Pembroke Square / ALTU Architects

Textual content description offered by the architects. Regeneration and extension of a late nineteenth century terrace. The location comprised a set of 5 late nineteenth century terraced homes and unused area to the rear of the homes which beforehand contained their rear gardens. The homes kind the interface between two city varieties; A historic principal road linked to the village of Dundrum to the entrance and a contemporary foods and drinks district to the rear. Over time the homes turned misplaced in ‘no man’s land’ for lack of viable use and remained vacant and degrading. Cautious renovation, merger and extension have introduced them into the subsequent chapter of their life as a meals corridor, restaurant and new public sq..

The outdated and the brand new. A connection is established between the 2 city varieties via the introduction of a newly fashioned public plaza, enhancing the general public realm and repurposing the historic city district with a viable use for the longer term. Historic houses now kind a bridge between outdated and new.

Though the outdated and new architectural varieties are associated, their character is distinct. The brand new extension echoes and explains historic quantity and geometry in trendy language. The form of the sloping roof is expressed inside as a vaulted ceiling, additional pronounced by a completely glazed gable set again from the prevailing one, permitting the unique terrace to be perceived from the brand new public sq..

Conservation and sustainability. The renovation of the terraces has been meticulous and thorough with an emphasis on saving and repairing as a lot as attainable to cut back the embodied carbon related to the event, in addition to to preserve and rejoice heritage and historic situation.

The prevailing brick and stone facades have been repaired and repointed utilizing conventional grouting supplies and methods. All wood sash home windows and wood doorways have been renovated and the normal roof slates have been repaired and reused. The unique iron railings and gates have been protected in the course of the development works and fully refurbished to their unique situation. The constructing features a inexperienced roof and photo voltaic photovoltaic. The water fountain within the new sq. recycles greater than 99% of its water. Pembroke Sq. is the primary retail challenge in Eire to realize a BREEAM Wonderful ranking.