New offices overlooking the canal at Baggot Street
Project in brief
Bridge House is a designated
Protected Structure, which
overlooks the banks of the
Grand Canal at Baggot Bridge. The
original building is a three storey
structure comprising external and
internal load-bearing masonry
walls, with timber roof, floors and
stairs.
This project involved the renovation of the original building to house modern offices and the addition of a new lift and stair case and four storey extension - topped by a penthouse apartment.
Careful demolition and piled foundations facilitated the extension on the canal bank.
Bridge House, Dublin
Architects: Duffy Mitchell O'Donoghue
Value: € 2.0m (2004)
Project scope:
- Restoration
- Protected Structure
- Redesign for new office use
- Residential
- Extension
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Key features
Feature window
A distinctive feature window
cantilevers off the gable wall in a
light structural steel frame.
Conservation
The interface between the new
and historic buildings was
carefully detailed in order to
minimise intervention.
Site Exposure
The monopitch roof cantilevers
over the penthouse, and was
designed for uplift due to the
exposed location adjacent to the
canal.
Engineering New Buildings
For more than 30 years, we at LeeMcCullough we have been providing structural and civil engineering services for new buildings in the commercial, education, leisure, retail and residential sectors.
Key aspects of our services are:
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