecture
Client: Private
Public Choice Award
Winner: 10 - 12 Hanover Quay, Dublin Docklands
Architects: O'Mahony Pike Architects and Mola Architecture
Client: Kennedy Wilson Europe
